Boris Johnson, FPN's, and Sue Gray report due. Thread 5

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www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4545092-boris-and-his-fines-part-4

Previous thread!

He's right. I am amazed that Tory MPs have been so willing to present inconsistent & tenuous arguments knowing that there is the ever present risk that Downing Street will pull the rug out from under them.

The Royal Prerogative still exists, though not exercised since the 1840s, to dismiss a Prime Minister.

If the Queen did this, whilst this would provoke a constitutional crisis, many would applaud Her Majesty. Sadly not going to happen.

Just going to repost the Sam Coates as it got lost in the melee and the Grant Shapps moment is comedy gold

twitter.com/SkyNewsPolitics/status/1529121794723962880

This is exhausting.

OP, I am noticing an absence of the usual cheerleaders. Maybe at last they have been rendered speechless. It's indefensible.

Interestingly the Panorama programme due to be broadcast on BBC 2 at 7pm appears to have been pulled.

Are you sure LK was still mentioning it being on less than an hour ago

twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1529134589024915458

I know that my TV schedule shows something else on at 7pm so maybe they just haven't updated it?

Laura K literally on R4 now saying it’ll be on.

Strangely, that doesn't seem to be a defence anyone else tried before being fined. Nor does it seem to be a defence provided for in the relevant legislation.

No. They're on another thread where someone is of the same view, but we're talking the majority overwhelmingly pissed off like we are.

It's just beer beer beer and it was just a work meeting type thing, and the panorama interviewees are labour leftists or some such twaddle

Oh dear. The quality of Tory lies is going downhill. They aren't even trying now, are they?

I will catch panorama later as I'm out for a while

It's on my Sky app but if you try to record it, it says "error occurred". It's not on my TV planner.

twitter.com/itvnewspolitics/status/1529154069260124163?s=21&t=SSFL7Do6IAEr6kYzod1Etg

Oh look cost of living package for Thursday - timed to distract from Johnson's lies & antics and give the Daily Mail a new headline.

That's the government we have now - they'll hold back critical help until they can use it to their own advantage.

It is on iplayer

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001830q

Watching Panorama now.

I am half watching whilst sorting dinner

Laughing at the security guard who said this party shouldn't be happening....

I'd bloody like a job with 'wine time Fridays' at 4pm EVERY WEEK! FFS.

Oh dear, hard to get Boris to wash his hands. Mucky devil.

Kung Flu, shades of Trump and his 'China virus'

This is really very depressing. We were so unlucky to have this PM for this crisis. I have never wanted rid of a PM so much before, it isn't about disagreeing with Johnson politically - I just don't think he has the moral right to hold the office.

Very true.

Agree.

Whatever happened to the thing about "when the headlines become about you personally ....."

Ah there is Keir's beer, for the balance of the argument I suppose