Murdoch's Terrier......

[R1Geezer]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1 318943,00.html
Do you think Mckenzie will oust Davis? Tell you what, I'm a Tory as you know but what a tw&t Davis has been I mean he would have been a minister in a couple of years when Cameron kicks Brown's ar5se now there's a real chance ne may not even have a seat, madness!

[Gromit]

Bye-elections are strange things - anything can happen. Remember Neil Hamilton who lost a very safe tory seat to Martin Bell.

While the parliamentary Conservatives oppose 42 days, there is a lot of evidence that the public and grassroots tories are in favour of it. If Davis does try to campaign on this single issue, Murdoch's empire will oppose him.

Or the Monster Raving Looney Party might scrape it.

[jno]

he seems to have resigned on a genuine matter of principle. Those people who claim MPs are only in it for power and money might like to bear this in mind

[Tichfield]

Vote for Kelvin MacKenzie?????

Ha ha ! Best joke I've heard for a long time.

[Gromit]

The votors of Haltemprice and Howden have a difficult choice.

An odious git (who is right)

or

An odious git (who is wrong)

[DrFilth]

if the Monster Raving Looney Party get in power they will lower the price of beer

[Tichfield]

Maybe Mackenzie thinks he would do better in Yorkshire than he did in Weybridge last month.

http://elections.elmbridge.gov.uk/iResults/Res ults/Contestresults.aspx?e=34&c=763

[Gromit]

Tichfield

That was not a bad result for MacKenzie. He polled more than the Lib Dems who are normally in second place in Elmbridge Borough Council.

[jake-the-peg]

He has *NOT* resigned on a matter of principle.

Had the Tories back the proposal with a 3 line whip he might be able to claim that.

The only principle at stake is loosing a vote in parliament.

Robin Cooke standing down as foreign secretary after the decision to go to war in Iraq was a decision of principle this is a publicity stunt.

I suspect Davis is now terrified that Cameron has a shot at being Prime Minister and sees himself growling in the wings for years a la Gordon.

He's doubtlessly considering how he might owst "Hug a Hoodie" before he gets into No. 10

There is no group more Machievellian than the parliamentary Conservative party

[Lucy Thomas]

Neil Hamilton did not lose to Martin Bell in a by-election, he lost in the 1997 general election.

Mr. McKenzie has done himself no favours tonight by describing Hull as a terrible place, or words to that effect.

I only hope that Mr Davis will be funding the cost of this by-election himself as he was the one who instigated it.