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Old 08-12-2021, 11:28   #16
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Re: Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up

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Then if not an attempt as justification what was the point of your question?
Is asking a question not allowed now? it seems reasonable to ask if others have broken the rules even if it was just a little bit.
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Old 08-12-2021, 11:31   #17
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Is asking a question not allowed now? it seems reasonable to ask if others have broken the rules even if it was just a little bit.

To what relevance ?
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Re: Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up

Now it gets interesting. If Boris is in an untenable position, a leadership contest would have to follow Party rules. The Cabinet (some) are on manoeuvres and will want to boil it down to last person standing in order to avoid a membership vote (see May for details).

The membership are in none-of-the-above mood as far as I can glean and would like other candidates for leadership to come forward. Exciting (I hope).
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Re: Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up

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Then if not an attempt as justification what was the point of your question?
To be fair, he was probably asking rhetorically…

Which, by pure coincidence, is an anagram of "hairy troll (CE)"…

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Now it gets interesting. If Boris is in an untenable position, a leadership contest would have to follow Party rules. The Cabinet (some) are on manoeuvres and will want to boil it down to last person standing in order to avoid a membership vote (see May for details).

The membership are in none-of-the-above mood as far as I can glean and would like other candidates for leadership to come forward. Exciting (I hope).
By pure chance…

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In her first major speech as the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs, Liz Truss outlines her areas of focus and the UK’s foreign policy priorities.
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Liz Truss would not be my choice. She has no public persona and her jokes fall flat.
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Re: Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up

So, now the Department of Education admits to a gathering as well


'It was first revealed by the Daily Mirror last night, which said up to two dozen staff of former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson got together for drinks and canapes in the office on 10 December.

At the time, London was in Tier 2 restrictions which banned any indoor household mixing.

The department has admitted that a "gathering" was held for those who were already in the office and couldn't work from home.

"Drinks and snacks were brought by those attending and no outside guests or supporting staff were invited or present," a spokeswoman said.

"While this was work-related, looking back we accept it would have been better not to have gathered in this way at that particular time."''

From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/59575030
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They'll probably ditch Charles and make him the next king.
And then we can do what the French did. Job done.
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Speech to the European Foundation ("Freedom, Economic Liberty and the Rule of Law")
I know she made speeches on law and order, just not the one in the picture you posted.
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I know she made speeches on law and order, just not the one in the picture you posted.
We all make mistakes - except, in this case...

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On both occasions the law was broken. On one, violence was done. [end p41] No decent society can live like that. No responsible party should condone it. (Applause).

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Re: Owen Paterson: Anger as Tory MP avoids suspension in rule shake-up

It’s all fudge. It’s all sleight of hand. It’s all bare faced lying. It’s all hypocritical. It’s all move along nothing happening here.
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It’s all fudge. It’s all sleight of hand. It’s all bare faced lying. It’s all hypocritical. It’s all move along nothing happening here.
And the worst of it? It's all either ignored. Or attempted to be justified and accepted by a large percentage of the public.
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And the worst of it? It's all either ignored. Or attempted to be justified and accepted by a large percentage of the public.
Aided and abetted by the majority of the tabloids, although tellingly even the Mail had the knives out today.
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