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Former conservative chancellor defects to reform UK, who else thinks there should be an election there as many will have voted for the party?

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By *erscumdumpMan
1 day ago

Watford

"Former conservative chancellor defects to reform UK, who else thinks there should be an election there as many will have voted for the party?"

Yep, defection should automatically trigger a local election.

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By *essa_MTV/TS
1 day ago

Red Rose County

You vote in an MP not a party delegate

If your MP changes allegiance during his or her tenure. You get to pass your opinion at the next election. Unless of course you have a successful recall petition.

It does look like the rats are leaving the sinking ship though

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By *ndrewukMan
1 day ago

Cheshire West ..........

"Former conservative chancellor defects to reform UK, who else thinks there should be an election there as many will have voted for the party?"

He’s not an MP (didn’t stand in 2024) so he’s a member of the public so headline should read “member of public joins political party”

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By *wladMan
24 hours ago

high wycombe

At this point Reform UK might as well be renamed The Tories 2.0 with the amount of former Tories that have defected to them, which is interesting since Nigel claimed they were ruining the country.

A quick google shows that so far Nadhim Zahawi, Danny Kruger, Nadine Dorries, Jake Berry, Andrea Jenkyns, Jonathan Gullis, Chris Green, Lia Nici, Maria Caulfield, Malcolm Offord, David Jones, Anne Marie Morris, Adam Holloway and Marco Longhi have defected from the Conservatives to Reform.

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By *awnmowermanMan
24 hours ago

Sittingbourne

I wonder if reform will pay to heat his wife's stables, the way the British taxpayer had to?

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By *im le2Man
23 hours ago

aylestone leic

"Former conservative chancellor defects to reform UK, who else thinks there should be an election there as many will have voted for the party?"

Oh I see the conservatives know there going to loose so a former chancellor has defected hoping he will be able to f**K up another party. If you couldn't do the job the first time don't try again.

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By *1CrowMan
23 hours ago

Sandhurst

Fascist party

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By *im le2Man
23 hours ago

aylestone leic

"Former conservative chancellor defects to reform UK, who else thinks there should be an election there as many will have voted for the party?

He’s not an MP (didn’t stand in 2024) so he’s a member of the public so headline should read “member of public joins political party”

Just shows what a good job he did. If Evan his own party didn't want him to stand again.

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By *aremanMan
23 hours ago

Hingham

Tories need a houseclean. In the long run, the more selfservatives who leave, the better for the party.

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By *ildwestheroMan
23 hours ago

Llandrindod Wells

Why should there be a general election? Much as I detest the current government, an election would solve nothing. Almost certain it would result in a hung parliament and an ineffective minority or coalition government.

Also nearly all the defectors are not sitting MPs. Most either stood down or lost their seats in 2024. Bandwagon jumpers hoping to revive their failed or flagging political careers. The latest defection is hardly a loss to the Conservatives or much of a gain to the Faragistas. He was a bit of an arrogant slimeball and doubt he has much of a following.

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By *idingcockMan
21 hours ago

Driffield

Mr Zahawi had to come to an ‘arrangement’ with HMRC whilst he was Chancellor didn’t he? Reform are welcome to him.

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By *erasusMan
20 hours ago

Glasgow

An election?

What madness is this?

The level of ignorance about the British constitutional conventions is astounding 😳

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By *cunnySucker69 OP Man
17 hours ago

Scunthorpe

"An election?

What madness is this?

The level of ignorance about the British constitutional conventions is astounding 😳"

I was talking about what should happen in an Ideal world which obviously would not include Scotland

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By *essa_MTV/TS
16 hours ago

Red Rose County

"An election?

What madness is this?

The level of ignorance about the British constitutional conventions is astounding 😳"

Britain may have conventions but it doesn’t have a constitution.

If it does please tell me where they have written it down

Magna Carta was written in 1215 and has standing in English Law but none in Scots Law. So it can’t be considered a constitution

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By *evanianMan
15 hours ago

Flintshire

"An election?

What madness is this?

The level of ignorance about the British constitutional conventions is astounding 😳

Britain may have conventions but it doesn’t have a constitution.

If it does please tell me where they have written it down

Magna Carta was written in 1215 and has standing in English Law but none in Scots Law. So it can’t be considered a constitution "

Britain does have a constitution, just not a written one. It's a mix of things like Magna Carta, laws and traditions. Not having it in one place doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The Magna Carta is part of it, influencing more than just English law, and adding to the UK's constitutional history.

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By *essa_MTV/TS
14 hours ago

Red Rose County

"An election?

What madness is this?

The level of ignorance about the British constitutional conventions is astounding 😳

Britain may have conventions but it doesn’t have a constitution.

If it does please tell me where they have written it down

Magna Carta was written in 1215 and has standing in English Law but none in Scots Law. So it can’t be considered a constitution

How can Britain have a constitution. If it isn’t written down.

How for instance would you go to law to enforce your constitutional rights? You can’t because it doesn’t exist.

Britain and the British have an imaginary constitution made up of common law and precedent set in the higher courts. As I said before point it out to me. Where this mysterious constitution is and who enforces it. What's the punishment for breaking it.

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By *andomguy321Man
14 hours ago

reading

It does look like the rats are leaving the sinking ship though "

And joining a bandwagon

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