Today Reform UK expanded its number of MPs by 1 as they've captured a sitting MP for the first time. Conservative shadow work and pensions minister Danny Kruger (no relation to Freddy) has jumped ship to reform stating the Conservative party is over.
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Welcome aboard ship mate , now swab them decks.
Breaking news , the Speaker of the House has granted a Conservative request for an emergency debate over the Mandelson / Epstein scandal in an effort to get the government to release details of what they and Starmer knew and when which could show Starmer lied in Parliament which would make him toast.
Debate has been scheduled for tomorrow so not long to wait.
Anyone hear the sound of bells tolling ?
Quote:Announcing his defection, Mr Kruger said: "The Conservative Party is over, over as a national party, over as the principal opposition to the Left.
"But I am not despondent because conservatism is not over. It's never been needed more. And actually, it's never been more vibrant.
"Because the failure of the Conservative Party has created space for an alternative. The flame is passing from one torch to another."
He said his defection is "very painful" but added: "I'm leaving because I think the party is over."
https://news.sky.com/story/danny-kruger-...m-13431586
Welcome aboard ship mate , now swab them decks.
Breaking news , the Speaker of the House has granted a Conservative request for an emergency debate over the Mandelson / Epstein scandal in an effort to get the government to release details of what they and Starmer knew and when which could show Starmer lied in Parliament which would make him toast.
Debate has been scheduled for tomorrow so not long to wait.
Anyone hear the sound of bells tolling ?
Quote:The Speaker has granted permission for an emergency debate on the appointment and vetting of Peter Mandelson, which the Conservatives hope to use to increase pressure on the government to publish all the documents to do with this.”
The government has so far declined to release the details of the vetting that the Labour peer underwent before he was appointed as the UK's ambassador to the US.
The Tories pledged to use parliamentary procedure to change this, and David Davis just asked Lindsay Hoyle for permission to do this.
He has now granted it - in a further blow for the PM.
The debate will be held tomorrow and last for a maximum of three hours, Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said.
It will begin at 12:30pm, it is understood - as it will be "the first item of public business".
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-late...m-12593360