Labour in their own words

Hat-tip to Edwina Currie for re-posting this comment on Deputy Prime Minister from Labour MP Karl Turner, which he posted on X on 12th July.

If Labour MPs say this about one another, what is anyone else to think?


"Karl Turner MP @KarlTurnerMP Jul 12

"I’m not happy to have to say this but @DavidLammy has been by far the very worst Justice Secretary that I’ve witnessed in coming up to the 17 years that I’ve been elected to Parliament. That’s saying something because we had the misfortune of witnessing the antics of failing Grayling. Dave has been worse by a country mile. If we’d just not filled the post and done nothing at all in the @MoJGovUK we’d have been much better off for it. 

Out of his depth. 

Ego the size of Britain but sadly incapable of anything like the work ethic or intellectual ability to do the job. I will be glad to see him return to the backbenches. 

He is also a very unpleasant individual. Gobbing off performatively from the security of an office staring down a camera on a remote meeting shouting “I CAME FROM A COUNCIL ESTATE IN TOTTENHAM”. 

I had my staffers witnessing the entire encounter. I even messaged him this very day asking what on earth he meant?

I am still confused but it sounded to me like he was offering me out for a fight. Very odd behaviour from somebody holding the post of Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary and the privilege of being the Deputy Prime Minister. 🤷🏼‍♂️ #NotlongnowDave"



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