Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister

[honeybee13]

This looks bad, whips and spads threatening and blackmailing dissident MPs, especially in Red Wall seats.

 

Tory accuses Boris Johnson's Government of 'blackmail' and demands police report - Mirror Online

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Senior Conservative backbencher William Wragg said MPs had faced intimidation over their opposition against the Prime Minister

 

[tobyjugg2]

Seems quite clear to me that Johnson, his pal Paterson, and most of Johnsons cabinet are **** utterly in a class of their own.

 

A very few others in the other parties might aspire, but they are rank amateur minnows in the field of being corrupt, lying, self serving **** compared to Johnson et al.

and the tory party has largely accepted and supported that (with a very few exceptions)

 

Even the 'Tory depose Boris the liar crew are very nearly as scummy as him.

[tobyjugg2]

21 minutes ago, honeybee13 said:

This looks bad, whips and spads threatening and blackmailing dissident MPs, especially in Red Wall seats.

 

 

Tory accuses Boris Johnson's Government of 'blackmail' and demands police report - Mirror Online

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Senior Conservative backbencher William Wragg said MPs had faced intimidation over their opposition against the Prime Minister

 

 

All expected from Johnson

 

and here

Senior Tory accuses ministers of ‘blackmail’ against rebel MPs plotting to topple PM

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‘The reports of which I’m aware would seem to constitute blackmail,’ William Wragg warns – saying police should be called in

 

 

They were said to include pulling investment from their constituencies – even in target ‘Red Wall’ seats – or them losing out in boundary shake-ups.

Mr Wragg, the chair of the public administration committee, protested about the tactics as he quizzed Stephen Barclay, the Cabinet Office minister.

 

 

 

 

No more surpising than:

Australia trade deal ‘as one-sided as the Ashes’, says Tory MP

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Questions raised about deal struck in December, as talks with US on steel tariffs begin

 

[tobyjugg2]

and the yanks are considering maybe removing some of the trump tariffs that have already been removed from the EU

... in return for everything they want from the UK, including access to NHS patient money, removal of price limits on medicines and access to personal data I hear

 

[honeybee13]

Worrying. Where did you hear that, TJ?

[tobyjugg2]

Top secret HB, although things are quite open in the USA about how good they expect their side of the deal to be

 

It'll have to be hearsay for the moment

[tobyjugg2]

A little filler

 

The US (likely worse if Republicans regain houses) is unlikely to agree much at all with the UK while

1. Johnson holds Good Friday agreement to his backside

2. Agreements with EU (who also support the good friday agreement) are finalised

 

When it is ready to deal (bearing in mind the EU has already had the steel and aluminum trump tariffs removed), the UK is seen as a weak party desperate for a deal - and ripe for ripping off. If Australia can do it ..

Wont be much better with India either.

 

Rather rich as the Brexitwits claimed that brexit would allow better deals ...

Not seen any of that part of Johnson the liars Brexit lies as other than lies either

 

 

Its not new ... just being more solidly confirmed as time passes

Most was in the US trade agreement objectives when it was released over a year ago - and no changes to those.

 

The Irish lobby has been quite active, and the US is clearly replacing the UK/EU with the UKless/EU for all except the UK's security council weight - which is shrinking and shrinking in 'soft power and effect thanks to lightweight Johnson

 

 

Edited January 20, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

According to Peston, Sue Gray has found an email from an official warning Matin Reynolds that the May 20th 'work event' was against the rules.

 

Sue Gray finds email from official warning against Number 10 drinks party in May 2020 | ITV News

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The civil servant has found an email in which a senior official warned the PM's principal private secretary that holding a party was a bad idea. | ITV...

 

[tobyjugg2]

Government scraps advice on working from home. No news yet on drinking at work.

 

Have I Got News For You

[tobyjugg2]

A little reminder

 

 

Diary: see no evil, hear no evil. It works for Boris Johnson | Hugh Muir | The Guardian

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Hugh Muir: Mayor escapes censure over Twitter election dodge

 

[honeybee13]

Full Fact have pulled up the Express for the second time, for overstating the value of 'new' trade deals.

 

Express overstates Brexit trade deal value, again - Full Fact

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The Express claimed that post-Brexit, the UK has struck new free trade deals with 70 countries worth over £760bn. This is the total value of trade with...

 

[tobyjugg2]

Tory rebels consider releasing ‘blackmail’ recording – follow live

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No 10 denies allegations first made by William Wragg MP

 

[honeybee13]

Appalling stuff. I thought it was more of a non denial denial. 

[honeybee13]

Is this part of Operation Save Big Dog and has anyone told the other countries in the alliance?

 

No 10 casts Johnson as head of anti-Russian alliance over Ukraine | Boris Johnson | The Guardian

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Analysis: Press release depicts a leader gripping a crisis, not a broken man unable to shed travails at home

 

[tobyjugg2]

As the Blinken yank was discussing it with the EU ..

... The dogs bits is certainly NOT what it is.

 

Quelle surpris -  Boris the LIar is lying in his own interests

[tobyjugg2]

Truss ‘demented’ for claiming China could exploit Ukraine war for Pacific attacks

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Ex-Australian PM Paul Keating calls foreign secretary’s warning ‘not simply irrational, demented’

 

 

All attempts to get attention off Corrupt liar johnson and the 'carefully selected/doctored' report from Gray when it arrives

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[tobyjugg2]

Breaking News

 

Johnson threatens Putin with:

“no plans to send UK combat troops”

and

'UK Embassy staff being withdrawn from Ukraine out of the way

and

"“We don’t speculate on things like sanctions" ... but 'they might be on the table'

and

'Maybe even one of the Typhoons that so successfully hit the same oilwell in Syria so many times will be fueled up at some RAF base .. as a last resort

 

Putin must be quaking in his boots ... with laughter

 

Edited January 24, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

The Met have decided to investigate 'partygate', meaning that the Sue Gray enquiry is being paused in the week it was meant to be issued.

 

It looks like a good way to kick the issue into the long grass until the Met decide whether there's enough evidence. I can see people leaking more information and possibly photos to the likes of Paul Brand at ITV.

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

On 19/01/2022 at 17:38, tobyjugg2 said:

"Although the council has announced cross-party committee to investigate the issue, the fact that all senior councillors have stonewalled questions on the subject has only added to local fury. Residents here feel like their concerns are being ignored by the very people who should be representing them.

 

And, with local elections barely three months away, there is some suggestion Labour and the Greens may end up paying at the ballot box – creating the bizarre possibility that both parties could lose South Yorkshire council seats over a scandal that started with a Tory prime minister."

 

Fury as partying council boss Kate Josephs clings on to £190k job

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Kate Josephs – boss of Sheffield City Council – hosted Whitehall drinks while residents said goodbye to loved ones on iPads. Now crisis...

 

Get rid of her - no dithering

 

 

What are they playing at?

and this isnt even a Populist council.

Vote the Councillors out too

 

Partying council boss paid to remain off work indefinitely

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Former head of Covid Taskforce has been granted ‘discretionary’ leave

 

"councillors have not suspended Josephs so she will be granted time off from her £190,000 post on fully-paid “discretionary” leave.

 

Such a form of absence, insiders say, tends to be reserved for employees experiencing traumatic personal events such as where the loss of a loved one is so devastating that statutory bereavement leave is not considered adequate."

 

[tobyjugg2]

"Maroš Šefčovič, with whom Truss recently spent time at the foreign secretary’s official Chevening residence, took time out at a press conference to describe her as a “top notch politician” and a proven “deal maker”.

 

Rumored to have been overheard in the EU negotiating camp among peals of laughter:

'Johnsons government said they wanted an Australia type deal .. well, we will be very happy with one of Truss' Australia type deals eh?'

[tobyjugg2]

11 hours ago, honeybee13 said:

The Met have decided to investigate 'partygate', meaning that the Sue Gray enquiry is being paused in the week it was meant to be issued.

 

It looks like a good way to kick the issue into the long grass until the Met decide whether there's enough evidence. I can see people leaking more information and possibly photos to the likes of Paul Brand at ITV.

 

 

 

Yep

Johnson wouldn't comment while awaiting greys report

Met wouldn't investigate while awaiting greys report, (despite met officers signing people in)

greys report now wont be released awaiting met investigation

johnson wont comment awaiting met investigations

... another none met investigation next? during which nothing will be said awaiting its findings ?

 

No wonder Johnson 'welcomes' met investigation to excuse continued no comment and non-release of grey report

.. plus of course:

“Officials who don’t tell Sue Gray the whole truth will not hold back from the cops.”

-  which Met cops (aka cress) will undoubtedly hand over to Johnson

 

The whole thing stinks and the met is adding to the stink

 

 

 

Edited January 25, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[snowdragon]

Rishi Sunak accidentally went to Boris Johnson’s No 10 birthday event

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The chancellor entered the room where the birthday gathering was held on his way to a meeting, Yahoo News UK understands.

 

[honeybee13]

Nobody seems to know the position with the Sue Gray report although the main pundits seem to think it could be this week.

 

I think Johnson is trying to delay taking delivery of it to delay the inevitable and there's talk of not wanting to cut across the police enquiry, but the Met have already said they don't have a problem with it being published.

 

So we wait and see today. Will there be more revelations once the report's out, as some people think?

 

Boris Johnson braced for perilous 48 hours with release of Sue Gray’s report | Boris Johnson | The Guardian

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Premiership under threat as MPs see official report that has now triggered police investigation

 

[unclebulgaria67]

It does appear that there are people in Government who have wanted Johnson to leave office for a long time.  There has been a steady flow of leaks to media and I can only see this continuing.

 

Johnson may just decide to quit, rather than face being forced out by Tory backbenchers. Would be surprised if he still had support of most Tory MP's.

[honeybee13]

Time will tell if I'm right, but I don't see Johnson leaving of his own accord, it's being said that he's fighting on and spent yesterday talking about strategy.

 

But at least one journo thinks the relationship between the PM and the party is broken.

 

Boris Johnson is entering his moment of greatest peril - New Statesman

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The relationship between Johnson and the Conservative Party is now “completely broken,” say Tory MPs.