It’s going to cost £300,000 for a by-election rumours are rife there’s going to be a general election in early May so another £300,000 now forgive my ignorance and I’m no Tory but that to me seems a complete waste of public money.
Agreed but we do not have a crystal ball to see whenn Sunak wll call GE. It could be May It could also be Jan next year. So until the "man with the plan" (Rishi) decides to let us know what the plan is the country is in limbo.
There is no way there will be an election in May. Sunak will cling on as long as possible and hope things get better, plus theres a collective amnesia. Anyway, the people have a right to representation and given their current MP has been found guilty of accepting bungs, it's only right there is an option to choose a non criminal.
There is a principle at stake. Does that not count?
Principle yes of course it counts but we have a habit in this country of throwing public money away therefore I thought it would have been better spending it on something useful like taking a few homeless off the streets, supporting the elderly who can’t afford to pay their energy bills or even repairing potholes which every road seems to have these days yet bugger all ever seems to get done.
Nowt to do with your past support for Scotty Betfred then?
I’ve posted in the past I’ve had meetings with him over Blackpool airport I’ve never denied it.
But you told me he'd done more for Blackpool in two years than Marsden did in three decades. You then said you'd compile a list of his achievements, never got that.
And I still stand by what I said.
But what has he achieved? More 5g masts?And I still stand by what I said.
When I lived in Blackpool for 20 of the 30 years Marsden served as the towns MP I never once saw him either out canvassing or knocking on my door or even meeting local people and businesses which is the complete opposite of Benton.
Mind you living in Brighton wouldn’t have helped would it?
My apologies thought I had made it clear.
What though?
As far as Im aware, Benton was open to lobbying Ministers in exchange for a fee..... He never received payment, so Im at loss at your implication he's a criminal.
He's achieved a recall petition for corruption, Marsden would never have had the initiative! Too busy living the highlife in Brighton to accept a bribe! Typical Labour.
He said on film that he had received numerous hospitality packages worth a lot, the clear implication was that it was in return for favours. Information of a private parliamentary report was offered if memory serves correctly. He has also lobbied incessantly for the gambling industry.
Shame Marsden was big buddies with O O they pissed in the same pot for years and he never once called him out for any wrong doing something I doubt very much Benton would never do.
Exactly, it’s how it is, business, civil service, all the same.
Interesting EBSN, wasn't aware of that, but as I inferred to Wiz, naughty but as far as Im aware not criminal.
He took hospitality from gambling firms and lobbied as a consequence.
I have never accepted a bribe, what Benton was doing wasn't 'a favour'.Exactly, it’s how it is, business, civil service, all the same.
Elburrow will no doubt have had favours in his work life.
Although I bet he says not
Let down by the Oystons FFS.
Oh come on, no free travel and stay at a hotel with a couple of beers thrown in for a team building exercise at the tax payers expense
Can't believe you defend him. He was found guilty and his peers agreed. Surely if it costs £300000 for this recall (and it's a waste so close to a general election) then the right thing to do is for Mr Benton to just resign and save that money.
I’d suggest you read my comments again.
It only needs Benton to resign and the cost of the petition goes away.
Who’s he?
Benton. My apologies.Who’s he?
If you mean Benton I think we both know the answer to that don’t we?
Just looked it up on google maps & it's 5 minutes walk away from me yet I'd never heard of Molyneux Drive
A short walk is in order later in the week.
All you've said is he knocks on doors and has done more for Blackpool, so what has he done?
1) Got Blackpool South in the national news
Take the £300k from the "Not sending people to Rwanda" billions.
Exactly. If he'd resigned then the petition would not be needed. But no, it has to be all about him.
And I’ve commented many times on that waste of money as well.
It’s just that the Benton by election money would have be spent by Blackpool council and 300 grand is a lot of money you seen the state of the potholes in and around town lately?
Thanks for this, I was going to ask what were the requirements.
There have been 5 previously (since they were introduced in 2015) and the last 4 have been successful.
Well, I can't see him surviving it - unless people have given up on politicians completely.
