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Incredibly, there’s more. This time he insists it can’t be a social gathering because people haven’t changed from their “work suits” - turns out these rules were a hell of a lot more nuanced than they let on twitter.com/TimesRadio/sta…
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On @BBCr4today Raab said that Downing Street staff were working in “gruelling conditions” - presumably he means they’d run out of rosè
He also said this photo has been leaked by someone looking to damage the government. Why would a photo of people following the rules be damaging?
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The government insists this picture shows a “work meeting”
- No pens or paper, so no notes or minutes
- No displays, computers or flipcharts
- Table of drinks
- Wine quaffing
- A cheeseboard
Do you believe them?
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If you’re looking for me you can stop. I thought it was important for someone in this address to follow the rules.
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Rules are for other people… twitter.com/guardiannews/s…
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The UK minister now responsible for Brexit negotiations: twitter.com/trussliz/statu…
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If I were a Tory MP I’d simply follow the rules rather than thinking they were only for other people twitter.com/BBCWalesNews/s…
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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…
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Frosty the Go-man twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/s…
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If you want a laugh today have a look through the entries for our caption competition - they had me in stitches. And the winner is… twitter.com/Number10cat/st…
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Have Boris Johnson and the Conservatives ever put the needs of the country before their own? No.
But will this humbling defeat mean they now learn an important lesson and govern responsibly at a time of ongoing national crisis? Also no.
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Not me guv but I’m happy to name names… twitter.com/PjrFoto/status…
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We need to find someone in this administration who is in no way corrupt, complicit or compromised to run this inquiry. That leaves a shortlist of zero. twitter.com/BBCNews/status…
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I would say that he doesn’t have a choice, but given how much of the Trump playbook the Tories have been following, I suppose we should be grateful he’s not claimed it was rigged.
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These are the candidates at the result. I’m also not making this up. UK politics is weird.
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To my friends around the world: yes, there’s a place called Shropshire. The constituency includes the towns of Wem and Oswestry. I’m not making this up.
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Breaking: Boris Johnson has lost North Shropshire. The seat has been represented by a Tory MP since 1832. This isn’t just a brick in the blue wall disappearing, it’s the foundations turning to dust.
1322
The elected representative of the people of Beaconsfield has deleted her statement. That’s not because she doesn’t believe it, it’s because somebody at her party doesn’t want you to know/remember that she thinks it.
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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”
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Conservative MP openly criticising the Chief Medical Officer of England during a pandemic. Also (unintentionally) reveals that the government has failed to “follow the science”
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Our neighbours, taking back control… twitter.com/SkyNews/status…
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 15 year old tabby. Living with my fifth Prime Minister. Unofficial. A subpar odyssey.