Wellingborough by-election (successful Recall Petition )

[Sibboleth]

Feb 22, 2024 23:07:46 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

What is more plausible is that Robert Mellish, who knew Foot well from decades as fellow MPs and who had worked with him when they were Chief Whip and Leader of the House, had been considerably exaggerating Tatchell's political position.

Interesting figure, Mellish. In some respects exactly the figure people tend to assume, and in some others (probably more on balance) completely different. Interesting also in terms of urban history as well as political history.

[Sibboleth]

Feb 22, 2024 13:53:08 GMT batman said:

if you mean being a useless opposition party yes, if you mean doing something morally repugnant which is what I thought you meant then no.

Yes, I was bundling together all of the reasons to perhaps wish it had not been...

[Rutlander]

Helen Harrison speaks
conservativehome.com/2024/02/29/helen-harrison-two-weeks-on-from-the-wellingborough-by-election-its-time-that-i-gave-my-side-of-the-story/

[John Chanin]

Feb 29, 2024 14:22:33 GMT Rutlander said:

Helen Harrison speaks
conservativehome.com/2024/02/29/helen-harrison-two-weeks-on-from-the-wellingborough-by-election-its-time-that-i-gave-my-side-of-the-story/

Good for her.  If reselected she would have a good chance at the General Election.  But whatever her independent qualifications, it simply wouldn't wash at a by-election caused by her partner's actions.

[london(ex)tory]

Feb 29, 2024 14:22:33 GMT Rutlander said:

Helen Harrison speaks
conservativehome.com/2024/02/29/helen-harrison-two-weeks-on-from-the-wellingborough-by-election-its-time-that-i-gave-my-side-of-the-story/

"My only regret was that, in the tumult of the campaign, I was unable take part in interviews with the national press. That left a huge vacuum into which this sexist narrative became set."

What was stopping her? There was a steady stream of journos in the constituency throughout the whole campaign. Ben Habib spoke to them, Gen Kitchen spoke to them (apart from when she had diplomatic flu on £28bn-day). Catastrophic misjudgment from either her or her CCHQ handlers.

[The Bishop]

Feb 29, 2024 14:38:44 GMT John Chanin said:

Feb 29, 2024 14:22:33 GMT Rutlander said:

Helen Harrison speaks
conservativehome.com/2024/02/29/helen-harrison-two-weeks-on-from-the-wellingborough-by-election-its-time-that-i-gave-my-side-of-the-story/

Good for her.  If reselected she would have a good chance at the General Election.  But whatever her independent qualifications, it simply wouldn't wash at a by-election caused by her partner's actions.

Hmmm, far from convinced. Unless the Tories do quite a bit better than currently seems likely, but that wouldn't be down to her anyway.