2053
Boris Johnson, campaigning: “WE’RE GOING TO TAKE CONTROL OF OUR BORDERS!!!
Boris Johnson, governing: “Dear EU, send what you like to Britain, we won’t be checking it”
bbc.co.uk/news/business-…
2054
Some useful advice here on how to help pets stay cool:
bbc.co.uk/newsround/4463…
2055
So to be clear, the government thinks racism is a bad thing but that demonstrating that you’re against racism is also a bad thing...
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
2056
Joke’s on us, at least the dog is warm… twitter.com/business/statu…
2057
When he wanted your vote, Boris Johnson told you he had an “oven-ready” Brexit deal. At the same time he was telling people in secret that it was rancid.
What’s he telling you now? twitter.com/BelTel/status/…
2058
Brendan Clarke-Smith MP accused people campaigning to provide meals to children of “celebrity virtue signalling” and asserted that food banks are a political weapon
bbc.com/news/education…
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
2059
The brexiter journey on the Irish border is complete: from ‘all sorts of technological solutions’ to ‘nothing to do with us, you sort it out’ twitter.com/SirSocks/statu…
2060
“It does not matter how many mistakes one makes in politics, so long as one keeps on making them. It is like throwing babies to the wolves:
once you stop, the pack overtakes the sleigh. This explains why it is
the present administration prospers.” - Winston Churchill, 1901 twitter.com/Telegraph/stat…
2061
The government delayed opening the inquiry into Covid-19 but it’s finally going ahead. You have three days to share your views on what it should light onto. Please fill in the survey linked below to give your thoughts twitter.com/covidinquiryuk…
2062
Boris Johnson: “The best thing would be to ignore it”
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
2063
I know lots of my followers are keen to help those escaping the Russian invasion of Ukraine however they can. Here’s where you can register for the government’s new scheme; unfortunately it’s still up to you to name a specific Ukrainian you’ll host
homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk
2064
Johnson sent the following messages the day before and the day after he hosted a drinks party. He knew that you were making sacrifices that he wasn’t. He claimed to be following the rules when he wasn’t. He thanked the carers and the NHS when his actions were harming them.
2065
This isn’t what levelling up looks like… twitter.com/suttontrust/st…
2066
This was on 22nd December 2020. 425 people from across the UK died with covid-19 according to that day’s figures.
england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-…
2067
CAT CHECK: Every member of the “European Research Group” voted to implement the Northern Ireland protocol: votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/… twitter.com/LOS_Fisher/sta…
2068
Do you accept Boris Johnson’s “apology”? #PMQs
2069
You can see how your MP voted here:
votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/…
(Those voting “aye” (yes) were voting against the ban)
2070
Boris Johnson: "It is absolutely essential that there should be untrammelled free trade between all parts of the UK including”
CAT CHECK
Boris Johnson personally agreed a deal to trammel free trade between parts of the UK:
bbc.com/news/uk-northe…
2071
Government minister Paul Scully controversially announces the scrapping of all “government diktats” also known as laws. Anarchy it is. twitter.com/tamcohen/statu…
2072
#kitileaks Most of the COBRA meeting has been spent discussing excuses for keeping the Russian donations to the Conservative Party…
huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/dona…
amp.lbc.co.uk/radio/presente…
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
2073
Now to ITV. Tells them that nurses and doctors couldn’t do this within the rules. “They had work meetings throughout the day and on occasion had a drink during that period”
So drinking during work meetings is common at Downing Street. That explains a few things. twitter.com/GMB/status/147…
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 15 year old tabby. Living with my fifth Prime Minister. Unofficial. A subpar odyssey.