Black Tory attended EDL rally

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....ence-League-rall.html

Should this Tory be suspended from the party, for attending an English Defence League rally?

/// Under British law, there is nothing to stop councillors switching political allegiances at any point during their terms.///

Perhaps they should now decide to suspend Cameron, seeing how he has gone over to the Liberals?

[Gromit]

It is not uncommon for one ethnic minority group to dislike another. We lump them all together, but they often mistrust each other. The Handsforth riot was largely black people targetting Asian businesses. He is clear
Y a bit of a mixed up fellow for being in the Conservative Party in the first place.

Cameron is in a coalition Government, which means he does not get all his own way. He is not a traiitor to the Conservatives, and he certainly isn't Liberal. He is just working within the circumstances the electorate have delivered.

[rojash]

/// Under British law, there is nothing to stop councillors switching political allegiances at any point during their terms.///

I'm not sure why this is relevant. Has someone suggested that he should be prosecuted?

[boxtops]

Agree with Gromit, I lived near Handsworth at the time of that rioting in Birmingham.

[anotheoldgit]

rojash

/// I'm not sure why this is relevant. Has someone suggested that he should be prosecuted? ///

It is most relevant seeing that he has been suspended from the party and a internal investigation will now be held by the Conservatives to decide whether he should be permanently expelled from the party.

Surely this is prosecution enough, don't you think.

[Kromovaracun]

"He is clear
Y a bit of a mixed up fellow for being in the Conservative Party in the first place."

You realise there's more than one kind of conservative, right?

[rojash]

"Surely this is prosecution enough, don't you think."
Nope, that's not prosecution. Political parties have rules and standards of behaviour (as do clubs and most other organisations). As such they have the right to investigate whether those rules have been broken, suspend members while investigating, and subsequently might choose to expel someone.

[anotheoldgit]

rojash

Sorry, my fault, I was confusing 'prosecution' with 'persecution.'

I meant to say "Surely this is persecution enough, don't you think".