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Funnier than he thinks he is.
The man is a disgrace of a human being. He has blood on his hands.
Westminster sexual abuse scandals
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Excellent news.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Brexit will be tempted to put up a big name there (Dover) that could decimate the tory vote.
Proper Tidy
Arsed
Decision to give him back whip so he could lend May his vote of confidence looking smart there
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Barwell & co's desperation trumped any notion of decency or integrity.
Proper Tidy
Arsed
Presumably now he's been charged they will have to re-remove whip which should put them giving it back in first place back in spotlight...
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Yeah, I'd assume that they'll have to drop him again now. It'll get lost in all the Johnson stuff presumably.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Revealing statement from Elphicke's lawyers describing his alleged offences as "low level sexual assaults"; have to say I wasn't aware that any such classification existed in law. And his local association are banking on the CPS having fucked up.
Classy.
Classy.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
yeh by-election if he's convicted. and we won't know that for some months yet.
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Starry Wisdom
where's tommy robinson when you need him?
Proper Tidy
Arsed
Low level, ugh
Could well be the other side of a general election by then - what would he do then? The idea of running for MP while awaiting trial for sexual assault is a pretty novel one...
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
especially when the cps will be positive it's him, they won't want to hoick him into court just on the off-chance of a conviction. be interesting to see who stands by this particular man.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
By the by, Dover was 62% leave. That, along with a sitting MP charged with sexual offences would likely give the seat to Brexit, at least if there was a by-election pre October (and after that date if we haven't left by then). In a general election, who knows.
Why would it do that? If brexit, tories and Labour were all in contention it could easily give it to Labour.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Tories are going to need to stand a proper raving nutter if they want to even think about stopping Farage putting someone up there and potentially opening the gate to labour.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Given Labour's equivocation so far, there's scope for Labour to lose its remain voters to the Libs. For the tories, having a by election on the back of an MP charged with sexual offences is a perfect scenario for losing votes to Brexit. Beyond that, what would clinch it would be whether Johnson delivers or looks like delivering on brexit. If he doesn't deliver and the process stalls again, Brexit win is very likely IMO. In a general election, may well revert to lab v tory battle.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
The one where Brexit came within 600 votes of winning, without having any campaign on the ground, reportedly?
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Mirror now reporting tories saying the whip has been re-removed.
May's (formal) 'majority' falling to her very end.
May's (formal) 'majority' falling to her very end.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
it's a welcome gift for de pfeffel johnson
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Dover has a very active local Conservative Association, and the backing of the local media, though. It's doable, but (according to younger brother, who lives in the constituency and is a Labour Party member) will require a massive effort by the CLP.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
They might be pleasantly surprised just how much help they'd get with a by-election that might well be the first of the Johnson premiership?
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
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