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UK Labour are too Tory for me. (med-mastodon.com)

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UK Labour are too Tory for me.
I've threatened that they've lost my vote. (edit)
On LGBTQIA, specifically trans rights.
On their plans for the NHS.
On their plans for health and wealth inequalities in the UK.
On their plans for the relationship the UK has with Europe.
They have to be less Tory to get my vote back.
It's not acceptable that to not vote Tory, we have to settle for what they offer. They assume their position is acceptable.
If they correct their position, I'll reconsider
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I do feel you on some issues here. Others like Europe I think are well left alone this election after the last election was a one topic vote eventually.

Personally I'll still be voting labour, as things stand, mainly because my MP is an old school labour type and having people like that lose and leave the party doesn't help to shift it leftwards again and also there was only a few thousand in it last time and a neutered version of labour is still preferable to more Tories.

However Starmers leadership has made it feel less like holding my nose to got and more like I need a full hazmat suit.