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God it's wearisome.
Nobody sacked him. He resigned rather than face a by-election.
This isn't about cake. It's about him lying to parliament, which isn't allowed.
He isn't banned for life. He *might* be barred from standing again cos he's shown contempt of parliament.
Nobody sacked him. He resigned rather than face a by-election.
This isn't about cake. It's about him lying to parliament, which isn't allowed.
He isn't banned for life. He *might* be barred from standing again cos he's shown contempt of parliament.
It wasn't a Kangaroo Court. It was a long standing committee, with members elected by MPs, a majority of Brexiteer Tory members, and overseen by a retired high court judge. And he was represented by one of the countries top KCs at a cost (to taxpayers) of £225,000
The committee didn't Undemocratically Decide His Fate. The committee will merely make recommendations to MPs, who will vote to suspend him (at worst), and then voters can decide if he remains their MP. He ran away rather than face that.
Starmer didn't do the same thing. Seven (7!!) inquiries found no evidence he'd broken laws, and literally years of digging by the Tory press couldn't uncover any evidence of illegality.
He didn't Get Brexit Done. His Oven Ready Deal went right in the toilet.
He didn't Get Brexit Done. His Oven Ready Deal went right in the toilet.
He didn't Get All The Big Decisions Right during Covid. We ended up with the worst economy in the OECD and one of the highest mortality rates worldwide.
He isn't offering unique leadership on Ukraine. He just went there a lot to avoid troubles at home.
He isn't offering unique leadership on Ukraine. He just went there a lot to avoid troubles at home.
The Westminster Blob didn't plot to remove him. 41% of his own MPs voted against him in a vote of confidence, and then 173 ministers resigned on one day to drive him from office because his lies and incompetence were a disaster for the country. Previous record: 9 in one day.
He isn't uniquely popular. He left office the most unpopular PM for a century, and when he tried to return after Truss resigned, he couldn't find enough MPs to support his candidacy - Penny Mordaunt got more - so he gave up.
He isn't The New Churchill. He's a notoriously idle and selfish man who has been sacked for lying from every job he's ever had, including twice by the Tory party.
If, after years of watching him, all of this still isn't clear to you, the problem is not us. The problem is you.
If, after years of watching him, all of this still isn't clear to you, the problem is not us. The problem is you.
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