Last night more than 25% of the Lib Dem Parliamentary party abstained on the tuition fees vote. Those abstaining included the current and last two leaders and the current party president. What a principled bunch they are:
Annette Brooke
Ming Campbell
Nick Clegg
Mike Crockart
Tim Farron
Mike Hancock
Julian Huppert
Charles Kennedy
John Leech (spoke in debate)
Greg Mulholland (spoke in debate)
John Pugh
Ian Swales
Mark Williams
Roger Williams
Simon Wright
Who’s Mike Farron? Do you mean Mike Crockart or Mike Hancock?
Err… where were the Labour party’s principles when they went against their fees pledge. Twice.
TheChristophe, I cry ‘tu cocque!’ sir, ‘tu cocque!’
I watched John Leech speak in the debate. It seems rather rude to do that then bugger off when there’s a division.
They will one day get their comeuppance – and the sooner the better !
Not to stick up for Clegg in any way because he doesn’t deserve it, but wasn’t he out of the country?
More a general point as the one thing I hate about the voting records is they never make notice if there’s a reason for absence (see Burnham having to explain his gay rights voting during Leadership campaign).
Nick Clegg did NOT abstain !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You nearly gave me a heart attack there !!!
@george – If you look at the date the post is from the 1st December and refers to a different vote than yesterday.