FabSwingers.com forum: The Vote Is In (Partygate Report)

By *oubleswing2019 OP Man
over a year ago

Colchester

Privilege Motion

Division 258: held on 19 June 2023 at 21:26

Yes Vote

118 Conservatives

1 Green

6 Independent

172 Labour

1 Alliance

2 Alba

2 Tellers for the Ayes

14 Lib Dem

3 Plaid Cymru

33 SNP

1 SD&LP

1 Reclaim

Total 352 Ayes, who agreed that BJ deliberately misled MPs over lockdown parties at Downing Street.

No Vote

2 Labour

6 Conservative

Total 6 Noes did not agree he misled Parliament

No Vote Recorded

225 Conservatives

8 DUP

4 Deputy Speakers

10 Independent

18 Labour

12 SNP

7 Sinn Féin

1 SD&LP

1 Speaker

Total 286 did not vote.

Personally, this should have been a binary vote, yes or no.

As far as I am concerned, 286 did not consider the matter important enough to have voted, or could not make up their minds. They chickened out. Essentially, they are complicit by inaction. They consider the matter of lying to Parliament so trivial, they treated it with contempt. Each and every one of them are supposed to defend Parliament. Instead, they let it die in the dust and didn't want to know. This was not a vote to sit on the fence. It was a vote to say, "It's not ok to lie in Parliament" and they washed their hands of it.

Shameful.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

Brave Sir Rishi ran away. Bravely ran away away. When danger reared it's ugly head, He bravely turned his tail and fled. Yes, brave Sir Rishi turned about And gallantly he chickened out. Swiftly taking to his feet, He beat a very brave retreat. Bravest of the brave, Sir Rishi

Were sunakered

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By *idnight RamblerMan
over a year ago

Pershore

Our illustrious PM did a fantastic impersonation of The Invisible Man. What an act.

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By *yth11Couple
over a year ago

newark

Speakers almost never vote as they are meant to be neutral and SF just collect there money and go home.

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

"Speakers almost never vote as they are meant to be neutral and SF just collect there money and go home."

Sinn Fein don't attend the HoC.

They refuse to swear allegiance to The Crown.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Speakers almost never vote as they are meant to be neutral and SF just collect there money and go home."

Tell me you know nothing about SF without telling me you know nothing about SF.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

It was perhaps 1 of the most important votes, reflecting the importance of democracy and it was treated with contempt by many. I noticed some recipients of honours that should be withdrawn, failed to vote,etc.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

"It was perhaps 1 of the most important votes, reflecting the importance of democracy and it was treated with contempt by many. I noticed some recipients of honours that should be withdrawn, failed to vote,etc. "

The report itself was important, laying out what is and isn't acceptable behaviour, and setting a precedent for the level of punishment appropriate for the offences committed.

But the vote wasn't important at all. The man in question had already removed himself from post, so the recommended punishment couldn't be applied anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Brave Sir Rishi ran away. Bravely ran away away. When danger reared it's ugly head, He bravely turned his tail and fled. Yes, brave Sir Rishi turned about And gallantly he chickened out. Swiftly taking to his feet, He beat a very brave retreat. Bravest of the brave, Sir Rishi

Were sunakered"

Fantastic

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