Labour leader discussed with Seamas Milne finding a ‘form of words’ to ‘shut down’ the furore sparked by his rambling performance on nuclear weapons in the TV Election debate on Friday.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnPJzYhpFbk
Corbyn's spin doctor Seumas Milne (formerly of the Guardian) on phone to Corbyn:
Milne: That went well, I mean I think you got through it OK.
Corbyn (inaudible)
Milne: ‘Yeah, the whole discussion is completely surreal, no one has used nuclear weapons for 72 years and they are not independent at all. The idea Britain would independently retaliate for some nuclear attack is all completely off the wall… [inaudible comment from Corbyn] completely bonkers. That’s why I’m always saying we should just say we will do whatever is necessary and effective to protect our people.
Corbyn (inaudible)
Milne: Yeah… he (TV debate host David Dimbleby) pushed nuclear a lot... the truth is nobody would… it’s a complete emperor’s new clothes. If there has been a first strike, what is the point of the second strike?
Corbyn (inaudible)
Milne: (laughs)... yeah, it would have already failed and there would be no point. It is bonkers. Social media are saying ‘Corbyn had the better run on domestic policy and his problems were in defence’.
Corbyn (inaudible)
Milne: We need, without looking defensive, to seal down the Trident thing so it doesn’t keep intruding in the next few days. We just need a form of words... to shut down the nuclear question.
(From the FT: Seumas Milne
www.ft.com/content/30e48096-b9ec-11e5-b151-8e15c9a029fb
Seumas Milne called for solidarity with Cuba, Greece, Venezuela and Palestine. “Resistance and the unity of the working class is what will progress our movement,†he told a crowd in Glasgow. )
Last edited by: BrianByPass on Sun 4 Jun 17 at 23:08
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