They have nothing to worry about. We are selfish narcissistic nationWhat's really odd is that this was an open goal for the Tories.
Either
Throw Paterson to the wolves and claim they are the party of law and order and fairness, move on and let it be forgotten in a week or so.
Or
Change the rules to allow him to evade a 30 day suspension (It's not exactly Jonathon Aitken levels of naughty is it)? and end up looking like a tribe of shysters.
Smacks of hubris.
Fucking hell.
But all the public care about is the latest John Lewis ad controversy.
False alarm. No change.Interest rates going up today.....probably just a warning shot of 0.25% for now....
So they’ve u-turned already then
So they’ve u-turned already then
Presumably not as a matter of principle.Now Owen Paterson MP has resigned.
Wonder how long they'll wait until giving him a seat in the House of Lords?Presumably not as a matter of principle.
Must be a nightmare being a Conservative supporter. You put all that effort into defending the indefensible time and time again only for them to u-turn and make you look an idiot.
Wonder what will happen to his side gigs now he’s lost his influence.Now Owen Paterson MP has resigned.
Owen Paterson quits as MP over lobbying row 'nightmare'
The Tory MP is at the centre of a bitter row after he was found to have made "egregious" rule breaches.www.bbc.co.uk
No one was trying to excuse her behaviour that’s why.Funny how nobody has mentioned Claudia Webbe.
Funny how nobody has mentioned Claudia Webbe.
Wonder what will happen to his side gigs now he’s lost his influence.
It did get posted, everyone agreed it was a disgusting thing to do and the thread moved on.There's a lot of things don't get mentioned on here when it suits.
No one was trying to excuse her behaviour that’s why.
Are you for real? Literally no one has swept it under the carpet at all… she’s been sentenced and expelled and there will probably be a trigger ballot activated (subject to appeal of course)swept under the carpet more like. Silence is violence iirc.
Caroline Lucas pulling no punches
What’s his latest investigation about? Is it the Caribbean holiday, the flat refurbished or something else?
Is she the one that labour immediately suspended by withdrawing the whip, then expelled from the party when she was found guilty and didn’t then retrospectively try to rewrite the rules to get her of the hook?swept under the carpet more like. Silence is violence iirc.
Are you for real? Literally no one has swept it under the carpet at all… she’s been sentenced and expelled and there will probably be a trigger ballot activated (subject to appeal of course)
Stop looking for deflection with some shitty whataboutery that isn’t there.
Funny how nobody has mentioned Claudia Webbe.
She's been prosecuted.swept under the carpet more like. Silence is violence iirc.
expelled from the party as wellShe's been prosecuted.
#laboursleezeexpelled from the party as well
No one was trying to excuse her behaviour that’s why.
She's been prosecuted.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?