Dominic Raab,

[gulliver1]

Has announced, he will be standing down as an MP at the GE. He joins 30 other Tory MPs who have announced exit plans including Sajid Javid, and George Eustice .Do you think they know the writing is on the wall for the Cons

[Zacs-Master]

https://labourlist.org/2021/12/rolling-list-labour-mps-standing-down-ahead-of-the-next-general-election/

[Gromit]

It is not unusual for ex-Ministers to not seek re-election.
They have been there, risen as high as they ever will, and life on the backbenches dull by comparison.
Many of the 30 MPs are in seats that they could lose, so stepping down avoids the ignominy of defeat.

[gulliver1]

Matt Hancock won't be missed, or Nadine Dorris.

[bednobs]

this just in: man changes job

[gulliver1]

Wonder, what new Job Pincher is thinking of going for.?

[Zacs-Master]

Have you had a look at my list, Gulli, or are you studiously avoiding it?

[gulliver1]

Wonder how many of these ex mps will end up on that new TV series , to be screened next year.
"I am a Conservative get me out of here"

[Zacs-Master]

The Conservative ones or the Labour ones?

[vulcan42]

gulliver has 'ignoring relevant articles that goes against his rant' down to a fine art.

[Peter Pedant]

It is not unusual for ex-Ministers to not seek re-election.

up to 1800, they submitted themselves to by-election so that their voters cd vote on their performance
AND
the ublic audit office went over their lu-lu whilst in office and if they had er claimed too much they claimed it back

Banks of Kingston Lucy - the needle helped in the decipherment of hieroglyphic - had to pay £1000
oo-er My Lord that was quite a lot in 18-whenever

[Peter Pedant]

odd - ex MPs saying I have achieved as much as I can

for whatever - Matthew Parris, was told that Thatcher knew he was gay and so he wd not hold ANY office !

what happened to - - can he run a ministry? ( not every MP can)

[DTCwordfan]

Vulcan - true - wit my earlier 'Evening Things Up' thread
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1838075.html#answer-13572360

[Peter Pedant]

Raab
2000 majority
and the acquittal over bullying has done for him apparently

as in done him in

[Bobbisox1]

I wish people would accept that Gulliver is King of the wind-ups, he’s not going to answer you but he’ll put a spin on what you post , his vocabulary consists of Cons, Con Club, Boris,( especially Boris) radicalised and not much else,he can but won’t do links because that would be him being cooperative , gets off at saying he’s drinking a pina Colada in a different place , I’m not interested at all where he lives,turns answers to insults and gets away with what many don’t , Gulliver to sum up,is a bear baiter …..and should be taken with a pinch of salt :0)

[vulcan42]

Bobbisox, what you have written is the definition of a troll but for some unknown reason this site has a different idea of what a troll is, seeing as how trolling is mentioned in Site Rules and yet these people remain.

[drmorgans]

Re: trolls. We all have the option of ignoring posts, if sufficient numbers do it then they wither and die.

Trolls actively seek out posters to harass and intimidate. Gulliver doesn't do that, despite his one-eyed Labour, anti-Tory perspective.

[Zacs-Master]

'gulliver has 'ignoring relevant articles that goes against his rant' down to a fine art.'

He fails to see it just makes him look even more juvenile.

[Deskdiary]

So on a pro-rata basis the number of Tory MPs not seeking re-election is not too dissimilar to the number of Labour MPs not seeking re-election.

Massive fail there Gulliver. On to your next one.

[THECORBYLOON]

According to Wikipedia,

"As of 23 May 2023, a total of 55 Members of Parliament have announced their intention to not stand for re-election (Conservative: 37, Labour: 13, Independent: 4, Plaid Cymru: 1)."

[DTCwordfan]

Watch out, Mr G will be in full flood, or diarrohea as it's just been announced that his 'boyfriend' has had his case from #10 referrred to His Maj's Met Police.... an AB VGW is now in force, 'Verbal Garbage Warning'.