Reform UK's chronicles

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Actually, you said "not proven yet" - I quoted what you posted…

It's only a matter of time, remember when angela raynor was hounded out of office, guess who has broken the ministerial code 17 times and failed to declare 380k of outside earnings on time, yeah its the man of the people, good old nige, shame he'll now no doubt be made to resign under the guise of it only being right

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

It's only a matter of time, remember when angela raynor was hounded out of office, guess who has broken the ministerial code 17 times and failed to declare 380k of outside earnings on time, yeah its the man of the people, good old nige, shame he'll now no doubt be made to resign under the guise of it only being right

Raynor was found to have breached the ministerial code. So she resigned (wasn't "hounded" because Starmer instigated the investigation.

Farage gets as much attention as Raynor, but there's nothing to pin on him that would merit resignation. Maybe even "yet".

[jem]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Anyone remember what Farage said about Christian Wakeford defecting from the Conservative Party to Labour?

"If he calls a by-election then that's fine. If not, he is the Dishonourable Member for Bury South."

40 seconds in at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl5zbMP7gc0

Funny how he's changed his tune now that Conservatives are defecting to Reform! The challenger party is now just looking the same as the incumbent parties.

This happens every single time that an MP jumps ship and joins another party. Everyone demands that he or she resigns their seat, well everyone except the party that they have joined. Highly hypocritical as they all do it, until it happens to suit them.

And in a way, that’s fine, remember we don’t (technically) vote for a party, we vote for an individual to represent us in Parliament. At most they would have five years to ‘come good’ or be kicked out.

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

It's only a matter of time, remember when angela raynor was hounded out of office, guess who has broken the ministerial code 17 times and failed to declare 380k of outside earnings on time, yeah its the man of the people, good old nige, shame he'll now no doubt be made to resign under the guise of it only being right

Except ‘Man of the People’, our Nigel,* unlike Angela Reynor who was Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing; isn’t a minister, isn’t subject to the Ministerial Code, holds no office, so there really isn’t anything for him to resign from.

Of course he could resign his seat; but he was elected by the good people of Clacton to represent them. And I think it only fair that they see and hopefully take on board his behaviour, and decide at the next election if the really is the best person to have their interests at heart!

* I am being sarcastic. I do sometimes feel the need to mention this, just in case the nuance gets lost.

[Sephiroth]

Why should Farage resign his seat? What has he done so wrong?

Farage fence-sitting, trying not to upset Trump….

https://www.independent.co.uk/bullet...-b2905022.html

Nigel Farage stated the world would be a “better, more secure place” if America took over Greenland in a speech at World Economic Forum in Davos.

The Reform UK leader, however, disagreed with the idea based on his belief in national self-determination.

So, in summary, he thinks it’s a good idea, but doesn’t agree with it…

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Anyone remember what Farage said about Christian Wakeford defecting from the Conservative Party to Labour?

"If he calls a by-election then that's fine. If not, he is the Dishonourable Member for Bury South."

40 seconds in at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl5zbMP7gc0

Funny how he's changed his tune now that Conservatives are defecting to Reform! The challenger party is now just looking the same as the incumbent parties.

Farage’s revenge for the cancelled council elections!

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

It's only a matter of time, remember when angela raynor was hounded out of office, guess who has broken the ministerial code 17 times and failed to declare 380k of outside earnings on time, yeah its the man of the people, good old nige, shame he'll now no doubt be made to resign under the guise of it only being right

It has been accepted that this was just an administrative error by a staffer who didn’t put through in time. There was no intention to deceive. Farage’s party will not receive a penalty.

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Originally Posted by Hugh

Farage fence-sitting, trying not to upset Trump….

https://www.independent.co.uk/bullet...-b2905022.html



So, in summary, he thinks it’s a good idea, but doesn’t agree with it…

It’s a good idea, but Trump has gone about it the wrong way.

Not sure what the Reform Candidate for London Mayor’s message is here - is it

a) I’m following in Trump’s footsteps

b) A vote for me is a vote for Nuclear Winter

c) If you vote for me, I’ll give London mountains

d) When it snows, I'm going to kidnap a penguin from London Zoo

[Carth]

To me, that shows an idiot who thinks making a silly image will appeal to the masses . . . and the message is "look at me, aren't I clever"

[thenry]

Her names fitting, liar conningthem

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Carth

To me, that shows an idiot who thinks making a silly image will appeal to the masses . . . and the message is "look at me, aren't I clever"

"Mummy, guess what I made at school today on Chat GPT?"
Laila Cunningham "Hold my tea!"

Braverman's defected now...

And from July last year...

https://archive.ph/RWTk8

Reform warns it wouldn't take Liz Truss or Suella Braverman if they decided to leave the Tories amid concerns they would damage the party's image

After a string of recent defections, it turns out there are some Tories Reform still wouldn't take.

Nigel Farage is set to reject any bids to jump ship from Suella Braverman or Liz Truss amid concerns they would damage Reform's image, the Mail has learnt.

Speculation is rife that Mrs Braverman could switch allegiance while Ms Truss has been tipped as a potential defector.

Despite the huge publicity value of attracting a former home secretary or prime minister, Reform sources said neither would be welcome.

One well-placed insider claimed Mrs Braverman was 'not a team player', adding: 'Her record shows she is just too disruptive.'

And the source said Ms Truss joining would be a 'non-starter' as she has 'far too much baggage in the public's mind'.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Braverman's defected now...

Tories Reloaded

I wonder when Truss crosses over?

The Conservative response to the defection is a bit nasty...

https://www.express.co.uk/news/polit...m-keir-starmer

A Conservative Party spokesman said: “It was always a matter of when, not if, Suella would defect. The Conservatives did all we could to look after Suella’s mental health, but she was clearly very unhappy. She says she feels that she has ‘come home’, which will come as a surprise to the people who chose not to elect a Reform MP in her constituency in 2024.

“There are some people who are MPs because they care about their communities and want to deliver a better country. There are others who do it for their personal ambition.

Suella stood for leader of the Conservatives in 2022 and came sixth, behind Kemi and Tom Tugendhat. In 2024 she could not even muster enough supporters to get on the ballot. She has now decided to try her luck with Nigel Farage, who said last year he didn’t want her in Reform. They really are doing our ‘Spring cleaning'!

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Hugh

The Conservative response to the defection is a bit nasty...

https://www.express.co.uk/news/polit...m-keir-starmer

Does come across as quite snarky, especially that bit about mental health.

[thenry]

Nasty because they said mental health?

Her home is a prison cell the national treasure I mean security risk.