Johnson risks party wrath to back aide who crossed UK during lockdown

[stephenterry]

Which is even more reason he should be fired if he won't resign. Public trust in the government's coronavirus 'restrictions of movement control' is paramount. 

 

Or just succumb to do what you frig****ing like, we don't care how we get herd immunity.

[7by7]

19 hours ago, evadgib said:

19 hours ago, 7by7 said:

No doubt you will now post a comment you believe proves you to be my superior in both wit and intellect.

I have never had the need ????

 

Dear, oh dear; you're so easy 'fish' and 'barrels' leap to mind.

[7by7]

Some points Cummings didn't cover in his statement, or dodged when asked about.

 

On 31st March, Downing Street said Cummings and Wakefield were self isolating at their London home. Yet by then they were already in Durham. 

 

Downing Street had repeatedly denied he had taken his family to Barnard Castle. 

 

Downing Street had repeatedly denied his father had been spoken to by Durham police. 

 

Were these lies by Downing Street because they had taken it upon themselves to lie on Cummings' behalf, were these lies because Cummings had lied to them, or were they lying because someone high up (the press secretary, Oxley? Cummings? Johnson?) had told them to? 

 

He said one of the reasons for the trip was threats of violence toward him and his family and he feared for their safety in London if he was too ill to protect them. If he'd received such threats to him and his family, did he report these to the police? If not, why not? 

 

If he did report them, did the police offer any form of protection? If not, why not?

 

Why did he decide after 2 weeks away that these threats had disappeared and it was now safe to return to London with his family when, even if he had to return for work, he could have left his wife and son safely in Durham?

 

He now admits he drove his family to Barnard Castle. He says he drove that 60 mile round trip because he feared his eyesight may have made it unsafe for him to drive back to London. Any sane person who thought their eyesight may be so badly affected to make it unsafe to drive wouldn't drive 60 feet, let alone 60 miles!

 

Even if this is true and he was stupid enough to make this trip for such a bizarre reason, why did he expose his wife and 4 year old son to the high risk of a crash?

 

OK, maybe Wakefield went so she could take over the driving should he become unable to drive; but the boy? As the whole excuse for the trip in the first place was to keep him safe, why not leave him with his aunt and cousins?

 

Why did he have to have this 'test drive' anyway? Couldn't Wakefield have driven them back to London? Maybe she can't drive; in which case, why take her on the 'test drive' to Barnard Castle?

 

These are just some of the questions still to be answered.

Edited May 26, 2020 by 7by7
typos

[3NUMBAS]

they know the 2 are needed to keep labour party out of power for genearations ..once covid is dusted and brexit dusted in 5 years bojo will be back for many terms of office

 

5 years is plenty of time to forget about covid /cummings and brexit will be done and UK basking in glory with the EU gone into history

[7by7]

Lot's of statements from cabinet ministers on social media defending Cummings this morning.

 

Trouble is, they are so similar to each other it looks as if they were all written by the same person and being repeated by these ministers etc. to toe the party line in order to keep their jobs!

 

Surely not!

[7by7]

7 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

they know the 2 are needed to keep labour party out of power for genearations ..once covid is dusted and brexit dusted in 5 years bojo will be back for many terms of office

 

5 years is plenty of time to forget about covid /cummings and brexit will be done and UK basking in glory with the EU gone into history

 In your dreams.

 

The backbench Tories saw Thatcher as a liability and got rid of her.

 

Led by Johnson himself, they did the same to May.

 

The only question is how long before they do it to Johnson. My bet is that he wont last past January 2021; if he gets even that far!

[3NUMBAS]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dominic-cummings-sighting-could-suggests-150758932.html

Dominic Cummings sighting could have been me, suggests TV antiques expert

Tom Wilkinson, PA

PA Media: UK News25 May 2020

 

loony labour again

[3NUMBAS]

56 minutes ago, 7by7 said:

 In your dreams.

 

The backbench Tories saw Thatcher as a liability and got rid of her.

 

Led by Johnson himself, they did the same to May.

 

The only question is how long before they do it to Johnson. My bet is that he wont last past January 2021; if he gets even that far!

we will return to this topic in a few weeks and see nothings changed .bojo will still have a massive majority in a few months time..no voters will vote for a labour rabble in power any time soon ..not for generations despite their sniping .bojo is teflon bojo

[7by7]

5 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dominic-cummings-sighting-could-suggests-150758932.html

Dominic Cummings sighting could have been me, suggests TV antiques expert

Tom Wilkinson, PA

PA Media: UK News25 May 2020

 

loony labour again

 How so?

 

The guy is saying that Cummings may not have been in Barnard Castle at all because people who think they saw Cummings may have actually seen him.

 

Was Barnard Castle antiques expert David Harper mistaken for Dominic Cummings?

Quote

Barnard Castle shop owner and Bargain Hunt star, David Harper Tweeted: “I was mistaken for someone called Dominic a few weeks ago, when doing work on my shop in Barnard Castle...now it makes sense.”

Many have since called out similarities between the two and fear the reports could be false and a case of mistaken identity.

 

Of course, we now know that Cummings was in Barnard Castle and the earlier statements put out by Downing Street denying this were lies.

[jimmyswale]

45 minutes ago, 7by7 said:

 How so?

 

The guy is saying that Cummings may not have been in Barnard Castle at all because people who think they saw Cummings may have actually seen him.

 

Was Barnard Castle antiques expert David Harper mistaken for Dominic Cummings?

 

Of course, we now know that Cummings was in Barnard Castle and the earlier statements put out by Downing Street denying this were lies.

If you think they lookalike then you need your eyes testing !

[bannork]

2 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

they know the 2 are needed to keep labour party out of power for genearations ..once covid is dusted and brexit dusted in 5 years bojo will be back for many terms of office

 

5 years is plenty of time to forget about covid /cummings and brexit will be done and UK basking in glory with the EU gone into history

You've got to stop taking the pills.

[jimmyswale]

6 minutes ago, bannork said:

You've got to stop taking the pills.

Or take more....

[jimmyswale]

There are a couple of things to take from this. The first is that Johnson's Conservative party is absolutely beatable at the next election, no matter how large that majority is.

The second is that Brexit is basically the least effective way to attack the government. Of course there'll be points, especially over trade negotiations and EU citizens' rights, when this isn't possible and you've got to take them to task for what they're doing. But outside of those areas, it should be allowed to fade. 

 

https://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2020/05/26/cummings-scandal-the-culture-war-doesn-t-work-anymore

[Chippy151]

On 5/25/2020 at 4:33 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

And what should Boris do without him? Think for himself and work all day long?

That's what it boils down to. Very well said.