Originally Posted by
sinkov
You have either a very selective memory or a short one BT, possibly both. The expenses scandal in 2009, Speaker Martin resigned, Cabinet Ministers Jacqui Smith, Hazel Blears, Kitty Usher, Geoff Hoon, David Laws, backbenchers Chapman, Chaytor, Cohen, Devine, Gibson, Illsley, McShame, Moffat, Moran, Morley, in the Lords, Baron Clarke, Baroness Thornton, Baroness Uddin, the expenses scandal did for all of them some ended up in prison.
None of the above were Tories.
Remember Tessa Jowell, married to international tax lawyer David Mills, and the £400,000 mortgage paid off by a gift from Berlusconi, who Mills had recently spoken up for a in a corruption case. Tessa, bless her, claimed to know nothing about it, and said she didn't even know the mortgage had been paid off. Tessa was not a Tory.
Remember Two Jags Union owned flat, which he was paying a peppercorn rent for. He moved out to his grace and favour apartment in Admiralty Arch, but allowed his son to live in his Union flat rent free. No one asked the Union members who were subbing the flat what they thought about this arrangement. Two Jags was not a Tory.
Remember the 'Loans for Lordships' scandal investigated by Scotland Yard ? Remember Lord Levy, aka Mr Cashpoint ? £1 million loan from the CEO of Capita, a company with billions in government contracts, £2 million from David Sainsbury, 17 out of 22 people who had donated over £100,000 to the Labour party received an honour, all but one of those who had donated over £1 million received a peerage. No Tories were involved in the above.
I could go on all night with Labour sleaze stories BT, I could put up two for every one you can put up about the Tories, and still have plenty to spare.