MP sleeps on motor boat in East London?!

[lozzo81]

Tory MP Johnny Mercer says that he sleeps on a motor boat moored near Canada Water rather than renting a flat in London.

There are some pictures in this Telegraph article. Does anyone know which model of boat it is?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/12062383/Tory-MP-sleeps-on-boat-in-east-London-to-avoid-obscene-house-prices-in-capital.html

 

[CLB]

Looks like a Bayliner

 

[BruceK]

No, but it looks like a Bayliner 265

 

[David2452]

I was working next to it today, don't think it's a Bayliner but if it's really that important I can have a look in the morning.

Actually on second thoughts as this is your first post and your interest may be other than as just a fellow boater I won't.

 

[Whitelighter]

Its a Bayliner 285 and from the brief look at the interior id say its probably a 2003-2004 model

 

[Blue Sunray]

I was working next to it today, don't think it's a Bayliner but if it's really that important I can have a look in the morning.

Actually on second thoughts as this is your first post and your interest may be other than as just a fellow boater I won't.

:encouragement:

 

[sharpness]

I believe the "Daily Mail" take on the story would have been it's - Politician has bought Sunseeker 80 on expenses, costing tax payers millions. His carbon footprint has been the main cause of the floods up North, and we are all Doomed

 

[longjohnsilver]

I was working next to it today, don't think it's a Bayliner but if it's really that important I can have a look in the morning.

Actually on second thoughts as this is your first post and your interest may be other than as just a fellow boater I won't.

A very strange first post. I wonder what his interest is?

 

[lynall]

Reading the story and have to say the mp comes across as a nice guy with a decent boat, good luck to him.
Ex army so the sleeping bag wont come to hard.

 

[Offshore57]

Reading the story and have to say the mp comes across as a nice guy with a decent boat, good luck to him.
Ex army so the sleeping bag wont come to hard.

+1.......yep fair play to him I say.

 

[Firefly625]

and at a value less that a tenth of what a tiny one bedroom studio flat may cost in the general area... if someone is digging for a story of an MP's greed and expense wrong doing, they are not going to find it with Johnny Mercer and his little boat!

 

[Cheery]

Reading the story and have to say the mp comes across as a nice guy with a decent boat, good luck to him.
Ex army so the sleeping bag wont come to hard.

I still use my army doss bag over 30 years after I got it. Great bit of kit, my son's mates have used it when they have slept on his floor.

 

[Chris_d]

He's not the only one there is another MP who lives on a Barge at Hermitage Pier, she commutes by rib.