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He's excelled in sailing close to the wind for decades whilst manoeuvring himself into a position where he can [b][u]grandstand and mis-[/u][/b]judge the conduct of others in his Chairing role
that's more like it
Perhaps the best way of dealing with it would for a new House of Commons Ctte to be formed whereby all the people Vaz grilled on camera should now have the opportunity to individually grill him one by one for the same length of time?
he was just in a race to the bottom.
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Perhaps the best way of dealing with it would for a new House of Commons Ctte to be formed whereby all the people Vaz grilled on camera should now have the opportunity to individually grill him one by one for the same length of time?
I would pay to watch that.
anyway, I'm sure we can all trust Corbyn to take a robust, decisive stance on the matter to demonstrate that he is a leader not afraid of leading.
Speaking of conflicts of interest, I see the indepentent General Medical Council has come out against the junior doctor's strikes- that'd be the same independent General Medical Council that's appointed as their new CEO Charles Massey, Director General of the Department of Health, who worked with Jeremy Hunt on drafting the new junior doctor's contract. Oh and junior doctors have to be registered with said GMC and pay for the privilege.
But that's a different sort of paying to get ****ed up the arse so it's probably not in the news
Just5minutes has it. I'm not particularly bothered what MPs get up to in their private lives so long as it is not illegal, does not put them at undue risk of being blackmailed/influenced, and is not directly at odds with their position.
Vaz, however has a long list of dodgy dealings, getting away with it on technicalities, yet pushing the moral agenda. Basically, he is a bit of a crook. If this is his 'tax evasion - Al Capone' moment, then good, because he is one of the old guard of sleazy MPs who need rooting out.
Hmmm wonder if he's got a mountain bike..... Isn't the STW mantra coke and hookers 🙂
I imagine his constituents don't want to be represented by someone who encourages drug use and prostition.
I imagine his constituents don't want to be represented by someone who encourages drug use and prostition.
You've not been to Leicester have you?
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Keith must be relieved!
Ken is on the airwaves to defend him. And talk about Hitler, obviously.
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Ken is on the airwaves to defend him. And talk about Hitler, obviously.
Should be amusing. What program and when?
CaptainFlashheart - MemberKen is on the airwaves to defend him. And talk about Hitler, obviously.
This can't possibly not work
Keith must be relieved!
That's what led to this problem in the first place.
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Ken is on the airwaves to defend him.
He's definitely finished.
As an aside during Corbyn's 90 minutes in front of the Home Affairs Select Commitee on anti-Semitism Vaz hardly spoke, most questioing came from other panel members. Chaka was far more challenging in his questioning. Vaz just chaired the meeting and invited each questioner and kept them to time. He till tell Shami off for repeatedly passing Corbyn notes on what to say
... and he is gone from the committee - now to clean parliament and get him out completely.
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@cranberry he cannot be ejected from Parliament / MP for this as no crime has been committed, he has to resign.
Seems Corbyn is supposedly keen to see him kicked off the NEC. Kinder Gentler Politics and pro LGBT ?
Yes Corbyn wants rid of him because of bigotry what other reason could there be given his conduct of late. FFS fella have a word withyourself
here is a rampant Corbynista from the Daily Mail - FFS the DM is being more balanced than you
Tory MP Andrew Bridgen, who has lodged complaints about Mr Vaz with the parliamentary sleaze watchdog, police and charity commission, said he was 'not fit to be an MP'.'Keith Vaz has belatedly done today what he should have done on Sunday,' he told MailOnline.
'In dragging out his resignation as chair of the committee he has brought both himself, parliament and other parliamentarians into disrepute.'
Asked whether Mr Vaz should remain a member of Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee, Mr Corbyn said: ‘The NEC will be discussing that next week when Keith attends the meeting.
‘Keith will be there as I understand it, he is an elected member of the NEC and whatever decision is made on his future will obviously be partly made by him but at the moment we’re waiting news on this.’
Harsh words indeed from the [s]tory MP[/s] terrorist sympathiser old tired and now of course LGBT hating lefty 🙄
Ah, I see Corbyn is simultaneously being accused of weak leadership for not sacking him, and also of scheming to get rid of him because he hates teh gays. Schroedinger's politician, we don't know what he's doing, we just know we hate it.
I just find it curious, he's done nothing illegal. Immoral yes but not illegal. Why does he have to leave the NEC or stand down as an MP ?
[s]Unlike you most folk would like moral Mps /MEC members?
Why on earth have you asked this?[/s]
You really have to be at davidtaylforth levels of trolling to have done that phrased like that
I just find it curious, he's done nothing illegal. Immoral yes but not illegal. Why does he have to leave the NEC or stand down as an MP ?
He's in a position of trust. He's shown himslef to be duplicious, dishonest, self-ineterested and having appalling judgement.
Why should he represent his constituents in Parliament? Why not get someone in who has a better understanding of what the job entails?
He's in a position of trust. He's shown himself to be duplicitous, dishonest, self-interested and having appalling judgement.
You're talking about Keith, right ? Not Jeremy ?
As for breaking the law - intent to supply ? There is evidence of Keith offering to get coke for the prostitute he was going to "attack" or "break in".
I just find it curious, he's done nothing illegal. Immoral yes but not illegal. Why does he have to leave the NEC or stand down as an MP ?
Because he has been lying to Parliament on a regular basis. Every time he sat down as a member/chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee he declared no interests, despite being very interested in prostitutes, immigrants, poppers and cocaine. All of these things have been subject to reports by that same committee.
He is a self serving liar, not a public servant.
Some on here would clearly still vote for him.
Maybe the like his edgy new character.
It's certainly going to be interesting to see how he accounts for the £4m of property he's reportedly managed to accrue on his back bench MP's salary plus the £60K his wife reportedly earns a year.
Last year the pair of them bought two properties totalling c£850K - in cash.
How many people have £850K in cash to hand when it would take many lifetimes of full time employment on £130K joint incomes to save that?
You can't ask questions like that.
It's racist
Has any other Labour MP survived so much stuff? How does he keep his seat? Who votes for a shit bag like him?
"Who votes for a shit bag like him?" I suspect Labour voters, I could be wrong.
Sadly, that's true.
As evidence I'll introduce Hazel Blears, who depsite being a lying smug windbag and proven fraudster managed to get re-elected as the alternative was (gasp!) a Tory.
It's certainly going to be interesting to see how he accounts for the £4m of property he's reportedly managed to accrue on his back bench MP's salary plus the £60K his wife reportedly earns a year.Last year the pair of them bought two properties totalling c£850K - in cash.
How many people have £850K in cash to hand when it would take many lifetimes of full time employment on £130K joint incomes to save that?
Hard to know exactly where his money has come from, but there's no doubt he's been involved with some very questionable businesses...
Sure there's much to be told of his links to Nadhmi Auchi and General Mediterranean Holdings, but doubt it will make it to the media past the lawyers.
Most of the tory MPs I would guessHow many people have £850K in cash to hand when it would take many lifetimes of full time employment on £130K joint incomes to save that?
"Who votes for a shit bag like him?"
Plenty of examples of Mps with dubious moral character from Boris* to Keith
No idea why folk keep voting for them - party loyalty means more than morality?
Is it only the labour ones or just the asian ones or just the allegedly/probably/possibly bisexual ones you get upset by?
*fathered a child and used an injunction to ban her knowledge being made public
Is it only the labour ones or just the asian ones or just the allegedly/probably/possibly bisexual ones you get upset by?
So by suggesting the Keith Vaz isn't fit to be a MP makes me a Tory, Racist, Bigot?
Do you think that he is an honest, trustworthy character?
He's a lying, corrupt, cheat.
His race and sexuality have got nothing to do with it.
I would suggest that he is an example of the worst of positive discrimination that is just one end of the spectrum of what is wrong with UK politics.
FWIW I don't think that Boris and his Bullingdon Club chums are fit to be MP's either.
It may be hard for some to understand but suggesting that a labour MP is elected by labour voters is not a politically biased comment. Would it help seem more apolitical if I point out my observations on tory voters? I suspect they try and vote for a tory candidate. Its a sort of conspiracy when you consider that Libdems vote for a Libdem candidate, also other candidates expect their supporters to vote for them. See thats whats wrong with our political system, people vote for who they like (Yes there are exceptions).