• Entirely at your expense, a disgraced National MP takes a sweet London

    From jmschristophers@gmail.com@3:770/3 to All on Thursday, September 14, 2017 15:34:11
    From yesterday's Herald:

    "Discredited member of Parliament Todd Barclay is leaving New Zealand - before the election.

    "Three months after announcing his decision not to stand again in the Clutha-Southland electorate, Barclay is moving to London.

    "He leaves for England on Tuesday, seeking employment opportunities.

    "He is still officially an MP on a $160,000-a-year salary, with taxpayer-subsidised travel and car, until the September 23 election."

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11922055

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  • From Gordon@3:770/3 to jmschristophers@gmail.com on Friday, September 15, 2017 05:55:59
    On 2017-09-14, jmschristophers@gmail.com <jmschristophers@gmail.com> wrote:
    From yesterday's Herald:

    "Discredited member of Parliament Todd Barclay is leaving New Zealand -
    before the election.

    "Three months after announcing his decision not to stand again in the
    Clutha-Southland electorate, Barclay is moving to London.

    "He leaves for England on Tuesday, seeking employment opportunities.

    "He is still officially an MP on a $160,000-a-year salary, with
    taxpayer-subsidised travel and car, until the September 23 election."

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11922055


    Yes, nothing to worry about here. That is the way the rules are written. He
    was elected by the people, and he has not resigned. He will no longer be an
    MP come 23 September 2017.

    Feel free to start a movement to get the rules changed.

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