Hence my point, we don't know if she advised JC and thought she didn't need to tell KS. We don't know if she advised both but maybe didn't cover everything. So it's all just conjecture
It's the right question to be asking and how he responds or what else comes out about this will be a defining moment of his leadership. I'm not saying it's the same but it's like the Robin Cook affair where he was famously told you either need to leave your wife or resign.
A cabinet minister resigns when she is shown to not have been of the highest level. I know that must be difficult to comprehend after 14 years of people not living by those standards but it is right she has.
Now look at the nodding dogs on social media claiming its the same as rayner electoral...
I may be naive but take chris ward for example, he has been a member of Labour since a student and has gained valuable campaigning and business insight before standing for parliament in the seat where he was born and brought up. What's wrong with that?
The greens raison d'etre used to be to get into coalitions and try and influence. Twice in recent history they ended up running brighton and hove as the biggest party (never with a majority). Once with Labour and once with conservatives. Both times were unmitigated disasters.
I also know of a...
When you say both do you mean Abbott and Moyle? In the case of the latter he has been very dignified and continues to support the labour party and starmer
So if she had been barred you would have said he was treating her shabbily. If it had never come to light you would have said how can she get away with no investigation. And now you are saying he is giving in.
And all of this, despite it being made clear over and over again, that the leader...
Btw Iain Dale the broadcaster has abandoned his attempt to become the tory candidate for Tunbridge Wells after (checks notes) a clip emerges of him saying he 'never liked the place' and would 'happily live somewhere else'
So the deadline for clp nominations were 2 weeks ago (she is suspended so couldn't be nominated)
She can self nominate up to Tuesday hence she got the whip back in time for that to happen I believe when the nec will look at nominations and after the slate of candidates.
Although as I say she...
Also fun fact, he was the only conservative councillor ro support the albion plating at withdean (he was simon radford-kirby then, before call me Dave required people to lose their double barrelled names in order to be more approachable)