Again, this is not true and hasn't been for two decades. In the more distant past, there was a very widespread view that bankruptcy was essentially akin to criminality, hence workhouses and debt… (View Post)

Financial bankruptcy hasn't been a ground for disqualification for MPs for 20 years now. There are limited cases where a bankruptcy restriction order is in place, but that's basically a cas… (View Post)

Not going to happen and, if it did, I'd be the first to say it was appalling - and I cannot stand Johnson. He's done easily enough to merit a Commons suspension and, had he stayed, trigger … (View Post)

To be honest, this is all in the realms of fantasy from a couple of political journos who know enough to come up with a conspiracy theory, but not enough to actually inform anyone. The MPs resigned o… (View Post)

It normally simply takes a few days for the notice to appear, and there is no need to "apply" in any formal sense (this came up for Sinn Fein MPs wishing to leave but not to "apply for… (View Post)