The lies of the PM have become a national disgrace and a global embarrassment, but he should have been removed from office when he tried to illegally dismiss Parliament; or when he stood at the Dispatch Box and lied to Parliament; or when he proposed to break international law to destroy a Treaty on Northern Ireland that he negotiated; or when his government lost billions over unfulfilled Covid contracts handed out without due diligence. There are so many reasons why MPs should have withdrawn confidence in the worst Prime Minister in British history.

The new Conservative leader, as soon as chosen, should call an early election and give the country the chance to reject this corrupt and incompetent government at the soonest date possible. We need a government that will deal with fuel prices, not by subsidising fossil fuel companies but by investing immediately and at massive scale in measures to cut the cost of living for all including renewable energy, home insulation, sustainable mass transport, safe cycling and electric vehicles. This must be matched with a programme of measures for social, economic and environmental justice that begins to build a better future for Britain.

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Green Party calls on local MP to do the right thing over Partygate

Local Green Party representatives are questioning the reaction of local MP Julie Marson to the ‘Party-gate’ scandal following her statement this afternoon [01 Feb 2022].

With Boris Johnson being accused of lying to Parliament over parties held in No.10 Downing Street while the country was in lockdown, the Green Party has said that it is past time for the Prime Minister to resign.

Leader of the East Herts Greens, Alex Daar, said: “Boris Johnson’s desperate attempts to cling onto power are making a mockery of our democracy. The vast majority of people now think he should resign because of his shameful behaviour, and yet our local MP Julie Marson has tried to defend the indefensible. 

“Boris Johnson’s failure of leadership is not only damaging trust in public health measures, but he is also allowing other very urgent issues to spiral out of control, including the cost of living, potential war in Ukraine, and the climate crisis.

“For the good of the country Johnson must go, and I find it deeply worrying that Julie Marson appears to be placing a misguided party loyalty ahead of the interests of Hertford and Stortford and the nation.”

But Ms Daar also warned that replacing Boris Johnson with another untrustworthy MP as Prime Minister would not solve the problem, saying:

“We should be under no illusion that just getting rid of Boris Johnson will fix the culture of hypocrisy and entitlement that has taken hold in our political system. I am worried that we will end up with one charlatan replacing another. 

“Whoever is our next Prime Minister should be subject to rigorous scrutiny. They should not, like Boris Johnson and his colleagues, apparently see no problem in lying to the public and to other MPs.”

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Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes BARNETT Daniel Sebastian Labour Party 394
HORNER Calvin Laurie Liberal Democrats 1214 (Elected)
JOHNSON Cassandra Tolulope Conservative Party 796

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 22 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 5957
Ballot Papers Issued: 2430
Turnout: 40.79%

Hertford (Bengeo Ward)

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes DUNKLEY Sue Conservative Party 1154
FRASER Veronica Elizabeth Labour Party 542
SMITH Vicky The Green Party 1324 (Elected)

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 20 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 6149
Ballot Papers Issued: 3043
Turnout: 49.49%

Sawbridgeworth

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes NEWELL Dawn Kathleen Anne Labour Party 445
PARSAD Nathan Patrick Conservative Party 1504 (Elected)
VANDORE Emma Liberal Democrats 564

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 53 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 6884
Ballot Papers Issued: 2567
Turnout: 37.29%

Ware (Trinity Ward)

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes ANDREWS David Conservative Party 478
DAY Thomas Robert The Green Party 609 (Elected)
GUBB Tony Paul Liberal Democrats 194

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 6 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 4071
Ballot Papers Issued: 1287
Turnout: 31.61%

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Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes ER WILKES Oya Labour Party 568
HILL Graeme Crerar The Green Party 292
HORNER Calvin Laurie Liberal Democrats 1894 (Elected)
WYLLIE John Fraser Conservative Party 1401

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 25 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 10766
Ballot Papers Issued: 4183
Turnout: 38.85%

Bishop’s Stortford Rural

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes LYNCH Emily Caroline Labour Party 725
MCANDREW Graham Conservative Party 1943 (Elected)
OXLEY David John The Green Party 382
TAYLOR Robert Ian Liberal Democrats 562

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 39 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 10601
Ballot Papers Issued: 3653
Turnout: 34.46%

Bishop’s Stortford West

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of VotesBADDOCK Madela The Green Party 456
DIAMOND Thomas Alfred Labour Party 989
TOWNSEND Richard George Victor Liberal Democrats 741
WARD-BOOTH Alastair Robert James Conservative Party 1744 (Elected)

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 47 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 12427
Ballot Papers Issued: 3975
Turnout: 31.99%

Buntingford

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes HARRINGTON Karl Ambrose Liberal Democrats 224
JONES Jeffrey Richard Conservative Party 2393 (Elected)
SMITH Terry Frederick Reform UK 94
STONE Steven Charles Labour Party 532
WOOLLCOMBE David Rupert The Green Party 704

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 19 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 11750
Ballot Papers Issued: 3966
Turnout: 33.75%

Hertford All Saints

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of VotesCRYSTALL Ben The Green Party 1819 (Elected)
GOODEVE Janet Heather Conservative Party 1562
PINKHAM Robert Douglas Labour Party 621
PORRER Andrew James Robert Liberal Democrats 211
STEVENSON Andrew 262

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 12 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 10638
Ballot Papers Issued: 4506
Turnout: 42.36%

Hertford Rural

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes CROFTON Henry Kenneth Conservative Party 2710 (Elected)
NEWTON Daniel Liberal Democrats 612
SOMERVILLE Lydia Helen The Green Party 506
WILLIAMS Margaret Elizabeth Labour Party 461

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 21 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 10856
Ballot Papers Issued: 4314
Turnout: 39.74%

Hertford St Andrews

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes DEAN Joshua Robert Abraham Labour Party 1756
DEERING Robert Cyril Conservative Party 1925 (Elected)
MADGE Geoffrey John Liberal Democrats 481

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 41 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 11735
Ballot Papers Issued: 4213
Turnout: 35.90%

Sawbridgeworth

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes BUCKMASTER Eric Henry Conservative Party 2795 (Elected)
DUMONT Joseph Charlie Liberal Democrats 836
NEWELL Dawn Kathleen Anne Labour Party 666

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 59 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 12493
Ballot Papers Issued: 4352
Turnout: 34.84%

Ware North

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes ANDREWS David Conservative Party 1879 (Elected)
CLARE Bryan David Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts 38
COX Nicholas John The Green Party 1255
MCCANN Megan Katy Labour Party 506

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 33 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 10740
Ballot Papers Issued: 3709
Turnout: 34.53%

Ware South

Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of VotesBUTCHER Martin Francis The Green Party 591
CHAPMAN Sarah Jane Labour Party 688
KAYE Jonathan Stephen Conservative Party 1976 (Elected)
PARKER Benjamin Jonathan Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 133
SHAW Victoria Liberal Democrats 350

Rejected Ballot Papers Total 42 Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 11430
Ballot Papers Issued: 3777
Turnout: 33.04%

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