Share this page!

The Citizens Profile picture
Twitter logo
Apr 28 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
🚨NEW 🚨

#Femi Fact Checks Latest PMQs... 🧐

In which, among other whoppers, Boris Johnson claims that govt did not know about asymptomatic Covid spread➡️20k deaths

Watch @Femi_Sorry rip apart his lies
We at @allthecitizens are journalists reporting on data abuse, disinformation & threats to democracy, while investigating government & big-tech for their part in it.

If you would like to support our work, please head to ko-fi.com/thecitizens

We appreciate the caffeination😊
Gov policies on discharging untested patients from hospital to care homes in England from March 2020 have been ruled unlawful by the High Court.
The SAGE scientific advisory group said "asymptomatic transmission cannot be ruled out" in early February.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
Boris Johnson missed five consecutive emergency meetings in the buildup to the coronavirus crisis (Jan-Feb 2020), and the UK shipped protective equipment to China in February 2020.
theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with The Citizens

The Citizens Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @allthecitizens

The Citizens Profile picture
Apr 28
🚨 The #ElectionsBill that undermines Elections and Democracy

What has the government been up to sneakily? 🧐

A THREAD.

Elections bill was supposed to look after the “administration and conduct of elections” & strengthen “the integrity of the electoral process”. But this Bill (now Act) undermines both the Electoral Commission that looks after this process & principles of free & fair elections /2 Image
After going through the Commons, the controversial bill reached the Lords. On Monday, Lords voted to remove some of the provisions in the bill that were deemed harmful and which undermined the Electoral Commission’s independence. /3
theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
Read 9 tweets
The Citizens Profile picture
Apr 27
🚨NEW: No 10 delays saying how many of Johnson's WhatsApp messages have been saved for posterity, citing national security concerns.

A 🧵...

bylinetimes.com/2022/04/27/gov…
The Cabinet Office has said that they cannot state, for the moment, how many of the WhatsApp messages that Boris Johnson sent in 2021 have been saved for posterity, citing “national security”
When asked under Freedom of Information (FOI) how many of the Prime Minister’s WhatsApp messages were saved that were relevant to the public record in 2021, the Cabinet Office replied that it requires “further time to consider the public interest test”.
Read 14 tweets
The Citizens Profile picture
Apr 27
🚨NEW: Palantir have been awarded a new contract with the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities to implement a 'Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Case Management System' 🧵
Spy-tech firm Palantir Technologies, the data-mining company with ties to Donald Trump and US immigration authorities work detaining migrants families, has been handed a contract to help the UK government respond to the refugee crisis in Ukraine.
contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/0c8c012…
The work will see Palantir ‘assist with the collation, secure transmission and sharing of your personal data with local authorities in England and devolved assemblies’ under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, where DLUHC and the Home Office are data controllers
gov.uk/guidance/homes…
Read 20 tweets
The Citizens Profile picture
Apr 26
🚨NEW: Controversial US data firm Palantir looks set to win £230m deal for a ‘Federated Data Platform’ for NHS England, as company hires ex-NHSX ‘AI leader’ head Indra Joshi

Experts question lack of public consultation concerning ‘spy tech’ firm embedding in UK health service🧵
The contract, reported by first Digital Health, states NHS England is seeking ‘a Federated Data Platform (FDP), which will be an essential enabler to transform improvements across the NHS’. This platform will have 5 “use cases”
digitalhealth.net/2022/04/nhs-en…
The notice states that ‘suppliers are invited to participate in NHS England’s pre-market consultation’ that this is ‘NOT a call for competition
contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/10fdfaf…
Read 17 tweets
The Citizens Profile picture
Apr 19
It "didn't occur" to the PM that he could have been in breach of the rules he set.

But what happens if/when he gets fined again, as the police investigation is still ongoing? How many times can a sitting PM be ignorant of breaking the law?
Labour Leader Keir Starmer bringing up comments from cabinet minister Brandon Lewis this morning, comparing the PM's fine to "a speeding ticket":

KS - "The last minister who got a speeding ticket, and then lied about it, ended up in prison. And I know, because I prosecuted him".
SNP Leader Ian Blackford, similarly cutting:

"on the 8th Dec last year, the PM denied that any parties happened in 10 Downing St. They are the very same parties that the police have now fined the PM for attending"
Read 5 tweets
The Citizens Profile picture
Apr 19
🚨Boris Johnson is due to address Parliament in a moment to apologise to MPs for the #Partygate breaches of lockdown rules, in his first statement since being fined by the police.
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/fc…
The PM has left Downing St. on his way to address the House to defend his position.
People also anticipating the PM receiving as many as 3 fines, and the potential ramifications of Sue Gray releasing her report once all fines have been handed out.

The Conservatives also have to worry about the upcoming local elections.
Read 11 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(