Does anyone believe Boris Johnson?

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Johnson is claiming that he didn't know there were any issues with Chris Pincher before he appointed him back to the office Chris had previous quit over allegations of sexual harassment. Ministers have been wheeled out to defend Johnson's lack of knowledge (again).

Is there anyone apart from Nadine Dorries who actually believes this?

YABU - I believe Boris
YANBU - Boris is lying again and taking us all for fools

4 people have voted that they believe Boris!

I have a bridge I'd like to sell them...

To answer the question as to why we ended up with him, the alternative at the time was a former IRA sympathiser whose manifesto seemed not credible, and who sat on the fence over Brexit.

He’s either telling the truth, in which case he’s clueless, incompetent, and doesn’t vet people properly. Or he’s lying.

I’d go with the latter.

I’d like to hear their reasons why they think YABU.

Who could possibly believe Boris Johnson about anything.

A garden bridge?

He'd been Prime Minister for about 5 months by then, it was the Conservative party who originally made him Prime Minister.

I agree that the choice offered in December 2019 was dire, but that wasn't the fault of the electorate, rather the respective parties.

Anna Soubry hinted at knowing there were problems with him from the early days when they joined Parliament so old news, and therefore common knowledge

This would fit about Johnson too, tbf. The party knew what they were getting.

3% of the poll inexplicably do.

I know nothing about this particular incident, but given past performance, I obviously wouldn't believe a word he says about anything.

"Former adviser Dominic Cummings said the prime minister had referred to the MP “laughingly in No 10 as ‘Pincher by name, pincher by nature’ long before appointing him.”"

Is his mouth moving…..then yes he is lying.

I believe Boris.

Is a liar!

Whoops, I inserted the full-stop by mistake

My thoughts exactly. Of course it’s a lie!!

Even the Mail don't believe him.

To answer the question as to why we ended up with him, the alternative at the time was a former IRA sympathiser whose manifesto seemed not credible, and who sat on the fence over Brexit
I can’t believe anyone still reads The Fail.
Interestingly, the u turns that this government have followed have generally been the policy of the Labour Party.

Truth or Accuracy, are basically irrelevant to BJ. He is just after a persuasive story in the end. Useful if he can insert some truths into what he wants to say, I suppose.

Fucking hell, come on

He's 'my' MP - it's been common gossip for years that he's a handsy twat with a drink problem and an issue with keeping his hands of men - I know - loads of people knew - he's been accused of it before ffs - of course BJ KNEW!

It would be an interesting by-election.

Both of these options are true.

Of course BJ is a liar…

Pincher needs to resign…..but of course BJ is terrified of another by-election.

Usual BJ stance, lie and hope it ‘blows over’.

2 sexual misconduct by-elections in a short space of time doesn’t look great. 3 and there’s a distinct pattern forming that makes you wonder what the fuck is going on in the Conservative party.

Arrogance.

No 10

“PM was aware of media reports that others had seen over the years & some allegations that were either resolved or did not progress to a formal complaint, but at the time of the appointment of the deputy chief whip he was not aware of any specific allegations,” says PM spox
PM spokesperson also says the PM sought advice b4 appointing Pincher & says this: “At the time the PM was not aware of any specific allegations. In the absence of any formal complaint it wasn’t deemed appropriate to stop the appointment because of any unsubstantiated allegations”