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On the day the Change Party lost their battle with Change.Org and had to change their name to somehting long and instantly forgettable, Chuka is off
News flash: Chuka Umunna joins Lib Dems
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Laura from the BBC said in her bit on Chuka that apparently the Lib Dems are in talks with other MPs about joining.
Makes sense. LD's will get some intelligent new blood.
caveman
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Yep.
Should increase the average IQ of them and all the other parties.
(Much like when Kiwis go to Oz).
Danllan
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The 'facts' have now changed twice in his constituency, he isn't Labour and he isn't Change... and yet his constituents don't get a people's vote to decide on whether or not they chose the right MP at the last General Election.
And... I heard him interviewed on the radio the other day saying that it was undemocratic to have a new PM without a General Election, what a f*cking hypocrite!
And... I heard him interviewed on the radio the other day saying that it was undemocratic to have a new PM without a General Election, what a f*cking hypocrite!
Devil's advocate
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I'm still devasted at the lack of sucess of Change UK.
I would have loved to see half the labour party join them & wipe Corbyn & his comrades off the political map.
I would have loved to see half the labour party join them & wipe Corbyn & his comrades off the political map.
Do as I say not as I doThe 'facts' have now changed twice in his constituency, he isn't Labour and he isn't Change... and yet his constituents don't get a people's vote to decide on whether or not they chose the right MP at the last General Election.
And... I heard him interviewed on the radio the other day saying that it was undemocratic to have a new PM without a General Election, what a f*cking hypocrite!
Labour are just the same but what happened when brown took over
Have they all got short memories
The 'facts' have now changed twice in his constituency, he isn't Labour and he isn't Change... and yet his constituents don't get a people's vote to decide on whether or not they chose the right MP at the last General Election.
And... I heard him interviewed on the radio the other day saying that it was undemocratic to have a new PM without a General Election, what a f*cking hypocrite!
Chukka the champion of the peoples vote , yet won't give his own constituents one ..... f**king
Danllan
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Because when Nick Clegg put his awful 'recall' legislation through, he made damned sure that only the most extreme illegality or contempt of Parliament would see an MP liable to recall, not contempt of constituents...
Thanks for that,didn’t know thatBecause when Nick Clegg put his awful 'recall' legislation through, he made damned sure that only the most extreme illegality or contempt of Parliament would see an MP liable to recall, not contempt of constituents...
As I understand it. they can, if teh MP breaks the law or is censured by Parliament. Not sure of what level of censure is required.
However, the local constituents voted for the MP, and NOT as some seem to believe, a Party or Party Leader. Fully agree that the Party the MP banner the MP was voted into office under, does often have sway with a voter. Maybe not so much nowadays??
Danllan
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This is true but, if you listen carefully to a returning officer giving the results for a parliamentary (by)election you'll hear him say 'Joe Bloggs, the XXXX Party' or 'Joe Bloggs the XXXX Party candidate'; that is also written on the ballot paper. It is patently obvious that such things would lead people to believe that they are voting for Joe Bloggs as and XXXX Party candidate.
But you are right as things stand. I think it is a serious flaw in our democracy, and would prefer there to be the option of a recall if someone who stood as one political 'thing' later changes to become something else politically.
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I don't think you'll have to wait very long for a General Election
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- fakenham-norfolk
Every time I hear his name I think about horses,strange that !!!
Hindsight
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Because when Nick Clegg put his awful 'recall' legislation through, he made damned sure that only the most extreme illegality or contempt of Parliament would see an MP liable to recall, not contempt of constituents...
Hi, was it really Nick Clegg? I always thought that once elected an MP was in effect for the life of a Parliament regardless of what he did in terms of switching allegiance. Only if he broke certain laws would there be censure. But you suggest Mr Cleggs Fixed Term Parliament Act is at fault. And I thought the reason was to protect MPs from outraged constituents and thus protect our democracy.
Cheers,