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Mike Galsworthy
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We did try to warn you all.
Boris Johnson:

As a journalist, he lied.

As Mayor of London, he lied in office.

As Foreign Secretary, he let down Brits overseas.

As Conservative Party leader, he lost their majority

As PM, he lied to the Queen.

— He is not fit for any job above children’s entertainment.
Someone just pointed out the children’s rugby match video.

Fine. Clearly unsuitable there too. I’m out of job suggestions for him.

Anyone got options?
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Mike Galsworthy
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Quite interesting to see the instant U-turn of Boris Johnson...

...to passionately want a deal (Theresa May’s, specifically), want the intense engagement of Parliament - and to threaten no-dealers with the boot. He’ll likely come unstuck.

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I remember saying that Johnson will likely go through all the phases that May went through - namely posture hard on Brexit, crow about no deal necessity, earn stripes with hardliners, negotiate, try to drag hardliners into a deal, fail, get extension-

-but at 10x the speed.
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So here we go again.

Boris, like May, came to internally-selected power... instantly went on to hardline stance whilst talking about abandoned communities.

We are now literally at the Chequers stage because Johnson is inviting hardliners to Chequers to try and sell a deal.
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Mike Galsworthy
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By YouGov polling, public support for proroguing Parliament is only 27% with 47% opposed...

...but in this video piece, @BBCNews interview/show 5 people supporting prorogation vs just 1 against:

See: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
Always make a complaint. And keep making complaints:

bbc.co.uk/complaints/
And the reason why I’m asking you to complain about this specific incident is that we *must* win the media narrative that this prorogation is unacceptable-

- and the public find it unacceptable.

The BBC have been arrant disinformers through this video and must be hounded on it.
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Mike Galsworthy
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I’ll comment for you, Andy.

The figure is true, poss higher. Thing with “health tourism” (badly named), is:

1) As a % of NHS cost, it’s tiny.

2) Nevertheless, it should be recovered. Best way to do that is mutual-pay schemes with other countries like we have with EU.

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3) The notion that all health tourists are ill-intentioned is false. Take, for example, this case of a Jamaican grandmother visiting her daughter & grandkids, when she had to be hospitalised just as her visa was running out:

theguardian.com/society/2018/n…
Clearly in that case, you have an issue of how the hell can the family possibly cover that?

And it’s expensive (and unproductive) for NHS to send debt collectors after individuals who cannot pay.

More efficient to have deals between govts - like we do with Australia and EU.
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Alex Wickham
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Boris Johnson categorically rules out the UK being a member of the EU beyond October 31. Tells @rosskempsell that date is "do or die" and rules out extending Article 50 in any circumstances – his strongest public position to date and extremely tough to row back from
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Ed Davey 🔶
@EdwardJDavey
Let’s talk about Boris

One of most disreputable, toxic, selfish politicians I’ve ever met. As Tories choose between British Trump & ex-Health Sec who’s mission was to destroy health service, let's remember why #Johnson is #UnfitForOffice
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2018: Letterboxes
Wrote that women wearing niqab looked like “letterboxes” & “bank robbers”; triggering attacks on our Muslim community, “letterbox” graffitied on homes, and giving racists new language in hate speech

#Johnson is #UnfitForOffice
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
2008: “Blacks have lower IQs”
As editor of the Spectator he was responsible for - and clearly condoned - this racist drawl. He and his racist worldview has no place in Parliament, let alone @10DowningStreet

#Johnson is #UnfitForOffice
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Sebastian Payne
@SebastianEPayne
Boris Johnson appeared to significantly soften his Brexit stance last night, saying a October 31 departure was only “eminently feasible”

Hunt has been on the attack: “I’m not entirely sure what he believes on this having listened to him last night.”

ft.com/content/429863…
There was clear anger on the ERG WhatsApp group at Boris’ Brexit lines:

“Someone needs to get Boris prepped. Tonight, he continued to talk about a 'transition period'. Perhaps he means A24 but it is irresponsible to be so unclear on this vital issue.”

ft.com/content/429863…
More ERG anger about Boris Johnson’s Brexit lines and the spin last night: “Sending [James] Cleverly around the studios was a mistake...Cleverly was all about continuing with the withdrawal agreement.”

Brexiters think he fluffed his lines.

ft.com/content/429863…
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YouGov
@YouGov
Boris Johnson is both the most and least likely to be seen as a good PM by the British public, data released today shows. In net terms, Rory Stewart comes on top, but is unknown yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
*Correction*: Matt Hancock has a negative score of 16, not 14 as stated in the chart.
Brits also have more faith in Boris Johnson (32%) to win a General Election, followed by Sajid Javid (19%), and Michael Gove (16%). Worth pointing out, however, is that no potential Tory leader asked about here has a net positive result yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
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Jon Stone
@joncstone
Just found these old Top Trumps cards of politicians that Sky got made for party conference season 2008... let’s have a look....
Ed Miliband: “While some may jokingly dismiss him as ‘the lesser Miliband and the lesser Ed’, he’s as sharp as a blade and currently underrated”
James Purnell: “The ubiquitous photoshop minister. He’s popped up in a couple of departments already. Brown seems to trust him even though he’s an ultra-Blairite. The new generation’s Labour leader? Maybe not this time.”
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Will Chamberlain 🇺🇸
@willchamberlain
In other news @BorisJohnson went full #MAGA and everyone’s demanding an apology

Which he shouldn’t give

If he doubles down he’ll be Conservative party leader within 12 months
The burqa is terrible.

It is the manifestation of a Jim Crow-like ideology that renders women second-class citizens

It should be mocked relentlessly
#MockTheBurqa
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