It's a bit like Meg Hillier - MP has a rock hard safe seat since forever and I would challenge anyone to remember anything political she's ever done. Seems to just be a case of sitting in the seat, drawing the salary and eventually getting a gong.
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What's the point of being a massive conformist if not to advance your career?
aug 31, 2025, 9:55 am • 4 0 • view
I think there’s an extent to which she skews a bit more socially liberal than the current government, possibly.
aug 31, 2025, 9:56 am • 0 0 • view
She's always struck me as "of the club but not *in* the club"
aug 31, 2025, 10:05 am • 2 0 • view
Christ, if that isn't a damning indictment of the government
aug 31, 2025, 9:59 am • 5 0 • view
And she has a pre-school child, which might explain a desire to stick with local constituency stuff until they're a bit older.
aug 31, 2025, 10:02 am • 2 0 • view
Hillier has made chairing select committees her thing, and that's been quite well respected I think. Creasy on the other hand is a problematic personality and seen as a liability.
aug 31, 2025, 9:58 am • 3 0 • view