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Who was it that said.............. "lawbreakers can't be lawmakers"? Its in Hansard in case you don`t know.... :)

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Transport secretary Louise Haigh quits after fraud offence revealed

Haigh's departure is the first cabinet resignation under Sir Keir Starmer's government.
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Its going to be a long few years to wait for any good news....
 
Essexyellows said:
Who was it that said.............. "lawbreakers can't be lawmakers"? Its in Hansard in case you don`t know.... :)

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Transport secretary Louise Haigh quits after fraud offence revealed

Haigh's departure is the first cabinet resignation under Sir Keir Starmer's government.
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Its going to be a long few years to wait for any good news....
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If this is the level of offence that is needed to prompt a resignation, we are all doomed.

What exactly was the issue here, other than an error regarding the loss of a mobile phone after having been mugged?

May as well sack every MP who has ever had a parking ticket.
 
Village-Yellow said:
If this is the level of offence that is needed to prompt a resignation, we are all doomed.

What exactly was the issue here, other than an error regarding the loss of a mobile phone after having been mugged?

May as well sack every MP who has ever had a parking ticket.
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How many mobile phones did Johnson, Sunak etc 'lose'?
 
Village-Yellow said:
If this is the level of offence that is needed to prompt a resignation, we are all doomed.

What exactly was the issue here, other than an error regarding the loss of a mobile phone after having been mugged?

May as well sack every MP who has ever had a parking ticket.
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The error seems to have been that she hadn`t lost the phone in the mugging, subsequently found it and didn`t tell the plod.

Aviva (her employer at the time) is not commenting on other phones she may (or may not) have lost.

Some are reporting is as making a false report to the police, others as fraud.

So much for rehabilitation............. 🤷‍♂️
 
The difference being of course that all of Sunak's and Johnsons (and Patels and Bell and Pincher and Menzies and Wragg and Anderson and Benton and Blunt and Bone etc etc etc - the list goes one and on) misdimeanors were committed whilst they were serving MP's, as opposed to prior to being an MP.

But yeah . . .they're all as bad as each other :rolleyes: :ROFLMAO:
 
Scotchegg said:
Do you think that everyone should declare previous criminal convictions regardless of how long ago they were or whether they have learnt and moved on?
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Much depends on the reason for why the declaration is requested.

You have to declare everything for a FAC even those convictions that are spent, including expired driving convictions.

You have to complete a DBS check for a lot of public sector roles.

I doubt you have to do either to work in other jobs.

So someone wanting to stand as an MP should declare everything and let others decide based on their transparency and honesty.
 
QR said:
Why are you struggling with the fact she did the right thing and resigned? I think we know. 😁
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The whole situation just feels petty and OTT, imho.

However, having now resigned with the best of intentions by removing a distraction to government, it appears to have instead raised the issue regarding the judgement of KS in appointing her, given that he was aware of the circumstances.
 
Eric Blair said:
I can’t remember if this is the thread for stupid Daily Telegraph headlines but I have found a beautyView attachment 23794
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Now if my memory from Catholic Sunday school serves I pretty much think the whole story was him getting cancelled with a massive great crucifixtion at the end. You don’t get more cancelled than that. Telegraph could do with less outrage and probably more brushing up on the finer points of theology.
 
Eric Blair said:
Now if my memory from Catholic Sunday school serves I pretty much think the whole story was him getting cancelled with a massive great crucifixtion at the end. You don’t get more cancelled than that. Telegraph could do with less outrage and probably more brushing up on the finer points of theology.
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Can’t see what the problem is, because he promptly “uncancelled” himself anyway.
 
holdsteady said:
If turning water into wine, walking on water etc followed up by being crucified then returning to life doesn’t rid you of the nepo baby tag then you are setting a high bar that I don’t think Brooklyn Beckham is going to be able to reach.
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Peter Foley walked on water, and he didn't do it because his dad opened doors for him.
 
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Backlash from councils over Angela Rayner's housing targets

The vast majority of councils in England believe housing targets are unrealistic, the BBC can reveal.
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Barring the small matter of "not possible for most", there was an interesting bit about Oxford that should give the likes of Middleton et al something to get really chewed up about. :)

"In Oxford, the city council hopes the ambitious new targets will lead to the extra housing that councillors say the area needs.

The planned changes would see Oxford having to build an additional 24,000 homes.

Louise Upton, the local cabinet member for planning, said the council could accommodate 10,000 of those, and that it hoped the new rules would make it more likely that surrounding councils would take on the other 14,000 and allow the city to expand.

“When you are a tightly constrained city like ours is, actually bursting at the seams, you need your surrounding districts to collaborate with you to get the housing that you need,” she said."
 
Essexyellows said:
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Backlash from councils over Angela Rayner's housing targets

The vast majority of councils in England believe housing targets are unrealistic, the BBC can reveal.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk

Barring the small matter of "not possible for most", there was an interesting bit about Oxford that should give the likes of Middleton et al something to get really chewed up about. :)

"In Oxford, the city council hopes the ambitious new targets will lead to the extra housing that councillors say the area needs.

The planned changes would see Oxford having to build an additional 24,000 homes.

Louise Upton, the local cabinet member for planning, said the council could accommodate 10,000 of those, and that it hoped the new rules would make it more likely that surrounding councils would take on the other 14,000 and allow the city to expand.

“When you are a tightly constrained city like ours is, actually bursting at the seams, you need your surrounding districts to collaborate with you to get the housing that you need,” she said."
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1,000,000 new people per year.

24,000 is nothing compared to what will be needed down the line!
 
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