I& #39;m no journo, but if I was, I& #39;d find it interesting that Labour is now apparently skint.
Under Corbyn, it was "easily the richest political party in Britain." They even managed to raise half a million quid in a single day at one point.
Then Starmer became leader...
1/3 https://twitter.com/jimcaris/status/1390638747981684737">https://twitter.com/jimcaris/...
Under Corbyn, it was "easily the richest political party in Britain." They even managed to raise half a million quid in a single day at one point.
Then Starmer became leader...
1/3 https://twitter.com/jimcaris/status/1390638747981684737">https://twitter.com/jimcaris/...
...and appointed David Evans as General Secretary. Evans appears to be heavily implicated in the ongoing financial scandal at Croydon, covered by @Simon_Vessey in this thread: https://twitter.com/Simon_Vessey/status/1360214712332484612">https://twitter.com/Simon_Ves...
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So to sum up, the new leader appointed a Gen Sec with a troubling financial track record, and suddenly "the richest political party in Britain" can no longer afford by-elections or shadow cabinet posts.
Surely that warrants a bit of digging, at least? 3/3
Surely that warrants a bit of digging, at least? 3/3