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One of the jobs of political parties in representative democracies is candidate selection

Then came #ge2019

Problem after problem after problem
I can’t remember an election where the main parties have messed this up so often and so many times

A thread of the most ridiculous and serious cases follows
1. Amjad Bashir
Tory, Leeds North East

Problems: anti semitism, was in UKIP

Status: still a candidate

thejc.com/news/tory-elec…
2. Charlie Elphicke
Tory, Dover

Problem: sexual harassment allegations

Status: was replaced with his wife Natalie!

theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
3. Sally Gimson
Labour, Bassetlaw

Problem: Labour NEC did not like her

Status: NEC dumped Gimson for no sensible reason and against the wishes of the local party. The seat is marginal

bbc.com/news/uk-englan…
4. Gordon Nardell
Labour, Cities of London & Westminster

Problem: Selection mess - candidate has to resign and replacement has questionable record on anti semitism

Status: Nardell still a candidate

msn.com/en-gb/news/new…
5. Maria Carroll
Labour, Camarthen East

Problem: candidate helps others avoid anti semitism accusations

Status: still a candidate

metro.co.uk/2019/11/17/lab…
6. Gideon Bull
Labour, Clacton

Problem: anti semitism

Status: stood down as a candidate

itv.com/news/2019-11-0…
7. Ian Byrne
Labour, Liverpool West Derby

Problem: abusive comments

Status: still a candidate

thesun.co.uk/news/politics/…
8. Alun Cairns
Tory, Vale of Glamorgan

Problem: sabotaging a rape trial

Status: still a candidate

metro.co.uk/2019/10/31/tor…
10. Anthony Browne
Tory, South Cambridgeshire

Problem: racism

Status: still a candidate

theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
11. Kevin McNamara
Lib Dem, Thurrock

Problem: racism and homophobia

Status: stood down

theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
12. Nick Conrad
Tory, Broadland

Problem: misogyny

Status: stood down

itv.com/news/anglia/20…
13. Chris Davies
Tory, Ynys Mon

Problem: recall petition when MP for Brecon & Radnorshire, lost by election, still stood in Ynys Mon

Status: finally stood down

msn.com/en-gb/news/ukn…
14. Andrew Griffiths
Tory, Burton

Problem: sexting women

Status: ousted by his estranged wife Kate Griffiths

bbc.com/news/av/uk-eng…
Is this especially serious this time? Wdyt @ProfTimBale @gsoh31 @robfordmancs?

Scandals I’m missing? Please do reply here notifying me of them...

/ends
@ProfTimBale @gsoh31 @robfordmancs 15. Ryan Houghton
Tory, Aberdeen North

Problem: anti semitism, sexism

Status: discovered too late to withdraw him as a candidate, but Tories will not back him

thenational.scot/news/18044656.…
16. Claudia Webbe
Labour, Leicester East

Problem: defended Livingstone's anti semitism, prompted local party chairman to resign

Status: still the candidate (to replace Keith Vaz, and we know what happened to him!)

bbc.com/news/election-…
17. Anthony Calvert
Tory, Wakefield

Problem: racism

Status: stood down

bbc.com/news/election-…
18. Victor Robert Farrell
Brexit Party, Glenrothes

Problem: homophobia

Status: still standing, but Brexit Party is now not supporting him

scotsman.com/news/politics/…
19. Francesca O'Brien
Tory, Gower

Problem: thinks people on TV show Benefits Street need "putting down"

Status: Tories standing by her

bbc.com/news/uk-wales-…
20. Frances Hoole
Labour, Edinburgh South West

Problem: posted photoshopped pic of rival with slogan “Bang! And the terf is gone”

Status: removed as a candidate by Labour

scotsman.com/news/politics/…
21. Zarah Sultana
Labour, Coventry South

Problem: anti semitic comments

Status: has part apologised, continues to be the candidate

thejc.com/news/uk-news/l…
(and hell - I knew of a dozen or so cases - but these keep on coming in...)
22. Apsana Begum
Labour, Poplar & Limehouse

Problem: references to "Zionist masters", and police called to selection meeting

Status: is still the candidate

thejc.com/news/uk-news/a…
23. Wahid Rafiq
Lib Dem, Birmingham Hodge Hill

Problem: anti semitism

Status: still a candidate

buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/li…
24. Marc Stanton
Brexit Party, West Lancashire

Problem: anti semitism, anti muslim, sexist

Status: still the candidate as far as I can tell

liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…
25. Natalie Neale
Tory, Leicester South

Problem: features in Tory manifesto despite being suspended as a midwife, allegations of professional misconduct

Status: still a candidate

theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
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A little thread about the complexities of tactical voting...
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Recommendations for *every one* of the UK's 650 #GE2019 constituencies now on my #TacticalVoting guide blog post - V6

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