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Theresa May meets Maria Hutchings at Southampton Airport for Eastleigh by-election
3:52pm Friday 15th February 2013 in News
By Patrick Knox, Senior Reporter
May flies in for election campaign
The woman tipped to be the next Prime Minister joined the Conservative campaign trial today.
Home secretary Theresa May met with party candidate Maria Hutching in a visit to Southampton Airport as she canvases for votes.
The terminal is Eastleigh's biggest employer, with 1200 staff working in 30 companies who collectively generate £100m for the local economy.
Endorsing Mrs Hutchings, she said: "Here we have a good candidate in Maria. She lives locally and knows the local area and has campaigned on a range of issues for local people.
"She's is not just a professional politician, she gets on with the job and delivers for local people and that's crucial. She has already shown she could be a great voice and stand up for the local area."
Mrs May also took the opportunity to meet with UK Border and Immigration staff, who are on the frontline of her battle against illegal migrants.
Along with foreign secretary William Hague and Secretary for Work and Pensions Ian Duncan Smith she is the latest big gun to be deployed in the battle for the crucial seat.
It comes after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg launched the race for the seat after Chris Huhne resigned after confessing to perverting the course of justice.
The date for the election has been set for Feburary 28.
More stories from the Eastleigh by-election
- Liberal Democrat Mike Thornton is new Eastleigh MP
- Clegg hails Lib Dem win in Eastleigh
- New Eastleigh MP's pledge to voters
- I'm overwhelmed by victory, says MPs wife
- Full list of Eastleigh by-election results
- Defeated Tory candidate made a swift exit
- Mike's night but UKIP almost took centre stage
- Lib Dem Mike Thornton is Eastleigh's new MP
Comments(26)
drydamol1
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5:41pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Once the cat is out of the bag the Government pretends to be doing something to appease the Public .Apparently the Police are now going to investigate the appalling deaths of those involved concerning the NHS .Why now because its Public Knowledge .Anything of serious consequence is hidden and lesser issues are brought to the fore in place to keep the Public occupied and distanced from Government lack of will and incompetence .Which is more relevant the deaths caused by ATOS or horse meat burgers – horse meat won’t kill .The Lloyds/TSB merger with RBS costing us the Tax Payer £10.2 billion or Huhne being corrupt .Parliament epitomised itself on Wednesday when the whole house was in laughter over the ATOS jibe ,totally distanced ,uncaring and living on the backs of the PUBLIC – they invented skiving ,but being a parasitic skiver and being paid for it beats being merely unemployed through Governments fault . www.brokenbritainund
ertories.com
Pikey-Biker
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6:25pm Fri 15 Feb 13
motorizer
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7:18pm Fri 15 Feb 13
drydamol1
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7:26pm Fri 15 Feb 13
derek james
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10:48pm Fri 15 Feb 13
IronLady2010
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11:40pm Fri 15 Feb 13
derek james wrote:If the residents of Eastleigh have any sense they'll walk away from Lib Dem and vote UKIP. It's our only hope at seeing what UKIP have to offer.
she'll only be the next pm if the tories stick the knife in cameron for not winning eastleigh for a period of maybe 2 years, the latest polls put liebour on 40 pc and the tories on 30 , enough for a labour landslide
I'm no big fan of UKIP, but would be interested to see more of what they can offer if they had an MP.
I think most people are frustrated with the current major parties as they are all the same, sometimes a new direction should be tried and tested and let's not forget it's only short term.
I'm not from Eastleigh so cannot vote, I just hope people do get out and vote in force and show the big parties, people are fed up.
bazzeroz
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1:08am Sat 16 Feb 13
drydamol1
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7:10am Sat 16 Feb 13
29 have been accused of spouse abuse,
7 have been arrested for fraud,
9 have been accused of writing bad cheques,
17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses,
3 have done time for assault,
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit,
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges,
8 have been arrested for shoplifting,
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits,
84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year,
1 who pays standard class and travels first class when travelling by rail .
And collectively this year alone they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses.
WHICH ORGANISATION IS THIS ?
It’s the 635 members of the House of Commons.
TOLD YOU THEY WERE LIARS AND THIEVES.
The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
www.brokenbritainund
ertories.com
drydamol1
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7:11am Sat 16 Feb 13
29 have been accused of spouse abuse,
7 have been arrested for fraud,
9 have been accused of writing bad cheques,
17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses,
3 have done time for assault,
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit,
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges,
8 have been arrested for shoplifting,
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits,
84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year,
1 who pays standard class and travels first class when travelling by rail .
And collectively this year alone they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses.
WHICH ORGANISATION IS THIS ?
It’s the 635 members of the House of Commons.
TOLD YOU THEY WERE LIARS AND THIEVES.
The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
www.brokenbritainund
ertories.com
drydamol1
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7:12am Sat 16 Feb 13
drydamol1 wrote:CORRECTION TO ABOVE 650 MP's
What employer has the following members of staff that have committed the offences listed below
29 have been accused of spouse abuse,
7 have been arrested for fraud,
9 have been accused of writing bad cheques,
17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses,
3 have done time for assault,
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit,
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges,
8 have been arrested for shoplifting,
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits,
84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year,
1 who pays standard class and travels first class when travelling by rail .
And collectively this year alone they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses.
WHICH ORGANISATION IS THIS ?
It’s the 635 members of the House of Commons.
TOLD YOU THEY WERE LIARS AND THIEVES.
The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
www.brokenbritainund
ertories.com
Pikey-Biker
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8:59pm Sat 16 Feb 13
drydamol1 wrote:I was initially astounded at first glance at what appeared to be a well researched post only to find that this is an email hoax that has been around for 4 years and has been quoted in its entirety since then (don’t forget we have had an election which about 140 MP’s did not contest their seat and about 70 lost their seats in the election so a third of MP’s elected in 2010 were new but your figures areno different than those quoted prior to the election
drydamol1 wrote: What employer has the following members of staff that have committed the offences listed below 29 have been accused of spouse abuse, 7 have been arrested for fraud, 9 have been accused of writing bad cheques, 17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses, 3 have done time for assault, 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit, 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges, 8 have been arrested for shoplifting, 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits, 84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year, 1 who pays standard class and travels first class when travelling by rail . And collectively this year alone they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses. WHICH ORGANISATION IS THIS ? It’s the 635 members of the House of Commons. TOLD YOU THEY WERE LIARS AND THIEVES. The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line. www.brokenbritainund ertories.comCORRECTION TO ABOVE 650 MP's
Pikey-Biker
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9:01pm Sat 16 Feb 13
Pikey-Biker
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9:06pm Sat 16 Feb 13
drydamol1 wrote:ATOS = Uncovering the work shy
BROKEN BRITAIN UNDER TORIES – GESTURES BY GOVERNMENT Once the cat is out of the bag the Government pretends to be doing something to appease the Public .Apparently the Police are now going to investigate the appalling deaths of those involved concerning the NHS .Why now because its Public Knowledge .Anything of serious consequence is hidden and lesser issues are brought to the fore in place to keep the Public occupied and distanced from Government lack of will and incompetence .Which is more relevant the deaths caused by ATOS or horse meat burgers – horse meat won’t kill .The Lloyds/TSB merger with RBS costing us the Tax Payer £10.2 billion or Huhne being corrupt .Parliament epitomised itself on Wednesday when the whole house was in laughter over the ATOS jibe ,totally distanced ,uncaring and living on the backs of the PUBLIC – they invented skiving ,but being a parasitic skiver and being paid for it beats being merely unemployed through Governments fault . www.brokenbritainund ertories.com
roy may
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10:15am Sun 17 Feb 13
1) Why won't the immigration minister tell us what the estimated number of immigrants from Rumania and Bulgaria is?
2) Can these new immirgants claim any or all the following benefits :- Child Allowance, Housing , Tax Credits, Jobseekers, Free NHS and Dental Treatment and Free Education?
... 3)Can they go on the local housing list and take priority over locals acording to their needs?
4) Would it be illegal to deny them any of the above under EU and Human Rights Laws
5) Will the bill for all the above be paid for by the BRITISH TAXPAER ie you and I?
Well come on never mind all this name calling lets have some answers from both those who are posting on here and perhaps the LIBLABCON candidates
We are all waiting with baited breath”
sburman
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2:17pm Sun 17 Feb 13
roy may
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4:14pm Sun 17 Feb 13
No mention by Theresa May or the media so far that Theresa May will not be able to deport anyone from an EU country, criminal record or not.
vote UKIP
roy may
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4:19pm Sun 17 Feb 13
Then see how many votes you get
drydamol1
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5:19pm Sun 17 Feb 13
****-Biker wrote:Thanks for the advice **** - Biker ,pity its untrue because I thought it summed them up totally - pity
drydamol1 wrote:I was initially astounded at first glance at what appeared to be a well researched post only to find that this is an email hoax that has been around for 4 years and has been quoted in its entirety since then (don’t forget we have had an election which about 140 MP’s did not contest their seat and about 70 lost their seats in the election so a third of MP’s elected in 2010 were new but your figures areno different than those quoted prior to the election
drydamol1 wrote: What employer has the following members of staff that have committed the offences listed below 29 have been accused of spouse abuse, 7 have been arrested for fraud, 9 have been accused of writing bad cheques, 17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses, 3 have done time for assault, 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit, 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges, 8 have been arrested for shoplifting, 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits, 84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year, 1 who pays standard class and travels first class when travelling by rail . And collectively this year alone they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses. WHICH ORGANISATION IS THIS ? It’s the 635 members of the House of Commons. TOLD YOU THEY WERE LIARS AND THIEVES. The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line. www.brokenbritainund ertories.comCORRECTION TO ABOVE 650 MP's
drydamol1
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8:51am Mon 18 Feb 13
The appalling treatment of NHS patients that were left in their own excrement and without water was reported whilst it was happening .Nicholson Failed in his duty to make it his priority to rectify or to report to the Government that a crisis was happening and needed immediate solutions – or did he ,hence no sacking .
The Government was informed that horsemeat was illegally within the British Food Chain over a year ago but failed to act .This whole saga has been hyped up to keep the Public focused away from more important issues .So we can conclusively reach the opinion Governments are only best at interfering in our lives to our detriment .The Workfare scheme was amended in one afternoon although the official date was suspect .With few rare exceptions what do they do to benefit us – nothing just take
Who is accountable when things go wrong ,which is more than we are told – why do they get paid a decent salary and an expense account when they are unaccountable ,dishonest and deceitful Its time the Gravy Train halted .www.brokenbritainun
dertories.com
southy
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9:49am Tue 19 Feb 13
****-Biker wrote:All MP's contest there seats, the house of commons is not the house of lords
drydamol1 wrote:I was initially astounded at first glance at what appeared to be a well researched post only to find that this is an email hoax that has been around for 4 years and has been quoted in its entirety since then (don’t forget we have had an election which about 140 MP’s did not contest their seat and about 70 lost their seats in the election so a third of MP’s elected in 2010 were new but your figures areno different than those quoted prior to the election
drydamol1 wrote: What employer has the following members of staff that have committed the offences listed below 29 have been accused of spouse abuse, 7 have been arrested for fraud, 9 have been accused of writing bad cheques, 17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses, 3 have done time for assault, 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit, 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges, 8 have been arrested for shoplifting, 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits, 84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year, 1 who pays standard class and travels first class when travelling by rail . And collectively this year alone they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses. WHICH ORGANISATION IS THIS ? It’s the 635 members of the House of Commons. TOLD YOU THEY WERE LIARS AND THIEVES. The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line. www.brokenbritainund ertories.comCORRECTION TO ABOVE 650 MP's
southy
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9:50am Tue 19 Feb 13
drydamol1 wrote:Its not just the Torys, its the whole Right Wing that are like that.
BROKEN BRITAIN UNDER TORIES – WHERE WERE THE GOVERNMENT ?
The appalling treatment of NHS patients that were left in their own excrement and without water was reported whilst it was happening .Nicholson Failed in his duty to make it his priority to rectify or to report to the Government that a crisis was happening and needed immediate solutions – or did he ,hence no sacking .
The Government was informed that horsemeat was illegally within the British Food Chain over a year ago but failed to act .This whole saga has been hyped up to keep the Public focused away from more important issues .So we can conclusively reach the opinion Governments are only best at interfering in our lives to our detriment .The Workfare scheme was amended in one afternoon although the official date was suspect .With few rare exceptions what do they do to benefit us – nothing just take
Who is accountable when things go wrong ,which is more than we are told – why do they get paid a decent salary and an expense account when they are unaccountable ,dishonest and deceitful Its time the Gravy Train halted .www.brokenbritainun
dertories.com
drydamol1
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9:51am Tue 19 Feb 13
ALTH/WARS/EMPLOYMENT
The American dream - that’s what the USA population are told to believe in because they cannot believe in anything else and what their Politicians say and do influences the British Establishment – much to our detriment .What has it got to do with America about our membership of the EU .How many wars have we been involved in concerning the Yanks .We have only just finished paying them back for WW11 – Allies ,we paid dearly for their involvement .Where did we get Welfare Reform from UNUM American not fit for purpose insurance con .Successive Governments in the UK haven’t a brain between them they have followed the American Model – much to the British Public cost .We the British Public have not been taken in by the Yanks but those in charge of us have and we have to pay for it .”It’s not what Britain can do for you but how you can line Government pockets “ www.brokenbritainund
ertories.com
Pikey-Biker
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12:08pm Tue 19 Feb 13
southy wrote:148 Sitting MP’s did not contest their seats at the last election, for various reasons
****-Biker wrote:All MP's contest there seats, the house of commons is not the house of lordsdrydamol1 wrote:I was initially astounded at first glance at what appeared to be a well researched post only to find that this is an email hoax that has been around for 4 years and has been quoted in its entirety since then (don’t forget we have had an election which about 140 MP’s did not contest their seat and about 70 lost their seats in the election so a third of MP’s elected in 2010 were new but your figures areno different than those quoted prior to the electiondrydamol1 wrote: What employer has the following members of staff that have committed the offences listed below 29 have been accused of spouse abuse, 7 have been arrested for fraud, 9 have been accused of writing bad cheques, 17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses, 3 have done time for assault, 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit, 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges, 8 have been arrested for shoplifting, 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits, 84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year, 1 who pays standard class and travels first class when travelling by rail . And collectively this year alone they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses. WHICH ORGANISATION IS THIS ? It’s the 635 members of the House of Commons. TOLD YOU THEY WERE LIARS AND THIEVES. The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line. www.brokenbritainund ertories.comCORRECTION TO ABOVE 650 MP's
Pikey-Biker
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12:20pm Tue 19 Feb 13
Parties, policies and tories, please learn how these words are spelt
drydamol1
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9:30am Fri 22 Feb 13
Cameron’s new Justice and Security Bill is quietly weaving its way through Parliament whilst the Media kept the General Public entertained with the Horsemeat fiasco because that’s all it was they spent more coverage on that than NHS Deaths ,ATOS Deaths ,Workfare and Draconian cuts .Less Government criticism .Now the proposed Bill is out in the Public Domain they are highlighting the Vicky Pryce Court case to promote Court Procedures needing change from using Juries . The new courts will be attended only by security-vetted special advocates. Milliband agrees wholeheartedly with the new Bill as new evidence emanating from Libya cites Blair and Straw as being complicit in detaining Gaddafi opponents and using torture in exchange for business deals .Labour and Con/Libs are allowing more of our Democracy to be eroded .www.brokenbritainun
dertories.com
Tom Redpath says...
4:15pm Fri 15 Feb 13