One wonders why it fell to Yvette to propose this amendment. She was rubbing up against a 70% Leave vote in her constituency and despite a personal plea in her local rag last week it was always going to fall on deaf ears. Tory Brexiteer Dominic Raab made a very polite mockery of her position ahead of the vote (see below). It's probably no coincidence that it was Yvette who put her name to this. She is undoubtedly one of the most elitist politicians on the opposition benches, someone who started off her political career working for Bill Clinton, before rising through the New Labour ranks and expertly ripping off taxpayers during the expenses scandal, something which should have tarnished both her and Ed Balls, but both have led successful careers since. So, probably a degree of arrogance on her part. In any case, her amendment failed!
Wednesday 30 January 2019
BAD DAY FOR LABOUR, GOOD DAY FOR BREXIT
One wonders why it fell to Yvette to propose this amendment. She was rubbing up against a 70% Leave vote in her constituency and despite a personal plea in her local rag last week it was always going to fall on deaf ears. Tory Brexiteer Dominic Raab made a very polite mockery of her position ahead of the vote (see below). It's probably no coincidence that it was Yvette who put her name to this. She is undoubtedly one of the most elitist politicians on the opposition benches, someone who started off her political career working for Bill Clinton, before rising through the New Labour ranks and expertly ripping off taxpayers during the expenses scandal, something which should have tarnished both her and Ed Balls, but both have led successful careers since. So, probably a degree of arrogance on her part. In any case, her amendment failed!