Huge Police Escort - m40 today

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Did anyone see it? Northbound between Oxford and Cherwell Valley at around 1330?

traffic stopped, entrance blocked, loads of motorbikes, black SUV’s, Black range rovers all with blacked out windows, about 30 vehicles, plus a helicopter.

Wonder who it was for? I assumed Royalty but I’ve seen them before in London and on motorways and the entourage was nothing like this, no helicopter either.

The Americans love loads of securit!

I went to see US president Joe Biden in Ireland.

When I was talking to my mum about it later, the first thing I talked about was not Joe, but I was telling her about the hot security guards.

Ive never seen so many sexy secret service men in one place. They are hot!

I agree, no public money should be spent on this visit unless it is a proper official visit. I suspect JD also shoehorned a useless meeting with Lammy in order to be able to put his private holiday on expenses and get UK taxpayers to chip in. His crappy visit will not bring money into the areas he closes down. Money wasted on 'protecting' him from the UK public could have been spent on more police protecting us from him.

Wasn’t it also for official business? I’d take it as read that every trip includes a grifting opportunity but I thought this one did genuinely have some state business rather than being a private holiday?

I don't get why they don't use a helicopter and drop him off at the nearest suitable place.

It must be much less expensive as you only need 1, 2 helicopters rather than the mobilisation of an entire police force.

Yes absolutely, the collectors will be heftily built men in ill fitting suits plus fluorescent tabards, fake arm and gun bulge on one side, collection bucket on the other. I expect sufficient donations to cover costs and support participating organisations.

Definitely more trump business than state business. Just a few meetings meaning he can use the perks

Have you seen the videos of the convoy going through the Cotswolds on the wrong side of the road

It’s a Willy waving show of strength isn’t it

This is just for funding purposes of course, I have full confidence in the majorette leaders for my protection.
(Link to Jade Xu Wushu may or may not have come out below)

That’s a good question. My guess - total guess - is that security bods think helicopters are more vulnerable to attack and impossible to make a rescue from and should be used as rarely as possible.

I'm on hliday in that area but no police have escorted me anywhere so I assume they are not planning on helping DH and myself!

Sounds about right for work hard/play hard ex-military types. I think you have to be a little crazy to take a job where you're expected to take a bullet for your boss!

Best place - let's face it, useful for diddly squat sums up the job of vice-president perfectly.😁

Soho Houses are verging on Wetherspoons these days.. ;)

BIT SHOUT OUT TO ALL COTSWOLD FARMERS...

Isn't it about time you harvested your onions? Please, please all of you, join forces and harvest the entire lot on one single day. It will make the Cotswolds smell wonderful.

While you're at it, and if you happen to have a combine harvester lying around handy, isn't it about time it mysteriously broke down right in the middle of a busy junction?

Strong agree. Estelle Manor better in every way...

Like the ones who got busted in S.America for using brothels? The Cartagena scandal in 2012

Oh don't upset yourselves about costs to the UK taxpayer and JDV's oft expressed contempt for our country. He wears suits and might well say 'thank you' when he leaves. I understand he's keen on both of those. That should be enough for us.

😂

The sooner he leaves the better. And he can take his sunglassed goons with him.

Vance was in Hampton court the other day. He managed to get the place to himself and entourage/family, all others were denied entry. HUGE parade of cars through Hampton Hill. Twat.

I can see why harry is pissed off then. He is home grown royalty (albeit has left the Uk but still returns) and we are protecting this fecking prick!

Vance, like him or not, has been elected to public office and gets the protection deemed appropriate for his position.

Harry holds no public office and therefore has no automatic right to protection - the same as every other member of the RF except the K&Q and those in the direct line of succession.

God help us all! JD came to Chippy!!

And have any of our own Queens, Kings, Prime Ministers or deputies ever had anywhere near this level of bonkers security?

What makes his elected position so damned important anyway? He literally just licks Trump's arse for a living.