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Louise Mensch quit as an MP because she thought she’d lose to Labour

October 28, 2012 12:41 pm

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With just a few weeks left until the Corby by-election, the Tories probably could have done without the following intervention from Louise Mensch’s husband Peter in the Sunday Times:

“Then there was Louise’s belief that she was only going to be an MP for three more years. She thought — and I wasn’t going to argue with her — that she’d get killed in the next election.”

Polling day in Corby is November
15th…

Update: Mensch has been tweeting about the article today. She says the assertion made by her husband is “not at all true”, and perhaps most interestingly:

“Can honestly say I had no fear whatsoever of defeat at next election since had already decided not to stand again.”

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  • http://twitter.com/Ceilidhann Kayleigh Anne

    We all know the real reason she quit was to spend more time with Rupert Murdoch. 

  • postageincluded

    Hilarious. Very sad to see her go. A great loss to stand up comedy, a massive gain to politics.

    • AlanGiles

      I suspect the truth Ms Mensch is going is that, quite simply, she is a dilettante. She thought it would be a bit of fun to be in Parliament and perhaps become a bit of a media figure, a latter-day Edwina Currie perhaps.

      • postageincluded

        “Latter-day Edwina Currie” Ouch! 

        I don’t know about the contents of your scrotal bag, Alan, but your hand-bag’s certainly huge and clanking.

      • Hamish Dewar

        If you’re going to share your fantaxies, Alan, I will say that Louise is much more attractive than Edwina, as is the much-maligned Sally Bercow.

  • NT86

    Most of the info coming out of Corby suggests that she wasn’t popular locally and in that sense, Peter Mensch is sort of right that she’d have lost in 2015 if she remained an MP. November 15 is going to be very, very interesting.

    Ironically, Louise Mensch wasn’t the worst of the new Tory class of 2010. She was a bit annoying, but harmless when compared with some of the reactionary nutcases who’ve emerged. Mensch is positively divine next to the likes of Dominic Raab, Priti Patel, and Elizabeth Truss who reckon that Brits are idle at work.

    • AlanGiles

      “Elizabeth Truss “.

      I reckon she has full support! :-)

    • Brumanuensis

      Meh, I think Truss actually has some interesting ideas about the education curriculum. But otherwise she’s just another classic reactionary.

      Priti Patel is a nutter and Raab is an idiot. Re. Patel, I always thought Ian Hislop’s demolition of her on Question Time was one of the most enjoyable things I’ve ever watched: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5aodBfdFTA

  • Serbitar

    A plasticised Joyce Grenfell for the modern age. We shall not see her like again… hopefully.

  • Brumanuensis

    Slightly surprised that Peter Mensch made those comments.

    Anyway, regardless of political differences, I hope Louise Mensch enjoying being able to spend more time with her husband and family.

  • David B

    Have you seen Austin Mitchell’s, I hope Ms Harmon takes him down several steps for being sexist

  • ColinAdkins

    Cany operator though. Saw her opportunity with Cameron fast tracking younger female candidates. Got elected. Successfully stole some of Tom Watson’s well earnt limelight over hacking. Then used this as a resource to ‘promote’ herself and no doubt her own personal advancement at some time in the future. A typically modern day politician.

    Is she any different to Hewitt (from badge wearing denouncer of the Callaghan Government to we can’t have Labour ‘selling out’ unless I am getting some of proceeds), Buyers, Bufoon or Moron? In fact if you put this scenario to her I am sure she would admit it.

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