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[–]LordoftheFliesAmeri-kin 2.0. Pronouns: MegaWhite/SuperStraight/UltraPatriarchy 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

every candidate in the last Labour leadership race, bar Starmer, signed the TWAW pledge

Huh, wonder why that one didn't. Didn't believe it, didn't want to get pinned by a signature if it ever went tits up, or something else.

[–]ClassroomPast6178[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Because Starmer was a Barrister and former Chief Prosecutor also the only man standing in the race, maybe?

He’s seems to have softened on it since, but it’ll be interesting to see if he returns to his old stance now that the public mood seems to have turned out to be “Hell no!”