PM Boris Johnson - monster thread for a monster twat

[Johnny Vodka]

Fictional resignation, presumably.

Nah, probably real, but she'll walk into another high paid job.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

It's coming to something when wee Dougie Ross (Conservative) is offering more opposition to the government on twitter than, er, the actual opposition. And when that pudgy whiny pufferfish Blackford is made to look statesmanlike in comparison to the "Leader" of the Opposition.

He's a fud. "Sort of party" he called it, or something. Sitting on the fence till he works out what's the best way to jump.

 

[splonkydoo]

Like most sane people I rarely watch these sessions of PMQ's... but I can't help thinking about the personal story/angle Starmer brought up today. Has he been doing this of late or is it more a once off thing? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember Corbyn getting mocked by both sides of the house for doing this same tactic..

 

[steeplejack]

He's a fud. "Sort of party" he called it, or something. Sitting on the fence till he works out what's the best way to jump.

Of course, and covering his bony little arse in Scotland for future electoral purposes. If he makes it that far.

 

[killer b]

Ach, give them a couple of weeks...

In a couple of weeks they'll be cancelling christmas with none of the goodwill the public gave them last year. I don't think the outlook will have improved for them any.

 

[Plumdaff]

I don't shed any tears for Allegra Stratton (it's all about choices, as she insisted to that poor single mother in the infamous Newsnight interview) but her resignation just makes the government look more cowardly.

 

[Serene]

I don't shed any tears for Allegra Stratton (it's all about choices, as she insisted to that poor single mother in the infamous Newsnight interview) but her resignation just makes the government look more cowardly.

The tories constantly take advantage of peoples good nature.

 

[splonkydoo]

No one in a position to take over is going to pull the knife out until Boris becomes an irreparable, unsalvageable, laughing stock. By Tory standards, I feel there is still a way to go on that yet.

 

[steeplejack]

Major led a government for four years after becoming a national laughing stock. The news cycle was slower and gentler in those days.

THis could turn very nasty. I'd put Johnson's chances of survival at no more than 50:50 currently. If this is still front page news at the end of the week or there are further dripdrips to come out in the MIrror or other sources I think he'll be done.

 

[RainbowTown]

Tearful resignation read out by Stratton outside her home just now.

My heart bleeds.

I'll tell you what, I'll save my tears instead for the people that died of covid, and their relatives and friends, on that same day she and her disgusting cohorts partied and laughed their way through the restrictions which they expected everyone else to abide by, and which most people did. Some in the most distressing ways imaginable.

As for Johnson's future as PM, who knows? But the quicker he is out of office, the better. He's now far more than a sick, incompetent joke, an arrogant buffoon. He's become a national disgrace, a man not fit for office (never was) and the sooner he goes, the better. Fingers crossed for that.

 

[Supine]

Allegra is safe, Johnson has her down as his next mistress.

That post didn’t age well

 

[agricola]

Major led a government for four years after becoming a national laughing stock. The news cycle was slower and gentler in those days.

THis could turn very nasty. I'd put Johnson's chances of survival at no more than 50:50 currently. If this is still front page news at the end of the week or there are further dripdrips to come out in the MIrror or other sources I think he'll be done.

TBF Major just got a monstering from the press, it terms of actual competent government he was better than his predecessor or his successor (admittedly these are not high bars to get across and Major was not particularly competent himself). They didn't even find out the one thing that might actually have sunk him until years afterwards.

Johnson is much more incompetent than Major but a big chunk of the press are too personally compromised (possibly legally) to abandon him; I mean as was pointed out oft today there were probably lobby hacks at those parties, and there are lobby hacks employed by this government. There might even be deeper relationships that we do not know about. Like with all cons and con artists, once someone does something wrong or illegal the con artist has them by the balls.

 

[Dogsauce]

She may have very good judgement if it's all true, getting rid of Cummings and Stratton.

I don’t think the jury is still out on the quality of her judgement given who she chose to marry.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

I don't shed any tears for Allegra Stratton (it's all about choices, as she insisted to that poor single mother in the infamous Newsnight interview) but her resignation just makes the government look more cowardly.

Indeed. It would be pretty fucked up if she's the only sacrifice and it stops there. She also has an obligation to come out and tell the truth behind the video.

 

[Petcha]

So she's resigned in a hail of tears but still nobody, including her, out of the 40 people who allegedly attended has confirmed a party was held. If it was, presumably Boris is in some sort of contempt of the commons and should be punished? How are they keeping 40 people silent?

 

[Serene]

That post didn’t age well

. It was tongue in cheek. He has already placed an advert in the Telegraph for another Meuf.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

In a couple of weeks they'll be cancelling christmas with none of the goodwill the public gave them last year. I don't think the outlook will have improved for them any.

The timing of this couldn't be worse for Johnson, because he will have to announce further restrictions and he will need to demand that ordinary people comply with them. Even someone as basically thick and morally bankrupt as he is will have worked out that his moral authority for the task is shredded.

This won't be problem of conscience for him - after all he's happily presided over 150,000 deaths and claimed it's 'world beating' - it'll be one of drained political authority.

If, and it's a big if, the polls start to move against the Tories and stay that way I think this could be the beginning of the end for Johnson. He won't be toppled by Labour or public opinion but by his own party. The complete absence of support for him from his front bench or MP's in the HoC today is telling. At some point they will decide he needs to go, a new leader installed and then a snap election called to secure a further 5 years.

 

[brogdale]

My heart bleeds.

I'll tell you what, I'll save my tears instead for the people that died of covid, and their relatives and friends, on that same day she and her disgusting cohorts partied and laughed their way through the restrictions which they expected everyone else to abide by, and which most people did. Some in the most distressing ways imaginable.

Yep; she chose to work for Johnson.
Zero sympathy and the tears were all about how she's wrecked her (& her family's) life.

 

[killer b]

The timing of this couldn't be worse for Johnson, because he will have to announce further restrictions and he will need to demand that ordinary people comply with them.

I suspect this isn't a coincidence, and the emergence of the details of this party and the accompanying videos etc now are down to more lockdown sceptic cadres within the Tory Party wanting to influence what measures are brought in to control Omicron - it'll be very difficult for the government to ban mixing at christmas now (and much less likely people would comply if they do), even if infection controls require it.

 

[Supine]

Party? What party?

 

[Balbi]

Boris presser at 6pm lads.

If this is what takes him down, after all of the other absolute fucking bullshit that has happened, it just proves Britain's a fucking failed state and should be quietly broken down for scrap and the remainder sunk.

 

[splonkydoo]

I suspect this isn't a coincidence, and the emergence of the details of this party and the accompanying videos etc now are down to more lockdown sceptic cadres within the Tory Party wanting to influence what measures are brought in to control Omicron - it'll be very difficult for the government to ban mixing at christmas now (and much less likely people would comply if they do), even if infection controls require it.

That is a big assumption without. uch in the way to back it up. A lot of questions still remain about what/how/why and when about that footage emerging

 

[pbsmooth]

Boris presser at 6pm lads.

If this is what takes him down, after all of the other absolute fucking bullshit that has happened, it just proves Britain's a fucking failed state and should be quietly broken down for scrap and the remainder sunk.

pretty sure it's not about that

 

[killer b]

That is a big assumption without. uch in the way to back it up.

that's why i said it's a suspicion.

 

[Dystopiary]

#ToriesPartiedWhilePeopleDied is trending on twitter.

 

[Dystopiary]

So she's resigned in a hail of tears but still nobody, including her, out of the 40 people who allegedly attended has confirmed a party was held. If it was, presumably Boris is in some sort of contempt of the commons and should be punished? How are they keeping 40 people silent?

Mutually assured destruction.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

I suspect this isn't a coincidence, and the emergence of the details of this party and the accompanying videos etc now are down to more lockdown sceptic cadres within the Tory Party wanting to influence what measures are brought in to control Omicron - it'll be very difficult for the government to ban mixing at christmas now (and much less likely people would comply if they do), even if infection controls require it.

The leaking of the video has to be an internal hit job - to limit Johnson's authority on further lockdown measures - for sure. If that's true they've succeeded spectacularly.

 

[existentialist]

The silence from Johnson is deafening. He probably already has an advert out in the Telegraph for another Meuf.

In the "verlan" sense of "meuf"?

 

[bimble]

Absolute stinker of a non apology that was, classic of the genre.
‘I seemed to be laughing at you but that was never my intention’.
What was in the video then, her only appearing to be laughing and if she did laugh it was unintentionally by mistake? Fuck off. I hate those non apologies.

 

[Serene]

In the "verlan" sense of "meuf"?

You have knowledge.
Meuf is the equivalent of saying 'woman', 'girl' or 'bird' in English and is often used to describe a woman who is sexually desirable.