Keep Him Out of the Lords!

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From the Daily Moron:

Fury mounts as ex-Tory MP Harvey Proctor urges House of Lords chief to block fresh bid to make Tom Watson a peer after former Labour deputy peddled false claims of VIP paedophile ring in Carl Beech scandal

Former Labour MP Mr Watson, 55, peddled lies made by fantasist Carl Beech
Beech made false allegations about paedophile ring at the heart of Westminster
Mr Watson 'formed support group' and 'invited' Beech to the House of Commons
Harvey Proctor today again urged House of Lords to block a fresh peerage bid
He also said the appointment would be a 'stain' on the House of Lords benches

By Jamie Phillips For Mailonline

Published: 05:11 AEDT, 3 October 2022 | Updated: 05:38 AEDT, 3 October 2022

Ex-Tory MP Harvey Proctor has urged the House of Lords to block a fresh bid to make former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson a peer.

Mr Watson, 55, peddled lies and pressured Metropolitan Police officers investigating false claims made by fantasist Carl Beech of a paedophile ring at the heart of Westminster.

Named Operation Midland, Met officers probing the bogus allegations carried out dawn raids at high-profile addresses including the homes of D-Day hero Lord Bramall, Lord Brittan and Mr Proctor.

Mr Beech had claimed he and other boys were raped and tortured in the 1970s and 1980s and that one young boy was even murdered by members of a VIP paedophile ring.

He is now serving an 18-year prison sentence for 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one count of fraud.

The former Labour deputy 'formed a support group' and 'invited' Beech to the House of Commons following the allegations.

A report into the Met's handling of the case carried out by retired High Court Judge, Sir Richard Henriques later found that Mr Watson 'raised in Parliament suggestions that a paedophile ring was operating in the heart of Westminster' on October 24, 2012.

The report added that Mr Watson's interest in the operation also 'created further pressure upon MPS officers'.

Mr Proctor today re-shared a letter written in January 2020, when Mr Watson was nominated for a peerage after reports emerged that the former deputy Labour leader has been nominated for a peerage by Keir Starmer, according to The Times.

Sharing the letter in a tweet, Mr Proctor said: 'Nothing has changed since 2020 when Watson’s peerage was rejected due to his meddling in Operation Midland.

'May I remind you all of my letter to Lord Bew, Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission, on 27th January 2020 when Tom Watson was nominated by Jeremy Corbyn.'

He also said the appointment would be a 'stain' on the House of Lords benches.

Agree 100% - well done Proctor. Keep this grandstanding oaf out of the House of Lords. What a brass neck Starmer has to put Watson forward again.

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From the Daily Moron:

Fury mounts as ex-Tory MP Harvey Proctor urges House of Lords chief to block fresh bid to make Tom Watson a peer after former Labour deputy peddled false claims of VIP paedophile ring in Carl Beech scandal

Former Labour MP Mr Watson, 55, peddled lies made by fantasist Carl Beech
Beech made false allegations about paedophile ring at the heart of Westminster
Mr Watson 'formed support group' and 'invited' Beech to the House of Commons
Harvey Proctor today again urged House of Lords to block a fresh peerage bid
He also said the appointment would be a 'stain' on the House of Lords benches

By Jamie Phillips For Mailonline

Published: 05:11 AEDT, 3 October 2022 | Updated: 05:38 AEDT, 3 October 2022

Ex-Tory MP Harvey Proctor has urged the House of Lords to block a fresh bid to make former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson a peer.

Mr Watson, 55, peddled lies and pressured Metropolitan Police officers investigating false claims made by fantasist Carl Beech of a paedophile ring at the heart of Westminster.

Named Operation Midland, Met officers probing the bogus allegations carried out dawn raids at high-profile addresses including the homes of D-Day hero Lord Bramall, Lord Brittan and Mr Proctor.

Mr Beech had claimed he and other boys were raped and tortured in the 1970s and 1980s and that one young boy was even murdered by members of a VIP paedophile ring.

He is now serving an 18-year prison sentence for 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and one count of fraud.

The former Labour deputy 'formed a support group' and 'invited' Beech to the House of Commons following the allegations.

A report into the Met's handling of the case carried out by retired High Court Judge, Sir Richard Henriques later found that Mr Watson 'raised in Parliament suggestions that a paedophile ring was operating in the heart of Westminster' on October 24, 2012.

The report added that Mr Watson's interest in the operation also 'created further pressure upon MPS officers'.

Mr Proctor today re-shared a letter written in January 2020, when Mr Watson was nominated for a peerage after reports emerged that the former deputy Labour leader has been nominated for a peerage by Keir Starmer, according to The Times.

Sharing the letter in a tweet, Mr Proctor said: 'Nothing has changed since 2020 when Watson’s peerage was rejected due to his meddling in Operation Midland.

'May I remind you all of my letter to Lord Bew, Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission, on 27th January 2020 when Tom Watson was nominated by Jeremy Corbyn.'

He also said the appointment would be a 'stain' on the House of Lords benches.

Agree 100% - well done Proctor. Keep this grandstanding oaf out of the House of Lords. What a brass neck Starmer has to put Watson forward again.

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Far too many failed politicians (of all political persuasions) in the Upper House.

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There ought to be a limit on how many ex-MPs can be in the Lords at a time. More can be life peers, but either they can elect some number of their group or have some sort of seniority, or retire after X years. The modern Lords is supposed to experts from a range of fields, we don't need that many who are experts at screwing things up.