THREAD I've spent a couple of hours trawling Twitter to investigate the practice by (overwhelmingly) Tory MPs who block their constituents on social media. In the past MONTH the following MPs have blocked people who apparently have only asked them difficult questions:
Robbie Moore @RobbieMooreMP
Virginia Crosbie
Bim Afolami @BimAfolami
Steve Brine @BrineMinister @SteveBrineMP
Tobias Ellwood @Tobias_Ellwood
Jacob Young @JacobYoungMP
Robert Largan @robertlargan
Marcus Fysh @MarcusFysh
Cheryl Gillan @CherylGillan
George Freeman @GeorgeFreemanMP
Alicia Kearns @aliciakearns
Kelly Tolhurst @KellyTolhurst
Kieran Mullan @KieranMullanUK
Andrea Leadsom @andrealeadsom
Mel Stride @MelJStride
James Heappey @JSHeappey
Nicholas Soames @NSoames
Christian Wakefield
Ian Levy
Dominic Raab @DominicRaab
David Davies @DavidTCDavies
Katherine Fletcher @K_Fletcher_MP
Neil O'Brien @NeilDotObrien
Steve Baker @SteveBakerHW
Faye Jones
Tom Randall @Tom_Randall
Andy Carter @MrAndy_Carter
Tom Pursglove @VotePursglove
Wendy Morton @morton_wendy
My MP Robbie Moore asserts that he tweets in a purely personal capacity - despite calling himself an MP on his Twitter a/c. The Speaker's Digital Democracy Commission's recommended guidance for the use of Twitter by MPs advises that "The fact that you hold public office means
that your views will be interpreted by people as representing the views of your position and party. Using the disclaimer (that all views are personal etc) doesn't protect you or make people less likely to think this." The Parliamentary Code of Conduct for MPs
applies to ALL aspects of MP's public life. I think it's fair to say that MPs tweet in the capacity of a public figure. The PCC says "Holders of public office are accountable for their decisions and actions to the public and must submit themselves to whatever scrutiny
is appropriate to their office." MPs who block constituents on social media because they ask difficult questions are avoiding submitting themselves to scrutiny.
This list of MPs is only the tip of the iceberg. Questions need to be asked of @HouseofCommons @Conservatives
@JayMitchinson @carolJhedges @PaulbernalUK @mikegove12 @MPrepuce @MrsAitchBee @cactus_woman @MrsNigel @SimonUbsdell @emmyzen I'd be so grateful for a RT, thanks
@VintiquesMark @GrahameLucas @cirian75 @DoreJayne @Chrisballingall @HuwpHuw @MaldenSaboteur @SamanthaMalin @PhilNice2 @DevonianMatthew I'd be so grateful for RT, thanks
@mrjamesob Would love you to address this undemocratic practice of many, many MPs (mainly Tory) in blocking constituents who ask them difficult questions on social media. I think they’re breaking the Parliamentary Code of Conduct. Please could you RT my thread? THANKS 🙏
@estrangeirada @femioyeniran @Hubmum @helenmilner @Meg_HillierMP @halton4harlowMP You were members of the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy - would you care to comment on this thread please?
*more additions* from across the political spectrum. The blocking-MPs sent to me seem to be mainly Tory, so I have only included party if they are not:
Imran Ahmad Khan @imranahmadkhan
Stuart Anderson @Stuart4WolvesSW
Sarah Atherton @AthertonNWales
Duncan Baker @duncancbaker
Scott Benton @ScottBentonMP
Jake Berry @JakeBerry
Peter Bone @PeterBoneUK
Anthony Browne @ab4scambs
Conor Burns @ConorBurnsUK
Rob Butler @RobBAylesbury
Alun Cairns @AlunCairns
Maria Caulfield @mariacaulfield
Greg Clark @GregClarkMP
Simon Clarke @SimonClarkeMP
Brendan Clarke-Smith @Bren4Bassetlaw
James Daly @JamesDalyMP
Sarah Dines @Dines4Dales
Nadine Dorries @NadineDorries
Steve Double @stevedouble
James Duddridge @JamesDuddridge
Rosie Duffield (LAB) @RosieDuffield1
Mark Eastwood @mark4dewsbury
Ruth Edwards @RuthEdwardsMP
Nigel Evans @nigelmp
Michael Fabricant @Mike_Fabricant
Mike Freer @mikefreermp
Peter Gibson @Gibbo4Darlo
John Glen @JohnGlenUK
Richard Graham @RichardGrahamUK
Andy Griffith @griffitha
James Grundy
Jonathan Gullis @JEGullis
Simon Hart @Simonhartmp
Oliver Heald @OliverHealdUK
Darren Henry @DarrenG_Henry
Richard Holden @RicHolden
Paul Howell @PaulHowellMP
Nigel Huddleston @HuddlestonNigel
Neil Hudson @DrNeilHudson
Tom Hunt @tomhunt1988
Ranil Jayawardena @TeamRanil
Mark Jenkinson @markjenkinsonmp
Andrea Jenkyns @andreajenkyns
Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick
Daniel Kawaczynski @DKShrewsbury
Gillian Keegan @GillianKeegan
Barbara Keeley @KeeleyMP
Andrew Lewer @ALewerMBE
Brandon Lewis @BrandonLewis
Rebecca Long-Bailey (LAB) @RLong_Bailey
Jack Lopresti @JackLopresti
Cherilyn Mackrory @thisischerilyn
Rachel Maclean @redditchrachel
Jason McCartney @JasonMcCartney
Johnny Mercer @JohnnyMercerUK
Damien Moore @moore4southport
David Morris @davidmorrisml
Sheryll Murray @sheryllmurray
Guy Opperman @GuyOpperman
Chris Philp @CPhilpOfficial
Tom Randall @Tom_Randall
Angela Rayner (LAB) @AngelaRayner
John Redwood @johnredwood
Andrew Rosindell @AndrewRosindell
Gary Sambrook @GarySambrook89
Mark Spencer @Mark_Spencer
Christian Wakeford @Christian4BuryS
Pete Wishart (SNP) @PeteWishart
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