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On a purely personal level....

(92 Posts)
Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 14:43:30

Which MPs would you really love to lose their seats? For me - Zac Goldsmith, Jeremy Hunt for starters.

Andyf Wed 07-Jun-17 21:49:43

Dennis Skinner, but it's not going to happen.

Deedaa Wed 07-Jun-17 21:41:05

Jeremy Hunt! Gove, Rees Mogg and Boris. Actually it would be quite funny {if unlikely} if Theresa lost her seat!

Anniebach Wed 07-Jun-17 20:52:29

I like Ken Clarke, pleased he changed his mind about retiring

GracesGranMK2 Wed 07-Jun-17 20:40:29

You certainly haven't offended me mostlyharmless, well said.

LadyGracie Wed 07-Jun-17 20:34:36

He's a gentleman?

NotTooOld Wed 07-Jun-17 20:32:36

PS I think it's time for Ken Clarke to retire.

NotTooOld Wed 07-Jun-17 20:31:20

May, Rudd, Thornberry, Abbott...oh, dear, all women...I'll add Fabricant then. Definitely not Rees-Mogg - and Boris can stay, too.

PamelaJ1 Wed 07-Jun-17 19:53:35

I? J R-M. Is Nicolas Soames still an MP?

mostlyharmless Wed 07-Jun-17 19:52:18

Thank you jane10 -at least I haven't offended everyone on gransnet!

Jane10 Wed 07-Jun-17 19:47:11

I entirely agree mostlyharmless. I've been trying to stand up for her since people began sagging her off.

mostlyharmless Wed 07-Jun-17 19:21:24

I can't believe so many Gransnetters are still being horrible about Diane Abbott. I know there have been at least two threads on here recently about her. She has now stepped back from the election campaign citing ill health surely people have to accept that she is ill?
She is a very gifted politician from a working class family who went to Cambridge at a time when there were hardly any black students there, let alone women black students. She became Britains 's first black woman MP back in the 1980s. An amazing feat.
She receives daily abuse on social media and in the press of the most horrible racist and misogynistic kind. She is still very hardworking and is well thought of in her constituency.
Please gransnetters, support rather than attack this brave woman who is probably a similar age to many gransnetters.
I am sure you don't mean any harm but it's beyond a joke now.

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 19:16:31

Old fashioned courtesy and charm.

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 17:34:29

Yes what is it about Jacob ?

LadyGracie Wed 07-Jun-17 17:26:45

I really like Jacob, he seems honest and forthright (to me anyway). No Rigby definitely not a big cheese.

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 16:49:46

I expect he is unassailable

Anniebach Wed 07-Jun-17 16:28:51

We need a save Jacob campaign

ninny Wed 07-Jun-17 16:23:40

Tim Farron, Clegg, Thornberry, Gardiner and John McDonnell.

nigglynellie Wed 07-Jun-17 15:39:07

Corbyn, McDonnell, THORNBERRY, Abbott, can't think of anyone else!! Please not Jacob R.M!

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 15:33:27

Clearly not a big cheese then grin

LadyGracie Wed 07-Jun-17 15:31:38

Caerphilly MP

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 15:28:15

Who is Wayne David?

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 15:27:38

Well thats true gg but you know what we mean. I was just hoping for some personal choices not just based on politics - so for me, I'd like Jacob to be re-elected. I also like Andrew Mitchell but I was trying to ask for ones that people didn't want.

GracesGranMK2 Wed 07-Jun-17 15:23:59

None of them are currently MPs.

LadyGracie Wed 07-Jun-17 15:23:13

Corbin, McDonnell and Wayne David

Serkeen Wed 07-Jun-17 15:20:04

It's such a dilemma because to be honest I have no faith in any present MP.

Theresa May dis-allowing the Police to do their job properly, stating not enough funding. Perhaps if she lowered the salary of her useless MP's then there would be enough funding for the police and the same goes for Corbyn

Simply my opinion