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Originally Posted by accyman
wasn't he half infact he threatened MPs jobs if they didn't vote to go to war
our ex MP once said that despite been aware that the people of hyndburn wanted no part of the Iraq war he felt it was the right thing to do so voted for it. ( sounds better than i had to or i woulda been sacked)
seems its a labour thing to know what the people want and do the exact opposite when it really matters 
and before the labour lot start panting and wheezing its not anti labour its just how it is and i'm sure conservitive MPs use their position to do as they please and not as they are supposed to do which is the representing of their constituants |
I can only ever remember one MP who stood by the people who voted for him and that was Ken Hargreaves. I can remember during the community charge fiasco back in the early 90s (Poll Tax) the whips office continually badgering Ken to vote with the Government on the introduction of this tax, Kens reply was, that to vote for this legislation would betray every one of those people who voted for him and he wouldn't be able to look people in the face, there was even a last ditch attempt by the PMs office to try and change his mind, but he wouldn't change. Ken was only ever interested in representing the people of Hyndburn, he turned down any suggestion of a job (pps or junior minister) unlike the last two Labour incumbents who both have and had jobs in the whips office.