Tobias Ellwood probably did well to stay in Moldova. If he had rushed back he would have seen an inebriated PM and Culture Secretary making the country look even more ridiculous that they have managed thus far.
And the minister who wouldn’t get on a parish counsel let alone a government anywhere else on the planet
Anyone behaving like this, in any other workplace, would be referred to HR, to occupational health for a psychiatric evaluation, or sacked on the spot. Yet these spoilt twats, who we fucking pay for, can act like pissed up adolescents. How far Britain has fallen, so quickly. ???????????? https://t.co/ZloIDz0VOq
— GET A GRIP (@docrussjackson) July 18, 2022
Senior Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has had the Conservative Party whip removed after he failed to vote in yesterday’s confidence vote in the government.
A spokesperson for the whips office said: “Tobias Ellwood MP has lost the Conservative Party whip following his failure to vote in support of the government in the confidence vote last night.”
Mr Ellwood, chairman of the influential Defence Select Committee, said he is “very sorry” to lose the Tory whip but argued he was unable to return from a meeting with the president of Moldova due to “unprecedented disruption”.
In a statement, he said: “Following my meeting yesterday with the president of Moldova I was unable to secure return travel due to unprecedented disruption both here and in the UK.
“I am very sorry to lose the whip but will now continue my meetings in Ukraine promoting the prime minister’s efforts here and specifically seeking to secure the reopening of Odesa port – so vital grain exports can recommence.”
It is understood the move means Mr Ellwood will not be able to vote in the fourth round ballot of the Conservative leadership contest this afternoon.
Mr Ellwood, a long-time critic of Boris Johnson, has been supporting former defence secretary Penny Mordaunt in the leadership race.
Losing the whip effectively means that an MP is expelled from their party because they have not followed strict instruction from the leadership.
They do not lose their seat and will remain as an MP.
But, until the whip is restored, they will sit as an independent in the Commons.
Responding to the announcement, Liberal Democrat chief whip Wendy Chamberlain questioned why Mr Johnson removed the whip from Mr Ellwood so rapidly but “dragged his feet for days when it came to suspending the whip from his loyal supporter Chris Pincher” – who was eventually suspended over sexual assault claims.
“This petty act shows there is no room in the Conservatives any more for those who refuse to prop up Johnson,” she said.
“The Conservative leadership candidates should condemn this move and make clear they will restore the whip to Tobias Ellwood.
“Anything less would show they are all just as bad as Johnson and will continue his failed record on sleaze, the NHS and cost of living.”
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