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Rees Mogg & fracking attempting to evade scruitny

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Daisymae Tue 04-Oct-22 16:52:44

www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/04/jacob-rees-mogg-fracking-email-hse
Some wagg commented that they should start a go fund me page to get to Geological Society to identify Rees Moggs back garden as the ideal place to start fracking. In fact I believe that Somerset does have some possibilities. The article is really shocking.

varian Wed 19-Oct-22 20:32:21

The deputy PM and others were seen physically pushing MPs into the voting lobby.

varian Wed 19-Oct-22 20:29:57

The Tory chief whip and her deputy have both resigned

paddyann54 Wed 19-Oct-22 20:26:39

SNP dont vote on English matters ...EVEL ! They didn't even before Cameron came out with that gem the day after the refeendum in 2014,
There will be no fracking in Scotland while we still have our parliament or after Independence.Despite what a tory said on TV ...we dont want it ,even in the northern reaches of Scotland.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 20:10:20

Namsnanny

Thanks Wwwmk2 blush

My pleasure?

Namsnanny Wed 19-Oct-22 20:09:13

Thanks Wwwmk2 blush

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 20:03:31

Namsnanny

Which way did the vote go?

And in effect the Tories just voted against their manifesto

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 20:01:25

Namsnanny

Which way did the vote go?

The government won, but now they are saying that the numbers are not adding up.

Namsnanny Wed 19-Oct-22 19:59:52

Which way did the vote go?

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:56:13

Truss didn’t vote. But rumour that Truss fired the chief whip in the division lobby.

Good grief?

Blossoming Wed 19-Oct-22 19:43:35

Resignations all over the place.

RichmondPark1 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:37:28

David Linden MP
@DavidLinden
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Just watched the Deputy Prime Minister practically pick up a hesitant Tory MP and march him into the Government lobby. Astonishing.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:35:13

Health Secretary shoved people through

RichmondPark1 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:32:40

Ian Murray MP
@IanMurrayMP
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I’ve never seen scenes like it at the entrance to a voting lobby. Tories on open warfare. Jostling and Rees Mogg shouting at his colleagues. Whips screaming at Tories.
They are done and should call a general election.
Two Tory whips dragging people in. Shocking.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:29:44

SNP didn’t vote which is why the margin was so big.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:28:32

Someone reporting that Tory whips manhandled a crying Tory mp into the lobby.

Kettling going on

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:23:38

Mirror reporting that two whips have gone

MayBee70 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:21:03

Am I right in thinking that Tobias Ellwood had the whip taken from him when there was a key vote and he wasn’t in the country so will Boris Johnson lose the whip tonight?

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:20:50

Chief whip has resigned??!!

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:16:23

Oh

Jess Phillips MP

@jessphillips
Massive Tory row going on in the lobby, literally trying to force people through. Lots of anger

MayBee70 Wed 19-Oct-22 19:04:06

We can’t go on like this. I’ve never known anything like it.

varian Wed 19-Oct-22 18:58:41

The Tory MPs have been reduced to a mixture of ultra right wing idealogues and career politicians like LIz Truss who believe in nothing but are motivated by self promotion.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 19-Oct-22 18:51:27

varian

Apparently tonight's fracking bill is a "vote of confidence " in the government.

Bring it on!

If 30+ Tories rebel she’s finished and there will be an election.

It ain’t going to happen is it, we won’t be that lucky.

varian Wed 19-Oct-22 18:45:55

Apparently tonight's fracking bill is a "vote of confidence " in the government.

Bring it on!

Casdon Wed 19-Oct-22 17:07:42

I assume once they lose the whip they become independents, so their letter calling for the PMs resignation is discounted when they are counting the letters to decide when to act. This is what I read on Sky News about William Wragg MP.

‘Mr Wragg said he would not risk voting against Labour's proposed fracking ban as he did not want to lose the whip - and therefore invalidate his letter of no confidence in Ms Truss.
"I wish to maintain that letter," he told the Commons.
It is unclear when the letter was first lodged with Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs.
Conservative MPs are under no obligation to declare publicly that they have submitted a letter of no confidence in their leader.’.
I guess it depends now on how many MPs will be brave and stand up for their principles, which will risk the government but help their own reputations.

RichmondPark1 Wed 19-Oct-22 16:23:08

demonstrates NO regard