Topic: Never mind 'Stop the Boats' - STOP THE TORIES

[lobsterboy]

4 Billion in COVID fraud written off by the Chancellor because it went to the donors, family and mates of the ruling party.
Cover ups galore for the Prime Minister who refuses to resign despite the blatant corruption and law breaking throughout his term.
A tiny island that seems to now exist solely to facilitate tax avoidance.
I think we can officially declare ourselves a Banana Republic.

[gazzalfc]

Be interesting to see if any opposition MP uses parliamentary privilege to get digs in. But I doubt it from labour as barrister Starmer will want to see things done properly. Expect a very muted PMQ's tomorrow.

From the perspective of the prime minister, it will probably keep him in the job for the foreseeable. Which can actually be a good thing for labour as there will be more stories released on this.

For the Tory party it could actually be really bad for them. If the stories get worse and worse then this could really hurt them in the next set of local elections.

[Lusty]

Is Javid a Johnson loyalist or one of his rivals?

Well I wasn't sure, but then...

https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1485925622782246912

Fucking joke

There's your answer.

[Nick110581]

Number 10 is now under a live police investigation and we're saying things like "the Prime Minister now has a bit of breathing space"

Fucking mental country

[killer-heels]

Number 10 is now under a live police investigation and we're saying things like "the Prime Minister now has a bit of breathing space"

Fucking mental country

Yes because the narrative is set that they want and need to clean up the culture at number of 10.

[Nick110581]

Yes because the narrative is set that they want and need to clean up the culture at number of 10.

But they won’t.

Dick will see this is brushed under carpet and it carries on.

[west_london_red]

Anyone know if they have a bunker in Number 10? Just picturing some kind of Hitleresque meltdown

[Andy @ Allerton!]

4 Billion in COVID fraud written off by the Chancellor because it went to the donors, family and mates of the ruling party.
Cover ups galore for the Prime Minister who refuses to resign despite the blatant corruption and law breaking throughout his term.
A tiny island that seems to now exist solely to facilitate tax avoidance.
I think we can officially declare ourselves a Banana Republic.

Banana Constitutional Monarchy surely?

[thaddeus]

Number 10 is now under a live police investigation and we're saying things like "the Prime Minister now has a bit of breathing space"

Fucking mental country

Johnson will certainly take it as a bit of breathing space.  It's debatable that he is capable of plotting this but it's worked out well for him; repeat the message that people should wait for the report to take the sting out of the story, delay the report by involving the compliant Met, root out and punish any non-believers within the Tory party.

The police may well find wrong-doing but in the grand scheme of crimes it's going to result in nothing more than a few warnings or fines being handed out to the fall guys.  The Met aren't going to go in hard for a multitude of reasons.  Unless an MP willingly takes a hit they will come through unscathed.

On the bigger picture though, there's nothing that's going to remove this rotten Tory government for at least two years.  Johnson is a sack of shit but whoever his successor is will be no better and the more awful elements of an awful party will keep pulling the strings.  Having Johnson clinging on and trying to revive his premiership isn't going to do the Tories any favours.

Cost of living, Brexit fallout, potential requirement for future Covid restrictions, ongoing court cases over corruption, Cummings' quest to destroy Johnson, failure to level up - it's an uphill battle!  The vaccine good news story has run its course but they might get some glory from talking big over Russia.  It's hard to see many positive stories for them to spin (although we know they're pathological liars so they could spin anything as being world leading...).

[KillieRed]

Anyone know if they have a bunker in Number 10? Just picturing some kind of Hitleresque meltdown

https://londonist.com/2015/02/the-secret-bunker-below-londons-secret-bunker

Well worth a visit!

[Kashinoda]

Of course it’s in Essex. Think I spotted their county badge too (those three swords).

Unfortunately it is Have some sympathy for me.

David Arness gets murdered so Jayda Fransan (Tommy Robinson with a wig) turns up to stir the anti-Mulsim sentiment, vile c*nt.

[stewy17]

It's not really going to be Javid's brother in charge of the investigation, is it?

Surely to fucking god they're not going to do that. Surely to fucking god there is some rule, somewhere which may suggest that one sibling investigating another sibling's mates might not actually be 100% the best idea?

I don't expect the Met to find any or more likely sufficient evidence for criminal charges here, particularly not against Johnson, but someone please tell me they won't be allowed to do it like this.

[thaddeus]

It's not really going to be Javid's brother in charge of the investigation, is it?

Surely to fucking god they're not going to do that. Surely to fucking god there is some rule, somewhere which may suggest that one sibling investigating another sibling's mates might not actually be 100% the best idea?

I don't expect the Met to find any or more likely sufficient evidence for criminal charges here, particularly not against Johnson, but someone please tell me they won't be allowed to do it like this.

It doesn't really matter whose name is on the investigation as all roads lead to Dame Dick.  The Tories have had 10 years to get their people, or at least people compliant, into all the right places, Johnson is just making more use of them than would ordinarily be the case.

[Nobby Reserve]

I see there’s a handy address printed on that for people who may want to respond.

Just send the leaflet back to the address with 'Unsolicited Mail' on it. I think the Royal Mail then eek to charge them postage. Enough people do it, and these whoppers are fucked.

[12C]

Edward Leigh who is a fucking knob, having the bloody cheek to say we shouldn’t be getting so het up about Johnson’s parties and in effect lies to Parliament, because we are in the middle of a cost of living crisis - from a fucking Brexiteer who is responsible for the crisis.
They really are fucking scum.

The next step is as Dick finishes her inquiry, the Police complaints people announce their own investigation which mean that we must wait for that one. By which time, going by the speed the Hillsborough prosecutions went at, Johnson’s retired and his latest offspring is at Oxford studying political history.

[Wabaloolah]

https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1485925622782246912

Fucking joke

to couldn't make it up it's a joke

[Felch Aid]

So in reality Gray's report is superfluous as this can't prejudice the police investigation which will take months.

Utter corruption at the top but we know that anyway.

[67CherryRed]

So in reality Gray's report is superfluous as this can't prejudice the police investigation which will take months.

Utter corruption at the top but we know that anyway.

According to Peston the Met aren't bothered about the report, it's Downing Street's decision to delay it.

https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1485955911122395136?cxt=HHwWgIC9pefBlp8pAAAA

[oldfordie]

Did Johnson develop the Covid vaccine by himself. sounds like it listening to the Tory MPs. seems everything decent achieved while Johnsons in power was accomplished by others but he's grabbing the glory. everything Johnson touched with his grubby hands turned into a disaster, corruption, farce.
One things for certain, he's been a right Johnna since he became PM. Covid. fuel crisis. cost of living crisis, logistics crisis and now the Russian crisis.

[Wabaloolah]

If they were being transparent about this, they would ask a different force to investigate as there has to be a conflict of interest from the Met given their officers were stationed at number 10 when the staff were pissing it up.

Utter joke

[killer-heels]

Cressida Dick is the real criminal.

[Red-Soldier]

It's all noise anyway - the only things that matter are the polls and the upcoming council elections.

Public opinion will ultimately decide what happens to Johnson - I'm not sure how great an impact the Gray Report and Met investigation (whitewash) will have on that.  It may just add weight to the "one rule for us, another for them" mantra.

[Clint Eastwood]

What a farce. They’ve refused to investigate until a day or two before the report was due to be released, knowing that it will likely delay the publication of the report. There’s no way this wasn’t intentional. Really takes the heat off him.

[Kashinoda]

Wouldn't worry.

Whoever is responsible for these leaks is letting them trickle out, there will be another one after this if it doesn't do him in.

[Kekule]

According to Peston the Met aren't bothered about the report, it's Downing Street's decision to delay it.

https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1485955911122395136?cxt=HHwWgIC9pefBlp8pAAAA

Wonder what the excuse for not publishing it will be now then?

“There was a catastrophic irretrievable data loss on a government computer overnight and, alas, the Gray report has been wiped from the system. However since the Met are now investigating there is no need to reproduce it. We are now focusing on the cost of living crisis that we would normally do everything in our power to ignore as we caused it, but in this moment it’s convenient to use it as a weapon against the opposition by pretending that we care about it more than they do. ”

[Kekule]

From Robert Peston’s blog.

But the Gray report will be what it is, whenever it is published. And those close to the investigation tell me that although she will not pass explicit judgement on whether the PM has lied to public and Parliament, breaching the ministerial code - and will not do so because that is not her remit - neutral readers of what she eventually publishes would struggle to reach any other conclusion.

His opinion is that this is all pretty bad for Johnson.

*Klopp “what a pity” gif*

[McSquared]

Never ending this shite. Anyone with any morals would have packed it in by now

[Kenny's Jacket]

its fine, it makes the Met looks dodgy, more people can point out that The Assistant Commissioner is Javids brother. and when its dying down the story gets a new lease of life with the report.

[12C]

If they were being transparent about this, they would ask a different force to investigate as there has to be a conflict of interest from the Met given their officers were stationed at number 10 when the staff were pissing it up.

Utter joke

Getting ahead of the game there mate.
The inquiry into the conduct of the mate is months away yet

[oldfordie]

Never ending this shite. Anyone with any morals would have packed it in by now

Anyone defending Johnson and his political supporters need to think hard about the future of this country, all the crap about not leaving the National debt for our children to pay off. all the crap about a glorious new future for our children once we leave the EU. did any of these people actually think about their kids and g/kids future or was it all down to nasty personal anger after listening to Tory properganda. they are now going down the same road that got us in this mess, they have done serious harm to our kids and g/kids future, time to try and undo some of the damage.

[Wabaloolah]

He's said in parliament that the police investigation will draw a line under the matter!! 

[Nick110581]

He's said in parliament that the police investigation will draw a line under the matter!! 

Cause he doesn't't give a solitary fuck.

[rob1966]

If they were being transparent about this, they would ask a different force to investigate as there has to be a conflict of interest from the Met given their officers were stationed at number 10 when the staff were pissing it up.

Utter joke

South Yorkshire Police are on standby.

[Kekule]

Johnson knew about the police investigation before a cabinet meeting this morning.  He chose not to mention it to his colleagues though.

The big chicken.

[Red Ol]

So the good news is that Partygate has been referred to VAR as a clear and obvious error.
Bad news is, Cressida Dick is at Stockley Park

[Jshooters]

The police may well find wrong-doing but in the grand scheme of crimes it's going to result in nothing more than a few warnings or fines being handed out to the fall guys. 

Saw someone say on the Guardian live feed (I forget who) that there might be scope for an investigation of Misconduct in Public Office which carries far more serious consequences

[lobsterboy]

But they won’t.

Dick will see this is brushed under carpet and it carries on.

More scummy stuff from Dick and London's finest was revealed yesterday.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/24/met-apologises-to-academic-for-sexist-derogatory-language

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Pippa Crerar
@PippaCrerar
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NEW: Sources tell me that No 10 is now expecting Sue Gray report at some point TONIGHT.

On a day of timetable twists and turns, the final decision on publication is in hands of PM.

But expectation is it will be released in full.

[thaddeus]

Pippa Crerar
@PippaCrerar
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NEW: Sources tell me that No 10 is now expecting Sue Gray report at some point TONIGHT.

On a day of timetable twists and turns, the final decision on publication is in hands of PM.

But expectation is it will be released in full.

Then we're all grateful to have a man of honour as our PM.

[TepidT2O]

Then we're all grateful to have a man of honour as our PM.

I didn’t know Johnson had resigned.