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Long time lurker and occasional poster, not sure if this is the right place for this and absolutely don't want to derail the current debate, but I got a strong reminder this morning that behind all the passionate views on the future of the party there are real people trying to do their best for the future of the country, and sadly sometimes life happens to those real people...
https://labourlist.org/2021/09/tom-warnett-replaced-by-gavin-sibthorpe-as-gmb-rep-on-labours-nec/
Tom was a good friend growing up, I was best friends with his younger brother. I have many happy memories of cramming into the back of his Citroen Saxo to go to our first festivals, firing potatoes from his home-made spud cannon over the river Severn and general teenage tomfoolery.
I hadn't realised quite how senior he'd got within Labour and I probably last saw him at his brother's wedding six years ago but seeing this news today has really hit me for six. I hope they have caught it early enough and he pulls through!