1851
From this government it’s unclear if this is criticism or praise twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI…
1852
Does the Sun have a rule that it has to have a lady in a yellow dress next to Johnson unleashing a dreadful idea? twitter.com/ThatTimWalker/…
1854
20 seconds into his prepared speech and Boris Johnson is quoting the Hunger Games. That bodes well.
1855
They still haven’t taken this advice. Three. Days. twitter.com/number10cat/st…
1856
What did these middlemen provide for the millions of pounds of your money that they were given? Why did they not just provide the details of manufacturers rather than buying from them and hiking the price? Who will be held accountable? twitter.com/guardian/statu…
1857
What next, locust? twitter.com/EQAlerts/statu…
1858
Stephen Crabb, Preseli Pembrokeshire
“He was right to apologise this week, but this may not be a sufficient response given the seriousness of these matters”
1859
This also serves as a reminder that Conservative MPs will argue that any action they take (or don’t take) has the support of the population because of the result of an election held more than two years ago. Try to remember that when you vote; democracy means “rule of the people”
1860
Jacob Rees-Mogg is going to feel so silly when he remembers that Boris Johnson personally attended three of the parties that the police are investigating…
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1861
The government don’t get to decide what people are interested in; Dowden’s been told to push this line because they’re desperate for it to go away without having to change anything. It won’t work because the electorate have had enough of the corruption and rightly demand better. twitter.com/PickardJE/stat…
1862
I’m confused. The government told us they’d got a great deal that “got Brexit done.” Why would they want to scrap that? twitter.com/patrickkmaguir…
1863
How can Ukrainians without immediate family members in the UK apply for asylum here? twitter.com/ukhomeoffice/s…
1864
Karen Bradley, Staffordshire Moorlands
“Let’s wait and see what happens”
1865
In the absence of any leadership from the government people are having to protect themselves. That isn’t something for Javid to celebrate; it’s a reality that will haunt him. twitter.com/Steven_Swinfor…
1866
Shame - it had been going so well... twitter.com/BBCPolitics/st…
1867
Public “apologies” mean nothing when you’re doing this in private. Pay attention. twitter.com/PippaCrerar/st…
1868
The security services said it was a risk. Boris Johnson personally intervened. Lebedev become Lord of Siberia.
1869
“Any country or Government which wants to proceed towards tyranny starts to undermine legal rights and undermine the law.” - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Party Conference 1966 twitter.com/BBCNews/status…
1870
Please reply with things you were unable to do because you followed the rules on self-isolating and weren’t “randomly selected” for a pilot scheme. It’s important these sacrifices are shared.
1871
This new artificial intelligence drawing tool is rubbish. I asked it for pictures of a Boris Johnson scarecrow and it just sent me pictures of Boris Johnson… Oh.
1872
“The Government does not accept liability in this matter and it was right that the Government defended the case” - who amongst us hasn’t paid someone £340,000 of taxpayers money for doing nothing wrong?
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1873
At least the bailiffs know they can take the wallpaper... twitter.com/BBCPolitics/st…
1874
As the #ukheatwave continues please follow this advice from my friends @CatsProtection on how to help your cat stay cool: twitter.com/CatsProtection…
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 15 year old tabby. Living with my fifth Prime Minister. Unofficial. A subpar odyssey.