Multiple media orgs are compiling evidence for publication that Russian financing of Boris Johnson is greater than previously estimated.
& that Alexander Temerko was more heavily involved in the plot to oust Theresa May than previously documented.
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While it is already publicly documented that Temerko has financed Conservative party to the tune of millions over the past decade - what is less known is the input he’s had within Johnson’s close circle & the “additional financing” he’s arranged to support Johnson.
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I’ve now seen documents that some of the reasoning behind the UK intelligence agencies decision to not share information with Johnson while he was Foreign Minister are due not just to Johnson’s “chaotic private life” but also to his links to Temerko & associates.
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One of the ways this financing of Boris Johnson has been hidden is by hiding the money through support for Johnson associates such as former MP James Wharton through Temerko companies.
Wharton you may recall put forward the first bill calling for an EU referendum.
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What greatly concerned security services is Temerko didn’t only finance the party & Johnson but used his private resources/accom as part of Johnson plot to oust May.
Implications that an oligarch with Russian military ties was as part of a plot to oust an elected British PM.
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UK intel also concerned that Temerko has publicly (in UK) prior to his gaining British citizenship presented himself as being a Putin neutral/opponent - in fact Temerko now revealed to have much closer ties to Kremlin & Russian military than previously suggested.
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But here’s where it gets even more worrying:
Theresa May in 2017 became increasingly worried about Russian interference in UK politics/elections & condemn outright Russia from November 2017 onwards - in public.
Why is the date important?
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In the very same month that May, informed by UK intelligence of increased Russian interference, announced a new harder line against Russia the Foreign Secretary - one Boris Johnson - came out with a 100% contradiction of May/UK security services.
It is at this point...
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At this point 3 things happened:
1. May further curtailed Johnson’s access to classified information 2. Temerko steppes up involvement in plan with Johnson to oust May 3. RT started favourably reporting Johnson’s comment (incl the now famous “not a sausage” comments)
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This date also important as it marks the start of Johnson’s growing relationship with Bannon. Up until 2017 Johnson has atleast played at “one nation” but with Brexit - from 2017 this was ditched & he started to essentially to follow Trumpist playbook.
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Problem with this thread is Ive enough for 200 tweets. But I’ll leave with this.
90% of above is publicly verifiable. Now while Boris was smoking cigars at Alex’s place plotting to oust a UK PM on way to yet another young lady..
...what do you think the Kremlin were doing?
Adendum:
So many people have sent me this video now, I thought I would just post it on the end of the thread for covenience sake.
Once again some people are being very illogical about PR and the Labour party.
So ask yourself:
“what is the best way to get PR into the U.K. political system?”
The answer is of course….
The best (& only plausible) way is:
1. Labour/LibDem coalition 2. People who want PR joining the Labour Party
So if you are saying you won’t vote Labour until it’s guaranteed PR before the debate/coalition/election is sorted you’re sabotaging the only way this can be achieved.
I want PR.
Thus I want as many people who also want PR to join the Labour Party.
This shouldn’t need explaining.
Again.
It’s literally how politics works.
The LibDems are even more pro PR than labour so a coalition with them increases its lobby power.
In 10 years time people on both sides of the current “debate” are going to be very sheepish about how they turned a complex evolving subject into a nuance-fee bloodlust culture war.
Due to my family I spend 3 months of the year in an Asian country with a long history of trans people & culture.
The contrast between how this subject is treated there and in the UK is staggering.
I always think it would be beneficial for westerners who’ve now “discovered” trans issues and have gone full culture war inside weeks to spend a bit of time in Thai/Lao culture.
It’s what is called “performative nastiness” - a concept dating from 1930s.
The point is not necessarily just a bad policy but to encourage the population to “enjoy” the performative element, to encourage complicity.
Whether the policy has any practical merit isn’t important.
Students of fascism will recognize “performative nastiness” but many people won’t get it at first.
The thrill is in the “transgression”. The enjoyment of being encouraged to be complicit in what was formerly understood to be things that are “considered wrong” or “taboo”.
Priti Patel has recieved £100,000 one of the largest single donations by an oil trader - Pierre Andurand - who is not made any donations to British political parties before nor to have shown any previous interest in UK politics.
Pierre Andurand made some of his biggest profits betting on the effects of Covid-19 pandemic and predicting a world oil price slump.
He then reversed this decision prior to the Russian invasion.
Andurand has close personal ties with Russia through both his former & ex wives.
Indeed Andurand got special permission to marry his previous wife - Yevgenia Slyusarenko - in a lavish ceremony in St. Petersburg at one of Catherine I Russia’s former palaces.
Use of Lebedev family residences by Boris Johnson “much greater than previously known”.
Total time spent by the prime minister & former foreign secretary at these homes now thought to run “into months” not days.
All time spent there without security detail or sweeps.
The use of Lebedev’s multiple homes in Italy and UK supplied by the Putin-near former KGB officer Alexander Lebedev is now known to have been - contrary to earlier reports - regular events with Johnson taking the time to visit Italy alone on at least 5-10 occasions.
While on some occasions parties were involved this was not the case every time. In some cases a much smaller more group attended.
Johnson was transported on several occasions via Alexander Lebedev’s private jet.
The same jet the Lebedev family use for their business in Russia.