Boris Downfall Part 5

[Rinoachicken]

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Continuing on from the last thread;

@JaniieJonesn sorry, I didn’t make my meaning clear.

There WAS no police investigation before it started to look like the Gray report might prove problematic - then they swooped in to the rescue to demand the report be gutted and not be published until they give permission.

Convenient that.

Thanks Rino!

Well no, I thought everyone knew you couldn't comment on the subject of a current police investigation?!

It would not be sub judice, for Johnson to state whether he was at his home on a given date.

@CorrBlimeyGG I’ve never started a ‘next part’ on a long running thread - was quite exciting! Except my brain went blank and I could t think of anything to put! 🤣

So who will the scape goats be as BJ "makes changes"?

He's an absolute toad. To reference previous thread titles , I am not enjoying this. It's humiliating, embarrassing, horrifying, shameful and corrupt.

Phew. Found you all. Can't wait to hear what happens at the Tory Teatime Party.

Oooo yes - wonder if they’ll be more less forgiving in private

Phew. Found you all. Can't wait to hear what happens at the Tory Teatime Party.

I hope they tie him up and throw rock buns at him.

Thanks Rhino.

Well no, I thought everyone knew you couldn't comment on the subject of a current police investigation?!

That might have been true if the police's investigation wasn't limited to fixed penalty notice offences.

Watching BBC live now on The BBC. Johnson's performance is utterly shameful, though he is shameless. The Tories supporting him in this performance show they do not care a jot about the public.

Johnson's reaction is to be expected.
What happens next will be on the Tory MPs. The 'inquiry' is a figleaf to let them off the hook of voting him out.

Either
a) Enough letters make it in to the 1922 committee
or
b) The backbenchers gamble on the voters having a short enough memory (or lack of understanding about the process) to forget their cowardice at the next election.

What do you think?

It's a whitewash. He won't go unless he is pushed, ever. He won't even comment on what has been published, never mind what has not.

Ooo not sure who this lady is with the bandana but I like what she said about people’s anger at the report being held up by the Met being late to the party, the same Met who were happy to arrest women at the Everard protest.

Ah here we go … ‘time to move on’

Have to wait for the Met now
This report took weeks , that one will be even longer I suppose

@Rhinoachicken thanks for info re Johnsons use of Saville to taunt Starmer. That's appalling even for Johnson. Genuinely sickening.

Ooo just seen that the Met have announced they have been 300 photos relating to the Downing St gatherings.

PLEASE let them be leaked

PA Media reports:

Police investigating Downing Street parties have been given more than 300 photos and 500 pieces of paper, Metropolitan Police Commander Catherine Roper said.

It was given to them by Gray - so this if evidence that Gray is ‘holding securely’ also.

Are we listening to a Prime Minister or a stuck record?

He is going to go galivanting to the 'Ukraine region' tomorrow and was bragging about leading the Western response to the crisis there. Can anyone imagine what the response of Putin would be when watching Johnson's performance today?

I am disgusted he said that about Starmer and Saville.
Just for lurkers
www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-britain-savile-idUSL1N2RP200
So noone can call Johnson a liar in the commons, but he can make outrageous smears like that.

@Rinoachicken

Ooo not sure who this lady is with the bandana but I like what she said about people’s anger at the report being held up by the Met being late to the party, the same Met who were happy to arrest women at the Everard protest.

Yes I thought she came across very well too. Scottish accent. SNP bench, not sure who she is though. Will look her up.

He has to go surely? The man has no integrity, no humility and no moral authority at at all. In times past, a minister would have gone at the first whiff of a scandal. Heck, Profumo went after one lie to Parliament. Johnson lies over and over and over and he's still there. The man is a bumbling liability and I really hope that the more decent members of the Tory party finally send those letters to the 1922 and despatch him once and for all.

Thanks @AdamRyan