On the morning it’s revealed that our former prime minister used the chair of the BBC to secure an undeclared loan from a millionaire backer, the BBC’s flagship Sunday morning political programme has his sister on to talk about the week’s events #bbclaurak
“All the parties involved have given statements to the Sunday Times, which suggests they did everything aboveboard and everything was transparent,” Rachael Johnson tells the BBC about her brother’s secret arrangement with the BBC chairman and a millionaire backer. #bbclaurak
That clears that up then
The next edition of my newsletter is going out soon and it's about the BBC's worrying relationship with Boris Johnson.
This, from a former opposition staffer at City Hall during Boris Johnson's time there, is good on how Boris Johnson was let off the hook over many years.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg talking to Mark Littlewood of the IEA, urges shoppers to move chocolate oranges to checkout counters as a "silent protest".
"Freedom for chocolate oranges," he says.
Jacob Rees-Mogg denies that his plans to slash EU-derived regulations will lead to children being sent up chimneys, even if it would be a "good income stream" for his own family.
Jacob Rees-Mogg suggests that regulations on nuclear power generation need to be relaxed.
At 'The Freedom Zone' outside Tory conference where Conservative MPs are discussing "Getting Brexit Done" and "Restoring conservatism in the Conservative Party." CPC22
"The size of the state is at the heart of the problems we face today" says Bruges Group Chairman Barry Legg, who says that "Reductions in the size of the state should take priority..."
Round of applause as Bruges Group Chairman Barry Legg criticises Boris Johnson's focus on green issues, and then praises Jacob Rees-Mogg for "boldly trying to exploit all of our natural resources." #cpc22
IEA chief Mark Littlewood introduces their first panel at Conservative Party conference, where the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chris Philp is due to appear.
Littlewood: "Contrary to some media reports I am not the head of policy at number 10 Downing Street."
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chris Philp joins representatives from the IEA and Taxpayers' Alliance to discuss "How to build a more pro-enterprise exonomy." #CPC22
The best bits of the mini budget got "drowned out by media noise and "market turbulence," says the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chris Philp, as he gets drowned out by the sound of protesters outside.
First question to Boris Johnson during his Mumsnet Q+A:
"Why should we believe anything you say when it has been proven you are a habitual liar?”
Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts tells Johnson that this is “a typical question that sums up the mood on Mumsnet."
Boris Johnson appears to blame Remainers for allegations that he’s a liar.
“People throw all sorts of accusations at me about all sorts of things, ever since I drove around with a sign on a bus and they have all sorts of reasons for saying that."
Boris Johnson says Partygate has "been a totally miserable experience for people in government."
Boris Johnson's standards adviser says the prime minister may have broken the ministerial code by being fined by the police, and suggests he is undermining public trust by refusing to either refer himself for investigation or explain why he won't.
Amazingly Boris Johnson's standards adviser says he considered advising the Prime Minister on the need to follow the ministerial code but realised the PM would reject this advice and he would then have to quit his job as Johnson's adviser.
So he didn't bother
So in summary Boris Johnson's own 'independent' adviser on ministerial standards thinks the PM may have broken the ministerial code, but has no power to investigate him, and won't even advise him to follow it, because if he did he would have to quit.