Last week we witnessed cries of ‘halt the war’ and demandsfor a ceasefire. Thisfake outrage exposed its madnessby appeasingto the Palestinian Hamas terrorists, and ignoring the fundamental point, that Israel was attacked by these monsters who killed, raped, brutalised thousands, and took more than 200 hostages.
So what has all of this got to do with Keir StarmerI hear you ask? Well,the headline asks the question, is Starmer a master puppeteer? And whilst there are many complex political moves being played out, I should like to try and put a few of these together and see if we might be able to connect some of the dots.
Rishi and the Tory party have been resolute in their support for Israel. They stood their ground and will not seekcessation of hostilities, or a ceasefire. This emphatic clear position has put Starmer in adifficult hole. The normal position for Labour politicians, be they on the left orthe right of the party, would always be to side with causes such as Palestine. The instinct of the Labour party tends to be anti-Israel. However, on this occasion siding with Palestinians was going to have anegative impact on Labour, especially in those areas of the nation where their traditional vote has become compromised over recent elections. I get the feeling the internal polling conducted by Labour shows that in these areasmany Labour voters are sick and tired of its support for Islamists and extremists.
Starmer had no choice but to come out and match Rishi and the Tories. In so doing, he crossed the redline Muslim voters had laid down. They in their tens of thousands voiced their outrage through public protest and marches. During a period of several weeks, astonishingly mostMuslim Labour MPs and Councillors remained silent. Some went AWOL. Others who were always on TV doing interviews were nowhere to be seen. But the outrage from the Muslim community was such that eventually theseMuslim MPs and Councillors were forced to come out in favour of Palestinians and demand a cease fire. This is against the very stance of their own leader, Keir Starmer!
Everyone is saying that Keir and Labour have made a fatal mistake and are now likely to lose more than 40 seats that can be influenced by Muslims. And this is where many commentators, and even the Muslim community,might have made their fatal error. You see, when it comes to the election, the 80% or so of the Muslim community that vote for Labour, most will do the same again. And Keir knows this. I get the feeling the internal polling Labour has done tells him the Muslim vote has no other place to go since they will not vote for Tories, and a vote for LibDems or others is a vote wasted. Keir the puppeteer has pulled the strings of the Muslim community to such an extent that their fake bravado of controlling Labour has been exposed.
At the same time, Keir has sent a signal to those in the centre and right of British politics that he is the man who will be as tough as the Tories on this issue. Calculating that this will ensure he retainssome of that vote.
So can this puppeteer win the next election? Well, he is so far ahead in the polls he would have to be a monumental failure to lose from this position. However, there remains that possibility, it is Labour after all.
The one wildcard no one is talking about is Jeremy Corbyn. Whilst he has a sizeable following within Labour and from those on the left, he has been a coward to nail his colours to the mast. However, given these special circumstances, it seems to me that if ever the far left were to launch their own political party, this is the time. If Jeremy does have the spine to take that risk, then it’s likely that many Muslim protest voterswill go to him. Couple this with the traditional labour left and the militant left, it would be reasonable to assume he stands to secure some 50 seats. And that in any new post-election scenario makes him a power broker.
Of course, should he enter the arena then it’s equally likely that there will be a surge back to the Tories. They certainly would not want any combination of Keir’s Labour and Jeremy’s far-left coalition to come into power. And that leaves the door open for Rishi to secure sufficient support to get the Tories back in power.
Interestingly, in October a new party was registered called the‘Party of Islam’. Well, should they carry out that threat, then what a Khichadi we will have at the next election! A reminder, we have been here before. The Islamic Party of Britainwas formed in 1989, it became defunct in 2006!
I leave you with one thought, the above gives all of us food for thought. Maybe there are many more surprises that await us. One thing is for sure, the next election is going to be one hell of a roller coaster ride for all of us.
