The suspension of Bambos Charalambous today has taken the number of suspended whipless MPs up to 16, that’s 2 more than the 14 Liberal Democrats have left standing. Guido wonders if the independents might join together as a merry band of misfits…
If the assorted miscreant gropers, weirdos and sleazy MPs were to join forces and create their own party, the political gangsters could score a share of a massive million pound bonus, collecting more Short Money than the Lib Dems’ £929,590.68 annual allowance. They would be entitled to spend the money on pretty research assistants or whatever else took their fancy. Most of them have crashed to the end of their political careers, so what have they got to lose? They’d be laughing all the way to the bank…
Labour have suspended Shadow Minister Bambos Charalambous pending a formal complaint made through Labour’s independent complaints process. After Geraint Davies, this makes him the second Labour MP to have the whip suspended this month. Bambos told The Guardian:
“I am aware that there is an allegation that requires investigation by the Labour party. It is right and proper that process is allowed to take place. I will cooperate fully and play my full part. It is not appropriate to say anything further at this time.”
In May, Tortoise reported a Labour MP claimed she had been assaulted by a Shadow Minister…
Theresa May appears to have started a craze of dancing politicians. First she danced in Africa, then at her Party Conference, then even Jean Claude Juncker got in on the act. Now Shadow BEIS Minister Bambos Charalambous has been attempting to learn the art of ‘flossing‘ from kids at a school in his Constituency. Laudable enthusiasm, however Guido reckons his technique needs some work…
