More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:07 pm  

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... oices.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... oices.html

Re: More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:18 pm  

He should resign as an MP now. How can his constituents be represented by him if he's suspended? I wonder if the police will also take a look as they did with others.

Re: More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:32 pm  

The suspension is a farce.

If were anyone other than an MP they'd be prosecuted. And rightly so.

Re: More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:42 pm  

Police officers and other public services are jailed for much smaller sums incorrectly claimed. He should be. No question about that if he did misuse public money.

In fact, bring back the stocks and let these politicians face their constituents.

Re: More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:46 pm  

Surely, falsifying the back-up evidence to a claim is deliberate fraud?

Re: More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:47 pm  

Although of course levvying a punishment is not the purpose of parliament or the Labour party, suspending him is the equivalent to a private company doing the same to an individual before calling in the police, or not as the case may be.

Re: More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:26 pm  

Can't believe it - a greedy socialist!!

Re: More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:51 pm  

As opposed to a child-abusing Tory, eh Sal?

Re: More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:05 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Can't believe it - a greedy socialist!!

Re: More political sewage : Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:27 pm  

Mintball wrote:

The suspension is a farce.

If were anyone other than an MP they'd be prosecuted. And rightly so.

McShane WAS investigated by the Met and they decided not to take the matter furether and handed his case back to the Parliamentary Standards Committee. After today's activity, the Met have been invited to re-open the case. I sincerely hope they do and if they and the CPS decide that there is likelyhood of conviction, hope the full weight of the law is brought against him.

He may have been a Labour MP and he may also have had some personal tragedies (first wife and daughter dying) but there is absolutely no place in public office for anyone like him.