Friday, February 15, 2008

Clegg to sack David Heath ?

(That title has a question mark after it which won't show up on LibDem Blogs)

The BBC says it is up to Nick Clegg to decide on David Heath's future in the Sahdow Cabinet after the MP has said that he will vote against the party line on the Lisbon Treaty.

I'll be glad when all of this is over and I doubt whether David Heath ought to be kicked off the front bench for it. You could argue that it doesn't help discipline. But it is obvious that David Heath has very strong views on this and I don't think he ought to be dropped for it. It is verging on a vote of conscience. I don't think it leads to a very good atmosphere if the shadow cabinet have a very strict whip, with sackings if it is disobeyed. It leads to more ambition than conscience on the team.

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