[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by arista

The new 5 Reform UK
MP's went into to parliament today


(L to R)
Lee Anderson MP
Nigel Farage MP
Rupert Lowe MP
Richard Tice MP
James McMurdock MP aged 38

Well they're certainly not following any DEI.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Well they're certainly not following any DEI.

Thank goodness

we do not need that left-wing bollocks

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Thank goodness

we do not need that left-wing bollocks

You know that you love it really LT.

You want an MP to identify as a Spivak.

[arista]

[bots]

reform will have a big enough job defending the behaviour of their mp's over the coming months

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

reform will have a big enough job defending the behaviour of their mp's over the coming months

Exactly, attack them for issues which are actually there instead of making some up .

[user104658]

what a shower of absolute twats.

[bots]

Reform UK is a limited company. Farage can do as he wants with it. It in no way resembles a proper political party

[Crimson Dynamo]

Makes sense to give the position to a sitting MP

[Cherie]

This guy won by 98 votes

A newly elected Reform MP said he was “deeply sorry” after it emerged he had spent a week in a young offenders institution nearly 20 years ago for assaulting a former girlfriend.

James McMurdock, who won the South Basildon and East Thurrock seat at the general election by just 98 votes from Labour, admitted the incident and said it had happened on a drunken night out.

The Daily Mail, which first revealed the details, said it had spoken to the victim’s mother, who said Mr McMurdock had “left marks” on her daughter’s body.

In a statement, Mr McMurdock said: “This is the biggest regret of my life and I wish I could go back and fix things.”

'Law breakers can't be law makers'
Reform returned five MPs at the general election. The most high-profile was Nigel Farage, who won in Clacton, but little was known about Mr McMurdock, who was described by his leader as a “paper candidate” who had joined the party only in May.

Rival parties said Mr McMurdock, 38, should have explained his past to the electorate before polling day.

Gavin Callaghan, the Labour leader of Basildon Borough Council, posted on X: “Law breakers can’t be law makers. This is a deeply disturbing story about our new MP in South Basildon and East Thurrock.

“If Reform UK knew about his criminal record before the election, why were they not honest about this with the public?”

According to the Daily Mail, Mr McMurdock pleaded guilty to one count of assault at Chelmsford Crown Court. He was working as a barman at the time.

In the report, the woman’s mother said there was “no way he should be an MP”.

Reform told the newspaper it was aware of the conviction but “believe strongly that people can change their lives”.



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn083wy3e7po

[Crimson Dynamo]

He is an inspiration to all lags that you can turn your life around for the better

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

He is an inspiration to all lags that you can turn your life around for the better

A big round of applause for the bloke who used to smack his girlfriends around eh LT. Unwavering support, whatever it takes.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

A big round of applause for the bloke who used to smack his girlfriends around eh LT. Unwavering support, whatever it takes.

He served his time and has moved on and up with his life. Get a grip and stop wading in muddy culture war puddles 24/7

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

He served his time and has moved on and up with his life. Get a grip and stop wading in muddy culture war puddles 24/7

A bloke beating up his girlfriends is not "culture war stuff" but the fact that you pop it in the same bubble is extremely telling.

If some handsy ******* beat up one of your daughters, did a year and a half in Glenochil and then landed himself a 75k salary as a representative of the public, would you be clapping?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

A bloke beating up his girlfriends is not "culture war stuff" but the fact that you pop it in the same bubble is extremely telling.

If some handsy ******* beat up one of your daughters, did a year and a half in Glenochil and then landed himself a 75k salary as a representative of the public, would you be clapping?

He pushed someone like 20 years ago

stop ranting and leave my family out of it

[Crimson Dynamo]

twat

[arista]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

A big round of applause for the bloke who used to smack his girlfriends around eh LT. Unwavering support, whatever it takes.

When he got drunk

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

When he got drunk

You don't say! Well, that's the first I've heard of alcohol making violent men start throwing hands at their partners. The twists and turns in this story!

[user104658]

A Reform candidate with a conviction for domestic violence? Well I for one am SHOCKED by this news. Shocked that he was convicted, obviously, because most simply get away with it.

[Liam-]

A convicted woman beater alongside a handful of racists definitely perfectly represents Reform actually

[Beso]

Never judge the man, judge his actions.

Hes done his time and done the crime. No excuses, and he will have to live with it. I'm assuming after all these years the girlfriend has moved on and is bow with a better man, and over the memory.

[bots]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Never judge the man, judge his actions.

Hes done his time and done the crime. No excuses, and he will have to live with it. I'm assuming after all these years the girlfriend has moved on and is bow with a better man, and over the memory.

yes, but don't you think all candidates should be transparent about their past and let the voters decide if it's something that is important to them or not

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

yes, but don't you think all candidates should be transparent about their past and let the voters decide if it's something that is important to them or not

If they have a conviction for a violent crime (of any kind) they shouldn't be able to stand as a candidate. At all, full stop, without exception.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

yes, but don't you think all candidates should be transparent about their past and let the voters decide if it's something that is important to them or not

Yes, 100 percent.

And an action we can now judge him on.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by parmnion

And an action we can now judge him on.

Not according to LT he says to leave the wee fella alone, he only wanted to shove his girlfriend about a bit when he was a young'un, he's an upstanding Reform MP now.