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Dominic Grieve

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varian Sat 30-Mar-19 11:53:23

Dominic Grieve has done exactly what he was elected to do - he has used his best judgement in the interests of his constituents and the country. Our MPs are representatives not delegates.

The bluekippers who want to oust him are only a tiny fraction of the voters in Beaconsfield. If he is ousted I hope he can be re-elected as an independent MP. We need more like him in parliament.

Firecracker123 Sat 30-Mar-19 11:50:52

Doesn't make any difference who is leading the deselection campaign the facts still stand.

jura2 Sat 30-Mar-19 11:50:43

Just checked, so it did - by a tiny tiny margin- less than 500 votes - so he was supporting the vote of just about 50% of his Constituency- with 50%/50% - he could not win, could he?

jura2 Sat 30-Mar-19 11:48:16

Tragic news- throughout the campaig he has been dignified, honest, and knew all along he was putting his career at risk. When the few honest and intelligent politicians are deselected, you know the country is in real trouble.

Now are you sure Beaconsfield voted Leave?

Huge respect for him- I will write to him to voice my support, my respect and my thanks. Hope many more will do too.

varian Sat 30-Mar-19 11:44:54

Dominic Grieve deselection campaign being led by someone who not only stood against him as Ukip candidate in GE 2017, was a UKIP local council candidate and local branch chairman of Ukip, but also stood for the UKIP National Executive Council in 2016... now a Conservative.

Firecracker123 Sat 30-Mar-19 11:43:42

Let's hope so and Yvette Cooper.

Urmstongran Sat 30-Mar-19 11:41:12

The remain-supporting Conservative MP, Dominic Grieve, is facing deselection by his party after losing a confidence vote held by his local association by 182 to 131 votes.

The Conservative association in his Beaconsfield constituency said it no longer had confidence in the former attorney general after he put his case to members at a meeting last night.

Hopefully he will be the first of many! Yvette Cooper’s constituents voted by 71% to Leave the EU.