Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister

[honeybee13]

Here's an assessment by Matthew d'Ancona.

 

Boris Johnson’s final strategy: nobody gets out of here alive - Tortoise

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There is almost nothing that this prime minister will stop at to cling on to power. Sue Gray’s report is only the next obstacle that lies in his...

 

[brassnecked]

The Beadle (Rees-Mogg) was talking about a General Election, so you never know, great result might be Johnson goes but also somehow takes Cressida Dick and Sadiq Khan down on the way.

[tobyjugg2]

Lord Agnew, a Treasury minister with responsibility for cross-government efficiency has resigned, saying  "a combination of arrogance, indolence and ignorance" was "freezing the government machine".

He read out his resignation speech in response to a question from Labour about the £4.3bn of Covid loans written off by the Treasury.

 

He accused the government of making "schoolboy errors" by giving loans to over 1,000 companies who were not trading when Covid struck.

 

A No 10 spokesman attempted to excuse the 'incompetence by claiming that £500m was recovered last year.

 

Conservative minister resigns in anger over Covid fraud

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Lord Agnew says the government had made "schoolboy errors" when handing Covid loans to business.

 

 

£4.3B is a mere pittance compared to PPE and NOT NHS test and trace corruption/incompetence.

 

... but they will still scrape back a couple of billion from the poorest and the absolutely essential £130M by not feeding UK kids

 

 

Edited January 26, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

I saw that. Well done Lord Agnew.

[tobyjugg2]

What a difference compared to

 

I dont recognise anything in those claims

. Oh that - I didnt attend and know nothing about it

.. Oh that - it wasnt a party/cronyism/corruption and I didn't attend

.... Oh that - I was dragged in, didn't realise it was a party/corruption and left straight away

...... Oh that - I'm saying nowt and nobody else better either

... OH that, the courts may have said its unlawful, but thats not illegal

..... Oh that - the courts may have said it was illegal but we are changing the law

 

Edited January 26, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[tobyjugg2]

Pre Johnson:

 

“None of us ever remember having a drink in No 10 unless it was a formal party booked in the White Room.”

- Anji Hunter speaking at KCL

 

although Johnson undoubtedly claims its still so

aka 'It wasnt a party as it wasn't in the white room

- OH yes you did and Oh yes there was, shout the panto audience

Edited January 26, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[tobyjugg2]

Pippa Crerar

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I’m told that in a meeting with Govt special advisors today No 10 chief of staff Dan Rosenfield told them not to worry about police probe into No 10 parties. “At worst it will be like getting a fixed penalty fine for speeding, nothing to worry about,” he said.

 

 

 

 

Have I Got News For You

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Police to investigate Downing St parties, as it’s becoming too big for Sue Gray to sweep under the carpet by herself.

Edited January 26, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

Very good, TJ.

 

I like this, also from HIGNFY. 'Met police call first witness'.

 

[tobyjugg2]

Interesting that

 

"Cressida Dick told the London assembly that the decision was founded on the belief that those involved “knew, or ought to have known” that what they were doing was an offence and that there was “little ambiguity around the absence of any reasonable defence”. She said the investigation was launched after the Cabinet Office inquiry team, led by Gray, passed information to the force. Retrospective investigations of lockdown infringements were conducted only for “the most serious and flagrant type of breach”, she said. "

 

 

Partygate report could be published within 24 hours, after police launch inquiry

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Rebel Tories expect findings to trigger wave of demands for PM’s removal

 

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

and a reminder of more of Johnsons lies around the time of Johnson claiming the British Army running away from some tribesmen in Afghanistan was one of the greatest military achievements of the last 50 years or more

(and thats not the lie I'm referring)

 

 

December 2021: PM denies intervening in evacuation of animals from Afghanistan

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Boris Johnson said it was "complete nonsense" that he personally authorised the evacuation of Pen Farthing’s dogs from Afghanistan in...

 

[honeybee13]

Nobody's any the wiser about when the Gray report is being released. Robert Shrimsley of the FT has a Twitter thread about how he would organise it.

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

Welsh ports see 30% fall in traffic due to Brexit, says UK shipping boss

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Ian Davies, boss of Stena Line’s UK ports, said Holyhead and Fishguard have both been affected.

 

 

Irish port celebrates 'good Brexit' as ships avoid Britain

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Irish port Rosslare Europort has had a good Brexit by avoiding UK ports and increasing its European freight.

 

[tobyjugg2]

 

The Metropolitan police have still failed to interview the cake which so maliciously ambushed the PM as he went about his 'lawful' business of sleaze, corruption and partying. (PM = Partying Minister)

 

Cressida Dick excused this in a statement claiming that the cake had been eaten, and as the complainant spreads such a vast, constant stream of s**t so far and wide, it was proving extremely difficult to locate the specific piece of evidence.

She further stated that without that crucial specific evidence there could not be a case to answer.

 

update Dec 2079

Investigations are ongoing, and the cake is still top of the freeport state of Loondons most wanted list.

In other business, The freeport states accounts committee questioned the 46 trillion loonbucks cost of the investigation to date,

Edited January 26, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

This article from the Mail could make uncomfortable reading for anyone who could be interviewed by the Met over partygate. Mentions of prison sentences for lying.

 

Police warn Boris and the rulebreakers if you lie to us, you could go to prison | Daily Mail Online

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Detectives will try to obtain material that has been withheld from Sue Gray's inquiry into the lockdown-breaking parties as part of the Met's criminal...

 

[honeybee13]

According to the Times, Johnson is currently trying to persuade MPs to back him by saying

 

1. He's had bad advice. To justify a cull in no 10?

 

2. If he goes, there will have to be a general election [when the Tories are doing badly in the    polls]. This isn't automatic.

 

3. With the situation in the Ukraine, now is not the time to get rid of him.

 

Rees Smug was talking about a GE yesterday and at least two senior tories told him it was nonsense. But I suppose Smug wants to stay as leader of the house because another PM might not keep him.

[honeybee13]

The title is self-explanatory. £500,000 of taxpayers' money.

 

Liz Truss flew by private jet to Australia at cost of £500,000 to taxpayers

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Exclusive: ‘Flying to Australia on a chartered jet is shockingly privileged and an outrageous source of emissions’ – Anna Hughes, FlightFree UK

 

 

[honeybee13]

Plus, the FCDO have put out a political type video on the NIP. This isn't what civil servants should be doing.

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

1 hour ago, honeybee13 said:

The title is self-explanatory. £500,000 of taxpayers' money.

 

Liz Truss flew by private jet to Australia at cost of £500,000 to taxpayers

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Exclusive: ‘Flying to Australia on a chartered jet is shockingly privileged and an outrageous source of emissions’ – Anna Hughes, FlightFree UK

 

 

 

On top of the thousands of pounds we pay for her to have lunches at restaurants of her choice

Bit rich for someone who voted for kids to go hungry

 

Just Johnsonite ****

[honeybee13]

You just wonder who she thinks she is.

[tobyjugg2]

Entitled is the term I think

[tobyjugg2]

another day, another ..

 

Minister ‘instrumental’ in securing Greensill loans, says steel magnate

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Sanjeev Gupta thanked senior minister for help, letter shows

 

[tobyjugg2]

Well, quite a change in stance from the Met after Johnson delays it

 

From 'We are fine with the report being released in its entirety, to effectively 'don't mention the bad stuff

- which is as we first expected from Johnson and Dick before the surprising 'yeah release it'

 

 

Met Police asked Sue Gray to remove key details from report

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Force is running parallel criminal probe into potential lawbreaking at Downing Street

 

 

Wonder what self destroying message personal phones that was arranged on?

Edited January 28, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

That still leaves the parties the Met isn't investigating though and the drinking culture in no10 though, doesn't it?

 

If they're not careful though, there will be accusations of no10 kicking the can down the road and possibly trying to influence the investigations.

[tobyjugg2]

In parallel, there needs to be a proper accounting for all the 'government business' carried out on these private phones, and all parties (sic) involved banned from public office, all agreements vetted by cross party commissions, and all funds involved clawed back immediately and held until the results of the commissions clear them .. or not, with all legitimate interactions properly logged into government systems.

 

In parallel with that there needs to be further investigation into any criminality occurring via those mechanisms, with proper justification for actions checked - not simple lack of evidence for criminality as an unlawful/unofficial mechanism was used and destroyed

 

Then perverting the course of justice and some sort of abuse of position charges for all as a minimum.

 

Johnsons 'guvernment running via 'dark web' and related mechanisms used by perverts and criminals to evade justice has to be stopped and punished

Edited January 28, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

Several organisations are concerned about exploding messages and lack of transparency. I suspect it hasn't been by accident, this isn't how government business should be done. If the people involved were in the private sector, they'd likely be in trouble.

 

I've also read that when news of Sue Gray's enquiry came out, there was an order from on high to delete anything to do with parties from mobile phones. You'd hope the Met would be looking at that, also that they can retrieve deleted messages from the server or wherever.