I think it right was for David Miliband not to accept a role in Ed's new shadow cabinet, I did in fact say that it wouldn't be right for him to take a job on Sunday. So on balance he made the right decision.
I am also hoping, like many other Labour party members, that Ed will succeed but the odds are against him. I wasn't aware of the fact that if one voted for a single candidate and did not put down a second and third choice then that vote was wasted. This is unfortunate and wrong. I now understand that at least 10% of those who voted put down one choice of candidate mainly David Milliband. The system that does not allow a member to vote for just one person is wrong. Had the 10% of the votes been accepted David would now be the leader that could win us the next election. David was also right to challenge Harriot Harman for the incident at the conference hall. Many people will, unfortunately link the incident with hypocrisy and see it with cynicism.
Er, it would seem your understanding of the electoral system is flawed. If you put down a first preference that would be counted. Only when the candidate you support is excluded would your other preferences be looked at.
ReplyDeleteI believe the relatively high number of spoilt ballots in the affiliate section was those members forgetting to tick the 'i support the labour party' box. There no reason to believe this affected one candidate more than another.
Thanks for the clarification James.
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