Matthew's dad leaving parliament now
"This is big. Ian Gibson, the Norwich North Labour MP, is leaving parliament now, triggering a by-election. After it was revealed that he had used parliamentary expenses to fund a flat where his daughter also stayed (he used it too) and which he later sold to her at a discount price, the Labour party referred him to its "star chamber". Labour later said that he would not be allowed to stand again as a party candidate. But apparently this has gone down badly in Gibson's constituency, where local Labour party members and ordinary constituents feel that he has been treated badly. It is being reported that Gibson could stand as an independent."
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Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on June 5th 2009 at 16:13:52
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- Matthew's dad leaving parliament now (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 5, 16:13:52
- Go Gibbo! (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 5, 16:19:13
- My boss has just said that Gibbo has said he won't stand as an independant. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 5, 16:23:57
- Well, he's getting on a bit (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 5, 16:28:44
- Yeah. He's 70. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 5, 16:32:05
- Had a stroke in Palestine? Dirty old git, bet he claimed that on exes too (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 5, 16:49:30
- 'exes'. Lawyers make such heavy use of them they (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 5, 16:51:14
- doh. Anyway, you know what I meant. Evidence of some familiarity there. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 5, 16:51:34
- Not even Brom can work out what you're on about, banker boy (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 5, 16:54:24
- Probably not. Where is Brom, anyway? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 5, 16:56:31
- Not even Brom can work out what you're on about, banker boy (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 5, 16:54:24
- doh. Anyway, you know what I meant. Evidence of some familiarity there. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 5, 16:51:34
- 'exes'. Lawyers make such heavy use of them they (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 5, 16:51:14
- Had a stroke in Palestine? Dirty old git, bet he claimed that on exes too (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 5, 16:49:30
- Yeah. He's 70. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 5, 16:32:05
- Well, he's getting on a bit (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 5, 16:28:44
- My boss has just said that Gibbo has said he won't stand as an independant. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 5, 16:23:57
- Mental. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 5, 16:16:37
- Wasn't that bad what he did relative to some of them. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Jun 5, 16:18:57
- Go Gibbo! (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 5, 16:19:13
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