Conservative chairman suffers humiliating blow despite helping party win first election majority since 1992

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/11/grant-shapps-sacked-cabinet-cameron-reshuffle

Comment at NLAT:  “By ‘helping the party win first election majority since 1992’ do they mean he planned the van theft and the irregularities in the voting slips?”

Comment at NLAT:  “I hope he stays off the BBC too. Sick of the sight of him on Question Time”

Grant Shapps leaves candidate to deal with angry shirtless man – who was previously jailed for gang assault

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grant-shapps-leaves-candidate-deal-5530364

GW: Not much of a gentleman either.  In fact a complete********!

DMR Comment:  “This critter must have some serious stuff on Cameron and Co.” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3077545/Shapps-dumped-Tory-chairman-MP-accepts-middle-ranking-ministerial-job-Department-International-Development-hours-confusion.html#ixzz3ZtzUhUYs