I remember canvassing my council ward in 2012 as a well regarded Liberal Democrat councillor. They phoned their neighbours so they could get their abuse ready.
And after I lost my seat 2 years later, they all told me how much they liked me.
I can’t imagine how much worse it must be for this guy.
Still, I find it difficult to have sympathies for the people who stole our EU citizenship and declared war on trans people.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli…
Mystery as Tory MP becomes 79th to quit even after campaigning for six days
Aaron Bell said it was ‘with a heavy heart’ that he was stepping down, raising questions about why he had been on the campaign trail since Rishi Sunak called the snap summer pollArchie Mitchell (The Independent)
Tim Reed
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •What’s the suspected motivation for standing down beyond no hope of reelection? If I read the article correctly, the PM is putting his allies in easy to win districts - is that’s what’s going to happen here?
Thank you and apologies but I barely understand my own country’s politics.
Sarah Brown
in reply to Tim Reed • •