So what politician from the other side do you secretly like?

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I'm not talking policies necessarily - just who do you secretly like despite them being the spawn of Satan?

Me - Labour supporter/member, and I have a real soft spot for Ken Clarke. He seems like an affable sort of chap who I'd enjoy a meal with. Ditto William Hague - I've always been fond of young William.

Claig, longfingernails etc - who would you happily spend an evening with from the Labour party?

I have a liking for dead Tories does that count :o

I'm a natural Tory supporter but I have to say I secretly like John Prescott.

He's a plain talker and not afraid to fight back.....literally!

I also quite liked Blair. Whilst i didn't agree with the whole Iraq war at all, I admire the way he managed to change the Labour party from a stupid backward socialist bunch of union numpties into a modern party who understood that people are not wrong to have aspirations. I'd love to spend an evening having dinner with him chewing the fat so to speak (and no I dont mean John Prescott!)

Labour supporter here.
Also like ken Clarke and William Hague. I love the reinvented Michael portillo on this week. John Major seems like a nice chap.

Ken Clarke.

I like Ed Miliband. And David Cameron, for that matter.

I like Diane Abbott, David Blunkett and Peter Mandelson.
From the Tories I like Ken Clarke and John Major

I don't actually support any one party tribally (something which irritates a lot of my friends and colleagues who don't get it). But I like Tony Benn, Charlie Kennedy and Sayeeda Warsi.

From across the pond, I could never in a million years support Sarah Palin but I'd love to spend a week doing filthy things with her.

UQD, I find that deeply unsettling .

I'd forgotten about Portillo - yes, I like him too. And I sort of like Boris, although it sticks in my throat to admit it.

I like Boris, but then he is a bit of a reject from the Tories at the moment.

Trying to think of some more Tories I like...................erm, erm.......................................................................................erm...........................................................it's hard this, isn't it?..................................................at a push I might say David Davis - stands firm in his beliefs - criticised condems for tuition fees, child benefit etc.

Cons: Ken Clarke, Cameron, Boris, Widdy (used to be my MP), Portillo, Hague

Lab: Blair, Red Ken (even if he does sound like Henry's Cat), Frank Field

Does Widdy still live in Sutton Valence, kanga? I used to go through there every day on the way to school.

None of them! But I once had a very dirty dream about Tony Blair and I seemed to be enjoying myself at the time - does that count?

Frank Field, John Hutton.

From the left of Labour, on a "personality only" standpoint, Diane Abbott and Tony Benn.

From the Lib Dems, David Laws.

I also quite like the 'new' Portillo. I never thought I'd say that back in '97 . Boris makes me laugh sometimes, but most of the time I am astounded at his dimwittery.

I don't think there's a single Tory in the current government I'd give the time of day, to, though.

Newyearnewpants. Portillo? are ou sure he'd like you? From what what I hear he'd go for Andrew Neil rather than you!

I thought Bob Marshall-Andrews was great. It seemed to me that he had integrity. But I think he is no longer a Labour MP, I think he was defeated by the Tories.

I can't think of any other Labour MPs that are anywhere near him. Inspite of many people disliking Prescott, I thought he was pretty good, if you ignored all his global warming guff. He was very good on the TV programme where he met a young girl from a rough estate. He got on well with her, invited her to the House of Commons, and didn't patronise her. She was very intelligent and appreciated it.

Frank Field and Meg Hillier

Watching Portillo pottering around in empty rail carriages is making me disproportionately happy at 6.30 each weeknight at the moment...

As a Labour voter, I really like Michael Portillo.

Frank Field and Meg Hillier

I too warmed to Portillo. I saw him on lots of T.V. shows and he seemed to have become warmer, kinder, much less arrogant and human somehow.

I liked Ann Widdecombe until I heard her very shrill and shrieky defense of her expenses as an M.P. Not that she'd done anything illegal mind, I just found her talking in a hyper hysterical about it.

I'm wondering about Boris. Is he really a true Tory? He seems far more maverick to belong to any defined tribe. I like him. I'd definitely have him over for tea and stollen over Ken.

And who's the Tory chap who was brought up on a council estate by his single mother? I quite like him. He seems to have a spot of common sense.

But generally, I think most Tories are numpties who like to suffocate aspiration amongst the British people.

I tend to like genuine people who have integrity. That's why i can't think of many Labour politicians in that category. But I am genuinely surprised that no Labour supporters have mentioned Gove and Osborne, two genuine politicians with undoubted integrity, values which are as rare as hen's teeth on the Labour benches.

Because they are both loathsome twats perhaps?

'And who's the Tory chap who was brought up on a council estate by his single mother?'

That's David Davis. The Tory benches are packed solid with people full of integrity like him.