Ulitzer95 12,769 Posted November 19 9 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: Andrew Pierce in the Daily Mail saying they are rumours Oliver Dowden and Julian Smith might get peerages and quit the commons. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14094205/ANDREW-PIERCE-Rishi-Sunaks-honours-list-dumps-Kemi-Badenoch-Lord-sized-hole.html At a cost of £500,000 to the taxpayer. Selfish beyond belief. They should be made to pay that out of their own pockets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,621 Posted November 22 Losing independent candidate , Leanne Mohamed, in Wes Streeting’s seat of Ilford North launching legal action arguing irregularities at the count. Unlikely to go anywhere but who knows. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,614 Posted November 23 Reform MP James McMurdock was convicted of domestic violence but this was not revealed during the election process. Not sure where this sits legally but it is not a good look 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,769 Posted November 23 1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said: Reform MP James McMurdock was convicted of domestic violence but this was not revealed during the election process. Not sure where this sits legally but it is not a good look For full context (and this is why Twitter is dangerous, especially "exposé" accounts that only seek to do damage to someone's image without providing details): 1) This was reported months ago, days after he was elected – he commented on it at the time. 2) It was a fight he had out in public with his then girlfriend when he was 19. He's now 38, has subsequently married another woman and has 4 kids with her. 3) Has had no run ins with the police since. Short answer is no, nothing will come out of it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,621 Posted November 23 40 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: For full context (and this is why Twitter is dangerous, especially "exposé" accounts that only seek to do damage to someone's image without providing details): 1) This was reported months ago, days after he was elected – he commented on it at the time. 2) It was a fight he had out in public with his then girlfriend when he was 19. He's now 38, has subsequently married another woman and has 4 kids with her. 3) Has had no run ins with the police since. Short answer is no, nothing will come out of it. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/reform-mp-james-mcmurdock-kicking-ex-girlfriend-rm3ffx73x ‘The MP had told the media he had been jailed for ‘pushing’ former partner in 2006, when the court records suggest a more violent assault.’ ‘He had not publicly disclosed the conviction before he was elected as an MP and downplayed the attack as a “teenage indiscretion” when details first emerged in the weeks after the election. The Times applied to the courts for information from the official record of his conviction, which was released on Wednesday..’ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,769 Posted November 23 5 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/reform-mp-james-mcmurdock-kicking-ex-girlfriend-rm3ffx73x ‘The MP had told the media he had been jailed for ‘pushing’ former partner in 2006, when the court records suggest a more violent assault.’ ‘He had not publicly disclosed the conviction before he was elected as an MP and downplayed the attack as a “teenage indiscretion” when details first emerged in the weeks after the election. The Times applied to the courts for information from the official record of his conviction, which was released on Wednesday..’ Still happened 18 years ago, and he was punished then and there, AND he's publicly apologised and expressed remorse. Doesn't matter if it was a push or a kick (or multiple kicks), the charge would have been the same. The sentence was carried out and he was punished as a young offender. I strongly believe in rehabilitation and second chances for everyone. The ONLY issue I have in any of this was that it wasn't declared publicly before he ran for election. But he's not the only one sitting in either Houses of Parliament with a conviction of some kind, and it's unfair to focus on a single individual. It's a completely different matter if someone commits a crime WHILST an MP and hasn't yet been punished for it yet. Enter Labour's Mike Amesbury... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,621 Posted November 29 How long till there is a by election in Sheffield Heeley. Can’t imaging Labout will be keen for one even through it doesn’t seem a seat the Tories or Reform could win even with Labour’s current bad poll ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,769 Posted November 29 1 hour ago, The Old Crem said: How long till there is a by election in Sheffield Heeley. Can’t imaging Labout will be keen for one even through it doesn’t seem a seat the Tories or Reform could win even with Labour’s current bad poll ratings. Can you explain to me why you think it’s grounds to resign as an MP? I feel sorry for her. Not her fault. Starmer knew about it and gave her the post anyway. He should bloody resign, not her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,621 Posted November 29 21 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Can you explain to me why you think it’s grounds to resign as an MP? I feel sorry for her. Not her fault. Starmer knew about it and gave her the post anyway. He should bloody resign, not her. It’s not ground but you can never tell in cases like this if the media and political mood becomes she should quit as MP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,209 Posted November 29 2 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Can you explain to me why you think it’s grounds to resign as an MP? I feel sorry for her. Not her fault. Starmer knew about it and gave her the post anyway. He should bloody resign, not her. It's ridiculous that she feels she has to resign. She made a mistake, that's all. I did something very similar after a burglary. I listed a piece of jewellery among the stolen items, just a seed pearl brooch, not very valuable. I genuinely thought it had been taken. Claimed on insurance and then it turned up some months later in a coat pocket. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,621 Posted Sunday at 16:21 On 04/11/2024 at 19:37, Ulitzer95 said: I'm told that Reform met with her and she was initially onboard, then starting flaking, so eventually Farage gave up on her and now they're "not interested". Doesn't mean they won't take her later but she was supposed to defect before now. Suella’s husband is joining Reform but she denies she will be joining him. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/suella-braverman-husband-reform-farage-b2660778.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
