Have I woken up in a parallel universe?

[PM-Junkie]

Aide quits over attorney general

An MP....a labour MP at that...resigning on a point of principle???

[George Parr]

He's only resigned as a PPS, not as an MP. Probably to boost his credibility with his constituents, when it comes to re-election he can present himself as man of principle.

Call me a cynic but I trust them as much as I trust agents.

[George Parr]

A-ha I was right! Merseyside's most expensive MP

They should think themselves lucky he has turned over a new leaf now though.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

Aide quits over attorney general

An MP....a labour MP at that...resigning on a point of principle???

He obviously hasn't read the instruction book.

Look at the actual participants:
Baroness Scotland is attorney general.
Her husband is a barrister.
His friend, husband of the housekeeper, is a solicitor.
The housekeeper, alone of the four, is not a lawyer.

So who keeps their job and who loses their job here?

[sunnysan]

This fiasco

FFS So GB gives "Full Support" speech to this woman who has illegally employed an illegal immigrant.

The Immigration and Asylum Act 1996 makes it a criminal offence to employ an illegal immigrant. So she has been fined, and consequently should get a criminal record with that which would make her position as a public servant untenable.

What bothers me more is she is in a position of authority and public office and she is stupid enough not to check the paperwork of people in her employ.

If stupidity was a crime she would get a life sentence.

[Flashman]

FFS So GB gives "Full Support" speech to this woman who has illegally employed an illegal immigrant.

The Immigration and Asylum Act 1996 makes it a criminal offence to employ an illegal immigrant. So she has been fined, and consequently should get a criminal record with that which would make her position as a public servant untenable.

What bothers me more is she is in a position of authority and public office and she is stupid enough not to check the paperwork of people in her employ.

If stupidity was a crime she would get a life sentence.

What so stupid about it?

Comrade Scotland was merely helping her cleaner along the path to British citzenship (and getting cheap labour in return).

[dinker]

This is one of the standard paths into this country for third-worlders. Enter as a "student", get a National Insurance number, and then forget to return to whatever hellhole they came from.