+Update+
Dominic Cummings has drawn up a list of top civil servants he wants replaced according to multiple govt + media sources.
Dominic Cummings has drawn up a list of top civil servants he wants replaced according to multiple govt + media sources.
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This from CNN of all places, confirms - in more diplomatic language - many of the things I’ve been posting up for last 6 months on Cummings, some of which people accused me of exaggerating or being alarmist about.
UK govt in a different universe now.
cnn.com/2020/02/22/uk/…
This from CNN of all places, confirms - in more diplomatic language - many of the things I’ve been posting up for last 6 months on Cummings, some of which people accused me of exaggerating or being alarmist about.
UK govt in a different universe now.
cnn.com/2020/02/22/uk/…
+UPDATE+
MI5 reducing amount of information they are passing on to Priti Patel at the Home Office as “they do not trust her”.
Just to be clear this is not based on personality - MI5 have taken this decision based on evidenced analysis that Home Secretary is a security risk.
MI5 reducing amount of information they are passing on to Priti Patel at the Home Office as “they do not trust her”.
Just to be clear this is not based on personality - MI5 have taken this decision based on evidenced analysis that Home Secretary is a security risk.
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& again for newbies who are questioning this tweet. Not all information on Patel is in public domain but this fact has already been flagged up by the (pro Conservative) journalist Tim Shipman in the Times.
& again for newbies who are questioning this tweet. Not all information on Patel is in public domain but this fact has already been flagged up by the (pro Conservative) journalist Tim Shipman in the Times.
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& again this will come as no surprise to followers here:
Cox was replaced with Suella Braverman by Johnson in bid to reinterpret (breach) the withdrawal agreement’s Northern Irish provisions.
rte.ie/news/brexit/20…
& again this will come as no surprise to followers here:
Cox was replaced with Suella Braverman by Johnson in bid to reinterpret (breach) the withdrawal agreement’s Northern Irish provisions.
rte.ie/news/brexit/20…
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Confirmation of what I’ve been saying for a longtime now.
Johnson going all in to collapse withdrawal agreement. Replacing Cox with Braverman was necessary prerequisite to “manufacture” new legal advice.
Troubling times ahead.
Confirmation of what I’ve been saying for a longtime now.
Johnson going all in to collapse withdrawal agreement. Replacing Cox with Braverman was necessary prerequisite to “manufacture” new legal advice.
Troubling times ahead.
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UK govt has already drawn up plans to “privatise channel 4” after Boris Johnson objected to their coverage of both the election & senior editors’ comments on Johnson’s personality.
Govt aiming to carry out the privatisation of the broadcaster before the next election.
UK govt has already drawn up plans to “privatise channel 4” after Boris Johnson objected to their coverage of both the election & senior editors’ comments on Johnson’s personality.
Govt aiming to carry out the privatisation of the broadcaster before the next election.
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Civil service attempting to protect its staff from Dominic Cummings as he uses individuals’ personal problems such as family bereavement to eliminate them.
Civil service also believe Nr. 10 may have broken employment law.
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ci…
Civil service attempting to protect its staff from Dominic Cummings as he uses individuals’ personal problems such as family bereavement to eliminate them.
Civil service also believe Nr. 10 may have broken employment law.
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ci…
+UPDATE+
UK govt considering “temporary opt-outs” for farming & social care workers.
Responding to warnings both sectors could be devastated if supply of foreign workers dry up at end of this year - UK govt considering “rolling opt-outs” to counteract its own new points system.
UK govt considering “temporary opt-outs” for farming & social care workers.
Responding to warnings both sectors could be devastated if supply of foreign workers dry up at end of this year - UK govt considering “rolling opt-outs” to counteract its own new points system.
+UPDATE+
UK govt instructing all British ports not to make preparations for the new customs checks between Britain & Northern Ireland that it signed up to under the international Withdrawal Agreement treaty.
Plan is to (threaten to or) force EU to build intra-Irish border.
UK govt instructing all British ports not to make preparations for the new customs checks between Britain & Northern Ireland that it signed up to under the international Withdrawal Agreement treaty.
Plan is to (threaten to or) force EU to build intra-Irish border.
I now have confirmation that absolutely no preparations undertaken to fulfil the WA plan for British-Irish ports - not are there even any plans to.
Johnson attempting to force EU to bend or they’ll take blame for any Irish troubles resulting from Brexit.
Johnson attempting to force EU to bend or they’ll take blame for any Irish troubles resulting from Brexit.
I don’t think people have even begun to realise what a high stakes strategy this is by UK.
This is way beyond “just Brexit”.
UKs entire reputation, western unity, peace in Northern Ireland & UK economy being gambled now.
This is way beyond “just Brexit”.
UKs entire reputation, western unity, peace in Northern Ireland & UK economy being gambled now.
