Thread 20 Sunak and the Winter of Discontent

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Also no details of how “new beds” will be staffed.

Breakfast news and it's about Johnson and what Putin said to him. He cannot stand being on the back benches can he?

We don't care. Go away Johnson.

I've also just read that the ghastly Jacob Rees Mogg is fronting his own show on the equally vile GB News. I need no reminder to avoid that.

Is that in addition to the 40 new hospitals? (was it 40 more new ones each time Boris announced it or 1 in total?)

Are you sure that you didn't mean to say what Putin paid Johnson for?

Oh yes, and throw in some kompromat too....

Zahawi wants to publish a response to the Laurie Magnus report. He's apparently aggrieved that he didn't get a right of reply. Labour must be delighted that he's so keen to keep this story to keep going.
Ditto Johnson drawing attention to himself rather than supporting Sunak by keeping schtum.

Dorries on TalkTV, JRM on GB news. We will be spoilt for choice!

Clearly hardworking MPs...

(although perhaps we are all better off if they are not playing MPs).

Quite! Johnson says stuff that was never recorded at the time...... Lips move, Bojo is lying.

Applies to all tories. Mouth open? Lying.

Yes, has any new hospital been built in the uk? planned to be? spades in the ground?
We had a rebuild of a very small treatment centre but it is not a hospital but apparently it counts as one.

There wont be 5000 new beds, nor the '000s of virtual beds either, there simply is not the staff.

The staff already there are leaving, there is crisis of morale, the pay dispute is still on going, not enough Dr's in training to replace the number who will retire, resign this year, same with all HCPs.

I see SKY has done an investigation into the UK's armed forces, the Tories have looked after these as well as they have the NHS and Education.

Johnson's story is so funny. It suggests that Putin was used to calling Johnson and making sure he did what he said.

It's from a BBC documentary, isn't it? 🤔

"Breaking: William Shawcross, commissioner for public appointments, has recused himself from the investigation into Richard Sharp’s appointment as BBC Chairman

Shawcross says he is doing so bcause he has met Sharp in past

An independent person will be appointed in his place"

twitter.com/harryyorke1/status/1620084921665753089?s=46&t=BqwTJTfRg7_V9AAdv8d2iw

Amazingly he's only just remembered he'd met Sharp.

Or who his daughter works for

Well the thing is Sharp is such a shrinking violet that really one would not remember meeting him. He could be the only other person in the room and he is so dull you wouldn't rememeber him.

I think that is also what qualifies him for this position.

Shrinking violet Yes investment bankers/Tory donors do seem to suffer terribly with shyness.

🚨 | BREAKING: Firefighters are to strike for the FIRST TIME since 2003

[@SkyNews]

https://twitter.com/politlcsuk/status/1620092085125914625?s=46&t=BqwTJTfRg7_V9AAdv8d2iw

What a mess we are in.

Meanwhile Rishi Sunak says "fingers crossed" ambulance waiting times will be better in January than December (when the average wait was 90 mins cf 18 mins target).

But admits they won't be back to pre-pandemic levels this year.

twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1620013836547018752?t=7ZT43CVXJ5kUS0PGdupp4A&s=19

88% on a 73% turnout to strike over pay.

Hilariously, the DM today declared 4.5 million teachers will 'walkout' on Wednesday.

There are 500,000 teachers ...

Does he have his fingers crossed because he is lying?

I don't think he ever has them uncrossed

So the Kremlin have stated Johnson was lying about Putin threatening to drop a nuke on his head. So which bullshitter do we believe?

It's quite something when you can't tell which liar is lying