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[Video] Old footage resurfaces of Lisa Nandy in 2018 to ban Israel arms sales. Nandy has since joined Labour Friends of Israel, and is now doing everything in her power to invite Maccabi Tel Aviv (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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This is her now.

Do these people believe in anything?

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Part of taking on a government role is that you publically back all government positions. Your personal positions are for behind closed doors only. She's now secretary of state for culture, and so argues the government position.

Why the government have picked this hill to die on... I have no idea.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, you back agreed cabinet positions of the party they represent. As the leader chooses the cabinet, the cabinet represents his position on things.

You're elected to represent the people that elect you and have a mandate to change things.

Ultimately the people in charge have either no backbone/integrity, or there are really really good incentives/reasons to abandon your previous position...

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How is what you're saying in your first paragraph any different to what I said?

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought you were insinuating that government positions were old entrenched ones that existed before they were elected.

Sometimes they are. Selling weapons to Saudi's, backing Israel is a long running theme.

It felt like you were justifying the decision by downplaying their agency.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

No. Labour are the government now. It's their position.

[–] Apocalypteroid@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Because they are terrified that the slightest whiff of any anti-Israeli sentiment will cause the right wing rags to descend into frothy-mouthed calls of antisemitism.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 1 month ago

God forbid they could support the Jewish, and oppose football hooligans (and genocide).

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

They're also funded by Zionists