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Post by marksenior on Nov 6, 2012 11:58:30 GMT
Bradford MBC suspended Labour councillor Imdad Hussein ( Heaton Ward ) has joined the Peace Party and is apparently intending to fight the Middlesbrough byelection .
He accused Labour of conducting a prolonged witch-hunt against him and showing no consideration for his 20 years plus loyalty and service to the Labour party .
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 6, 2012 12:10:04 GMT
What, exactly, is the "Peace Party"??
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Post by marksenior on Nov 6, 2012 12:15:36 GMT
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 6, 2012 12:20:22 GMT
Would Respect not take him?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 12:22:32 GMT
I note he was promoted straight on to the Exec, despite not having been a candidate before and not being in a safe seat. The first suggests he's not a party die-hard and the second suggests it wasn't talent-spotting, so what's the background that saw such a swift rise? I would suggest the startling swing from Conservative to Lib Dem that gave him the unexpected victory and denied a Labour gain in Cosham ward may provide part of the answer. He was obviously popular in his ward. |
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Post by iainbhx on Nov 6, 2012 12:50:46 GMT
Would Respect not take him? They can be slightly picky, they only took the late Cllr Hussain on for about 2 days. |
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Post by anthony on Nov 6, 2012 16:22:27 GMT
"Politics is not about north and south, it’s about right and wrong. I feel the Labour message is the right message." And yet he apparently didn't think that when he was running against them in May. Probably scurrilous rumour, but one of the comments suggests he tried to defect to the Tories too. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 18:14:50 GMT
Nadine Dorries (Conservative, Mid Bedfordshire) to independent awaiting meeting with Conservative Chief Whip.
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Post by erlend on Nov 6, 2012 18:39:14 GMT
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 6, 2012 18:46:28 GMT
I thought it was established previously that expulsions/suspensions don't really count on this thread??  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 18:52:45 GMT
I thought it was established previously that expulsions/suspensions don't really count on this thread?? I felt the need to confirm the information in a more high profile thread. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 19:23:35 GMT
Ukip would take on someone like her
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Post by erlend on Nov 6, 2012 20:04:21 GMT
Be interested to hear views on that from our UKIP friends.
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Post by tricky on Nov 6, 2012 20:52:05 GMT
I think you may find that UKIP are wrong sooner than utterly bonkers.
Therefore they probably wouldn't take on Dorries.
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Nov 6, 2012 20:57:23 GMT
My view is that if someone were to defect to the party it would be best that they did that from a position of principle rather than finding they've lost the whip over some unrelated issue and therefore join as a matter of expediency. I would add that while I far from partake in the mob-hatred of Dorries amongst the Metroplitan chattering classes who are so well represented here, I don't think she would necessarily be the politicain most likely to raise UKIPs profile in an exclusively positive way
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 21:05:40 GMT
but raise your profile she would ....
I have to totally back George Young here, she had to be suspended like any of us would if we took paid leave to do another job.
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Post by AdminSTB on Nov 6, 2012 21:53:43 GMT
Well, UKIP took Bob Spink. Though depending on who you believe, it's not really known whether he quit the whip or had it withdrawn.
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Post by greatkingrat on Nov 6, 2012 21:57:57 GMT
And it is not really known whether he ever actually joined UKIP or not.
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Post by AdminSTB on Nov 6, 2012 22:08:35 GMT
Hansard had him down as a UKIP MP for the duration, IIRC. That's official enough for me.  |
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Post by Pimpernal on Nov 6, 2012 22:21:23 GMT
My view is that if someone were to defect to the party it would be best that they did that from a position of principle rather than finding they've lost the whip over some unrelated issue and therefore join as a matter of expediency. I would add that while I far from partake in the mob-hatred of Dorries amongst the Metroplitan chattering classes who are so well represented here, I don't think she would necessarily be the politicain most likely to raise UKIPs profile in an exclusively positive way I think it quite likely she will join UKIP... It wasn't that unlikely beforehand... |
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