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New Fri 9 Jun 23 15:51 
 Stood down - Crankcase
A report in the paper about a minister under investigation after a complaint has the sentence below.

It feels really ugly to me. Do we think it's actually correct English? (You might tell I'm sitting in a French garden in the sun idly scanning for news at home before the evening begins).

"He has stood down from his frontbench role on the shadow foreign affairs team."
Last edited by: Crankcase on Fri 9 Jun 23 at 15:52
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New Fri 9 Jun 23 16:42 
 Stood down - Duncan
Surely he is a she?
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New Fri 9 Jun 23 16:47 
 Stood down - Terry
The past tense of stand is stood. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of stand is stands. The present participle of stand is standing. The past participle of stand is stood.

I hope this helps!!
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New Fri 9 Jun 23 16:49 
 Stood down - smokie
Nah that's a different one. Cranky's had a "frontbench role on the shadow foreign affairs team" not a role as Boris's cheerleader and complete ignorance of her area of responsibility.
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New Fri 9 Jun 23 17:14 
 Stood down - Bromptonaut
Crankie's is this one:

www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/09/shadow-minister-bambos-charalambous-suspended-from-labour

No doubt we'll learn more as time goes on.

Description as quoted seems fine to me.
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New Fri 9 Jun 23 17:23 
 Stood down - Duncan
Well, he isn't actually a minister is he?
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