Tory MP visibly furious over party chaos: 'the damage they have done is extraordinary'
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- Conservative backbencher Charles Walker appeared visibly outraged over the chaos in the House of Commons on Wednesday evening, following speculation the chief whip has resigned and allegations of 'bullying' during the vote on a possible fracking ban.
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Speaking to reporters on BBC News, the Tory MP said: 'To all those people that put Liz Truss in number 10, I hope it was worth it to sit round the cabinet table'. He went on to say, 'the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary', admitting he was 'livid' and 'furious'.
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Handbags at 10 paces no doubt
Well said; ‘’Talentless People.”
They have talent alright, to get elected not when it comes to anything else.
Seems to be the majority in society now
I second that!
talentless self serving people.
Charles Walker is talentless.
My heart bleeds for Tory MPs worried about becoming ex-MPs and finding out that life outside in the real world is a huge struggle.
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Any MP who loses their position won't struggle at all to land another job, probably one higher paying.
I'm sure they'll get offered nice corner office jobs where they don't have to actually work.
Fair play to Charles Walker. A Conservative who seems to passionately understand that the whole point of this privileged job is to serve the public interest, not the self interest. One of the seemingly one eyed men in this kingdom of blind Tories.
Isn't he a remainer!?
@@janicebirch7522 I should hope so.
@@janicebirch7522 He was a Brexit supporter. Nobody's perfect, I guess.
He never acted accordingly.
Ahahah 😂 this fool actually believes the honeyed words coming from these politicians mouths. They have and always will serve themselves first and you never
I think I might just of witnessed an MP being honest….. I’m buying a lottery ticket tomorrow 🎉
*have witnessed*
Lol. Very true!
Me neither, and I'm from a foreign country. A little chaos thats all what is needed to show the real faces.
Charles Walker is a very interesting guy.
He often votes against the party.
Was shouting at police when they arrested an old lady walking about the street (During lockdown).
Out spoken when people were not allowed to go to funerals.
When he is angry, you know he is angry. Its just a shame he is in the wrong party.
I will too lolll
The point he makes around the 50 second mark about talentless people says it all.
Shame he lacks the self-awareness to include himself in that statement.
Including him
@@Sdakouls3 Check him out before you spite him.
I always argued, he is in the wrong party. Proper Liberal at heart.
Biden = Harris = talentless
This is true across so many jobs these days
You said it Charlie! This party is an absolute depressing joke. None of the alleged cabinet have any experience in the roles they fill. What a disgusting state of affairs.
How much of UK taxpayers £ Bns is the
LABOUR SHADOW FRONT BENCH, SPENDING, RIGHT NOW, ON THEIR TRAINING?
This to train for the Departments, they now shadow, but have not a policy or clue how they will ' govern', when they ssume ,they will take ' 'powah'.
And Jeremy Hunt has just appointed yet another tax guzzling quango,,which has American bankers, amongst other internationals, telling Hunt and Truss what THEY WANT ALL UK Governments, to do!
The four events that are usually used by historians to signify the end of the British Empire are the Independence of India in 1947 or the end of British rule in Hong Kong in 1997.
Revolution from the Tory Cartels 2022
Independence for Scotland, Ireland and wales 2022
@@janicebirch7522 o. O not even close to billions think someone needs classes in math
Also try looking at tory training for ppl already in office 🥴
Ben Wallace is the only exception. He is doing an outstanding job.
Yet all the previous tory omnishambles were fine by him, I wonder why this is the tipping point.. Is he set to lose his seat?
I'm glad he's calling this behaviour out now, but it should have been said much, much sooner. The practice of giving important positions of authority to whoever claps the loudest, regardless of their actual suitability for the role, has been going on for far too long. Cabinet positions have become nothing more than a reward for the MP's mates. More needs to be done to clamp down on this sort of behaviour.
He's been saying it since the start of the pandemic but no one seemed to listen.
Way too late to be credible.
This behaviour been happening since 2011. So calling it out now is laughable
@@murphy7801 It's never been this bad before.
Suckup, BrownNose, no shortage of those these days. On either side of the Atlantic.
My utmost respect goes to this MP who has found it in himself to be forthright, honest and moral - all absent in these shameless others who have done absolutely nothing but to protect their self interest while the nation suffers.
Wonder how much he claimed on expenses last year?
@@tomcurtis907 £183,454.41 - 1 Feb 2021 - 31 Jan 2022
£173,867.00 goes on paying for staff for the entire year. On £20k p/a, that would be 9 staff members. The rest is on stationary and office rent. Although the rent must be dirt cheap, £300~ p/m.
Had he spoken of it before they were facing the "about to wiped off the political map" would have been better.......
Honesty....they do not know the meaning of the word
The way this guy feels about the Cabinet is the way I feel about the Tory party.
Spot on .
I feel this way about all political parties in Britain
@@professorminstrels6460 Preach
Glad to see someone speaking truth from the party.
Its not truth it’s fear of losing his seat..
You must have missed the part where he said he’s not standing for re-election..
@@kevonslims7269 This guy is one of the very few Politicians that actually cares about their country...
@@Boeing-I-hs2gj 😂
@@Boeing-I-hs2gj If thats the case, why does his voting history show the exact opposite?
Just listen to what he is saying here. The focus of his anger isn't the fact that people are desperately trying to survive this coming winter, the rising fuel bills, the food banks, the benefit cuts, wages slipping behind inflation, the unbearable new burden on mortgage payments....NO.....the reason he is angry is because people like him got overlooked for cabinet posts and that this mess will likely result in HIM losing his seat. Its ALL about himself and the damage done to the party, none of it is about us.
A man of honour and integrity. Rare in British politics
Im not one of Charles Walker's constituents but have corresponded with him on a couple of occasions and can say what an honourable , decent and caring person he is .
Letters back is stock in trade.
His voting record says the complete opposite. Pay attention to the substance of his politics, not the window dressing.
Voted against increased benefits for disabled people, voted against financial support for 16-19 year olds in training, voted against increasing corporation tax, voted against higher taxes on banks, voted against smoking bans, voted against terminal ill people to have assistance to end their life, voted against measures to prevent climate change, voted for mass surveillance of people’s communication, voted against laws to promote equality and human rights, voted against proportional voting, need I go on…
@@CalvinJayTee is there a resource we can look at to see who voted for who? I don't doubt you just trying to learn
@@CalvinJayTee with all due respect Calvin, you love to point out the things he's against, why not tell us what he's for!
A Tory MP actually speaks from the heart. You're in the wrong party, mate.
He's only concerned about his party coz he knows this is the end of the road for him and his chums
@@lj6079 He already announced 8 months ago that he'd be retiring from politics, and wouldn't be standing at the next General Election.
Instead join the Marxist Britain hating China loving Labour Party
Had tofu today and decided to read the guardian
he's done this on a few topics (eg, angry at Police for arresting lockdown protestors outside Parliament) - seems like an actual human being
General election now !!!
@@richard520 signed immediately!
why would the conservatives call one when it's a shoe in they will lose.
And you expect the liberals to do any better 😂 there just as worse
And vote for whom?
@@tomredaintdead9575 most will go reform
What a fabulous job by the interviewer with two short comments to just help the poor man express himself; livid doesn't do it justice.
So interesting as a North American to see what "furious" looks like in British politics. My mum was English and I can confirm that emotions were just generally swept under the carpet and forbidden, but this guy seems able to convey his rage - somehow.
We’re probably the angriest country on the planet mate. If only you knew.
@@TehDawg Angrier than Syrians? I doubt it. Also, I'm curious: The way you used "mate" does it imply I'm male? Here in Canada, "guys" is generally male but can be used to apply to a mixed group, how most people use it.
Well said, that man. It's nice to hear an MP actually speak from the heart instead of the flip chart.
Damage to the Party!! What about the country?
His voting record shows that he helped willingly to inflict a lot of his party's damage on the country.
@@Sdakouls3considering most important votes are whipped his voting record doesn’t really matter. I do agree about the original commenter’s post though…
- "I am livid"
- "You look furious"
"I've had enough of talentless people putting their tick in the right box not because it's in the national interest but because it's in their own personal interest to achieve ministerial position". Hallelujah I was beginning to think it was just me and I'd lost my mind
Box ticking to get on happens in most workplaces, it is what people do to succeed.
@@absoluteacw well this time its backfired
Brutal and to the point.
He held his anger together well though, kept his dignity and got his point across. Even though he is clearly furious.
The man is spot on in his assessment as he was during those two years of covid. What has happened to this country, it’s gone to the the dogs, as he said talentless people more interested in personal interest than the country’s interest.
He's spot on, I couldn't have used better words to describe this horrendous situation we are.
Notice he didn't say the country just the party
He specifically called out those who put personal above national interest; this happens to be 1:24 min of talking - notice he also didn’t call out Putin in this video too.
Come on man. Don't ruin my day. I thought there was hope for this world after seeing a Tory being honest and with a open heart, and you just ruined it for me.
0:57
He has stood up for his constituents time and time again. Look at his past record speaking up against lockdowns.
@@MrNelford what about feeding school children or benefit increase in line with inflation or,or or did you magically forget that Chris 'they work for you' go look
Talentless people ticking a box... there's a lot of that going on these days.
"the damage they've done to our party" this is a false apology! the damage isn't inflicted on themselves it's inflicted onto we the people
I am anti-tory, but at what point did he claim this was an apology? Just seems like a rant to me.
And we'll be paying for these blunders for years to come. Truss didn't even make it to her own vote tonight.
That´s right. It should not be about the party and yet that´s all they care about. The party somehow clinging to power and individuals getting jobs in the cabinet. It´s been like musical chairs these past few months. Well, the music has stopped and there is no seat for Liz. She should have taken accountability and resigned herself instead of sacking her Chancellor and friend. We are all getting a really clear insight into what the Tory party is really like and it ain´t pretty.
theyve done both, the damage to the ppl has been said a lot so i wont repeat, but the tory party is basically going through a civil war now and this whole situation is destroying their rep even more than it already has so the damage theyve done to the tory party is immense but definitely not as immense as the damage done to the economy
But “we the people” keep voting for the Tories… the people have some responsibility in all this… the Demos… in democracy
I'm so sorry my brothers and sisters in the UK are going through all of this. I'm praying for you all.
Thanks man. I appreciate that, we all do
Prayers don’t do anything, but I agree the entire UK is ****ed. Hopefully more competent leaders take the reigns
Bless Charles walker, an MP with a heart, rare like a diamond.
Where was he when this Tory farce started
I would rather have an MP with a brain, but better than nothing I guess.
He's still fine with Fracking, Brexit and many other loathsome Conservative policies though.
Go and look at his voting record, and then try and keep a straight face while repeating the claim that he has a heart.
He spoke well.
‘Nothing as ex as an ex-mp”
Why cut this clip short. There were only a few seconds extra and I think they added to the strength of sentiment and strong feeling.
Concerns about their own personal circumstance - welcome to the real world!!! Fair play though, at least they are being honest (….. for once!!) 👏👏
"The damage they have done to our party"
And... the country?
TBF, he did express his disgust at some Tories putting their own self-interest before the country's interest.
This man also spoke the truth throughout the lockdowns!
I love that this is what British fury looks like. "I am livid," he said, barely moving a muscle in his face.
He cares more about his Party than the country
He cares about his seat in Parliament.
His job prospects are McDonald’s hahahah
"He cares more about his Party than the country"
And who runs the country?
He literally said he was standing down next election regardless.
Meanwhile, as an American I am still envious of how well your democracy works😂😂
I absolutely hate the tories and think they are fundamentally immoral but respect where respect is due, Charles Walker is clearly almost spitting with fury (as he should be) and I salute his honesty. I only wish the rest of his party would follow his lead on that point.
Forget about the damage they have done to your party, what about the uncalculable damage that your party has been done to the country... years of austerity yet national debt has more than doubled during the conservative goverment tenure.
In 1997-1998, public sector debt as a percentage of GDP was 40.4%; in 2007-2008 it was 36.4%; in 2010-2011 it was 60.0%; in December 2019 it was 82.9% and finally Today it stands at 96.6%.
Well said
I'm more furious about the damage they've done to the people of this country than to the damage they've done to the Tory party.
So you didn't agree with the Furlough scheme and lockdown then.
@@jonathanlake6053 I live in central London. There was no total lockdown. You are deluded.
What he is complaining about has been going on for years in the public sector and no one has ever done anything about it. The chickens are now coming home to roost.
See why can't we have MP's like him in positions of power? It's evident he takes his duty to the country seriously, he is a long standing MP and he is saying what we are all thinking.
That’s was the first time I’ve seen a Tory be honest and genuine I’d vote for him
What about the damage to the country let alone the party!!
One of the few tories who comes across like he actually cares.... sadly people like Charles walker never get into high positions of power
0:49 most people would agree particularly with this point. He is speaking about most in Government at this point
They’re so brave for telling their story 🥺
What about the damage to the country? Forget the party. They are all the same.
The entire system needs to change, this circus is playing out in front of a nation which will have to pay the price, however we have no way of stopping this….if I did this in my job I would have been sacked by now….time for a change to the system not the party!!!
I think the TV cameras in the house of commons has lowered the standards of behaviour.
exactly, i would have been showed the door, they are toying with our lives, its no longer funny, its very unsettling
Very well said.We need more individuals who think and act in the same manner.
time for an Election out with torys in with Reform Party
Personal interest before national interest. True. Seen this over and over. To the point of frustration.
Very well said. A little bit of genuine honesty at long last...
that personal interest has always been a massive problem especially when these politicians are also affiliated to businesses outside the government and should stop.
Where on Earth is Charles with dissolution of Parliament. Someone needs to save this country. Where are we going??????
Down. We are going down.
What a "fracking" mess!!! 🙄
"The damage they had done to our party is extraordinary."
Still only concerned about party self-presevation. I am so happy the Tories are collapsing.
As a Tory supporter for my entire life, i have to agree. These are a complete disgrace and I won't vote Tory until we see a real Conservative Party again, with folks who are competent and who have Conservative values.
what like maintaining vast incomes for redundant industries and blaming the poor and inept for holding the capable back hahahah
Or do you mean debating nonsense on repeat. Do you really want a lot of peddling going nowhere that’s fair I suppose lol
@Nick Howden - you can't say this now - where were you in 2020 when Boris kicked out all the moderate Conservatives? All you are left with is people who are one step away from Farage's Reform Party.
You lot will foist Braverman on us next as PM.
Reform Uk
Pull yourself together,,, everyone is going full Mavis Riley because the media want you to
@@pinkpotato1 shouldn't you be out on the cliffs of Dover, protecting us from the EU?
So these backbenchers watched for years the damage done to their country and its citizens and now they get concerns because it is their own future and income that is in danger. And he is talking about constituants..
Notice the way he said THEY
A true Conservative. This is what I voted for not this embarrassment of a government
In fairness it wasn't the members who are to blame. Let's just call it external forces.
It’s only taken SIX YEARS TO CALL IT OUT.
REFERRING TO BREXIT, FOR ALL THE PEDANTS.
14 years. You weren't watching Paul Judge.
Better late than never
@@mashbury ordinarily yes unless you nearly tank pensions of millions 😬
Try 17 years
Definitely a Tory because he is worried about his party and the reelection chances of himself and his colleagues, but not worried about all the damage Liz Truss has done to the country destroying the economy and everything that effects people outside the Tory party just doesn't matter to this Tory MP.
Well said Charles Walker who understands who a government should be serving ‘the people’ and not ticking the ‘favourable box’ as he states. Get him in as PM, he showed true compassion, empathy, commitment and looked truly emotional about it all.
0:49 👏 "I've had enough of talentless people putting their tick in the right box, not because it's in the national interest, but because it's in their own personal interest to achieve ministerial position.": I thought exactly this when Truss's cabinet suddenly ended up 25% BAME from their 5% representation of Conservative MPs.
Yes, if only they gave Chris Grayling a bigger role! The white man would have saved us all
The mental gymnastics you're playing to blame BAME people for this disgusting shambles of a government is quite something. Racist trash
Yes, we need more Great White dopes like Truss and Boris. LOL
@@Darrenrulestheworld I've provided percentages which you can dispute; instead you've used abusive labels. People such as yourself are part of the problem in making people too afraid to address the obvious elephant in the room here.
For example: it might be that Conservative party policy is to encourage BAME Conservative MPs to put themselves forward for positions they're not qualified for to appeal to the 12% British BAME vote. It could also be down to Conservative officials pretending that race and ethnicity doesn't matter in people's lives, that ethnic privilege doesn't exist, when it does through out the world etc. So BAME MPs are being used to show this, even if OTT. I agree that the Conservative party in its current form is a shambles, and the 25% BAME representation within the cabinet relative to their 5% representation within the whole Conservative party reflects this IMO; but I didn't say it's only down to some BAME people when there could be all sorts of other reasons behind it.
The word you're looking for is "kakistocracy"
Thank you for teaching me a new word today.
Isn’t that the name of a ship in an Iain M. Banks Culture novel?
@@gabeh7923 You're welcome :D
Well said .
"I'm livid."
"You look furious."
I would have loved for him to say, "Yes, that's what livid means, you lemon."
A majority of 96 for fracking shocking
Turn your heating off this winter. Dont use fracked gas.
@@lesigh1749 Fracked gas won't be supplying the UK this winter, despite what the Tories tried to insinuate when promoting the policy on behalf of their party donors and lobbyists.
The same thing happening in USA, George Carlin summed it all up very well when he said, "it's a big club folks, and you aint in it"...
Yes.
I’m was actually surprised when I found out ex-MPs struggle to find work after leaving politics. Rory Stuart and Alistair Campbell even spoke out one ex-no who ended up taking a job stacking shelves in a supermarket. 😳
Agreed
At last a honest mp talks the truth iam amazed 👏
He is not honest, he is concerned about his job.
@@thankyouforyourcompliance7386 he's retiring anyway so clearly not.
He'll be dead by dawn.
Ouch🤣
Finnaly an Honest speaking MP
Yep! You sure are a member of a party full of right Charlies, Charlie.
As a traditional Tory, I have to agree with Charlie. I understand his anger, it’s not limited to the Westminster bubble of MP’s, but to all the members and most of the country. Truss has single-handedly given Labour a next general election victory. It doesn’t matter who comes in, we know we are toast.
Yes you are sunny Jim
@Oxide Magicus Ultimately, a captain of a team has to take ownership and responsibility for failure. The buck stops with a leader. You can’t blame the entire world for a crisis but yourself.
@@KushBs112012 It doesn’t mean Keir Starmer will do a better job. Premature gloating never ends well.
@@darkhumour7481 What exactly did she do wrong? Genuinely?
@@stephenmurray2851 She dared to do stuff the WEF didn't like and tried to do things differently, because it's so clear that more of the same isn't exactly stopping inflation it's just stoking it.
Charles Walker a Tory MP that speaks from the heart.....this sadly has been a very rare thing for a very long time.
.....Reform UK ASAP!
Look, Charles Walker should have been saying this back when Boris Johnson and Theresa May were there. They set up this catastrophe and they get the gold watch and a nice vacation. Truss asked for the job. I get it. But this is years in the making.
He's more concerned about his job and the party than the people.
Job prospects are McDonald’s or KFC
He understands that in order for his job to prosper, he has to consider the people
He's standing down at the next election.
He one of the few credible Tory's to be fair to him. Remember lockdowns?
Probably not, he’s standing down anyway at the next election - likely why he feels able to be honest
The damage they have done to our party is extraordinary!!
Amen
Unfortunately ship is sinking doesn't matter who will be the captain.and British people are the one who pay the price.🙁
Kier Starmer must call a vote of no confidence in Truss now.
So we can have the General Election we so badly need.
Sir beer Starmer... Another champagne socialist! If he gets the keys, the UK will soon be underdeveloped again!
"What we need is an utter unknown yet someone over whom we have complete power. A man with no mind, with no ideas of his own. One might almost say a man with no brain"
Black Adder 3rd
Nice to see an MP saying what we are thinking! Well done Charles Walker.
Ouch!
My sentiments to this MP - I too am furious at how the Tories have disrespected both the party & public of this country! We are becoming a third world country & our citizens are undeserving of such a poor government ☹️😡☹️
UK is a fourth world country. “Fourth World Countries” is used to describe parts of countries in the Third World that are most stricken by poverty (UK..tick!). Most of these regions do not have political ties (UK..tick). The people of these nations are hunter-gatherers, live in nomadic communities, or are part of tribes (UK tick)
May I remind you that it was only with Labour support many of the now proven pointless and inflation causing pandemic response measures were voted through..
For awhile I thought the protest against truss was coming from labour. Turns out the rot was internal.
Dang, I haven't seen a member of Parliament speak that candidly since ...about 20yrs ago. Did not end up well for that guy...
Wow, a Tory telling the truth!! Incredible.
One one thing rarer...an SNP politician telling the truth....I actually think they dont exist
That's so funny British people don't look furious like the rest of us. All the Brits seem way too calm right now
its what they been putting in the water - turned most of us into zombies and the rest into wild animals
We've all passed into the silent fury stage!
There's no fury like quiet. Calm like a bomb.
"Must I at length the sword of justice draw?
O cursed effects of Natural Law.
How ill my fear they by my mercy scan,
Beware the fury of a patient man." (John Dryden, 1631-1700)
Just wait! The pen is mightier than the sword…
Well done. You hit the nail on the head.
He accuses his party members of taking care of their personal interests in selecting Liz Truss for PM, but he cares for his personal interests, i.e. not becoming ex MP. Talentless people all over Westminster!
A typical Tory MP! So upset about the damage to his party but, doesn't give a toss about the damage already happened to the country and its economy. 🤮🤮🤮
You obviously have no idea about who he is.
Resign then.
Nothing works. Parliament doesn't work. Nothing works.