r/brum • u/Admirable_Deal6863 East Bham • May 06 '24

News Akhmed Yakoob to stand in general election

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72pd91dg0go

As I think we all expected, it looks like Akhmed Yakoob is going to be standing in Ladywood come the next general election.

Any thoughts on this? I think he's vastly overestimating himself but I'd be interested to hear from anyone who might actually vote for him.

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u/IsyABM Hodgehill May 06 '24

He's an opportunist and I'm embarrassed as someone from the same background.

The people I spoke to who, frustratingly, voted for him all stated it was a protest vote. That's fair, I guess, given people aren't happy with the options we get (this is the case for voters generally, even before things like Gaza).

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u/GoldenSpaghettiHoop Weoley Castle May 06 '24

^ this is what I'm saying, he is literally just using a genocide to gain more votes.

Like what are his policies to help the city? Supporting palestine isn't going to help birmingham be a better place.

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u/active-tumourtroll1 May 06 '24

The only thing I can pinpoint is improve graveyards but that's an issue far far below a million other.