I don’t think so Jim. A lot of people don’t look any further than the MSM but I do think he has sufficient traction to land an M.P. seat.
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Usual shite from Wiki “Far Right…blah blah” !!
Which should keep him out of jail.
He can also campaign from prison I believe.
I thought having a criminal record disqualified him from standing
I will stand corrected but I don’t think it precludes you from being an MP.
I just seem to remember something abt being convicted of a crime where the sentence is more than a year would disqualify you from standing.
Possible mate, I’m not sure. I know Tommy hasn’t had 12 months of porridge and the crap they locked him up for was a joke. The mortgage fraud lark was essentially he put a lump of cash into a mate or relatives bank so they could get a (self cert ) ?mortgage or something very similar. I’m sure we all know someone who may have done something similar. Strange thing is it only became an issue when he started protesting about immigration and islam.
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It didn’t seem to hold back Hitler.
If anything it did him a favour.
The answer is… (available in the links Stu posted, you lazy git ! )
Under the Representation of the People Act 1981, you are disqualified from becoming a member of the House of Commons if you have been found guilty of an offence and sentenced to more than one year in prison, and are currently detained as a result of that offence.
Once you are released from prison, you are not prevented from standing for election as an MP.
Technically, you are also able to stand for election while you are in prison, so long as the sentence is one year or less.
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I put £5k into one of my sons’ bank accounts so that he could get a mortgage…
Do you think I should run for office or cover?
Just be careful out there.
I’d have put money on @Magog before @verv . By the way not for being an asshole but for persistence .
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Well if you decide to run for office and establish links with TR I’m sure it will come to light. 
…and I just picked this up from The Tomb
Just letting you know, a mod on political bullpen banned me from the so called ‘free speech forum’. Tell the others in case they think I’m just being an arse and not responding.
Here’s the link to the thread:
Transparent aluminum. Dammit, Star Trek… lol
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I have no problem with you suspending people who are determined to be ‘assholes’.
I have not followed much of Verv’s postings since he seemed to be mostly concerned with pedantic bickering with Magog.
I was merely relaying input which I received externally, and I was unaware of the issue you revealed.
