Drunken MPs Gibraltar

[Supercilious Sid]

It looks like the spinning has already begun to excuse their behaviour
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59243206
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ben...

[Ivan stewart]

Working class Scots having a little too much to drink on a business trip??? I don’t believe it !!!

[shed driver]

From the BBC article.

Mr Wallace said the alleged conduct "risks undermining respect for Parliament".

Christ, did they bugger the regimental mascot or something? I thought that other things going on may also be contributing to "undermining respect for Parliament".

SD.

[greygoose]

shed driver said:

From the BBC article.

Mr Wallace said the alleged conduct "risks undermining respect for Parliament".

Christ, did they bugger the regimental mascot or something? I thought that other things going on may also be contributing to "undermining respect for Parliament".

SD.

I suspect the soldiers would be familiar with people being drunk so weren’t that horrified.

[Flooble]

Respect? For Parliament? Did that ship not sail some time ago?

[frisbee]

Good to see the government are going to close the parliament bars and sell off the contents of their cellars.

[Largechris]

Ivan stewart said:

Working class Scots having a little too much to drink on a business trip??? I don’t believe it !!!

Charlotte Nichols is English but heh ho.

It's the "too drunk to walk off the "plane and needed a wheelchair" bit that's frankly hilarious. TBH you might as well laugh at all these piss takers.

[shed driver]

Did they pay for their own drinks? Claim them on expenses? Or was the bar subsidised?

SD.

[DMN]

I guess the Tory party needs another squirrel.

[Roderick Spode]

DMN said:

I guess the Tory party needs another squirrel.

No, just the usual neddish behaviour from SNP halfwits. David Linden is comedically stupid, has had numerous run ins with the likes of Andrew Neil over the years, who schooled him in currency and borders. Drew Hendry was elected to his constituency in 2015, and apparently only goes back there for the occasional public appearance or for re-election. No interest whatsoever in representing constituents, but as a good little nodding party sheep, he will go far.

[Murph7355]

DMN said:

I guess the Tory party needs another squirrel.

And Labour seem all too keen to oblige

Having been to Gibraltar I think the lady who became so incapacitated that she needed a wheelchair at the other end can be excused.

Does make you wonder why she continued to be plied with alcohol.

[Biker 1]

Murph7355 said:

And Labour seem all too keen to oblige

Having been to Gibraltar I think the lady who became so incapacitated that she needed a wheelchair at the other end can be excused.

Does make you wonder why she continued to be plied with alcohol.

She sounds a bit of wuss. Apparently 5 pints was enough to render her comatose - lightweight!

[Murph7355]

Biker 1 said:

She sounds a bit of wuss. Apparently 5 pints was enough to render her comatose - lightweight!

To be fair though, a direct flight's about 3hrs. Allow 30mins either end of that for getting everything set up/packed away.

5 pints in 2hrs. For a wee girl. On a business trip. I think that's not bad going.

Wonder if she'll expense it.

(Also underscores why Labour are so peeved at Cox. He Lords it up in the BVI for millions. Labour MPs can only manage a fraction of that and/or getting off their nuts on Ryanair. They have no issue with second jobs or expenses, as long as they are claiming the most. Classic Socialist guff ).

[shed driver]

DMN said:

I guess the Tory party needs another squirrel.

The squirrel that includes a couple of drunken tories?
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/great...

I assume that Ben Wallace will immediately write to Boris Johnson asking for an inquiry into their behaviour.


SD.

[bitchstewie]

So pissed she needed a fking wheelchair

I love this quote.

"I had the same amount to drink as the others. I do not know how many drinks I had — I wasn't counting. It was less than five."

[Petrus1983]

Nicola says it didn’t happen. So it didn’t happen.

End of.

[JuanCarlosFandango]

Well it certainly undermines my admiration for parliament. Fancy having going on a jolly to a tax haven and not advising your mates on how to dodge tax? Amateurs.

[abzmike]

Apparently group travelled with 2 military “chaperones”... Why?
Can I call the MOD and get an escort next time I travel for work?

[amusingduck]

bhstewie said:

So pissed she needed a fking wheelchair

[Mercdriver]

Time to look at the cost of governance, close the bars in parliament, do we need so many MPs?
Do we need Scottish and Welsh government? A cull needed in House of Lords, retire them at 65. Do we need so many local Councillors?

Viva the revolution!