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Not even gonna lie, genuinely teared up when Corbyn got re -elected. 
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No more PAWGs, PLEASE??!!!??
Diane Abbott, the former Shadow Home Secretary who was a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn when he led the Labour Party, won a comfortable victory in Hackney North and Stoke Newington – home to Europe’s largest strictly Orthodox community.
Despite the Conservatives fielding an Orthodox Jewish candidate, David Landau, in the stronghold of British Chasidism, it had little impact as he was beaten into third place by the Greens.
Abbott, who is one of the longest-serving MPs with 37 years in Parliament, had been suspended by Labour for suggesting in a letter to a newspaper that Jewish, Irish and Traveller people experienced prejudice rather than racism.
She apologised and withdrew her comments after an outcry.
But although there was media speculation over whether she would be permitted to stand for the party in the election, she was reinstated and her candidacy was approved by the party’s HQ.
Abbott took the seat with 24,355 votes ahead of the Greens — 9,275, with the Conservatives gaining only 3,457. Abbott’s share of the vote was 10 per cent down on that of her victory in 2019, while the Greens was up by 14 per cent. Barely half the constituency, 53 per cent, cast a vote.
Dr Landau said, “Clearly the entire election was a protest opportunity against the incumbent government with Labour gaining almost no extra votes. Not much an individual candidate can do about that, although Ameet Jogia almost managed [in Hendon]!
“I hope I have encouraged my community to be more forthright in its drive for appropriate representation.”
Around one in eight of the local electorate is Jewish and all six Charedi councillors in the borough of Hackney are Conservative. Recent polling by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research indicated that the Strictly Orthodox were the most Conservative-inclined sector of the Jewish population.
Yiddish election poster for David Landau in Hackney (via X/ifyoutickleus)
While Dr Landau chairs the representative group for Strictly Orthodox schools, Chinuch UK, it is not universally recognised within Stamford Hill. A number of local rabbis from the religious right of the Charedi community reportedly put out a statement before the election saying that Chinuch UK did “not speak for the Charedi Orthodox Jewish community in electoral matters or any other affairs”.
In a council by-election on Thursday in one of the wards with the highest Jewish population, the Charedi Conservative candidate failed to take the seat from Labour; it had recently been vacated by Labour’s only Charedi councillor.
From the Jewish Chronicle
TLDR: despite having one of the biggest Orthodox Jewish communities in Europe, Hackney North and Stoke Newington still voted for Diane Abbott
Despite the Conservatives fielding an Orthodox Jewish candidate, David Landau, in the stronghold of British Chasidism, it had little impact as he was beaten into third place by the Greens.
Abbott, who is one of the longest-serving MPs with 37 years in Parliament, had been suspended by Labour for suggesting in a letter to a newspaper that Jewish, Irish and Traveller people experienced prejudice rather than racism.
She apologised and withdrew her comments after an outcry.
But although there was media speculation over whether she would be permitted to stand for the party in the election, she was reinstated and her candidacy was approved by the party’s HQ.
Abbott took the seat with 24,355 votes ahead of the Greens — 9,275, with the Conservatives gaining only 3,457. Abbott’s share of the vote was 10 per cent down on that of her victory in 2019, while the Greens was up by 14 per cent. Barely half the constituency, 53 per cent, cast a vote.
Dr Landau said, “Clearly the entire election was a protest opportunity against the incumbent government with Labour gaining almost no extra votes. Not much an individual candidate can do about that, although Ameet Jogia almost managed [in Hendon]!
“I hope I have encouraged my community to be more forthright in its drive for appropriate representation.”
Around one in eight of the local electorate is Jewish and all six Charedi councillors in the borough of Hackney are Conservative. Recent polling by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research indicated that the Strictly Orthodox were the most Conservative-inclined sector of the Jewish population.
Yiddish election poster for David Landau in Hackney (via X/ifyoutickleus)
While Dr Landau chairs the representative group for Strictly Orthodox schools, Chinuch UK, it is not universally recognised within Stamford Hill. A number of local rabbis from the religious right of the Charedi community reportedly put out a statement before the election saying that Chinuch UK did “not speak for the Charedi Orthodox Jewish community in electoral matters or any other affairs”.
In a council by-election on Thursday in one of the wards with the highest Jewish population, the Charedi Conservative candidate failed to take the seat from Labour; it had recently been vacated by Labour’s only Charedi councillor.
From the Jewish Chronicle
TLDR: despite having one of the biggest Orthodox Jewish communities in Europe, Hackney North and Stoke Newington still voted for Diane Abbott
He won so the country will get what's coming!
Tbh all the option we're crap
I'm happy Corbyn won back his constituency independently, that's my ward where I live so good times coming in Islington North. The rest of England, tuff t*ts to them
Red wedding vibes
What’s that song they played in the scene?
ADevilYouKhow
Rhyme Reason
UK's new PM Keir Starmer kills Rwanda plan on first day, Telegraph reports — Reuters
Britain's newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer has killed off a deportation plan that would see migrants who arrived in the UK illegally sent to Rwanda on his first day on the job, the Telegraph reported on Friday, citing Labour sources, calling the plan "effectively dead."
apple.news
Almost like voting makes a difference
the next guy
Superstar
Embarrassing loss. And looks like Scotland is back to Labour too.
Tories need to rebuild (bye Rishi), but it will take 8 or 9 years. Going hard right means nothing and they'll just get replaced by Reform if they do.
The 2026 election Scottish election is the SNP's last shot. They lose that and independence is over for them. For good. If there is a progressive UK government, no need to break up the country
Tories need to rebuild (bye Rishi), but it will take 8 or 9 years. Going hard right means nothing and they'll just get replaced by Reform if they do.
The 2026 election Scottish election is the SNP's last shot. They lose that and independence is over for them. For good. If there is a progressive UK government, no need to break up the country
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Does Rishi count as DEI or whatever overused term 
UK's new PM Keir Starmer kills Rwanda plan on first day, Telegraph reports — Reuters
Britain's newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer has killed off a deportation plan that would see migrants who arrived in the UK illegally sent to Rwanda on his first day on the job, the Telegraph reported on Friday, citing Labour sources, calling the plan "effectively dead."
Almost like voting makes a difference
My mum said they should send Rishi Sunak to Rwanda
Good, that shyt was beyondUK's new PM Keir Starmer kills Rwanda plan on first day, Telegraph reports — Reuters
Britain's newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer has killed off a deportation plan that would see migrants who arrived in the UK illegally sent to Rwanda on his first day on the job, the Telegraph reported on Friday, citing Labour sources, calling the plan "effectively dead."
Almost like voting makes a difference
The Rwanda policy and Madagascar
Mike Stafford compares the Rwanda policy to one used by the Third Reich for deporting people to Madagascar.
centralbylines.co.uk
Good, that shyt was beyond
The Rwanda policy and Madagascar
Mike Stafford compares the Rwanda policy to one used by the Third Reich for deporting people to Madagascar.
I'd rather life in Rwanda then uk though
