Especially rich coming from Johnson, who has all the fatherly instinct of a randy gelada monkey.
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Especially rich coming from Johnson, who has all the fatherly instinct of a randy gelada monkey.
Unfortunately not the sacking the government should be making today.
Well... someone is getting their P45 tomorrow haha.
Shows just how serious this is going to become.
Then again, how long before the "this account was hacked" statements start to come out
What did the tweet say it's already gone?
Knowing the brain thick public we have, they will surely oblige the PM on this:
I am going to make a semi clever comment on Twitter.
Woah. I wonder if that person had already handed their resignation before tweeting!
This is not over, Cummings will go and Johnson must go too. Time to bring an end to that shithouse party for good.
Honestly cannot believe the brass neck of Johnson. Useless cnut would be less damaging if he was still in his hospital bed. And don’t fecking reply saying I have made an inappropriate comment. Tell that to all the poor people who’ve lost loved ones because of the bungled policy and behaviour from this government.
The only surprising thing about any of this, is the number of surprised people in this thread. Did you guys really think Boris was going to sack Cummings?
The telling thing in that interview I believe was Johnson's palpable irritation. It's quite clear he knew that he was on the wrong side of the argument, and he recognised the absurdity of the position he has been compelled to adopt due to the hubris and misjudgement of his puppet-master. That's why he was so irritated at the questions and any attempts to follow up, because he knows his bluster can only hold for so long. Any serious scrutiny and it will be exposed so he cannot permit it to happen.
I think the press conference will backfire, too. I fail to see how that will win over people to the side of Cummings, and that is what Johnson needed to do, because it's evident they are on the backfoot when it comes to the opinion of the majority of the public and the media. The arrogance and failure to engage with the details will enrage the journalists and ensure they pursue this until they get answers. I've never seen such a unanimity of opinion across the political spectrum, certainly not in recent years, as to the moral corruptness of the government's present position.
I think the press conference will backfire, too. I fail to see how that will win over people to the side of Cummings, and that is what Johnson needed to do, because it's evident they are on the backfoot when it comes to the opinion of the majority of the public and the media. The arrogance and failure to engage with the details will enrage the journalists and ensure they pursue this until they get answers. I've never seen such a unanimity of opinion across the political spectrum, certainly not in recent years, as to the moral corruptness of the government's present position.
I might have been inclined to say I wish he had died but would never utter such a thing for fear of a ban.
Not surprised in the slightest. I can see millions using this as a cue to no longer bother with the lockdown.
The depressing thing is this will all be forgotten in 4 years.
The depressing thing is this will all be forgotten in 4 years.
I think you are being way too kind to Boris. He’s pissed off because he’s a self serving twat.
You also have to laugh at the temerity of Johnson to talk about 'fatherly instinct' when this is the bloke who has been observing social distancing rules in regards to his own children even prior to the present pandemic.
Ha, that too. Believe me, I do not intend for my assessment to be taken as some sort of sympathetic reading of Johnson. It's the fact he's in the firing line for someone else's actions, and he resents it. That's how I viewed it anyway. He comes from a position and background where he cannot fathom why he should be accountable to the common person for his own actions, so being in this position for someone else must be particularly grating.
Sir Keir calling for an inquiry 
Hopefully he grow a pair in the 3-4 years that'll take to publish its findings.
Hopefully he grow a pair in the 3-4 years that'll take to publish its findings.
Shadow Policing Minister Sarah Jones outraged by PMs press briefing and guidance not being followed.
However, when moving on to schools bringing back year groups from 1st June, she has just said that her child has already been at school because her partner is a health worker. She is working from home it seems. Didn't the guidelines say, when lockdown first started, that front line workers' children should be at school if there are no alternative care options? Work from home if you can was the advice.
However, when moving on to schools bringing back year groups from 1st June, she has just said that her child has already been at school because her partner is a health worker. She is working from home it seems. Didn't the guidelines say, when lockdown first started, that front line workers' children should be at school if there are no alternative care options? Work from home if you can was the advice.
Yeah, I think that’s a fair take. Thing is, Cummings doesn’t have a leg to stand on. And the fact Johnson has backed him so brazenly just goes to show how in his thrall the upper echelons of the party are.
I suspect he can't be sacked because he knows too much about the Vote Leave campaign and its ties to foreign countries, particularly one where he used to live.
Peston looked and spoke like he was hungover from a massive Saturday night bender involving liquors and powders!
Good thing Brexit took the UK out of the hands of unelected bureaucrats.
The 'natural Party of government':
5 Prime Ministers in 6 years:
2015 - David Cameron
2016 - Theresa May
2019 - Boris Johnson
2020 - Dominic Cummings
2021 - Moyes
5 Prime Ministers in 6 years:
2015 - David Cameron
2016 - Theresa May
2019 - Boris Johnson
2020 - Dominic Cummings
2021 - Moyes
Kier Starmer should seriously retire his status as ‘Sir’. It’s absurd for a serving Labour leader to insist on being called ‘Sir’! Just sounds so wrong.Sir Keir calling for an inquiry
Hopefully he grow a pair in the 3-4 years that'll take to publish its findings.
If you believe that you are deluded. Cummings will stay. It will all be forgotten.
Cummings is the sole reason for a BrExit led Tory Government. Without Cummings the whole thing would never have happened and the entire movement falls apart without him.
He asks not to be called Sir so dobba thinks it’s a slight on him to be referred to as such.
Careful what you wish for
Gove and bannon as replacements
Or they might go full on patel and Katie Hopkins...and no no election for more than four years
It's almost as easy to return a knighthood as it is to not bow in front of jug ears for it in the first place.
Is Durham or London his official residence (tax purposes etc)
Suspect its Durham so they will say he was following advice as NHS resource is allocated on first residence hence they had to tell people not to go to second homes (which they will say cummings London redidence is)
Got it! It’s a very effective slight!!
Point remains, Keir should retire the honour, or at least ask for it to be suspended. As it can always easily be used to manipulate people against him.
Well we have Trump in charge of the most powerful country in the world, is it really that surprising that people tend to vote for absolute feckwits?
