Given that he had the whip suspended almost as soon as the story first broke, you're probably right there's more to this than is currently known, especially considering how slow the whip was removed for others like Wragg (who ended up giving it up himself).
I'm sure Greater Manchester Police will be able to spare 12 detectives to investigate.
Sounds a bit like a certain individual who allegedly used campaign funds to pay off an adult film star.
The action against SNCF was a claim in a local court in South-West France. The family of a Polish Jew had claimed damages against SNCF as he had been transported by one of their trains to an internment camp in Nazi-occupied France. The local court ruled than SNCF was liable. The successful appeal was heard in the French divisional court which found against the claimant but not on the basis that SNCF had been coerced. It made its decision on the basis that the lower court was not competent to rule on the legal liability of the SNCF. The family pledged to appeal the decision (it was in fact a test case for a large number of potential claimants) but I can find no reports of such an appeal. However, in 2015, the French government agreed to pay $60m to the USA as compensation for (mainly) American victims of the holocaust whom SNCF had transported to internment camps. In return, "...the United States will ensure an enduring legal peace for France with regard to Holocaust deportation claims in the United States,” alluding to lawsuits brought in the US against the French state rail company SNCF. Here's an article explaining that and more:
You could ask that of the selection process generally, given some of those still in job despite clearly not being fit for it irrespective of where in the country they sit.
Possibly. I can't speak for the south west* but those Kent MPs where there are or have been issues (with the exception of Mr Elphicke) it is because they are ineffective or motormouths rather than anything else.
Anywhere that's a safe seat(s) is higher risk I think, as MPs there take being elected for granted and can be complacent after a while. Swing seats, while not immune, the MP has to deliver much more to remain in office.
I guess jumping up and down and making a lot of noise is one way of convincing your voters you're doing something.
Mr Gullis only became notorious/strident/opinionated/"telling it how it is" (delete according to your opinion about him) after he was elected.
This is a very contentious issue as of course there are many who due to one reason or another do have genuine long term health or mental problems.
Yikes, these plans are really going cause issues!I see Sunak is attacking what he calls "sick note culture" now, including removing the right to get a sick note from a GP:
Sunak to tackle 'sick note culture' in speech on welfare reform
The PM will say the focus should be on "what work you can do", but Labour says he has run out of ideas.www.bbc.co.uk
Attracting quite a bit of criticism from mental health professionals. To me, it does seem to denigrate people who may well have genuine long-term health, including mental health, problems.
He seems to tick every right-wing-cliche box. Anti-immigration? Check. Anti-woke? Check. Environmentalist sceptic? Check. Pro-austerity? Check. Pro-Brexit? Check. Anti pro-Palestine demonstrations? Check. And now he's using the tired old Tory "workshy" cliche. Such is the predictability of his position on just about everything, you could probably replace him with a computer program.
It seems patently obvious that he is only interested in attracting potential Reform voters and not interested in the centre - and as a result is second only to Truss as most right-wing post-war British PM. And I do get the impression that he has a distinct lack of empathy for certain people in society, perhaps due to his extremely privileged background, both financially and socially.
A lot harder than most people think.
I thought exactly the same.
I see Sunak is attacking what he calls "sick note culture" now, including removing the right to get a sick note from a GP:
Sunak to tackle 'sick note culture' in speech on welfare reform
The PM will say the focus should be on "what work you can do", but Labour says he has run out of ideas.www.bbc.co.uk
Attracting quite a bit of criticism from mental health professionals. To me, it does seem to denigrate people who may well have genuine long-term health, including mental health, problems.
He seems to tick every right-wing-cliche box. Anti-immigration? Check. Anti-woke? Check. Environmentalist sceptic? Check. Pro-austerity? Check. Pro-Brexit? Check. Anti pro-Palestine demonstrations? Check. And now he's using the tired old Tory "workshy" cliche. Such is the predictability of his position on just about everything, you could probably replace him with a computer program.
It seems patently obvious that he is only interested in attracting potential Reform voters and not interested in the centre - and as a result is second only to Truss as most right-wing post-war British PM. And I do get the impression that he has a distinct lack of empathy for certain people in society, perhaps due to his extremely privileged background, both financially and socially.
