Tristram Hunt Labour MP stands down

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

He's leaving to become head honcho at the V&A Museum. Rat leave sinking ship? Careerist letting his party down? Principled Labour man registering no confidence in Corbyn/direction of the party? I'm not sure how much a by-election costs but I'd be tempted to give him the bill.

 

[Soulman]

Never been any good since all creatures great and small finished.

 

[London Irish]

Parachuted by Blair into a seat he had no connection with, easy come easy go - good riddance to the elitist snob last seen telling the Oxbridge 1% they had to take charge of everything

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Parachuted into a labour safe seat and eroded support because he has no connections with the local area. As long as Labour put in a local candidate and not some uppity twunt called Tristram they might be able to hold it but certainly not a forgone conclusion.

 

[clarkey]

Historian takes job as head of one of world's most famous museums. Seems to make sense to me.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Tristram. Son of a baron. Oxbridge. Kids named Margot and Digby. Just what THE FVCK was he doing as MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central?!?

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Parachuted by Blair into a seat he had no connection with, easy come easy go - good riddance to the elitist snob last seen telling the Oxbridge 1% they had to take charge of everything

Having lived in Stoke I can hardly imagine a greater contrast - Stoke and the V&A. I don't think there would be any prizes for guessing which of the two he feels more at home with!

 

[Jim D]

Having lived in Stoke I can hardly imagine a greater contrast - Stoke and the V&A. I don't think there would be any prizes for guessing which of the two he feels more at home with!

They've got some nice pottery in the V&A though.

 

[beorhthelm]

clearly has no future in the Labour movement, so why hang around?

problem for Labour is they need some people like him to give them perspective, just as Conservatives need teachers and nurses to help theirs.

 

[Titanic]

https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showt...sacked-etc-)&p=7747678&viewfull=1#post7747678

Tristram Hunt is resigning as MP for Stoke-on-Trent to become director of the V&A.

In 2015 Hunt beat second-place UKIP by only 5,000 votes. Stoke-on-Trent voted 69% to Leave in the referendum – by 81,000 votes to 36,000.

UKIP will be salivating at the prospect of a major Labour scalp!

 

[Common as Mook]

He's leaving to become head honcho at the V&A Museum. Rat leave sinking ship? Careerist letting his party down? Principled Labour man registering no confidence in Corbyn/direction of the party? I'm not sure how much a by-election costs but I'd be tempted to give him the bill.

Man applies for what he believes to be a better job. Man gets offered job. Man resigns from current job to take new job. Happens every single day.

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Man applies for what he believes to be a better job. Man gets offered job. Man resigns from current job to take new job. Happens every single day.

Man writes blindingly obvious comment on message board.

 

[spring hall convert]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/06/tristram-hunt-entrance-fees-museums

 

[portslade seagull]

The Labour meltdown continues

 

[Ernest]

One by one the Blairite scum are leaving , hopefully Peter VILE on his way with them

 

[London Irish]

https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showt...sacked-etc-)&p=7747678&viewfull=1#post7747678

Tristram Hunt is resigning as MP for Stoke-on-Trent to become director of the V&A.

In 2015 Hunt beat second-place UKIP by only 5,000 votes. Stoke-on-Trent voted 69% to Leave in the referendum – by 81,000 votes to 36,000.

UKIP will be salivating at the prospect of a major Labour scalp!

If they haven't punched each other's lights out first of course

 

[London Irish]

It is a remarkable moment of self-awareness when a Blairite voluntarily puts himself in a museum

 

[Two Professors]

If UKIP don't win this,they should punch themselves in the face!

 

[Danny-Boy]

Man applies for what he believes to be a better job. Man gets offered job. Man resigns from current job to take new job. Happens every single day.

No the V and A STOLE HIM from the Labour Party!

And his seat voted Brexit in June. Hmmm...

 

[n1 gull]

Man applies for what he believes to be a better job. Man gets offered job. Man resigns from current job to take new job. Happens every single day.

Incorrect its called Public Service, that's why they get big pensions, honours etc.. It also costs us tax payers money to hold a bloody election. Nice one Tristam you absolute Hunt