08-03-2017, 10:02 AM
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Heseltine sacked!
That treacherous old fossil, Michael Heseltine, who voted against the government in the House of Lords last night, went to dinner with his wife later and received a phone call to say that his position as Special Advisor to the Commons (5 positions apparently) were no longer his, basically he had been sacked for going against the government on Article 50 in the Lords.GOOD! If there are more in that rest home who are dependent on Theresa for their jobs, out the b....rs! that will teach them to think they can besmirch the democratic right of the people.
He will have plenty of free time on his hands now to think about his actions to gain attention.
08-03-2017, 10:11 AM
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.... And another one bites the dust!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE
One down, 999 more to go!!!
08-03-2017, 12:59 PM
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Sacking Heseltine from his advisory roles, which are not related to Brexit, seems a bit of an autocratic "my way or the highway" approach to me.Heseltine is well known for being a Europhile but I don't feel that his vote to support the amendment that would give Parliament a say in the final Brexit deal has besmirched my democratic right.
I support Brexit but, when I voted for it, I didn't intend my vote to give the Government carte blanche to agree a Brexit Deal without Parliament having any say in whether to accept the final proposal or leave with 'no deal'
I think that the cross party Brexit team & the Govt should be able to get on with the negotiations without having to show their hand in public debate but I fully expected that our elected Parliamentary representatives would get a say on the final deal before it was signed off.
08-03-2017, 01:12 PM
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I voted to get us out I don't imagine I have the brain to do it so I rely on people we voted for doing what is needed to get to that situation. I am reassured that coming out with no deal doesn't mean disaster, and that we can leave while still negotiations some terms. I don't appreciate the lords trying to meddle, they are not elected.Funny enough prior to Blair and Cameron filling the house with party political lords I was much happier allowing hereditary lords making decisions. But it's just a second house packed with politicians now not full of people with other skills and knowledge.
08-03-2017, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Boot
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Sacking Heseltine from his advisory roles, which are not related to Brexit, seems a bit of an autocratic "my way or the highway" approach to me.
He also deserves it for stabbing my Maggie in the back!
As I have said before, I see absolutely no need for the House of Lords. It is, in effect, an exclusive and very expensive private club for previous PMs' mates, and should be abolished.
Those of us who voted for Brexit know exactly why we voted, and we don't need a self-centred and doddery old fossil telling us what we really wanted.
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