Thread 27 Starmer: He's a very clever cat

[DuncinToffee]

A nod to the Chief Mouser

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It's like steak without kidney. Peaches without cream. Sonny without Cher. (That's enough poetic pairings - Ed.)

They are representative of their party too. People don’t vote for a person, they don’t know the person. They vote for the policies of the party they represent.

Not all circles can be squared.

I don’t think this square was ever a circle. We vote for a person as a representative of a party.

Getting the representation you voted for in Parliament isn’t remotely the same as a commercial transaction.

I agree, most, not all, thats too big a generalisation, vote for a party, if that MP then changes allegiance, then that should trigger a by-election.

It's like buying a Ford Focus and then, a few months later, waking up to a Kia Ceed on the drive...

And if voters really did vote for their MP as a person, they would keep their seat.

As Corbyn did.

Well exactly.

Trump's state visit confirmed for 17-19 Sept, will be centred around Windsor and he is unlikely to address Parliament.

That seems a sensible approach to the Trump problem.

Presumably all the r/w commentary that complained vociferously about Macrons visit will now be incensed by negative commentary regarding Trump’s.

He won't be able to see the football team he has a new-found love for, Chelsea. I checked their fixtures and they are away thrashing Manchester United. Though I was surprised when seeing the trophy presentation that John Terry was not there with the players.

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As pointed out on the Trump thread, Parliament is in conference recess during the 🍊visit. Clever

Yes it's a nice neat solution

I wouldn't expect a large turnout if he did.

I kind of like the idea of him declaiming to an empty chamber.

An audience of 4? Nige wants to recall parliament 😅

I thought it was 5. They're all so busy doing the hokey cokey and sometimes pokey that I lose track.

Good luck with that. 😂

I don't know either

There's obviously

Farage
Tice
Anderson
Pochin

plus/minus a chief/only whip??

Lee Anderson is the Chief Whip I believe.

Those are the current 4 MPs, McMurdock is the one who resigned the whip pending a Covid fraud investigation.