Guido will let readers predict how Thornberry would go down in Leave-voting Labour heartlands if elected party leader…
7pm, BBC 2. You won’t want to miss this one…
Emily seems to have a bit of a fixation with flags. A co-conspirator has snapped a picture of Lady Nugee’s constituency office in Islington – adorned by a massive EU flag. Guido thought Emily wasn’t keen on flags flying on buildings…
Image from #Rochester pic.twitter.com/rOjTgpskmF
— Emily Thornberry (@EmilyThornberry) November 20, 2014
Looks like Emily’s intent on doubling down on the reason Labour lost 50-odd seats in their heartlands…
How many more P45s can Labourites receive before Christmas?…
Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry has announced she has instructed solicitors and taking legal action against Caroline Flint for her claim that Thornberry told a colleague “I’m glad my constituents aren’t as stupid as yours.”
Thornberry, who previously resigned after appearing to mock a house in Rochester with an England flag and white van outside, announced that she asked Flint to retract the comment by the end of the day, but Flint did not. Labour’s internal battles are not soothing over any time soon…
