Clive Page: I must say from the start, that your version of events will almost certainly be challenged by the NEC. If the Political Committee is independent of the NEC, the PC must accept full credit or discredit for any final result. The NEC, I understand, do not have either representatives at PC meetings, or copies of their minutes distributed to them.
Should there be a pending court case, the liability in respect of personal and collective responsibility will be a central issue.
Should it have been agreed by both the NEC and PC, to allow Mr Gill to take a holiday
during the selection process, that will appear in their respective minutes. Presumably, both committees also agreed that a replacement for Mr Gill was not necessary whilst he was away. Who then, was actually in charge? Mr Gill freely accepted a duty, and he decided to go on holiday. Whether it was agreed or not, that was not consistent with the obligations which he had accepted. If you don't like the word reprehensible, I would err from using the word laudable. I, like everyone else, judge people by their own actions. Have you discovered a modern substitute for that, Mr Page. I trust that you will circulate your very personal version of events to all the NEC.
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