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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2016 11:19:46 GMT
Stephen Phillips QC MP steps down with immediate effect.
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Post by edinburghtory on Nov 4, 2016 11:21:06 GMT
Is there any indication on whether he plans to stand for re-election?
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Post by swindonlad on Nov 4, 2016 11:23:15 GMT
'Irreconcilable policy differences with the Current Government'
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Post by peterl on Nov 4, 2016 11:27:39 GMT
2015 Result
Conservative Stephen Phillips 34,805 56.2% +4.6
Labour Jason Pandya-Wood 10,690 17.3% +0.4
UKIP Steven Hopkins 9,716 15.7% +12.1
Liberal Democrat Matthew Holden 3,500 5.7% -12.5
Lincolnshire Independents Marianne Overton 3,233 5.2% -1.2
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2016 11:31:45 GMT
Is there any indication on whether he plans to stand for re-election? Statement indicates not. He feels he can no longer represent his constituents. Doesn't totally rule out re-standing as an independent but it doesn't seem like it. |
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Post by mboy on Nov 4, 2016 11:46:50 GMT
This does seem odd. He's a Brexiter, but apparently doesn't like the kind of Brexit the Govt is going for...even though we don't really know what that is yet!?
The result here isnt in doubt, although a UKIP 2nd place isnt out of the question.
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Post by RichardMills on Nov 4, 2016 11:49:47 GMT
Will be interesting to see if UKIP stand here. Part of the reason they didn't stand in Richmond is due to the costs of campaigning and they now seem to be operating on limited resources. Unliess they have a high profile candidate (the 1 known UKIP figure) they know they won't get close so would just look to be an option and save their deposit.
Conservative PPCs will be queuing up to get their applications in here.
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Post by swindonlad on Nov 4, 2016 11:52:23 GMT
Will be interesting to see if UKIP stand here. Part of the reason they didn't stand in Richmond is due to the costs of campaigning and they now seem to be operating on limited resources. Unliess they have a high profile candidate (the 1 known UKIP figure) they know they won't get close so would just look to be an option and save their deposit. Conservative PPCs will be queuing up to get their applications in here. Especially as the boundary commission has been very kind; reduction of 14k voters & still a 20k majority! |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 4, 2016 11:58:49 GMT
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Post by pepperminttea on Nov 4, 2016 12:01:32 GMT
Will be interesting to see if UKIP stand here. Part of the reason they didn't stand in Richmond is due to the costs of campaigning and they now seem to be operating on limited resources. Unliess they have a high profile candidate (the 1 known UKIP figure) they know they won't get close so would just look to be an option and save their deposit. Conservative PPCs will be queuing up to get their applications in here. They will stand as this seat is decent for the demographically speaking (a lot better than Witney where they stood), Richmond is one of the worst seats for than so it's not surprising they couldn't be asked to throw a deposit down the drain. Incidentally initial odds have them second favourites at 16/1 with the Tories by far the favourites on 1/50 and Labour and the Lib Dems nowhere on 50/1. This will be an easy Tory hold. |
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 4, 2016 12:03:51 GMT
Ah yes, the days when "derogatory tweets" were responsible for all evil in the world...... |
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Post by finsobruce on Nov 4, 2016 12:38:50 GMT
“It’s what he says. As regards getting out the working-class vote, I have not given that much thought.
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Nov 4, 2016 13:02:57 GMT
What about our old friend Fair Deal Phil Dilkes
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 4, 2016 13:05:30 GMT
What about our old friend Fair Deal Phil Dilkes Lives in the next door constituency (and at the far southern end of it). Possible. Note that in the local elections in 2015 Labour had only one candidate in the whole constituency. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 4, 2016 13:42:33 GMT
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Nov 4, 2016 13:56:52 GMT
Poor David Cameron
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Nov 4, 2016 14:05:04 GMT
This does seem odd. He's a Brexiter, but apparently doesn't like the kind of Brexit the Govt is going for...even though we don't really know what that is yet!? The result here isnt in doubt, although a UKIP 2nd place isnt out of the question. Not that odd - he was on the Parliamentary sovereignty end of the Brexit camp. Though it seems it isn't just that - wider concerns about the direction of government policy, apparently. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2016 14:11:45 GMT
So Theresa May has had three of her MPs resign in her first four months in charge. Pretty good going.
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Post by manchesterman on Nov 4, 2016 14:38:12 GMT
So Theresa May has had three of her MPs resign in her first four months in charge. Pretty good going. Makes Corbyn look positively unifying! |
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Post by mrpastelito on Nov 4, 2016 15:20:36 GMT
Will be interesting to see if UKIP stand here. Part of the reason they didn't stand in Richmond is due to the costs of campaigning and they now seem to be operating on limited resources. Unliess they have a high profile candidate (the 1 known UKIP figure) they know they won't get close so would just look to be an option and save their deposit. Suzanne Evans seeking UKIP's nomination. |
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