‘We all make mistakes’: Richard Tice defends Reform MP who assaulted ex-girlfriend as he rules out suspension

Amazing I didn’t realise you could get away with whatever you want so long as you say “I’m only human” afterwards

Ticw was asked why Isabel Oakeshott currently has two black eyes. He responded ‘Because she didn’t answer the first time, the slaaaaaag’

I appreciate not a popular opinion but I don’t have an issue with this.

Guy does something really bad as a teenager. Pleads guilty, goes to jail and serves his sentence repaying his debt to society. Then in the next 20 years is not accused of anything similar and decides to work in public service.

Is this not a successful rehabilitation? Even a redemption story?

Obviously there is no defending what he did but I don’t think it should disqualify him from wanting to work in public service 20 years later? He’s served his punishment.

I think that this is a real, systematic problem with modern politics.

If you take the situation seriously and objectively, it is actually a validation of our society. A kid from a working class background, grew up in a council house, first person from his family to go to university. Committed a disgraceful crime, served time, has by all accounts rehabilitated himself, found a job, was successful in a highly competitive field, stood as a candidate for politics, acted as his own election agent, and won a narrow victory. This shows that both social mobility and rehabilitative justice are a thing.

The problem is that it should be obvious to absolutely anyone with a brain that if it was a Labour, Conservative or Lib Dem candidate that assaulted a woman and went to prison for it and defeated a Reform candidate by 98 votes, they would never have shut up about it. It would have been a grand evil conspiracy to defraud the public. Similarly, if the shoe was on the other foot, each member of the political tribe would be defending their own while attacking the other parties.

We kind of need to decide once whether this sort of thing is okay for everyone or not, set the societal norm, and then apply it consistently. If we decide that they shouldn’t become MPs, then I think we should tell people, in advance, when they are leaving prison, that it doesn’t matter if they never reoffend, if they get married and care for their kids, if they get a successful job, or anything else, that they are going to be barred from certain walks of life because they are deemed irredeemable.

Tice “We all beat up partners, run as an MP and try to hide and downplay our violent actions when asked.”

If this guy was honest about what happened from the start then maybe the grotesque grifter Tice might have a point, but as we know they tried to hide the truth.

I bet if it was an immigrant these peeps wouldnt be so forgiving

Funny how being sympathetic to criminals and allowing them to reform themselves ends the moment it’s politically convenient to do so. Tice is right to not hold him accountable for something he did 18 years ago. Evaluate him based on who he is today (which I have no idea about, I’m just talking about the topic in question). Your past does play a part, but people should be allowed to grow unless the crime is too severe. Why conform to opponents who want to sabotage you?

In Reforms defence, if they start suspending MPs for domestic abuse and such then they wouldn’t have any MPs.

Ghandi admitted to beating his wife and yet we built statues for him 

Is it a mistake Mr Tice would make? What mistakes has Mr Tice made?

So immigrants need to be deported for the “mistake” of existing but he doesn’t even get a suspension for being a full blown criminal?

Slapping your girlfriend about isn’t a ‘mistake’ it is a deliberate and wilful act. Tice is shameful for defending him, tells you all you need to know.