we cant lose Bojo now we need him to stand up to Russia.
I can only assume that you posted the above, because you were under the impression that Boris has stood up to Russia more strongly that an alternative leader may have. I therefore asked a question which you have determinedly ignored.
What do you think that Boris has done in respect of Ukraine, that an alternative PM wouldnt have?
I didnt ask the question to be clever, or a smart ar5e, I asked the question as I was interested in your thoughts that prompted you to post the above.
Many of the general public have had enough of Boris and his lies.
My own thoughts on his response to Putins invasion of Ukraine, are as follows. The response in respect of refugees has been a shambles, that has been widely criticised. Expecting those fleeing bombs, missiles, and bullets, to locate a mortgage statement, or utility bill, on their way out of the door seems absolutely ridiculous. The sanctions in respect of the Russian State gained an initial round of applause when the value of the rouble immediately dropped by 25%. However the exchange rate is now higher than it was pre-invasion. The sanctions on oligarchs were delayed in some cases, allowing them to move some of their money and assets beyond the reach of the authorities. Supplying arms to Ukraine is surely the least we could do.
I am not sure which of the actions that Boris has taken, would not have been taken by another leader, and therefore make Boris indispensable when it comes to standing up to the Russians?
Boris Johnson faces ANOTHER damaging Partygate probe after shambolic U-turn: PM (who is 4,000 miles away in India) capitulates to Tory rebels and withdraws opposition to parliamentary investigation into claims he 'misled' the Commons
Steve Baker - who is renowned as an influential Tory backbench organiser - today withdrew his support for Mr Johnson in the latest blow to the Prime Minister over the Partygate row.
Steve Baker says Boris Johnson ‘should be long gone’ as MPs set to vote for inquiry into claims PM misled parliament – live
Robert Peston @Peston Or to put it another way, the PM in India has effectively conceded he could not win today’s vote. Amazing misjudgment of the mood of his MPs Robert Peston @Peston Andrew Mitchell was right on my show last night. There will almost certainly not be a vote on Labour’s motion. It will be approved without the need for a vote. And the question of whether the prime minister lied to MPs about parties will be investigated by the Privileges…
This reminds me of something that happened to me many years ago.
Client wanted to plead Guilty to Driving Without Due Care and Attention. By post. It is quite important to plead Guilty by post-as the Mags could not Ban you from driving without making you attend Court. My job was to draft the Plea in Mitigation.
I thought I had done a good job. The Mags were so "impressed" they rang me. Told me/my Client we had 2 choices-tone down the plea in mitigation, or they would take it as a Not Guilty plea, and Client could attend Court. So I had to redraft it, and had 1 unhappy client.
The point here is this. Boris, and all the others, had 2 choices. Accept the Police version and pay £50. Or-go to court, risk a Criminal record, and a fine plus costs of about £1,000. and a media frenzy. So-of course-they all paid the fine.
But-Boris being Boris-he wants a 3rd option. 1 where he BOTH argues about the facts AND avoids pleading Not Guilty.
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I therefore asked a question which you have determinedly ignored.
What do you think that Boris has done in respect of Ukraine, that an alternative PM wouldnt have?
I didnt ask the question to be clever, or a smart ar5e, I asked the question as I was interested in your thoughts that prompted you to post the above.
Many of the general public have had enough of Boris and his lies.
My own thoughts on his response to Putins invasion of Ukraine, are as follows.
The response in respect of refugees has been a shambles, that has been widely criticised.
Expecting those fleeing bombs, missiles, and bullets, to locate a mortgage statement, or utility bill, on their way out of the door seems absolutely ridiculous.
The sanctions in respect of the Russian State gained an initial round of applause when the value of the rouble immediately dropped by 25%.
However the exchange rate is now higher than it was pre-invasion.
The sanctions on oligarchs were delayed in some cases, allowing them to move some of their money and assets beyond the reach of the authorities.
Supplying arms to Ukraine is surely the least we could do.
I am not sure which of the actions that Boris has taken, would not have been taken by another leader, and therefore make Boris indispensable when it comes to standing up to the Russians?
Steve Baker - who is renowned as an influential Tory backbench organiser - today withdrew his support for Mr Johnson in the latest blow to the Prime Minister over the Partygate row.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10738523/Boris-Johnson-orders-Tory-MPs-delay-new-Partygate-probe-police-inquiry-ends.html
Robert Peston
@Peston
Or to put it another way, the PM in India has effectively conceded he could not win today’s vote. Amazing misjudgment of the mood of his MPs
Robert Peston
@Peston
Andrew Mitchell was right on my show last night. There will almost certainly not be a vote on Labour’s motion. It will be approved without the need for a vote. And the question of whether the prime minister lied to MPs about parties will be investigated by the Privileges…
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/steve-baker-says-boris-johnson-should-be-long-gone-as-mps-set-to-vote-for-inquiry-into-claims-pm-misled-parliament-live/ar-AAWrhLF?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4b467e25d73e4f388cbb2017dde23134
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/labour-toasts-success-boris-johnson-125248500.html
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/boris-johnson-s-shambolic-display-over-partygate-leaves-tory-mps-searching-for-new-leader/ar-AAWshbx?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b2544976a6554023af96847fe879beac
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https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/boris-johnson-exit-date
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