The clincher, for me, is that what she did will be outlawed when the Renter’s Rights Bill comes in next year. It’s why the ‘didn’t break any rules’ defence falls short. Of course, Boris Johnson would have promoted her & borrowed the house for a year.
A Nice little resignation. Painless and proper.
Only just realised she's also the one who had to quit as housing safety minister in October after attending a conference hosted by a company heavily criticised in the Grenfell inquiry. How do they keep getting this so wrong?
A resignation on morality grounds would never have occurred under the government from 2019 to 2024, and yet Labour will get battered for this
🤔 then it seems their vetting process is not much better than that of the Deform PLC cabal and therefore they deserve any criticism they get, from wherever it comes from!
But rightly so IMO.
Sure, some level headed criticism is valid. But the hypocritical outrage of the right wing media is off the charts
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... As she said herself after she quit in October 2024 "perception matters". Shame she hadn't remembered that before the latest debacle.
Johnson would have made her a Lord
Surely Sue Gray, or her successor, should've been all over this. Check declaration of interests before assigning ministerial briefs. Was she a Starmer choice in Rayner's ministry? Or was this Angela's mistake? Angela has been more sure footed during the 1st year.
I think she's done the right thing, but compared to the last lot its a nothing burger www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Nothing to see here. All Labour are good and pure 🥰 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thats shocking, ping www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Tenants can actually use insecticide just as homeowners can & get building managers to organise pest control spray. They can ventilate premises to prevent mould & use antimould products to clear it. Landlords need to see to repairs e.g leaks etc. many problems moaned about are housekeeping problems.
It does stick in the craw somewhat that someone only loses their ministerial car for shitting on Labour values but people who have tried to defend them have lost the whip entirely. Not sure she should have been necessarily suspended but it must rankle that others with no whiff of impropriety have...
Is it just me who thinks that Johnson would also have shagged her and put the resulting progeny into the House Of Lords?
Another example of a senior public servant doing something because they could …. Not because they should. 😡
And Boris would have also looked for the rent from the second house, living expenses etc etc....
Fair enough that she's resigned due to the position she put herself in. What would be nice, in situations like this, is if the people replying to that post had familiarised themselves with the facts rather than clickbait headlines. But hey, no one wants facts getting in the way of their 'truth'.
Despite all the talk about lack of housing, it takes a surprisingly long time to sell an average priced property in London. People who have to sell may only be able cover vacancy costs for a few months? Bit unrealistic to make six months a vacancy requirement before re-letting without conditions.
Boris Johnson would be living in the house and somebody else would be paying the rent.
I do think that all perspective MP's should have to pass a basic common sense test first, as clearly some don't have any.
She's done the right thing, which is more than some in the opposition party did when it was time for them to go. Clinging on in the hope the scandal will blow over never works.
How can they be this stupid?
As is so often the case, there's a significant difference between "I followed the rules" and "I did nothing wrong".
She must have weighed it up and yet ploughed on, probably never imagining it would come to this. What price her reputation compared to the extra cash she'll trouser? How much is not enough?
Or she wasn’t paying attention to what her agent was doing. Absolutely right to resign but I’m not sure it was just greed that motivated her.
At the very least poor judgement ...
I agree. Sometimes I wonder why MPs in prominent positions aren’t more risk averse about their personal and business lives. Surely they know they will be subject to intense scrutiny?
Smacks of getting in under the wire before the rules change.
Although there is a whiff of hypocrisy here it's not the full stench we endured for 14 Tory years. She is trying to ban the bad behaviour not extend it. Glorious to see honour brought back to government for resigning and not squirming on like a gravid leech.
Echoes back to when a minister in the previous government approved a housing development for a party donor just before the law changed & he never resigned either. They're all as bad as each other - very little integrity!
Are you kidding?? You think Jenrick approving a deal that made his ‘friend’ £42million for the price of a meal & a £12k donation to the Tories, Is the same as Landlord deciding to sell house they own & relenting it after it didn’t sell? That’s your honest take?
Jenrick's actions were far worse. But they are both cases where they have undermined the trust that people can have in them. At least she has done the decent thing and resigned.
Yes his were far worse, but I don’t recall the same media frenzy around them, or them being reported in the same disingenuous manner. Yes it’s good she resigned, but that won’t stop the media making a campaign out of it for the next 4 weeks!
I think this is an easy thing to say but hard to prove really. Lots and lots of MPh on all sides do good work and gave integrity. We just never hear of those ones until their obituaries probably. Cynics are only disappointed idealists as I was once told!
Fair point. I was talking more about the cabinet members that don't stand up to the policies & rules that they implement. However, I agree there are many decent MP's.
But her house is up for sale so her story checks out. She didn't do anything wrong.
Its not up for sale at a realistic price. She pretended she wanted to sell it to get the tenants out. Then put it up at a price that is far too high for it to sell. Now it is being rented to other people for £700 a month more.
And wanted the tenants to pay for painting etc. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rushana... Bangladesh. Oh Bangladesh.
Yep, that sounds dodgy, assuming it's true although estate agents don't want to advertise with no prospect of a sale. Still room for arguments as often landlords don't put rent up with inflation for decades. Either way, it's mute. She has resigned which arguably makes Labour's position stronger.
The difference between the Tories, Reform and Labour is clear (at least to me). There's bad apples everywhere and Labour removes them swiftly. A whole story done and dusted in a week - no waiting for an investigation, no arguing black is white. Grey is good enough, off you go.
Landlords shouldn't be ministers in housing, it's a conflict of interest. www.google.com/amp/s/www.bb...
Resigned, and given some time to do so. Different to the other lot, yes, but still far far below acceptable from both person and party. That should have been an immediate meeting to explain herself, and then fired and the whip removed, instead of removing it for not voting to freeze pensioners, say.
Morally ?
I'm not defending at all, I've just read some 'facts'. She tried to sell the house and the tenants left. She hasn't sold the house yet but has new tenants in at a higher rate. I have no idea what the higher rate is, could be within inflation, could be double. But the house IS up for sale.
All investments held by MPs should be put into independent management when they get the job.
Yet another gross error of judgement by Starmer
What error? The Renters Rights Bill, that will prevent her from doing this in future?
Any Tory PM would have promoted her, and there’d be no such bill.
Morally ?
Why did such a person want to become an MP? I've got an MP who is selfless, incredibly hard working and a top person. And then we get morons like this
Yet another self-inflicted wound by Labour. Inexcusable.
I understood that renters rights made all contracts periodic. Which she offered the tenants. And that ending a tenancy based on sale of property was legitimate. Have I got that wrong?
The new legislation would mean that she would not have been able to re-list the property for 6 months after putting it on the market for sale. Originally planned by Labour to be 12 months but amended by the lords. It’s their bill. Legitimate only because she jumped the gun.
I understood that was advisory. Was it 3-4 months before delisting? Even 6 months is a long time for a landlord to go without income if the property is mortgaged and not selling. would it not be a decision for the tribunal?
Does more soon mean when you’ve fact checked it?
…and shagged her
"Old School, respect, I rather liked her, she was hounded out by the fucking press! How about that eh?"
If she were a Conservative minister 18 months ago you would expect a resignation, don’t be a victim of footballification
The difference is that it never would have happened
It's a Malcolm Tucker quote FFS
Apologies then sir
what’s boris johnson got to do with it tho
Standards in public life. Or rather lack there of
Why is this nasty rogue landlord remaining an mp?
Mr O’B you must finish your posts “after for a year”. You needed where he would have another child with another mistress while lying to his wife? Possibly who knows I’m no judge of that fine upstanding man’s character.
Borrowed the house. Had a party and left it a mess. Of course, the willingly 'used' would be grateful, and defend Johnson whilst wet-wiping the stains from the furniture. Assaulted with pleasure (cake). BASTARDS.
Well well well, we have returned to Amber Rudd times! *I am so much in shock I couldn’t spell “returned” correctly in my first reply!! lol
That loud noise you heard in the distance was Alanis Morissette's head exploding
That’s a high standard we are now setting for UK politicians
And claimed it on expenses
I wonder if she will 'talk out' the bill like the Tories did.
fucking unconscionable. Where the hell does Labour get these fucking people ?
Well done James ! It is good to know that number 10 is listening to your talkshow. Thanks 😊
My pet hamster would know not to give the job of looking after the homeless to someone who owns and rents out luxury apartments. Even if she hadn't evicted anyone and put up the rent AWFUL! It's just dumb! Almost as dumb as thinking Farage cares for the people in Clacton. He gets a free pass though.