The biggest problem he has is that he is not up to the job. That's not going to change.
I hope however that the tories do bottle it and leave him in place. The tories are toxic now and I think we will see some dramatic national voting intention opinion polls.
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There’s a bit of a problem with the “keep Boris Johnson as a lame duck PM so that he can take the blame for losing the local elections and then you can get rid of him in the summer and the leadership contenders will have had a chance to get ready for a contest” idea.
As distraction stories go... the Barry Gardiner case is hardly the Profumo Scandal... if thats the best the Conservatives can spin up, things must be bad.
The biggest problem he has is that he is not up to the job. That's not going to change.
I hope however that the tories do bottle it and leave him in place. The tories are toxic now and I think we will see some dramatic national voting intention opinion polls.
Look out for the Midlands splits: absolutely critical. If they go tits up for the Cons then they’re screwed. The North, Scotland, Wales and DUP are already history.
As distraction stories go... the Barry Gardiner case is hardly the Profumo Scandal... if thats the best the Conservatives can spin up, things must be bad.
Its very lucky some unknown individual close to Boris has got covid today.
The assumption is that this is a lie, but it's just possible the person with covid is BoZo himself
No, Johnson confirms a positive test for COVID around day 7, giving him another length of time to hide, then fails to test negative until some time after days 5 and 6 of his own isolation.
As distraction stories go... the Barry Gardiner case is hardly the Profumo Scandal... if thats the best the Conservatives can spin up, things must be bad.
If anyone could survive it's him. I used to say the same about Teflon Tony during periods of his premiership, but Boris is on another level and there is more damaging stuff directly linked to him compared to Blair. Things do stick to Boris.
It would be some turn around before May almost likely improbable but not entirely impossible. A week is a long time in Politics nevermind 4 months away.
To be expected no doubt, but I hadn't seen an analysis before which put Kavanaugh as the 'ideological fulcrum'. Roberts, yes, on some issues at least.
Once again, the current balance of the Supreme Court comes into sharp relief, with four reliably conservative justices, three reliable liberal ones and two - Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh - at the ideological fulcrum
Thomas - Alito - Gorsuch - Barret - Kavanaugh - Roberts
Conservative justices in order of conservativeness
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Johnson’s most vigorous cabinet defender, has tried to revive that argument this week. He has been busy waving the bloody shirt of Brexit, pointing out that Johnson’s critics were on the other side of the Brexit debate. But in a sign of the reduced salience of the issue, this is not having the effect that it once would have done. One of those tasked with shoring up support for Johnson among his MPs says “this isn’t splitting on Leave/Remain lines”. One of the few to have actually called for him to go, William Wragg, was a Leaver.
Indeed, one of Johnson’s problems is that the most ardent Brexiteers in the parliamentary party are not particularly enamoured of his leadership.
Aussies deny Djokovic entry. What a farce it has all been.
That was always going to happen, his story was full of holes.
He’s now going to have a very difficult life for the next few years, as every immigration officer he meets is going to have doubts about him - which is a pain in the arse when you’re a touring sportsman on a plane somewhere different every week.
Aussies deny Djokovic entry. What a farce it has all been.
That was always going to happen, his story was full of holes.
He’s now going to have a very difficult life for the next few years, as every immigration officer he meets is going to have doubts about him - which is a pain in the arse when you’re a touring sportsman on a plane somewhere different every week.
Alternatively, he’s a global superstar who might get special treatment in some countries. But it’s not certain.
An enterprising bookmaker should set up a market on whether he plays Wimbledon.
Aussies deny Djokovic entry. What a farce it has all been.
That was always going to happen, his story was full of holes.
He’s now going to have a very difficult life for the next few years, as every immigration officer he meets is going to have doubts about him - which is a pain in the arse when you’re a touring sportsman on a plane somewhere different every week.
Alternatively, he’s a global superstar who might get special treatment in some countries. But it’s not certain.
An enterprising bookmaker should set up a market on whether he plays Wimbledon.
That might happen in a few places, but think of the Grand Slam events.
Australia, USA, France and UK, all countries famous for their smooth border bureaucracy and waving people though with a friendly smile! < / sarcasm >
But sure, he’ll have no problem appearing as the star of the Baku Invitational Tournament.
Aussies deny Djokovic entry. What a farce it has all been.
Well he did have false statements on his visa application form.
I don't think they had much choice after that emerged. You can't let people in when their visa isn't in order, otherwise there's no point in having visas. Moreover, it would set a precedent that might easily cause more problems down the line.
Leaving aside the fact that Djokovic is either (1) lying about a positive PCR test or (2) guilty of multiple breaches of isolation rules, both of which are sufficient grounds for denying him entry anyway.
Aussies deny Djokovic entry. What a farce it has all been.
That was always going to happen, his story was full of holes.
He’s now going to have a very difficult life for the next few years, as every immigration officer he meets is going to have doubts about him - which is a pain in the arse when you’re a touring sportsman on a plane somewhere different every week.
Alternatively, he’s a global superstar who might get special treatment in some countries. But it’s not certain.
An enterprising bookmaker should set up a market on whether he plays Wimbledon.
That might happen in a few places, but think of the Grand Slam events.
Australia, USA, France and UK, all countries famous for their smooth border bureaucracy and waving people though with a friendly smile! < / sarcasm >
But sure, he’ll have no problem appearing as the star of the Baku Invitational Tournament.
Apparently, Australia places a three year ban on anyone who’s had their visa revoked. So it looks as if he’s won his last Australian open.
Wonder if judge Kelly will claim juridistiction and overrule the govt on narrow technical grounds again. I'd hope not, but you never know.
The situation appears to be sufficiently tense over this that for his own safety he would perhaps be wiser to leave Australia.* He would be better off building a challenge so he can compete next year.
Aussies deny Djokovic entry. What a farce it has all been.
That was always going to happen, his story was full of holes.
He’s now going to have a very difficult life for the next few years, as every immigration officer he meets is going to have doubts about him - which is a pain in the arse when you’re a touring sportsman on a plane somewhere different every week.
Alternatively, he’s a global superstar who might get special treatment in some countries. But it’s not certain.
An enterprising bookmaker should set up a market on whether he plays Wimbledon.
That might happen in a few places, but think of the Grand Slam events.
Australia, USA, France and UK, all countries famous for their smooth border bureaucracy and waving people though with a friendly smile! < / sarcasm >
But sure, he’ll have no problem appearing as the star of the Baku Invitational Tournament.
Apparently, Australia places a three year ban on anyone who’s had their visa revoked. So it looks as if he’s won his last Australian open.
Yes, that’s their standard procedure. As others have suggested, he’s better off heading home now, and preparing a case as to why they should allow him in next year. But, of course, elite sportsmen don’t think like that, their brains are wired differently to most of us.
Edit: do we know where he actually calls home? Presumably Monaco or Switzerland, same as most touring athletes?
Carrying wine in a suitcase sounds somewhat dodgy and devious to me.
Man (assume) walks up Downing's Street with heavy suitcase ...... unusual perhaps but unremarkable. Man walks up Downing Street with heavy box clearly labelled Majestic ..... onlookers all over it. (Inc. Times and Telegraph who expect invite!)
HY has a simple job this morning. Remember that the government can ignore the opinion and feelings of people who didn't vote Tory last time or are judged not likely to be doing so next time.
Aussies deny Djokovic entry. What a farce it has all been.
That was always going to happen, his story was full of holes.
He’s now going to have a very difficult life for the next few years, as every immigration officer he meets is going to have doubts about him - which is a pain in the arse when you’re a touring sportsman on a plane somewhere different every week.
Alternatively, he’s a global superstar who might get special treatment in some countries. But it’s not certain.
An enterprising bookmaker should set up a market on whether he plays Wimbledon.
That might happen in a few places, but think of the Grand Slam events.
Australia, USA, France and UK, all countries famous for their smooth border bureaucracy and waving people though with a friendly smile! < / sarcasm >
But sure, he’ll have no problem appearing as the star of the Baku Invitational Tournament.
Apparently, Australia places a three year ban on anyone who’s had their visa revoked. So it looks as if he’s won his last Australian open.
No doubt if Alex Hawke has the discretion to throw him out, he also has the discretion to let him back in?
Carrying wine in a suitcase sounds somewhat dodgy and devious to me.
Man (assume) walks up Downing's Street with heavy suitcase ...... unusual perhaps but unremarkable. Man walks up Downing Street with heavy box clearly labelled Majestic ..... onlookers all over it. (Inc. Times and Telegraph who expect invite!)
Happily staffers were ordered to delete information on their phones related to this, so "don't carry booze openly, stick it inside something else" messages won't be found*
The PM's former director of communications James Slack has told PA he wants to "apologise unreservedly for the anger and hurt caused" by a party held to mark his leaving Downing Street
He said "should not have happened at the time that it did"
Carrying wine in a suitcase sounds somewhat dodgy and devious to me.
Man (assume) walks up Downing's Street with heavy suitcase ...... unusual perhaps but unremarkable. Man walks up Downing Street with heavy box clearly labelled Majestic ..... onlookers all over it. (Inc. Times and Telegraph who expect invite!)
Happily staffers were ordered to delete information on their phones related to this, so "don't carry booze openly, stick it inside something else" messages won't be found*
*will be found. Someone will leak them
Guido keeps a list of staffers, and there’s quite a few youngsters who don’t make the £40k earnings threshold for declaration to authorities.
I’m sure a friendly newspaper would pay a good few months’ salary, to anyone who has genuinely incriminating messages from senior politicians.
I’m continually astonished at the lack of information security awareness among politicians and their staff. I do training courses on this stuff, it’s really not difficult. The politicians especially, should understand that everything they ever write down, in any medium or format, should be treated as public.
The PM's former director of communications James Slack has told PA he wants to "apologise unreservedly for the anger and hurt caused" by a party held to mark his leaving Downing Street
He said "should not have happened at the time that it did"
One of my daughters-in-law is about to leave a firm where she has worked for many years, and indeed 'climbed the ladder'. She's not leaving on bad terms, there's no complaint; just feels she needs a change.
She has asked for there NOT to be a party and is quite confident there won't be.
The PM's former director of communications James Slack has told PA he wants to "apologise unreservedly for the anger and hurt caused" by a party held to mark his leaving Downing Street
He said "should not have happened at the time that it did"
One of my daughters-in-law is about to leave a firm where she has worked for many years, and indeed 'climbed the ladder'. She's not leaving on bad terms, there's no complaint; just feels she needs a change.
She has asked for there NOT to be a party and is quite confident there won't be.
I turned on Pb this morning and there was a large picture of the PM's grinning face. Flicked to the end and there was his torso.
Is this in danger of becoming a porn site?
So not a Good Morning; Hello!
Edit. At least the cricket looks more positive!
Why? Has Marnus Labushagne gone down with Covid?
Thankfully bowled by Broad, after forgetting he was playing a Test match and not a one-dayer.
Not so sure I agree. It would be easy to be ground down on this wicket and be bowled out for under 100. I think their tactics have been superb.
And remember that the greatest batsman in test cricket history, averaging 100, scored at a run a minute.
Given the over rates in those times, that would have been a strike rate of around 50-55. So not ridiculously different from a solid rather than aggressive test batsman now.
How should we predict the way forward of the Chinese money interfering in UK politics story? Grooming? The Labour Party wants to present itself as ready for power, will protect the realm, but is it denying it took £600K or more and allowed itself to be groomed? If there is no such thing as a free lunch, what is a no strings attached £600K?
How big and damaging is the grooming story once more details emerge. Is it one of those story’s which start quietly but in few days will be huge with more and more individuals with questions to answer under huge pressure?
And is it as Party Political and damaging to Labour as Daily Mail and Conservatives hope - the Indy has Cameron and Christine Lee on the front. Did she put any money at all into Cameron’s China fund? Has she met Boris and let him know she has plenty of cash to lend friends whenever their short but need to nip in B&Q
I don't see why any individual should be able to give more than about 1000 GBP to an MP in any parliament. And it should be zero for non-individuals and non-citizens.
The PM's former director of communications James Slack has told PA he wants to "apologise unreservedly for the anger and hurt caused" by a party held to mark his leaving Downing Street
He said "should not have happened at the time that it did"
One of my daughters-in-law is about to leave a firm where she has worked for many years, and indeed 'climbed the ladder'. She's not leaving on bad terms, there's no complaint; just feels she needs a change.
She has asked for there NOT to be a party and is quite confident there won't be.
Thanks OKC keep us up to date on events.
Sarcasm noted! LOL! Actually the firm in question is one whose activities are frequently discussed here!
I'm sure Mr Slack, Director of Communications at No 10, could have expressed the same wish. And must have had an idea of how it would look if there was one!
A significant development as this is an on the record -former senior No10 staffer going on the record, yes to apologise, but also to confirm that what happened that night was a party & shouldn't have happened. https://twitter.com/robpowellnews/status/1481894586150707202
Still trying to deflect blame away from BoZo though
The longer this goes on, the more inevitable his departure. A head of public discontent is building up such that trying to fob us off with a technical whitewash or dismissing a few junior staff will simply make things worse.
Bozo to leave in 2022 is starting to look like it might be free money.
The Tories might of course try and leave him hanging in office until May - looking more and more untenable (and potentially more and more damaging), but he’s a gonner this year either way.
BREAKING: The Prime Minister’s former director of communications James Slack - whose leaving do in No 10 was on April 17th 2021 - “apologises unreservedly for the anger and hurt caused” and says it “should not have happened at the time that it did”.
The PM's former director of communications James Slack has told PA he wants to "apologise unreservedly for the anger and hurt caused" by a party held to mark his leaving Downing Street
He said "should not have happened at the time that it did"
One of my daughters-in-law is about to leave a firm where she has worked for many years, and indeed 'climbed the ladder'. She's not leaving on bad terms, there's no complaint; just feels she needs a change.
She has asked for there NOT to be a party and is quite confident there won't be.
Thanks OKC keep us up to date on events.
Sarcasm noted! LOL! Actually the firm in question is one whose activities are frequently discussed here!
I'm sure Mr Slack, Director of Communications at No 10, could have expressed the same wish. And must have had an idea of how it would look if there was one!
I wish her all the best. I think it only ever got to half a dozen people in the local bar for similar events where I was involved. Plus maybe someone standing on a chair for 2mins to say "they're going - thanks".
It's obvious and surely been posted before Ed Morrish @edmorrish Amazing to think The Sun missed out on this scoop despite the fact that THEIR FUCKING DEPUTY EDITOR WAS FUCKING THERE.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Johnson’s most vigorous cabinet defender, has tried to revive that argument this week. He has been busy waving the bloody shirt of Brexit, pointing out that Johnson’s critics were on the other side of the Brexit debate. But in a sign of the reduced salience of the issue, this is not having the effect that it once would have done. One of those tasked with shoring up support for Johnson among his MPs says “this isn’t splitting on Leave/Remain lines”. One of the few to have actually called for him to go, William Wragg, was a Leaver.
Indeed, one of Johnson’s problems is that the most ardent Brexiteers in the parliamentary party are not particularly enamoured of his leadership.
BREAKING: The Prime Minister’s former director of communications James Slack - whose leaving do in No 10 was on April 17th 2021 - “apologises unreservedly for the anger and hurt caused” and says it “should not have happened at the time that it did”.
The PM's former director of communications James Slack has told PA he wants to "apologise unreservedly for the anger and hurt caused" by a party held to mark his leaving Downing Street
He said "should not have happened at the time that it did"
One of my daughters-in-law is about to leave a firm where she has worked for many years, and indeed 'climbed the ladder'. She's not leaving on bad terms, there's no complaint; just feels she needs a change.
She has asked for there NOT to be a party and is quite confident there won't be.
Thanks OKC keep us up to date on events.
Sarcasm noted! LOL! Actually the firm in question is one whose activities are frequently discussed here!
I'm sure Mr Slack, Director of Communications at No 10, could have expressed the same wish. And must have had an idea of how it would look if there was one!
I wish her all the best. I think it only ever got to half a dozen people in the local bar for similar events where I was involved. Plus maybe someone standing on a chair for 2mins to say "they're going - thanks".
All I got at one place were abusive remarks from the boss over why I hadn't managed to recruit a successor! I think I was about the third person to leave on bad terms within two months.
It's obvious and surely been posted before Ed Morrish @edmorrish Amazing to think The Sun missed out on this scoop despite the fact that THEIR FUCKING DEPUTY EDITOR WAS FUCKING THERE.
Ordinarily that would get you fired. BUT this isn't ordinary. The newspaper knew these were going on because the guy deciding what politics stories to run was (a) there and (b) the reason for at least one of the parties.
The S*n has chosen not to be a newspaper, to actively participate in covering this up for political reasons. Which they are entitled to do - but they need to stop pretending they are a newspaper.
Ooh Ah Daily Star has had better political coverage than they have.
It's obvious and surely been posted before Ed Morrish @edmorrish Amazing to think The Sun missed out on this scoop despite the fact that THEIR FUCKING DEPUTY EDITOR WAS FUCKING THERE.
Ordinarily that would get you fired. BUT this isn't ordinary. The newspaper knew these were going on because the guy deciding what politics stories to run was (a) there and (b) the reason for at least one of the parties.
The S*n has chosen not to be a newspaper, to actively participate in covering this up for political reasons. Which they are entitled to do - but they need to stop pretending they are a newspaper.
Ooh Ah Daily Star has had better political coverage than they have.
What I'd like to know, as someone who is generally supportive (from afar) of the Labour Party, is WHY did a Labour MP accept £420,000 in donations from someone connected with the Chinese Communist government?
Sounds like a hell of a lot of "research" to me.
And, entirely coincidentally of course, decided that the son of the donor was the best person to work in his Parliamentary office.
He's seriously lucky that the government (and Andrew) are laying down intense covering fire at the moment drowning out most other news.
Claims of Johnson’s demise are greatly exaggerated imo
Alas, yes. They don’t have the guts and some (my mp) lack capacity for independent thought.
More importantly, the potential successors haven’t established enough of a committed following in the parliamentary party. They are not strong enough to issue a coup de grace with certainty.
So Boris survives. A mistake for the Tories IMO, because he’s evidently lost his touch.
Mr. Jonathan, I think future PM contenders holding fire are miscalculating.
Yes, this isn't an optimal time to take over. But the damage incurred during any interim to a potential future challenge is worse than axing Johnson quickly and stopping the rot.
Claims of Johnson’s demise are greatly exaggerated imo
Alas, yes. They don’t have the guts and some (my mp) lack capacity for independent thought.
More importantly, the potential successors haven’t established enough of a committed following in the parliamentary party. They are not strong enough to issue a coup de grace with certainty.
So Boris survives. A mistake for the Tories IMO, because he’s evidently lost his touch.
My MP is a BoZo fanboi, but I have written to the local party asking them to pass a motion calling for BoZo to go like Sutton Coldfield did
Has HM ever had to deal with such an utter plonker before? Yes, occasionally, but she has to meet The Clown every week. Oh to be a fly on the wall at the next meeting.
Mr. Jonathan, I think future PM contenders holding fire are miscalculating.
Yes, this isn't an optimal time to take over. But the damage incurred during any interim to a potential future challenge is worse than axing Johnson quickly and stopping the rot.
From what I can see neither Truss, Sunak nor Hunt are strong enough to challenge.
Claims of Johnson’s demise are greatly exaggerated imo
Alas, yes. They don’t have the guts and some (my mp) lack capacity for independent thought.
More importantly, the potential successors haven’t established enough of a committed following in the parliamentary party. They are not strong enough to issue a coup de grace with certainty.
So Boris survives. A mistake for the Tories IMO, because he’s evidently lost his touch.
My MP is a BoZo fanboi, but I have written to the local party asking them to pass a motion calling for BoZo to go like Sutton Coldfield did
Claims of Johnson’s demise are greatly exaggerated imo
Yep - he's fatally wounded and the Tory party is morally destroyed but Boris and the party can keep going to 2024
But every day that continues like this will cause the Tory party long term (possible irreparable) harm
The remaining Shagger / Liar / Peppa loyalists don't seem to get this rather simple point: the longer BJ stays in office, the harder it is for them to stay in office. He is doing serious damage to the party and politics as a whole, not just to himself. The excuses, the hand-wringing "wait for Sue Grey", ministers refusing to answer simple questions it just gets worse and worse.
If they are still in government with this team and this PM, they lose. And it could be a significant loss if this keep going. Once a party breaks trust with its electorate it doesn't regain it - Major over Black Wednesday, Brown over the crash, Clegg over fees. There is no way back for BJ and the longer it goes on the harder the electoral punishment will be.
I would love the Tories to take a beating, but the damage they are doing to the country means they have to go - we can't afford another almost 3 years of this.
Mr. Jonathan, I think future PM contenders holding fire are miscalculating.
Yes, this isn't an optimal time to take over. But the damage incurred during any interim to a potential future challenge is worse than axing Johnson quickly and stopping the rot.
From what I can see neither Truss, Sunak nor Hunt are strong enough to challenge.
They’re waiting until after the May bloodbath. An error of gigantic proportions.
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There’s a bit of a problem with the “keep Boris Johnson as a lame duck PM so that he can take the blame for losing the local elections and then you can get rid of him in the summer and the leadership contenders will have had a chance to get ready for a contest” idea.
https://twitter.com/thhamilton/status/1481686352236359683
https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1481752437719547910
https://twitter.com/Ianmac611/status/1481716872936579073?s=20
Is the concept of a late-night working dance really so difficult to grasp?
PSA. You CANNOT unsee that video
There will be others.
It would be some turn around before May almost likely improbable but not entirely impossible. A week is a long time in Politics nevermind 4 months away.
https://twitter.com/Aiannucci/status/1481750510663254021
Is this in danger of becoming a porn site?
So not a Good Morning; Hello!
Edit. At least the cricket looks more positive!
Indeed Farage himself said he’d rather see skilled people from commonwealth nations come here than unskilled people from the EU.
Conservative justices in order of conservativeness
Indeed, one of Johnson’s problems is that the most ardent Brexiteers in the parliamentary party are not particularly enamoured of his leadership.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-mps-are-waiting-until-voters-boos-are-deafening-p58stz0d2
He’s now going to have a very difficult life for the next few years, as every immigration officer he meets is going to have doubts about him - which is a pain in the arse when you’re a touring sportsman on a plane somewhere different every week.
Sounds familiar..
An enterprising bookmaker should set up a market on whether he plays Wimbledon.
Australia, USA, France and UK, all countries famous for their smooth border bureaucracy and waving people though with a friendly smile! < / sarcasm >
But sure, he’ll have no problem appearing as the star of the Baku Invitational Tournament.
Leaving aside the fact that Djokovic is either (1) lying about a positive PCR test or (2) guilty of multiple breaches of isolation rules, both of which are sufficient grounds for denying him entry anyway.
But it was a rather feeble pun on 'more positive.'
Should you or should you not have attended the parties in Number 10 on April 16th?
And did Sue Grey attend or invited?
*Novak Djokovic not Anthony Kelly.
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1481889162143883266
Edit: do we know where he actually calls home? Presumably Monaco or Switzerland, same as most touring athletes?
Man (assume) walks up Downing's Street with heavy suitcase ...... unusual perhaps but unremarkable. Man walks up Downing Street with heavy box clearly labelled Majestic ..... onlookers all over it.
(Inc. Times and Telegraph who expect invite!)
And its the Queen. So....
And remember that the greatest batsman in test cricket history, averaging 100, scored at a run a minute.
*will be found. Someone will leak them
He said "should not have happened at the time that it did"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59989946
I’m sure a friendly newspaper would pay a good few months’ salary, to anyone who has genuinely incriminating messages from senior politicians.
I’m continually astonished at the lack of information security awareness among politicians and their staff. I do training courses on this stuff, it’s really not difficult. The politicians especially, should understand that everything they ever write down, in any medium or format, should be treated as public.
She has asked for there NOT to be a party and is quite confident there won't be.
And a limit of £5,000 for political parties.
I'm sure Mr Slack, Director of Communications at No 10, could have expressed the same wish. And must have had an idea of how it would look if there was one!
https://twitter.com/robpowellnews/status/1481894586150707202
Still trying to deflect blame away from BoZo though
Bozo to leave in 2022 is starting to look like it might be free money.
The Tories might of course try and leave him hanging in office until May - looking more and more untenable (and potentially more and more damaging), but he’s a gonner this year either way.
So the party is confirmed.
https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1481895687562346499
https://twitter.com/castlvillageman/status/1481245316229836812?t=JAXh_I2NW8p1oUba9mvyyg&s=19
Ed Morrish
@edmorrish
Amazing to think The Sun missed out on this scoop despite the fact that THEIR FUCKING DEPUTY EDITOR WAS FUCKING THERE.
That’s two confirmed parties now. Will they have to revisit their decision not to investigate - again?
https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1481896358193901573
I think I was about the third person to leave on bad terms within two months.
The S*n has chosen not to be a newspaper, to actively participate in covering this up for political reasons. Which they are entitled to do - but they need to stop pretending they are a newspaper.
Ooh Ah Daily Star has had better political coverage than they have.
https://on.ft.com/3qmNM81
https://twitter.com/JeremyCliffe/status/1481897838443483136
https://twitter.com/tony_diver/status/1481741337951195136
The Conservatives need to decide whether they want to axe him, or take the pain when the electorate do it.
https://twitter.com/kirkkorner/status/1481789121798492165
Tristan Kirk
@kirkkorner
A Met Police officer hit out at a woman who organised an illegal party on the day of Prince Phillip's funeral.
"Disrespectful" "totally unacceptable"
She was fined £12,000 for throwing the birthday party in Hackney.
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"There needed to be consequences for her actions", wrote the PC.
She had a DJ set, food, and booze for more than 30 guests.
To be fair, she also had a marquee and a bouncy castle, which no one has accused Downing St of yet.
He's seriously lucky that the government (and Andrew) are laying down intense covering fire at the moment drowning out most other news.
But every day that continues like this will cause the Tory party long term (possible irreparable) harm
Other flags = bad
HM the Queen = good
HM the Duke of Edinburgh deid = party!
Statues of racists and slave traders = good
Justice for Windrush victims = bad
Respect for ordinary folk?! Forget it.
His next audience with the Queen is going to be incredibly awkward no matter what.
https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1481899789897940992
This one has a bit of credibility, it has to be said.
More importantly, the potential successors haven’t established enough of a committed following in the parliamentary party. They are not strong enough to issue a coup de grace with certainty.
So Boris survives. A mistake for the Tories IMO, because he’s evidently lost his touch.
Yes, this isn't an optimal time to take over. But the damage incurred during any interim to a potential future challenge is worse than axing Johnson quickly and stopping the rot.
If they are still in government with this team and this PM, they lose. And it could be a significant loss if this keep going. Once a party breaks trust with its electorate it doesn't regain it - Major over Black Wednesday, Brown over the crash, Clegg over fees. There is no way back for BJ and the longer it goes on the harder the electoral punishment will be.
I would love the Tories to take a beating, but the damage they are doing to the country means they have to go - we can't afford another almost 3 years of this.
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Daily Express
Found out as a charlatan' UK voters turn on Boris as PM facing growing pressure to resign
https://twitter.com/Daily_Express/status/1481897182064222209?s=20