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Aug 24, 2021, 16 tweets

So that’s 93.

93 Uturns : Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since these Lying #Tories came into office.

Tories refuse to reveal billionaire donor dinners - a year after promising they would.

mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

So that’s 94.

94 Uturns : Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since these Lying #Tories came into office.

#Tories ran in 2019 on a manifesto promise of not increasing taxes or NI.

Now they plan to do so, for Social Care.

So that’s 95.

95 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since these lying #Tories came into office.

Tories suspend Triple Lock on Pensions, denying rightful increases to the elderly.

So that’s 96.

96 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since these lying #Tories came into office.

January: "GB sticker on your car is just fine."

Now : "Oops. You need to replace it with a UK sticker or you might get refused entry to Europe."

So that’s 97.

97 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since these lying #Tories came into office.

Review for Right to Work for Asylum Seekers:

Promised by Sajid Javid 2018, and Johnson 2019.

Priti 'Smug-Face' Patel's Home Office, 2021 : Cancelled.

So that’s 98.

98 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since these lying #Tories came into office.

Sunak, 2020: "We'll decentralise Civil Service in London by 22,000 to regions.

2021: Civil Service in London GROWS by 11% from ~92,000 to ~102,000.

So that’s 99.

99 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since these lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

Sarah Everard Inquiry :

Corrupt Johnson : "No."
Smug-Face Patel : "Er, okay, maybe. Okay, yes."

So that’s 100.

100 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

24 hours after Treasury stated there is no plan to rescue UK Steel via subsidies, Sunak is now working on a rescue plan to do just that.

101 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

A week ago ...
Johnson : "Transport investment key to levelling up,..."

Today ...
Tories swing axe on rail with mass cuts and huge redundancy programme.

102 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

#Logistics Chaos : Dept of Transport ... "There are no plans to alter Cabotage."

Grant Shapps, Minister for er, Transport ... "Er, yeah, okay then."

103 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

2019 : "We promise that we will have the same or higher environmental standards than the EU."

2021 : "Probably don't swim near any of these beaches."

104 to 109 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

All Tories promises on #Farming after #Brexit. All lies. All promises broken.

110 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

Billions slashed off “Levelling Up’ Manifesto Pledge before it’s even implemented.

independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

111 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

"Work from Home."
"No, don't Work from Home."
"Wait, yes, Work from Home."
"Hold on, we're thinking ... Ask us again tomorrow."

In date order ...

112 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

Sajid Javid admits #Tories will break Manifesto Pledge of 6,000 more #NHS GPs in England.

theguardian.com/society/2021/n…

113 U-turns: Pledges reversed, policies cancelled, promises scrapped, since lying #Tories came into office in December 2019.

Johnson uturns on Bill on Parliamentary Sleaze Procedures. Plans to overhaul standards system halted.

theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

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