why are MPs standing down at 'the next election'?

[johnfm]

Reading the telegraph - Labour frauds standing down at next election.

I guess they miss out on £££ and pensions if they quit early.


caaaaannntttsss

[HOGEPH]

johnfm said:

caaaaannntttsss

I think their correct titles are "Right Honourable caaaannntttsss"

[tinman0]

> why are MPs standing down at 'the next election'?

Because thats what a proportion do each general election. Many of the people standing down, were standing down anyway, and only a few are dodging the bullet of deselection or party expulsion.

I think a fair few Labour MPs are standing down because there is no chance of re-election anyway. If you are defending a majority of 37 (like some woman in the paper today), what is the point of even canvassing and thinking you have a hopes chance in hell for instance?

It'll be sad to see Anne Widdecombe stand down at the next General Election for no reason than she's moving on. Parliament will be a less colourful place without her.

[GreigM]

johnfm said:

Reading the telegraph - Labour frauds standing down at next election.

I guess they miss out on £££ and pensions if they quit early.


caaaaannntttsss

Imagine brown will be telling them to wait - too many by-elections and he'd be challenged that he'd be just as well calling a general election as otherwise the cost to the taxpayer and the distruption to parliament will be too great....definitely Brown behind this

[ShadownINja]

Standing down is the least they could do. Now they need to pay back and make up for their "mistakes".

[Puggit]

Don't they get a bigger pension per full period of government?

[johnfm]

HOGEPH said:

johnfm said:

caaaaannntttsss

I think their correct titles are "Right Honourable caaaannntttsss"

this is why i visit this place

brilliant

[eldar]

HOGEPH said:

johnfm said:

caaaaannntttsss

I think their correct titles are "Right Honourable caaaannntttsss"

They aren't all "Right Honourable caaaannntttsss".

Some are just "Honourable caaaannntttsss".

[Skywalker]

eldar said:

HOGEPH said:

johnfm said:

caaaaannntttsss

I think their correct titles are "Right Honourable caaaannntttsss"

They aren't all "Right Honourable caaaannntttsss".

Some are just "Honourable caaaannntttsss".

But caaaannntttsss all the same

[Paul1972]

GreigM said:

Imagine brown will be telling them to wait - too many by-elections and he'd be challenged that he'd be just as well calling a general election as otherwise the cost to the taxpayer and the distruption to parliament will be too great....definitely Brown behind this

+1

It clearly wouldnt be in Brown's best interest to have any bye-elections right now would it. He'd lose the lot for sure i recon.

What I want to know is why are all these MP's who have clearly defrauded the system getting away with blaming it on the fees office and saying it was a genuine mistake? Whats the difference between these MP's, and benefit cheats (other than benefit cheats get to go to jail)?? Odds on a single MP doesnt get criminal charges brought against them out of all this. Seems there is a greater percentage of crooks in Parliment than your average inner city housing estate!!

Edit:: Oooooooh Mr Hague and I agree on this one it seems!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8062640.stm

Edited by Paul1972 on Friday 22 May 00:34