How did the Frome MP vote in 2022 : Perhaps not a surprising report card
By Susie Watkins
3rd Jan 2023 | Local News
The annual assessment of how each MP voted in 2022 has been released.
Frome MP David Warburton's card is perhaps not that much of a surprise since, according to the Liberal Democrats has has not actually appeared in parliament since March 2022.
He last posted on his website in October 2022.
Writing on October 26 :
It looks, at last, as though the investigations - one prompted by a complaint arising from a Sunday Times article, and two leaked to that paper - are reaching their conclusion. Not being able to speak out against those stories has been the most appallingly frustrating and painful experience, particularly knowing that my constituents have been left entirely in the dark, other than the outline of the claims against me.
I can only repeat that it is a condition of the investigation process that I am not allowed to comment in any way until it is concluded. I have complied utterly with this regulation. In the normal course of events, any such investigation happens within the shelter of that confidentiality and an MP continues public work throughout the process. But in my case the guidelines on confidentiality were broken some 8 weeks before I was even officially told of any investigation. This has meant that I have been asked informally not to speak or vote in parliament until such time as my name can be cleared. I have again complied.
But this - plus the difficulty of my attending many local events with such damaging accusations in circulation - has meant that local people have felt, quite understandably, less than fully represented.
I can assure you that not only have I and my immensely supportive and hardworking office team been working for local people throughout this time, but I have continued and will continue to represent them at all levels.
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