This is a massive unforced error by the Labour party. If the process was finished months ago, which it sounds like it was, why not get all of this out of the way sometime when you’re not running a GE campaign?
Rayner was innocent. Why shouldn’t she carry on as normal?
Abbott, by contrast, admitted she was in the wrong. That much isn’t in question. The questions are whether the process was fair and the punishment appropriate, and whether now was a good time to finally go public with the results of an investigation that apparently concluded months ago.
This is a massive unforced error by the Labour party. If the process was finished months ago, which it sounds like it was, why not get all of this out of the way sometime when you’re not running a GE campaign?
Fairly obvious it was punishment.
Rayner, subjected to police investigations, carries on as normal.
I suspect they hope Bringing abbot halfway back, will grab a headline and snaffle a few votes.
Rayner was innocent. Why shouldn’t she carry on as normal?
Abbott, by contrast, admitted she was in the wrong. That much isn’t in question. The questions are whether the process was fair and the punishment appropriate, and whether now was a good time to finally go public with the results of an investigation that apparently concluded months ago.