John Redwood "not sure" whether ministers will vote in 1922 Committee

Cato

Since the vote to to open up the committee was conducted by the party whips, not by the 1922 executive, I think there is the possibility that the executive could treat the vote as merely advisory. As others have pointed out, the membership of the 1922 has not voted to allow ministers to take part in the election, as non-members were allowed to cast ballots.

Ian C

Does this mean that we have been jumping to conclusions, based on media reports rather than solid researched facts. Why is there now uncertainty and why did 118 MP's vote against when nothing is decided?

It does not make sense.

Blofeld's Cat

Pin.. Dancing.. Head..

Just how is this more important than FTSE falls, Thailand, Korea, Nottingham Social Services .....?

Naomi Muse

Fiddling whilst Rome burns, figuratively.

strapworld

Mr Hoskin. So you have been making a mountain out of a molehill then?

Honestly, I like John Redwood and am sad that he is not in the treasury team. However I do hope he gets the chair of the accounts select committee.

This does show that we must never take what the fourth estate tell us!!

Viva the coalition!

stephen

Glad to see Redwood seems to be distancing himself the Bonehead Tory Backwoodsman. When will they get into their thick skulls there are big problems to deal with, starting with the Economy!

TGF UKIP

Come on Strap, far be it from me to come to the aid of the teenage scribblers, but cut our boy some slack please.

What Pete is highlighting is Redwood's belief that the Brady Boys may well have some wriggle room to neuter Dave's attempt to neuter them. I certainly hope they do and that take their revenge on him in the bloodiest and most humiliating way possible.

Be interesting to see the terms of the motion that was voted on the other night if you can get hold of that Pete.

TomTom

When will they get into their thick skulls there are big problems to deal with, starting with the Economy!

Which economy ? the little island off Europe or the imploding global economy ? There is little that Osborne can do to stop Spain and Italy taking RBS and Lloyds with them.

German banks have at least 522,000,000,000 Euros in PIIGS Debt on their books....I do not think British banks can repay the £300,000,000,000 they are supposed to repay the taxpayer next year...

There is nothing they can do because the economy will collapse if they cut public spending seriously since that is all that is keeping the Socialist Republic afloat

stephen

Can someone explain what the accountability is of this 1922 Com? It seems at present just to be an extension of a Gentleman's Club the sort of thing and thinking which the Electorate voted against! IMHO The days of smoke filled rooms and pensioners scheming in the Carlton Club have no place in the post expenses world of poltics and the Tory party Even its title of 1922 suggests it comes fom a very bygone era! Good on yer Dave glad you seem to have the guts to take on the old farts with the same
vigour as Ms Merkel!

Minnie Ovens

Oh Stephen!

How I wish I could be as naive, callow and young again as yourself.
Yes, we are all Colonel Blimps, thank God.

Verity

TGI UKIP: "...may well have some wriggle room to neuter Dave's attempt to neuter them. I certainly hope they do and that take their revenge on him in the bloodiest and most humiliating way possible."

I could drink to that. In fact, come cocktail hour, I think I will.

stephen

Minnie

You are only as old as you think!

anonymous

It would seem the boy wonder overstepped the mark and has been quietly slapped down. His power politics are apparently no more effective than his electioneering. There is a God after all.