U.K. Politics: Nadine Dorries resigns her post as MP - or does she?

[jordi_89]

16 year olds should absolutely be allowed to vote… not that many would, but still!

True.



Except in countries where the far-right is rising, just by looking at the polls. No maam, I don't want your *generic far-right party* to end up 3rd in the polls just because they slayed the vote with people 16-25.

[jordi_89]

The UK and the US should adopt the d'Hondt electoral system. It's easy-ish. It's representative. It's not overtly complicated. You can even apply to Stats and Constituencies, if you don't wanna to it on a General basis.

[Wayne]

Except in countries where the far-right is rising, just by looking at the polls. No maam, I don't want your *generic far-right party* to end up 3rd in the polls just because they slayed the vote with people 16-25.

Is that likely? In the UK, right wing voting is least likely to occur among younger voters, I can't see that expanding the vote to 16-17 year olds would change that.

[jordi_89]

Except in countries where the far-right is rising at the polls = most of Europe.

[Wayne]

Video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qNDIUkO-yTI

Porthmadog: Police officer suspended after punching video

A police officer who was filmed seemingly punching a man nine times while restraining him has been suspended by North Wales Police.

The incident occurred during the arrest of a man, 34, in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, north-west Wales, on Wednesday.

In the footage, a male officer was seen with his arm around the man's neck and appeared to punch him in the face.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had launched an independent investigation.

North Wales Police said on Thursday the matter was being "fully investigated".

The man who was being arrested has been released on bail, the force said.

The video appeared to show the suspect being taken to the ground by a male and female officer after a brief altercation.

Separate footage showed the man being led to a police vehicle with a swollen and bruised face.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65576683

A shocking video, it follows another recent police video where armed police in the UK seemingly shot a couple of dogs when arresting a man.

[theMathematician]

Except in countries where the far-right is rising at the polls = most of Europe.

In Germany, the far-right party is most popular with the mid-agers, meaning between 30 and 60. Younger people tend to vote for the Greens and the Liberals, older ones for the 'traditional' parties Conservatives and Sociodemocrats.

[greek_boy]

Sky News state that Labour would be short of a majority in the next election, if their results are similar - but that Sir Keir would likely be Prime Minister.

oh god... i wonder why Labour doesn't have a bigger lead

[greek_boy]

[greek_boy]

[Wayne]

No this isn't deja-vu! (well it is but it isn't). What a surprise, rule breaker in chief broke some more rules that we didn't know about!

Boris Johnson referred to police over potential Covid rule breaches

Boris Johnson has been referred to police by the Cabinet Office over further potential rule breaches during the Covid pandemic.

The department said it made the referral after a review of documents ahead of the Covid public inquiry.

The former prime minister, who was fined last year for breaking Covid rules in 2020, denies any wrongdoing.

The Metropolitan Police said it was assessing information it had received from the Cabinet Office last week.

"It relates to potential breaches of the Health Protection Regulations between June 2020 and May 2021 at Downing Street," the force added.

A spokesman for Mr Johnson said: "Some abbreviated entries in Mr Johnson's official diary were queried by Cabinet Office during preparation for the Covid inquiry.

The spokesman added that Mr Johnson's lawyers had written to the department, as well as the Commons Privileges Committee, "explaining that the events were lawful and were not breaches of any Covid regulations."

The seven-member committee of MPs has been investigating whether Mr Johnson misled Parliament over Covid rule-breaking events in government buildings.

In a statement, the committee said it had received additional evidence from the government last week and asked Mr Johnson for a response, both of which it would now take into account during its probe.

The Cabinet Office said the material it had passed to police came from the "normal" process of reviewing documents to be submitted to the public inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic.

The public inquiry, which is separate to the privileges committee probe, will begin hearings next month.

The Cabinet Office said officials had been obliged to disclose the documents to the police under civil service rules.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65690243

[Artoo]

Good. It’s incredible how far he’s fallen, when you consider he was probably the most popular politician of the last twenty years, and had such a large amount of goodwill and public support at the start of the pandemic.

[westhammer]

Good. It’s incredible how far he’s fallen, when you consider he was probably the most popular politician of the last twenty years, and had such a large amount of goodwill and public support at the start of the pandemic.

It still baffles me how an utter (basically) Oxbridge aristocratic buffoon had so much away over the British public. He is SO unrelatable for the ‘average’ person yet was adored?

Britain needs more down to earth, didn’t go to private school/Oxbridge, political leadership because the rich elite are destroying the country.

I’m moving to the UK shortly so I have a vested interest now

[theMathematician]

You're moving to a country whose political structures you disagree with?

Johnson's wife is pregnant with his 8th (!) child by the way.

[Artoo]

It still baffles me how an utter (basically) Oxbridge aristocratic buffoon had so much away over the British public. He is SO unrelatable for the ‘average’ person yet was adored?

Britain needs more down to earth, didn’t go to private school/Oxbridge, political leadership because the rich elite are destroying the country.

I’m moving to the UK shortly so I have a vested interest now

He played the bumbling fool and showed he was game for a laugh (like getting stuck on a zip wire). Basically he’s the kind of guy that is probably pretty entertaining down the pub, and we haven’t had a likeable politician in a long time.

It doesn’t bother me that a politician had a comfortable upbringing and was highly educated (in some ways you want the most skilled people in the top jobs), it’s their lack of awareness on the issues facing the public.

An MP should be a resident of the area they represent, and there should be a minimum residency requirement. They should know the people, their needs and dreams, and should vote in line with what they want, not the party line.

[westhammer]

You're moving to a country whose political structures you disagree with?

Johnson's wife is pregnant with his 8th (!) child by the way.

What part of the political structure did I say I disagreed with? I mean you are CONTINUOUSLY moaning about the German government

I agree, we need educated politicians but there also needs to be diversity of background, including those from poorer backgrounds - Rishi/Suala represent ethnic diversity but behind it they are extremely privileged

[theMathematician]

The current German government really has room for improvement, I agree ^^ ! Politicians should represent society's needs, so I even agree with you that different socioeconomic backgrounds should be represented within parliament, though I know that in reality that doesn't really happen because poorer people are less likely to want to become politicians in the first place.

[westhammer]

^I think there are many barriers in place for people from backgrounds in succeeding for sure, and some of that relates to the rich elite (Tories) making sure that doesn’t change.

Australia’s current PM was born and raised in social housing

[Wayne]

The Leader of the Green Party and their only MP will not stand at the next election, effectively resigning her post. A huge loss, Caroline is an exemplary MP.

[greek_boy]

'We're looking at a December election:' PMQs analysed | LBC

[Spartan]

Can't believe Priti Patel is being given a damehood. Makes me sick to the pit of my stomach.

[greek_boy]

This is a joke.

[Wayne]

Can't believe Priti Patel is being given a damehood. Makes me sick to the pit of my stomach.

It is utterly disgraceful, and Jacob Rees-Smug a knighthood!

Its basically Boris rewarding his mates for a job (not) well done.

[Wayne]

In other big news. Nadine Dorries - who this morning said the total opposite - has resigned with immediate effect as MP, triggering a by-election. She wasn’t included on the honours list and will not be moving into the Lords as she expected.

[Wayne]

Omg! Bye bitch!

Boris Johnson resigns as MP with immediate effect.

[Wayne]

So stepping down before he was forced into a by-election situation.