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MayBee70

Goves gone!!!

…. 10 grams please, it's a leaving do.

Urmstongran

A Labour investigation into veteran MP Diane Abbott will be resolved before the general election, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Asked about the probe, the Labour leader told LBC: “It will be resolved, yes of course it will. We have got a cut-off date for, I think it is June 4, or thereabouts. So we have got a date in place.”

Pressed about whether the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP who currently sits as an independent, would have the Labour whip restored, Sir Keir said: “That is a process we are going through. The National Executive Committee in the end will decide that.

“But we have got a process in place and we will complete it reasonably soon now.”

Yes, I guess it’s happening in all the parties with MPs who have lost the whip now - they have to do something pdq, don’t they.

Casdon

MayBee70

Goves gone!!!

That really does surprise me, he’s the first resignation that has. He’s got a big majority, and he’s only in his fifties.

I just checked, he’s in the 27th safest Tory seat in the country - I wonder if he’s had a good offer elsewhere, as it seems unlikely he would lose his seat - and he is alleged to be very powerful in the party. Interesting.

A Labour investigation into veteran MP Diane Abbott will be resolved before the general election, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Asked about the probe, the Labour leader told LBC: “It will be resolved, yes of course it will. We have got a cut-off date for, I think it is June 4, or thereabouts. So we have got a date in place.”

Pressed about whether the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP who currently sits as an independent, would have the Labour whip restored, Sir Keir said: “That is a process we are going through. The National Executive Committee in the end will decide that.

“But we have got a process in place and we will complete it reasonably soon now.”

MayBee70

Goves gone!!!

That really does surprise me, he’s the first resignation that has. He’s got a big majority, and he’s only in his fifties.

The ones that inflicted Brexit upon us all seem to be now leaving it for everyone else to clear up the mess they’ve left us with….

Goves gone!!!

GrannyGravy13

MayBee70

John Redwoods standing down!

Well he is 72 years old.

Even Conservative MP’s should be able to retire…

As with Michael Howard I’ve always felt there’s ‘ something of the night’ about him…

Seventy six trombones LEFT the big parade, …. 🤣

I wondered if our Labour MP from years ago might stand again but he's 72 and went on to pastures new.

Another resignation. Tory MP Sir David Evennett, Bexleyheath and Crayford. He’s another old stager, age 75.

MayBee70

John Redwoods standing down!

Well he is 72 years old.

Even Conservative MP’s should be able to retire…

“A brewery visit with a teetotal PM, so no chance of a piss up.”

I’m not sure mocking someone’s faith is clever!

Whitewavemark2

Urmstongran

Great 👍

Yes but I understand say 10/1 - that £10 back for every pound you bet.

But what does 2/17 mean?

10/1 you bet £1 and win £10

2/17 you bet £17 and win £2

Sunak is just making lots of little gaffes so far, allowing for sarky headlines from the non-client media (and Ruth Davidson)

“The deluge launch drowned out by D:Ream.

A brewery visit with a teetotal PM, so no chance of a piss up.

Now a site visit to something famous for sinking.

Is there a double agent in CCHQ, and were they a headline writer in a previous life? 🤦‍♀️”

I just watched Teresa May’s final speech, I agree with what she said about MPs being there for the people they serve and never to forget that.
Incidentally she was wearing a trademark massive necklace, I hope the next generation of MPs keep up the sartorial traditions.

John Redwoods standing down!

Also politics is becoming a young person’s game, wh I think a pity. The H of C needs experience and political wisdom.

Here it is, I tried the House of Commons Library version but it won’t open!
www.politicshome.com/news/article/conservative-labour-lib-dem-green-snp-mps-standing-down-2024-general-election
The intention to retire/resigns were announced from 2021 onwards, so people have had plenty of time to state their intentions - but all the pundits say this date was a surprise to MPs, so it looks as though a lot are on the hop.

GrannyGravy13

Casdon

Another Tory MP is leaving, Greg Clark, MP for Tunbridge Wells.

This apparently means a total of 75 Conservative MPs are standing down, which equals the total from the 1997 election.

Are they standing down because they think they will not win or are they retiring because they have had enough of the cut and thrust of 21st century politics.

23 Labour MP’s (to date) are also standing down at the GE.

I’d imagine it’s a mixture, but a lot of the ones who were retiring regardless of which way the political wind was blowing announced it some time ago to allow their constituency parties to select alternative candidates. I’ve seen that two in the last two days ware going because they have major health issues too, which makes them standing down now understandable. There’s a running list of the date of resignations somewhere, I’ll see if I can find it.

Oh surely mainly the former GG13. T Wells council went Lib Dem earlier this month. Writing on the wall.

Casdon

Another Tory MP is leaving, Greg Clark, MP for Tunbridge Wells.

This apparently means a total of 75 Conservative MPs are standing down, which equals the total from the 1997 election.

Are they standing down because they think they will not win or are they retiring because they have had enough of the cut and thrust of 21st century politics.

23 Labour MP’s (to date) are also standing down at the GE.

KS doesn’t come out of this well. Gives the impression that he knows he won’t excel in these debates so is taking his bat home.
No reason why it need be a circus. That’s sour grapes.
The advantage of debates is that everyone hears the same. Promoting one policy in Portsmouth and another in Pontefract won’t be at all the same thing.
It was during the reign of Boris that we all said we’d rather have Boring. But Sunak can do boring too.
KS needs to quickly say what he will do instead.

Do you realise that a lot of the general public don’t know a thing about Keir Starmer and a lot don’t even recognise his photo.People watch tv

You raise a very interesting point here Oreo, and one which feeds into my earlier post about media bias against Labour. Until recently KS was given very little air time on main stream TV news. Frequently, when, as a member of the Labour Party, I knew he had made an important speech it was not reported by MSM. So, IMO, the media has intentionally contributed to people’s ‘lack of awareness’ of KS. Of course, they have to give him ‘unbiased’ airtime now, but the print media is still able to present utterly biased reporting.

Regarding ‘showboating and razzle dazzle’, that’s not who KS is, and he’s not the sort of man to pretend to be someone he’s not. I respect and admire him for that. It always backfires anyway - like Sunak pretending to be a ‘man of the people’ in a Welsh pub!!!