Hilary Benn

[Seagull58]

En route to being a political outcast (within the Labour Party) or to the Labour Party leadership?

 

[wellquickwoody]

En route to being a political outcast (within the Labour Party) or to the Labour Party leadership?

Will become a serious player within the Labour ranks post Corbyn, while Jesus will return to being an annoying irrelevance in the not too distant future.

 

[Mackenzie]

Hopefully his speech will have hastened the resignation of the present incumbent.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Opportunist.

 

[supaseagull]

En route to being a political outcast (within the Labour Party) or to the Labour Party leadership?

After listening to his speech I was highly impressed in how eloquently he spoke. I don't agree with air strikes but he made more of a case for voting for them than our flabby faced wanker of a prime minister

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

As posted on Facebook this morning by The People's Republic of Brighton & Hove...

 

[Seagull58]

Opportunist.

Do you think so? I would not have said this was an opportunist move. If he was truly an opportunist positioning himself to replace Corbyn he would have whispered against him in the shadows whilst backing the leader in public, wouldn't he? His father was certainly not an opportunist and he strikes me as a "conviction" politician.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Do you think so? I would not have said this was an opportunist move. If he was truly an opportunist positioning himself to replace Corbyn he would have whispered against him in the shadows whilst backing the leader in public, wouldn't he? His father was certainly not an opportunist and he strikes me as a "conviction" politician.

This is how I feel about him at the moment.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

I think the spinning in the grave snipe fundamentally misunderstands Tony Benn. Benn senior would have disagreed with his sons position but would no doubt have respected his position and his eloquent speech setting out his reasons

 

[Blue3]

A very strongly worded with great delivery and to the point statement which is at complete odds with the Labour leadership but politically very brave

So will RAF bombing will make any difference that Russia France and the USA Bombing can not, of course not, we are bombing in support of France which sends a strong message to the world

 

[mikeyjh]

En route to being a political outcast (within the Labour Party) or to the Labour Party leadership?

Given the very healthy support that Corbyn got in his election, and the fact that the vast majority of the party's membership are against the bombing, very much the former.

 

[ditchy]

Given the very healthy support that Corbyn got in his election, and the fact that the vast majority of the party's membership are against the bombing, very much the former.

Interesting to see in say 6 months time !!

 

[Bakero]

No doubt his speech was delivered eloquently and it appeared heartfelt but it was nothing more than emotive rhetoric. It was as profound as a Sun editorial.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

To use the phrase of the moment ....


'A man of principle'



[ Although currently I disagree with him on airstrikes ]

 

[Gwylan]

Given the very healthy support that Corbyn got in his election, and the fact that the vast majority of the party's membership are against the bombing, very much the former.

Well yes, I'd have thought of all the senior Labour politicians, he'd be least likely to be the next leader

 

[backson]

As posted on Facebook this morning by The People's Republic of Brighton & Hove...

Shock news, man has different opinion to father

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I saw Hilary Benn on Question Time a few months back and I was thoroughly impressed with him.

 

[Hastings gull]

Given the very healthy support that Corbyn got in his election, and the fact that the vast majority of the party's membership are against the bombing, very much the former.

Doubtless the dinner party luvvies will have their long knives out, as he has dared to contradict them, or at least voice an opinion which is deemed not to be "correct", and the mob will also be outside his door. The electorate will, however, take note. I would think HB gained huge credit last night -when the front page of the Telegraph quotes him, then you know that he is on to a winner.

 

[Don Quixote]

Given the very healthy support that Corbyn got in his election, and the fact that the vast majority of the party's membership are against the bombing, very much the former.

Will the healthy support last after a few election results?

 

[beorhthelm]

Shock news, man has different opinion to father

i know, ironic the party that most vociferously advocates meritocracy wouldn't recognise this.

i dont think he is interested in leadship, at least right now, otherwise he'd have been involved in the last leadership election. shame, as he'd probably do a good job.