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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 26, 2012 22:53:05 GMT
According to tomorrow's Daily Telegraph, there are eight Conservative MPs considering defecting to the UK Independence Party: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9703678/Exclusive-Eight-Tory-MPs-in-talks-about-defecting-to-Ukip.htmlGiven that their source is Stuart Wheeler, who might be said to be parti pris, I'm not giving it very much credence at the moment. And it might be a very easy way of relieving tension for Conservative MPs feeling under pressure to go to a UKIP person and launch a conversation on the subject of "I'm annoyed with the Tories and thinking of defecting". |
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Post by independentukip on Nov 26, 2012 23:23:23 GMT
Stewart Jackson is one of the eight. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-20492622On whether he would join UKIP Mr Jackson said: "If you ask me have I ever considered it, of course I have and many, many MPs have. I have had lunch with Stuart Wheeler (UKIP treasurer and former donator to the Conservative Party who was expelled in 2009) six months ago and he asked me and I said I would think about it."
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Post by Rural Radical on Nov 27, 2012 0:18:05 GMT
That would be good, handing us Peterborough.
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Post by Khunanup on Nov 27, 2012 1:00:02 GMT
Stewart Jackson is one of the eight. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-20492622On whether he would join UKIP Mr Jackson said: "If you ask me have I ever considered it, of course I have and many, many MPs have. I have had lunch with Stuart Wheeler (UKIP treasurer and former donator to the Conservative Party who was expelled in 2009) six months ago and he asked me and I said I would think about it."
Ah Jacko, an old sparring partner of mine when I used to post on PB.Com. Utterly clueless about most things in my experience so suspect many Tories wouldn't exactly be upset to see him leave. Above and beyond that though, his quote above is breathtakingly stupid. How can his party hierarchy trust him with anything now if he might jump ship at any moment? I imagine many internal party briefings might be very hard to come by for him from now on. |
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 27, 2012 5:57:38 GMT
According to tomorrow's Daily Telegraph, there are eight Conservative MPs considering defecting to the UK Independence Party: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9703678/Exclusive-Eight-Tory-MPs-in-talks-about-defecting-to-Ukip.htmlGiven that their source is Stuart Wheeler, who might be said to be parti pris, I'm not giving it very much credence at the moment. And it might be a very easy way of relieving tension for Conservative MPs feeling under pressure to go to a UKIP person and launch a conversation on the subject of "I'm annoyed with the Tories and thinking of defecting". O/T: Slightly poor journalism in that report. It gives the impression Robert Spink was defeated in Castle Point as a UKIP candidate when he was of course an Independent: "The last serving Conservative MP to switch sides was Bob Spink, MP for Castle Point in Essex, who resigned the Conservative whip in March 2008 and who defected to Ukip in the following month. He lost the seat in the 2010 election to Tory candidate Rebecca Harris." |
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 27, 2012 6:00:39 GMT
Stewart Jackson is one of the eight. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-20492622On whether he would join UKIP Mr Jackson said: "If you ask me have I ever considered it, of course I have and many, many MPs have. I have had lunch with Stuart Wheeler (UKIP treasurer and former donator to the Conservative Party who was expelled in 2009) six months ago and he asked me and I said I would think about it."
Ah Jacko, an old sparring partner of mine when I used to post on PB.Com. Utterly clueless about most things in my experience so suspect many Tories wouldn't exactly be upset to see him leave. Above and beyond that though, his quote above is breathtakingly stupid. How can his party hierarchy trust him with anything now if he might jump ship at any moment? I imagine many internal party briefings might be very hard to come by for him from now on. If he's utterly clueless how did he get where he is? |
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Post by baloo on Nov 27, 2012 7:09:51 GMT
It has long been evident that being utterly clueless is no bar to advancing in politics. I suspect we could all name MP's whose careers seem to comply with the rule: survival of the dimmest. I think Stewart Jackson's comments have damaged the party and damaged his prospects in the party, they are not neccessarily the comments of a genius.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 8:56:58 GMT
well no surprise that this happens the day or so after the hero boris said he would not support a in/out EU vote
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Post by andrea on Nov 27, 2012 9:03:03 GMT
Ah Jacko, an old sparring partner of mine when I used to post on PB.Com. Utterly clueless about most things in my experience so suspect many Tories wouldn't exactly be upset to see him leave. Above and beyond that though, his quote above is breathtakingly stupid. How can his party hierarchy trust him with anything now if he might jump ship at any moment? I imagine many internal party briefings might be very hard to come by for him from now on. If he's utterly clueless how did he get where he is? It's Peterborough! They had Helen Clark as MP for 8 years too |
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 27, 2012 11:37:45 GMT
Yes, they haven't been best served by their last couple of MPs have they??
I also recall Jackson from the days I used to lurk regularly at pb.com. Even by the standards of that site, he came across as a clueless, graceless blowhard. The contrast with the (now sadly ex) Labour MP for Broxtowe who also regularly posted on there was all too evident.
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Post by Rural Radical on Nov 27, 2012 15:55:48 GMT
I heard Jackson on Jeremy Vine once foaming at the mouth over something.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 16:13:10 GMT
As with the SDP in 1983, any MP thinking of joining UKIP will know they would be risking the end of their political career - as well as letting in the two Eds.
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Post by Pimpernal on Nov 27, 2012 21:54:52 GMT
I have reason to believe this is now the most credible defection rumour to date and that it is likely to happen before Christmas. I think it will be 4 or 5 though. And sadly yes they are all Tory  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 22:15:56 GMT
Dont think you find many Labour popping over ...
Max damage to the tories is the odd one every couple of weeks or so and esp if UKIP beat them in one or two of the byelections to come
Worse news for you is if one of them is Dorries
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Post by tricky on Nov 28, 2012 0:12:15 GMT
Dont think you find many Labour popping over ... Max damage to the tories is the odd one every couple of weeks or so and esp if UKIP beat them in one or two of the byelections to come Worse news for you is if one of them is Dorries Hmmmm. I both understand and agree with this post. I may have to lay off the drinkies..... |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Nov 28, 2012 1:42:24 GMT
Dont think you find many Labour popping over ... Good. Only ones I would be interested in would be Frank Field and Kate Hoey. Maybe Gisella Stewart |
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Post by timrollpickering on Nov 28, 2012 1:46:24 GMT
Does UKIP still have policy that any MP can be recalled, to be manually implemented that if so many constituents sign a petition the MP will put themselves up for a by-election?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2012 8:47:13 GMT
Dont think you find many Labour popping over ... Good. Only ones I would be interested in would be Frank Field and Kate Hoey. Maybe Gisella Stewart well you are welcome to the first one, Hoey may be slightly estranged in the labour party but no chance and Gisella despises all your other so called policies. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 28, 2012 9:12:41 GMT
Interesting to note that both Frank Field and Kate Hoey started their political lives being known as raving leftwingers. Field had made his name by running the Child Poverty Action Group which attacked the Wilson and Callaghan governments for not spending enough on benefits. He did not just look left-wing in comparison to his predecessor Simon Mahon; he joined the Tribune Group and aligned with the left after being elected an MP.
Kate Hoey had been involved with some far left groups in Northern Ireland in her early years and was the most left-wing of the candidates in the selection for Dulwich in 1981. She was included on the Alliance list of '101 Damnations' issued in the 1987 election.
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Post by anthony on Nov 28, 2012 10:12:01 GMT
And sadly yes they are all Tory Quelle surprise?  |
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