1077
Happy Valentine’s Day, courtesy of my friend @Owl__Kitty
1078
@LBC I’m starting to think there’s something very wrong with this family.
1079
Cat got his tongue. Literally. twitter.com/goal/status/14…
1080
“My crown I am, but still my griefs are mine. You may my glories and my state depose but not my griefs; still am I king of those.”
King Richard in Richard II
1081
7 years later and a Conservative Prime Minister is answering questions, under caution, from the police twitter.com/David_Cameron/…
1083
#kitileaks Boris Johnson has received a questionnaire from the police about the Downing Street parties. He’s left it unanswered and written “It would be wrong of me to comment until the police complete their investigation”
1084
Now Boris Johnson needs a lawyer to tell him if he attended several parties… twitter.com/Steven_Swinfor…
1085
It better be a Jaguar… twitter.com/PjrFoto/status…
1086
Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major says politicians lying is a bad thing.
Current Conservative commentators:
1087
Another really important campaign from my good friends @CatsProtection - please have a look at what they’re trying to do to solve this problem twitter.com/CatsProtection…
1089
Did Boris Johnson break covid rules? Does Larry poop in the flowerbeds?.. twitter.com/imageplotter/s…
1090
Do any of my followers who are in the real world agree with the “Lord President of the Council”? (yes, that’s his job title) twitter.com/PippaCrerar/st…
1092
Watching Johnson moving deckchairs on the titanic… sorry, reshuffling his cabinet. twitter.com/justin_ng/stat…
1093
Once more, for the thick Tory ministers at the back:
JOHNSON WENT TO THE PARTIES. twitter.com/tamcohen/statu…
1094
Words have consequences; it’s time for Boris Johnson to face them. twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK…
1095
Did Boris Johnson follow the rules he put in place and act appropriately as the Prime Minister? No
But has he learned his lesson and will he now behave professionally and work harder than ever on the things that actually matter? Also no.
1097
Always nice when they roll out the red carpet for me
(Photo @PoliticalPics)
1098
As an added bonus the likes of Kwarteng are happy to look absurd to service a Prime Minister on borrowed time, by making risible claims like “people don’t think fraud is a crime”
This obviously isn’t sustainable but it is hugely damaging.
1099
Government ministers now turning to the defence Richard Nixon unsuccessfully tried: if the Prime Minister says it, it can’t be a lie. It will work as well for them as it did for him.
1100
70 years ago today Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth the Second. Her first Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill, her current Prime Minister has had to publicly apologise to her. Twice.
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 15 year old tabby. Living with my fifth Prime Minister. Unofficial. A subpar odyssey.