Oh dear. Despite reports this year of a more professional tone at conference, one Labour MP appears to have missed the message. Last year John McDonnell told a conference fringe that his party was wargaming for a ‘run on the pound’ in the event they were elected. This year’s socialist slip-up has been committed by Laura Smith. The MP for Crewe and Nantwich has come up with a Plan B should Labour’s Plan A of bringing about an early election fail:
‘If we can’t get a general election, we should unite with our comrades in the trade union movement and bring an end to the government with a general strike.’
https://twitter.com/rosskempsell/status/1044814788612820992
The crowd went wild – with shadow cabinet member Richard Burgon even taking part in a standing ovation. whether the public at large will be so thrilled at the prospect of mass strikes against a democratic election result is another matter entirely.
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