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That went well! I’ve turned the Christmas lights on!
And if they don’t work properly straight away, I’ll throw them out.
Angela Rayner
No you fookin’ won’t! You’ve got to give them six months’ probation. And that’s a fookin’ compromise!
Angela Rayner has been removed from the group by the administrators, who say this is perfectly legal, as she did her job badly for over six months.
Ed Miliband
Can I just say that the electricity bill for the lights might be a bit higher than we hoped? But it will come down over time. Quite a long time, to be honest.
Wes Streeting
Actually, there’s a lot to be said for the old idea of instant dismissal. If someone just isn’t up to the job and they’re not getting on with their colleagues and they’re generally unpopular, isn’t it just better for them to stand aside and let a younger, more capable man take over?
Darren Jones
I agree.
Yvette Cooper
I don’t agree.
Thank you, Yvette.
Yvette Cooper
It should be a younger more capable woman.
Shabana Mahmood
I agree to some extent, but it should be an even younger, even more capable woman.
Let’s be clear here – we are still talking about turning on Christmas lights, aren’t we?
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