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Come the next General Election, who would you most rejoice to see losing their seat?

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Witzend Mon 24-Oct-22 19:39:49

(Apart from Boris, that is, assuming you’re not a fan.)

Mine would be Jacob Rees-Mogg, no question.

Yammy Tue 25-Oct-22 09:51:17

The M.P. for my own constituency IF I knew who he was? His predecessor was Rory Stewart who seemed to be everywhere doing lots of work. The one now is an unseen, unknown quantity.
He will get re-elected though as this is such a safe seat you could put a sheep up and it would get voted in.

eazybee Tue 25-Oct-22 09:49:18

She failed to complete her education, made no attempt to rectify this in later life, has no qualifications yet apparently thought she was competent to become the Shadow Secretary of State for Education.

Dickens Tue 25-Oct-22 09:48:14

it’s a question of understanding what constitutes acceptable behaviour.

Quite.

A braying mob of MPs - one of whom thought it perfectly OK to sprawl on the bench as if it were a chaise lounge; another who recommends the sharing of prescription antibiotics; a former PM who missed 5 Cobra meetings during the first stages of a pandemic and hurriedly signed a Deal which completely changed the constitutional and economic life of the country, but which he wanted to renege on virtually before the ink was dry; another caught on camera having a quiet grope in the corridor during work time and Lockdown...

... I can see how this feisty, attractive young woman with the wrong accent doesn't conform to such high standards of acceptable behaviour...

Glorianny Tue 25-Oct-22 09:47:14

eazybee

Angela Rayner, because she is uneducated, and has made no attempt to rectify her lack of education through all the opportunities available nowadays.

Let's be clear about this. AR left school at 16 with no qualifications. She trained in social care at Stockport College gained an NVQ and then worked as a carer. She joined a union and became a Trades Union Official.
Personally I'd rather have someone with real life experiences than someone from an elite school.
But she has practical training and would have been trained by the TU. So she has some education.
There are often treads on GN about the value of vocational courses.

Quokka Tue 25-Oct-22 09:38:16

Another vote for Rees-Mogg.

Casdon Tue 25-Oct-22 09:37:17

It’s amazes and saddens me that ordinary working class women are the cruellest critics of another ordinary working class woman who has made it in politics and wants to make positive changes to the lives of other women like herself. It says a lot more about her critics than it does about her.

Dickens Tue 25-Oct-22 09:28:43

eazybee

Angela Rayner, because she is uneducated, and has made no attempt to rectify her lack of education through all the opportunities available nowadays.

I'm not a fan (politically speaking) of Rayner. But - in what way is she "uneducated"?

volver Tue 25-Oct-22 09:20:25

it’s a question of understanding what constitutes acceptable behaviour.
Try to deport people illegally, allow the release of effluent onto beaches, lie down on the Commons Benches, hand out antibiotics like sweeties and crash the economy.

But for goodness sake, don't be common.

Witzend Tue 25-Oct-22 09:13:36

As regards A. R., I don’t think it’s at all a question of education, or lack of it - it’s a question of understanding what constitutes acceptable behaviour.

volver Tue 25-Oct-22 09:05:22

Just thought I'd say.... John Major scraped three O levels and never went on to further or higher education.

I'm sure everyone can decide for themselves why Rayner gets more criticism than this millionaire ex-PM.

volver Tue 25-Oct-22 08:59:00

Crikey.

eazybee Tue 25-Oct-22 08:57:28

Angela Rayner, because she is uneducated, and has made no attempt to rectify her lack of education through all the opportunities available nowadays.

Witzend Tue 25-Oct-22 08:53:22

Callistemon21

FarNorth

Everyone who claims they don't know what a woman is.

I was going to say that but that is most of the Shadow Cabinet.
Perhaps they can have a guided tour of an obs and gynae department before the next GE?

Not to mention a lesson in basic biology.

MerylStreep Tue 25-Oct-22 08:52:17

Kier Starmer for nominating Tom Watson for a seat in the House of Lords.
Tom Watson ruined so many lives ( with the help of the Met police) without a shred of evidence. Some died before their names were cleared.

kissngate Tue 25-Oct-22 08:18:02

Liz Truss
Kwasi Karteng
J R Mogg
Jeremy Corbyn
John McDonnell

Sara1954 Tue 25-Oct-22 08:12:45

Yes, Rees-Mogg, Angela Raynor, and Michael Gove.

Casdon Tue 25-Oct-22 08:04:12

I’d prefer it to be my own MP, who is Fay Jones. If she goes, the whole pack of cards is down for the Tories, so I won’t need to opt for anybody else.

volver Tue 25-Oct-22 07:47:25

David Mundell.

He once told me that I shouldn't be embarrassed about voting Tory if that's what I really wanted to do. Not the best judge of character.

Closely followed by Alister Jack.

Blondiescot Tue 25-Oct-22 07:42:49

Every single Tory.

NannyJan53 Tue 25-Oct-22 07:40:06

Any Tory really, but Matt Hancock, Priti Patel for starters.

Mumofthree Tue 25-Oct-22 07:33:43

so many to choose from, in no particular order: Boris, Mogg, Priti Patel and Therese Coffey

grannydarkhair Tue 25-Oct-22 07:14:03

Jacob Rees-Mogg. I’d love for that smug smile to be wiped off his face.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 25-Oct-22 07:12:38

Patel, Braverman and JRM of course,

BigBertha1 Tue 25-Oct-22 07:09:26

Liz Truss

Curtaintwitcher Tue 25-Oct-22 06:23:07

Sir Keir Starmer. I don't understand how any political party could choose such a turncoat as their leader.