Meanwhile, across The Pond... Vaz deferens

[+ dutchmuch]

Labour MP Keith Vaz will relinquish his post as chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee following accusations he paid for the services of three male escorts and offered to buy them cocaine.

His role on the committee had given him enormous influence over vice and drugs policy.

 

Vaz, 59, said he would not be making a formal announcement regarding his resignation until he meets the committee on Tuesday, but appeared to confirm he will stand aside when he issued a statement saying he did not want to be a “distraction.”

 

The married father of two was caught meeting two Eastern European male prostitutes and boasting about having unprotected sex, according to a Sunday Mirror sting.

 

He allegedly met the men at his North London flat on August 27, referred to himself as “Jim” and claimed to be a washing machine salesman.

 

One text, reportedly sent by Vaz, asked the men to arrive at “11pm, nice and late,” also saying “I want a good time please” and telling the men they needed to “get the party started.”

 

In other text messages, the Labour MP allegedly requested the sex-enhancing drug known as poppers, and also offered to buy the prostitutes cocaine, although saying he would not take any himself.

 

He also allegedly joked about being a “pimp.”

https://www.rt.com/uk/358286-keith-vaz-prostitute-drugs/

[kewtex]

Good headline, @dutchmuch. Also, thank you for the reminder why one should never vote Labour.

[+ FreshFluff]

i don't see where the story is. Prostitution is legal in the UK, as is the sale of poppers. He was unfaithful to his wife, but what British MP isn't? His only real offense was offering to buy cocaine, although he didn't actually attempt to buy it.

 

Also, being in charge of "vice and drugs policy" doesn't make him a hypocrite. Maybe he ran on a "legalize coke" platform.