1/ Boris Johnson's record of failure threatens to derail the most important G7 in a generation. How has he managed to get us in such a mess?
Broken promise 1️⃣: Negotiated the “ingenious” Northern Ireland protocol and then called it “unsustainable” and refused to implement it. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
Broken promise 2️⃣: Said he wanted to create a “fair taxation system” then watered down groundbreaking global tax reforms costing Britain 131 million a week. inews.co.uk/news/g7-global…
Broken promise 3️⃣: Described the climate emergency as “a threat to our security” then backed plans for new mining in the UK theguardian.com/environment/20…
Broken promise 4️⃣: Said he would lead efforts to ensure the world‘s poorest have access to the vaccine then refused to join world leaders in supporting a temporary waiver of vaccine patents. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-573731…
Broken promise 5️⃣: Called the U.K. a global leader in tackling corruption, then failed to implement a single Russia report recommendation, allowing the City to remain a haven for the dark money that sustains autocratic regimes. theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/we…
Broken promise 6️⃣: Promised to protect 0.7% international aid spending in the 2019 Manifesto, then abolished DfID and cut aid in a pandemic, asking others to do more while he does less. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
Broken promise 7️⃣: Criticised China and Russia for breaking international law, and then decided to break it himself, tearing up a treaty he negotiated. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
Broken promise 8️⃣: Said he would uphold human rights, then whipped his MPs to vote to allow preferential trade deals with countries that commit genocide. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
This is how the man named “Britain Trump” cost us friends and influence in the run up to this historic summit. His Global Britain policy lies in tatters.
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