The Conservative Party

[WestGorton]

How low can this lot sink. Rwanda. Unbelievable

 

[dave_blue12]

a tragically hysterical read - enough material for several seasons on Yes Prime Minister and The Thick Of It - all occurring in less than a week

This Government have killed satire.

 

[Gabriel]

Khan has decided to step down and appeal his conviction, thus necessitating a by-election in Wakefield. He won the seat in 2019 with a 3,358 majority and 6.1% swing from Labour, which it had held since 1932. The local elections will be difficult enough, but this by-election will be the first real test of the Red Wall and should shed light on how (un)popular the government has become.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Khan has decided to step down and appeal his conviction, thus necessitating a by-election in Wakefield. He won the seat in 2019 with a 3,358 majority and 6.1% swing from Labour, which it had held since 1932. The local elections will be difficult enough, but this by-election will be the first real test of the Red Wall and should shed light on how (un)popular the government has become.

It might just be a statistical quirk but there seems something disturbing about an increasing number of the 2019 intake of MPs.

Perverts, rapists and apologists of rapists, disreputable company directors and another convicted for harassment.

Was it case of parties rushing to select candidates and ending up with too many rotten apples on the back benches?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It might just be a statistical quirk but there seems something disturbing about an increasing number of the 2019 intake of MPs.

Perverts, rapists and apologists of rapists, disreputable company directors and another convicted for harassment.

Was it case of parties rushing to select candidates and ending up with too many rotten apples on the back benches?

Think it’s more to do with Vote Leave. Seems being a wrong’un was a prerequisite to represent them.

 

[Gabriel]

It might just be a statistical quirk but there seems something disturbing about an increasing number of the 2019 intake of MPs.

Perverts, rapists and apologists of rapists, disreputable company directors and another convicted for harassment.

Was it case of parties rushing to select candidates and ending up with too many rotten apples on the back benches?

Probably a combination of factors. A lack of due diligence when selecting candidates, a desire to select candidates who espoused a certain ideology, and a dearth of candidates after a run of rather quick elections in succession. We also saw a number of candidates win in seats they might not have been expected to win, so they may have been on the ballot to make up the numbers more than anything. The SNP had a similar ‘quality’ issue when it won so many seats a few years back.

 

[bluethrunthru]

It might just be a statistical quirk but there seems something disturbing about an increasing number of the 2019 intake of MPs.

Perverts, rapists and apologists of rapists, disreputable company directors and another convicted for harassment.

Was it case of parties rushing to select candidates and ending up with too many rotten apples on the back benches?

Like them all - they all were selected because of a devotion to the B word - morality - proberty and political acumen were not deemed necessary

 

[bluethrunthru]

Khan has decided to step down and appeal his conviction, thus necessitating a by-election in Wakefield. He won the seat in 2019 with a 3,358 majority and 6.1% swing from Labour, which it had held since 1932. The local elections will be difficult enough, but this by-election will be the first real test of the Red Wall and should shed light on how (un)popular the government has become.

which takes the much vaunted 80 seat majority down to 70 after taking into account by-election defeats defectors and those who have lost the whip and sit as independents - not bad going by Johnson as he whittles his majority down

 

[Gabriel]

which takes the much vaunted 80 seat majority down to 70 after taking into account by-election defeats defectors and those who have lost the whip and sit as independents - not bad going by Johnson as he whittles his majority down

The working majority was 77, though you’re quite right that it is falling. Still enough to get a another few world-leading projects through the House…
https://members.parliament.uk/parties/Commons

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Johnson and Sunak broke the law but apologised and they said that was good enough let’s carry on as if nothing happened. A boat load of illegal immigrants have just landed and apologised does that mean that they can stay and carry on as if nothing happened?

I also heard that we are sending Ukrainian refugees to Rwanda as well. Aren’t we? No? Thats different? Oh. Can’t think why.