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Rayner cleared.

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Urmstongran Tue 28-May-24 16:01:38

Just that really.

ronib Thu 30-May-24 15:54:06

Prince Andrew isn’t standing for political office.

DiamondLily Thu 30-May-24 15:50:20

MaizieD

Just for historical accuracy's sake, undines, poor Bertie had a truly horrible upbringing.

Prince Andrew didn’t , he was the Queen’s favourite, apparantly.

Do we blame her for his behaviour?🤔

soothed Thu 30-May-24 15:41:39

Poor woman, dragged through all this.

She should receive compensation for what happened to her, not least for her legal fees!

ronib Thu 30-May-24 15:39:48

Undines not a question of making money out of your son’s choice of a living. To my way of thinking Angela Rayner has made known her very difficult early family circumstances. All credit to her for that but what exactly are the consequences of such a haphazard early childhood? Is Angela Rayner best equipped to handle a position of responsibility and power? So for me, Oliver Dowden is looking positively normal if a tad boring as deputy prime minister and boring wins.

MaizieD Thu 30-May-24 15:35:33

Just for historical accuracy's sake, undines, poor Bertie had a truly horrible upbringing.

undines Thu 30-May-24 15:32:19

Oh for goodness sake!
I’m surprised that anyone on this site seriously blames parents for what their adult children do, or judges their political competence on that basis. We can do better than that. History is jam packed with instances of kids gone bad from the best of upbringings
Look at Queen Victoria’s Bertie
(Not to mention Prince Andrew)

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 30-May-24 15:23:52

The crime is the same whatever the sum of money involved.

undines Thu 30-May-24 15:22:04

What a contrast! Tory politicians being ‘done’ for hundreds of thousands if not more. Labour politician being pursued- possibly- for a few thousand! Says it all, really!

DiamondLily Thu 30-May-24 15:18:05

ronib

Doodledog I don’t understand quite what you are expecting me to say. All I know is that I don’t have any friends or associates with links to the sex trade. I don’t expect senior politicians of any hue to be making money out of pornography nor do I expect members of their families to do the same. Forgive my innocence ……. This is how I feel.

I don’t think those on Only Fans necessarily advertise the fact to all friends and relatives.

Why would Rayner be making money off of her son? My son works (non sex trade lol) and I don’t ask for money from him..

What our families do is up to them.🙄

ronib Thu 30-May-24 15:10:07

Doodledog I don’t understand quite what you are expecting me to say. All I know is that I don’t have any friends or associates with links to the sex trade. I don’t expect senior politicians of any hue to be making money out of pornography nor do I expect members of their families to do the same. Forgive my innocence ……. This is how I feel.

MissAdventure Thu 30-May-24 15:04:01

The fact is that there are no facts to back up the idea that Angela Rayners son is a porn star.

Doodledog Thu 30-May-24 14:58:06

Which facts are these, montypops?

I respect GSM's knowledge of the law, but the 'facts' in this case seem rather elusive.

Doodledog Thu 30-May-24 14:56:40

ronib

Doodledog how do you know how seriously I was considering my vote? Quite ridiculous

Just from what you said smile

Are you still not going to flesh out your other comments, or do you think it's ok to throw out vague accusations with no evidence and no definitions of what you are talking about?

zakouma66 Thu 30-May-24 14:53:09

I cannot vote for those full of spite, envy and greed

Oh no! That narrows it down to Monster Raving Loonies then?

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 30-May-24 14:40:27

Thank you montypops.

MissAdventure Thu 30-May-24 14:36:01

It's never a pity that people think for themselves.

montymops Thu 30-May-24 14:34:10

GSM is perfectly right- great pity she is criticised on this thread - great pity more people don’t listen to her. She has the facts - put succinctly- she is criticised for being a Tory - what she says is not political- it is simply the law.
I shall also vote conservative - I always have and always will. Yes- in all parties there are ‘the good the bad and the ugly’ so to speak but I cannot vote for those full of spite, envy and greed.

MissAdventure Thu 30-May-24 14:30:29

Yes that's all I could find, too.
You'd think he would have included a bit of these lurid films on his YouTube channel.

That would have proved it to his 7000 subscribers grin

Iam64 Thu 30-May-24 14:26:10

MissA, I googled and the only response was from Guido Fawkes site. It claims the site running since 2022 but taken down yesterday after GF publicised it

I’m far from liberal in my views on pornography or so called sex work.
We do our best by our children. Anyone who has worked with Children and Families, or adult services will confirm even in the ‘best’ of families adult children often fail to live up to expectations or get into various difficulties. We have no idea of AR’s feelings about these allegations
The snobby superior judgemental comments on this issue say much more about the posters than Angela Rayner

We had a Tory mp watching porn in the HoC, another phoning his female 78 year old office support person at 3am asking for several thousand pounds because his credit cards were maxed out and he was locked in a room by bad men (cocaine and alcohol related). Boris and Carrie rowing so police called by neighbours etc etc
It isn’t a left right thing

Seagull72 Thu 30-May-24 14:21:03

Wasting taxpayers’ money and police time. The media love all these petty dramas. The Tory MP that asked the police to investigate this was also responsible for Keir Starmer and “Beergate” fiasco. He should be held accountable for wasting police time and using it for propaganda reasons.

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 30-May-24 14:15:52

Yes, we know.

montymops Thu 30-May-24 14:13:08

Tax avoidance is legal - tax evasion is illegal.

zakouma66 Thu 30-May-24 14:12:46

Parents can instil values and try their very hardest. Many, through absolutely no fault of their own, are struggling.

Young people have their own minds and ideas.

MissAdventure Thu 30-May-24 13:23:06

Does anyone know if it's actually true?
Fawkes' YouTube channel has nothing at all on there for the last month.

DiamondLily Thu 30-May-24 13:21:06

I think, for me, it’s got to be about policies, and which party is best placed to try and sort out the chaotic mess we are currently living in.

I don’t really care too much what Rayner’s adults children do, and I care even less about Diane Abbott, and her continuing, confused dramas.