…is considered to be a prejudicial question, and generally inappropriate.
I wonder if we’re allowed to make an exception for Croydon Central MP Andrew Pelling?
According to the BBC, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his young wife and Bailed to return on October 1st.
I wonder if wife-assault is a deselection criterion in the Conservative Party? Didn’t Howard Flight get dumped for proposing tax cuts? Surely wife-assault is worse?
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Wasn’t it a Hunt Master who said beating up a hunt saboteur was much the same as beating the wife - ‘a private matter’. It’s all part of what makes Briaian great.
Davd said this on September 20th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Surely in the Tory party this means a promotion?
Rob Marchant said this on September 21st, 2007 at 1:50 pm
It’s par for the course. See James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire, he left his wife while she was recovering from cancer for a Countryside Alliance worker (she was married too). Later he downplayed how serious her illness was. nice.
Phil c said this on September 24th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
… and the Chief Executive of the Scottish Countryside Alliance had an affair with a married member of staff.
Davd said this on September 25th, 2007 at 1:35 pm