Crawley MP announces she's standing down (From The Argus)
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Crawley MP announces she's standing down
12:25pm Monday 15th March 2010 in
Laura Moffatt MP has announced she is standing down as the Labour Party candidate for Crawley at the next election.
The MP, who has the country's smallest majority of 37, says while it has been an honour and privilege to be Crawley's MP, she feels it's time for her party to seek a new candidate.
She said: "The work of an MP is challenging and exciting but it takes it's toll on family life which is why I have taken this difficult decision.
“I remain firmly committed to fighting for Labour to win the upcoming General Election and am confident that, as they take a second look at Labour and a long hard look at the Conservatives, the British public will choose a future fair for all and a new Labour government.”
Ms Moffat won the seat in the Labour landslide of 1997, and barely hung onto it in 2005, by just 37 votes.
She subsequently had the number 37 tattooed on her ankle with the red Labour rose.
A Labour Party spokesperson said, “The NEC will now be putting in place procedures to select a candidate for the general election.”
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peebee9
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12:49pm Mon 15 Mar 10
scthetruth
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12:53pm Mon 15 Mar 10
deancoxissexy
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1:19pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Nyberg
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1:20pm Mon 15 Mar 10
scthetruth wrote:'Communist rabble'? Do you actually know what a communist is?
Obviously an intelligent woman. Knows when the game is up. Role on May 6 and an end to Brown and his Communist rabble.
The new labour party is more tory than any previous incarnation of labour, in fact is so close to the tory party, I for one can't tell the difference.
I'm not sure you know what you are talking about.
deancoxissexy
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1:26pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Granny
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1:47pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Turing Test
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1:52pm Mon 15 Mar 10
scthetruth wrote:A fail for political science, scthetruth, and D minus for spelling. Go to the back of the class and keep that dunce's cap on until you can tell us what communists actually believe.
Obviously an intelligent woman. Knows when the game is up. Role on May 6 and an end to Brown and his Communist rabble.
deancoxissexy
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1:57pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Granny wrote:www.guardian.co.uk/p
Who is Ivor Caplin???????
olitics/2010/feb/22/
mps-expenses-6pm-dea
dline-pay-back
scthetruth
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2:17pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Turing Test wrote:Spoken like a true Labour lackie.
scthetruth wrote:A fail for political science, scthetruth, and D minus for spelling. Go to the back of the class and keep that dunce's cap on until you can tell us what communists actually believe.
Obviously an intelligent woman. Knows when the game is up. Role on May 6 and an end to Brown and his Communist rabble.
sussexladybabe
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2:23pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Turing Test wrote:Sounds to me like you are a Communist dog if your trying to defend its meaning. Oh well, one born every minute - a Labour supporter that is.
scthetruth wrote:A fail for political science, scthetruth, and D minus for spelling. Go to the back of the class and keep that dunce's cap on until you can tell us what communists actually believe.
Obviously an intelligent woman. Knows when the game is up. Role on May 6 and an end to Brown and his Communist rabble.
Whitedot
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2:31pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Turing Test wrote:scthetruth is just a troll I reckon, there can be no other explanation for ignorance of his magnitude. Just humour him! lol
scthetruth wrote:A fail for political science, scthetruth, and D minus for spelling. Go to the back of the class and keep that dunce's cap on until you can tell us what communists actually believe.
Obviously an intelligent woman. Knows when the game is up. Role on May 6 and an end to Brown and his Communist rabble.
Turing Test
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4:25pm Mon 15 Mar 10
sussexladybabe wrote:I'm sorry, but this doesn't mean anything. What do you think I'm trying to defend? I'm just pointing out the massively obvious fact that we don't live in a communist state - a fact that seems to have escaped scthelies. As has already been pointed out, the Labour party isn't exactly left wing.
Turing Test wrote:Sounds to me like you are a Communist dog if your trying to defend its meaning. Oh well, one born every minute - a Labour supporter that is.scthetruth wrote: Obviously an intelligent woman. Knows when the game is up. Role on May 6 and an end to Brown and his Communist rabble.A fail for political science, scthetruth, and D minus for spelling. Go to the back of the class and keep that dunce's cap on until you can tell us what communists actually believe.
I guess it's just a lack of education...
Scott3000
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7:01pm Mon 15 Mar 10
moose10
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7:40pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Old Dog
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8:32pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Baldseagull
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10:18pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Statement should have been "I can't win so what's the point?"
Scott3000
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10:56pm Mon 15 Mar 10
PeteBrighton
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10:39am Tue 16 Mar 10
scthetruth
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12:07pm Tue 16 Mar 10
PeteBrighton wrote:They will say and do anything to stay in their cushy positions. Just another MP who, after the fiddling of expenses game was up, decided to move on and screw some other sucker other than the tax payer. What a Labour backside kisser you are!
Laura Moffatt was a great Councillor, a great Crawley Mayor and a great MP. Unlike many others in The House, she cares about people. Good on you, Laura. I hope whatever you do next is emotionally rewarding.
Turing Test
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6:28pm Tue 16 Mar 10
scthetruth wrote:Yes, scthelies... I'm no Labour supporter but Laura Moffatt last made the news because she sleeps on a camp bed in her office when Parliament sessions run late, to save on expenses. What a predictable, reactionary brownshi(r)t you are... simultaneously pathetic and hilarious.
PeteBrighton wrote:They will say and do anything to stay in their cushy positions. Just another MP who, after the fiddling of expenses game was up, decided to move on and screw some other sucker other than the tax payer. What a Labour backside kisser you are!
Laura Moffatt was a great Councillor, a great Crawley Mayor and a great MP. Unlike many others in The House, she cares about people. Good on you, Laura. I hope whatever you do next is emotionally rewarding.
Lewesman
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9:05am Wed 17 Mar 10
Most likely to hide the fact of her skimming. A good tactic to try to camouflage her fiddling I suspect.
Turing Tit, you are not as sharp in wit as you may think. What a sad little twit you are.
Turing Test
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1:50pm Wed 17 Mar 10
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12:34pm Mon 15 Mar 10