Ian Gibson Resigned now.

[cazzer]

As per.

[whitechief]

With immediate effect, that means a by election.

[john_p]

Norwich North, 2005 General Election results:

Labour 21097
Con 15638
LD 7616

Majority 5459

So a 18% Lab to Con swing will win it

Edited by john_p on Friday 5th June 16:08

[Martial Arts Man]

whitechief said:

that means a by election.

Excellent, another opportunity for Labour to find some balls and get rid of Winky if they bottle it this time.

[hornetrider]

whitechief said:

With immediate effect, that means a by election.

This is what is needed.

[ianash]

This guy has had the whip withdrawn (whatever sado-masochistic event that describes). He is pretty pissed at his own party and should cause an earlyish bye election.

[IanMorewood]

Yep feels he was singled out over his expenses claims, think it was something to do with his 2nd home not actually being his abode.

[CommanderJameson]

Good on him for stepping down now and thus forfeiting the golden parachute. He may well have been a grasping , but at least he's done one correct thing in his career.

[FourWheelDrift]

Telegraph said:

Mr Gibson was already preparing to stand down after he admitted using his parliamentary expenses to pay for his daughter’s London home — before selling it to her for half its market value.

Mr Gibson faces accusations of a cover-up after The Daily Telegraph found he spent almost £80,000 of taxpayers’ money on a west London flat that his daughter, Helen, shared with her boyfriend.

He said that the claims were legitimate, as he was staying at the address three nights a week, but acknowledged last night that the arrangement may seem "unfair" to voters.

[Don]

whitechief said:

With immediate effect, that means a by election.

That means a least a month of media attention. All of it bad for Labour.

[Oakey]

Tony McNulty gone now!