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muriel_volestrangler

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Sat Jun 8, 2019, 03:22 PM Jun 2019

Tories want to de-select David Gauke, Justice Secretary, for voting with the government [View all]

The justice secretary, David Gauke, is also facing a no-confidence vote over his Brexit stance. A notice has been sent out saying a special general meeting of his South West Hertfordshire Conservative Association will take place on 28 June.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/08/dominic-grieve-asked-by-local-tory-party-to-apply-for-readoption




Gauke only voted against the majority of Tory MPs on 2 Brexit votes:
https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=David_Gauke&mpc=South_West_Hertfordshire&house=commons
On both of those, he voted with David Addington, May's closest ally (on one, May herself voted with them, on the other, she abstained - it was a free vote about the Malthouse compromise)
https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=David_Lidington&mpc=Aylesbury&house=commons
https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Theresa_May&mpc=Maidenhead&house=commons

They call that "wilful obstruction to the implementation of the result of the 2016 referendum, and his refusal to act upon the commitments made in the Conservative manifesto". The lunatics are taking over the asylum. As long as they tear it down but don't allow Farage to get any influence in government instead, I guess that's fine, but these are the idiots now allowed to choose the next PM. If the Tory party collapses, there will be collateral damage.
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