Conservatives cut up membership cards after PM agrees to talks with Corbyn

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Conservatives cut up membership cards after PM agrees to talks with Corbyn

2019-04-04 12:38 Last Updated At：12:39

Holding negotiations with the Labour leader has been described by former members as an ’emphatic capitulation’.

Conservative Party members are cutting up their membership cards and sharing the results on social media, describing Theresa May’s announcement that she will hold Brexit talks with Jeremy Corbyn as the “final straw”.

Pub owner Adam Brooks, from Essex, was one of many to share a photo of his chopped up card.

Mr Brooks said the Labour leader “has no right to be involved” in Brexit talks and Mrs May has “killed” the Conservative Party.

That’s me finally done.. I couldn’t now care less about voting for the next leader .Jeremy Corbyn has no right to be involved after his behaviour over the last two years .@theresa_may you just killed @Conservatives party pic.twitter.com/wOw9LYkni1

— Adam Brooks (@EssexPR) April 2, 2019

Lawrence Gartshore, 16, said he cancelled his membership hours after the Prime Minister’s announcement from Downing Street on Tuesday evening.

“The Conservative Party are not conservative any longer,” the school student from Warwick told the Press Association.

“This emphatic capitulation by May was really the final straw.”

Enough is enough – cancelled my membership this evening. pic.twitter.com/I9b57tHn7s

— Lawrence Gartshore (@lgartsh) April 2, 2019

On Wednesday Mrs May was hit by the resignation of Leave-backing Wales minister and whip Nigel Adams, who called the decision to speak with Mr Corbyn a “grave error”.

By contrast prisons minister Rory Stewart welcomed the Prime Minister’s decision, tweeting: “The PM is absolutely right – a no-deal is chaotic and unnecessary – we can do a much better Brexit deal by working together and we must.”

Mr Corbyn welcomed Mrs May’s “willingness to compromise to resolve the Brexit deadlock”, but otherwise avoided the issue during Prime Minister’s Questions.

Brexit backer Lawrence said he has supported the Conservatives all his life along with the rest of his family, becoming a paying member about four years ago.

“A common market deal that continues all of our current membership whilst losing our vote, as I’m sure Mr Corbyn will press for, is undoubtedly worse than remaining,” he said.

He added the Conservatives could be “redeemed” by a change of leader, and the timing of Mrs May’s talks with Mr Corbyn were the key factor in his decision.

“Please don’t get me wrong, I would have had nothing against her speaking with Corbyn a year ago, earlier on in the Brexit process,” he said.

“But to do so now, so late on, with the clear intention of bullying the party into voting for a customs union – that is deplorable.”

For fellow Brexit advocate Busta Miller, 24, this is the second time he has cut up a Conservative membership card in three weeks.

WELL THATS ME FINISH WITH THE CONSERVATIVEPARTY I HAVE CANCELLED MY DIRECT DEBIT AND CUT UP MY MEMBERSHIP CARD DISGUSTING TRAITOR IS LEADING THE PARTY pic.twitter.com/JZVlYiW6Lw

— B M (@YourBoyBM) April 3, 2019

“I was angry a few weeks ago and cut up my old conservative membership card,” the 24-year-old from Ealing said.

“I was hoping it would show the party how people like me felt.”

After his latest card cutting, Mr Miller said: “Asking to meet with Corbyn for a way forward on Brexit was the last straw for me.

“As this incompetent leader has said numerous times, no deal is better than a bad deal. Well that was just another lie among the many and I’m done with it.”

Cody Bellinger and Alexander Canario HRs power Cubs past Marlins 5-3 for doubleheader split

2024-04-21 11:28 Last Updated At：11:40

CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger and Alexander Canario homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Saturday night to earn a split of the day-night doubleheader.

In the opener, Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run homer off Adbert Alzolay in the ninth inning, and the Marlins beat the Cubs 3-2.

Shota Imanaga (3-0) gave up three runs, two earned, in six innings in the nightcap for the Cubs, who have won six of their last seven games. Imanaga’s scoreless streak to begin his major league career ended in the fourth inning at 18 2/3 innings.

Héctor Neris worked around a single in the ninth inning and picked up his first save in two chances.

Josh Bell homered for the Marlins, whose overall record slipped to 5-17.

The Cubs trailed 3-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth and rallied, scoring four runs. Canario connected on a 416-foot drive to left field for his first homer of the season, chasing Roddery Muñoz and pulling the Cubs within one. Michael Busch followed with a two-run single off Anthony Bender (0-1). Busch, who was acquired in a January trade with Los Angeles, is hitting 19 for 51 in his last 14 games.

“Relentless, one through nine, everyone gives quality at-bats and it just seems like it’s just a matter of time sometimes,” Bellinger said. “That’s a good feeling and just quality at-bats every single day. That leads to a lot of success.”

Bellinger hit a solo shot off Muñoz in the first for a 1-0 Cubs lead. Muñoz struck out seven in five innings, allowing two runs and two hits in his big league debut.

“I was a little bit nervous out there, I’m not going to lie, but in my mind I was focused, and I knew I just had to be confident out there and I think I did that,” Muñoz said through an interpreter.

Bell reached on shortstop Nico Hoerner’s fielding error and scored on Tim Anderson’s double off Imanaga to tie it in the fourth. Jazz Chisholm Jr. then singled to give the Marlins the lead.

Bell hit a solo shot in the sixth off Imanaga, who signed a $53 million, four-year contract with the Cubs in January.

“Kind of similar to last start, struggled a little bit,” Imanaga said through an interpreter.

Luis Arraez collected three hits for Miami in the first game. He singled with one out in the ninth, and De La Cruz followed with a drive to left-center for his fifth homer after he also went deep in each of his previous two games.

Manager Skip Schumaker said the Marlins were planning to pinch run for De La Cruz if he got on base. De La Cruz didn’t like that idea and offered an alternative.

“I told them, ‘What do you mean, a pinch runner? I’m going to get a homer here. You’re not going to need to do that,’” De La Cruz said through an interpreter.

It was the fourth blown save in seven chances for Alzolay (1-2).

“We need Adbert to get outs,” manager Craig Counsell said. “Regardless of where it is, we need Adbert to be an effective member of the bullpen. I strongly believe that he will be.”

Calvin Faucher (1-0) struck out four in two scoreless innings, and Tanner Scott earned his third save.

De La Cruz hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth.

The doubleheader was scheduled after rain postponed Thursday’s series opener.

Anderson, a two-time All-Star during eight seasons with the White Sox, went 1 for 5 on Saturday while receiving boos.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Marlins: LHP A.J. Puk (left shoulder fatigue) was placed on the 15-day injured list, and RHP Kyle Tyler was brought up from Triple-A Jacksonville. LHP Josh Simpson was transferred to the 60-day injured list.

Cubs: OF Ian Happ (left hamstring tightness) was out after he left after six innings Friday. Counsell said Happ is unlikely to be in the lineup Sunday.

UP NEXT

RHP Edward Cabrera (0-0, 1.50 ERA) is set to start for Miami in Sunday’s series finale against the Cubs and RHP Kyle Hendricks (0-2, 12.71).

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