The Saint Still Marred in Scandal
Some of the more hysterical Lib Dems would have you believe Sarah Teather has been cleared over her dodgy rental agreement with Brent Liberal Democrats:
As Guido
points out
though, just because the complaint was dropped does not mean Teather has been exonerated.UPDATE: As TB just wrote on
LDV
(no doubt they will delete his criticism as they always seem to do):Lyon dismissed the complaint on the:
“basis of the evidence which I received”
well Labour couldn’t run a bath let alone put a decent complaint in.
just because they cocked up the complaints doesn’t mean there isn’t a case.
and don’t forget the age old sniff test, if the rent agreement was within the law then the law is an ass."
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And as if that wasn't enough, she is probably one of the most annoying MPs that there is with regards to her demeanour.
So good stuff all round.
No mention of the Electoral Commission investigation? (You know, the one that cleared Sarah Teather.)
No mention of the Commissioner also rejecting the other (non-forged letter) complaint? (You know, the one that he said didn't present any evidence which required investigation.)
No mention of how the Commissioner did investigate the forged letter complaint? (You know, the one where he says he didn't find evidence to substantiate it.)
You've been remarkably selective, TB :-)
just because the complaints, as they were, were rejected does not mean there is not ground for further investigation.
the whole thing stinks.
as someone who has written to John Lyon many many times I know how pedantic he can be and to be fair has to be.. maybe it's time for a proper complaint to be put in...
and one on Butler while i'm at it.
Well my experience of John Lyon is very different: all the complaints that either I have sent or I have helped someone send to him have been upheld. No problems with pedantic rejections here; perhaps I should offer my services to you...!