Guido had hoped that Salma Yaqoob’s resignation last night meant we had seen the back of the now former Respect leader. Not so, if lefty types are to be believed. Loony left Labour tweeters have called on Yaqoob to join the party, while other prominent voices from the left have been praising Yaqoob to the hilt:

Labour right already hyperventilating at thought of @SalmaYaqoob joining party. No problem with Tories though #doublestandards

— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) September 12, 2012

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/245619723570647040

Really hope @SalmaYaqoob's resignation from Respect doesn't mean she's leaving politics – we need her clarity & vision http://t.co/U5d1Te1O

— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) September 11, 2012

Guido is not quite sure why Labour would want someone like Yaqoob in their party. This is a woman who described the 7/7 bombings as a “reprisal”, and sees the Assange case as a “dubious” government conspiracy. A woman who folded her arms and refused to applaud a war hero who threw himself on a grenade to save his colleagues. A woman who fronts the anti-Israeli Stop the War Coalition. A woman who defended the Iranian state television channel after it was banned from British TV:

Iran's Press TV loses UK licence cos 'editorial HQ not in UK'.Nor is Fox, CNN, France24 etc-will they be banned too? http://t.co/dICGvtrn

— Salma Yaqoob (@SalmaYaqoob) January 20, 2012

Guido is fully supporting Labour’s overtures…