Tory MP who lost seat messages former constituent on Facebook to call him a ‘thick chav’

From The Independent: Mr Stanley received a unsolicited message over Facebook Messenger from outgoing Tory MP for Peterborough, Stewart Jackson, which said: “Not many benefits of losing the election but one of them is probably not having to engage with thick chavs like you Stanley. Bye for now…”

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Equal Pay: Seven male Tory MPs vote against bill to make big companies reveal gender pay gap

From the Independent: Seven male Tory MPs voted against a bill to make big companies reveal their gender pay gap, it has been revealed. They were Adam Afriyie (Windsor), Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase), Christopher Chope (Christchurch), Stewart Jackson (Peterborough), David Nuttall (Bury North), Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury), and John Whittingdale (Maldon).

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