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[jack_christie]

Gary Lineker to return to hosting sport for the BBC​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mObf2Aw5adQ

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw5199sJ2MQ

 

[calvinhobbes]

'Downton Abbey' castle halts weddings due to Brexit, says owner

It is a problem the butler of "Downton Abbey" might have sympathised with.

www.reuters.com

I must admit that I chuckled.

 

[jack_christie]

Potential for Boris to be kicked out of Parliament today:

Partygate: MPs share evidence ahead of Boris Johnson TV grilling​

Partygate: MPs to share evidence ahead of Boris Johnson TV grilling

The ex-prime minister is fighting accusations he misled Parliament over lockdown parties in No 10.

www.bbc.com

live

Committee of Privileges​

Wednesday 22 March 2023 2:00pm​

Parliamentlive.tv - Guide

www.parliamentlive.tv

 

[jack_christie]

Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament​

Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament

MPs investigating Partygate scandal have denounced former PM’s ‘flimsy’ explanations before committee

www.theguardian.com

 

[jack_christie]

22 Tory rebels vote no and 47 abstain.

Sunak evades damaging Commons rebellion as NI Brexit plan passes​

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss among 22 Tory rebels voting against deal agreed with European Commission

Sunak evades damaging Commons rebellion as NI Brexit plan passes

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss among 22 Tory rebels voting against deal agreed with European Commission

www.theguardian.com

 

[jack_christie]

 

[GRtak]

https://mobile.twitter.com/DominicRaab/status/1649334236216713219

The people of Britain will pay the price for this Kafkaesque saga

Bullying inquiry sets a precedent for officials to target ministers and will paralyse government, claims former deputy prime minister

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[GRtak]

Diane Abbott suspended as Labour MP after racism letter

The MP says she apologises "for any anguish caused" and wishes to "unreservedly" withdraw her remarks.

www.bbc.com

 

[jack_christie]

Almost feel sorry for Mogg:

View: https://youtu.be/1NkQ4qYgyIE?t=37

 

[calvinhobbes]

Calls for Boris Johnson’s role in Richard Sharp’s BBC appointment to be examined – as it happened

Former commissioner for public appointments says ex-PM ‘was conflicted’ in the process

www.theguardian.com

Perhaps some of the lost freedom of expression (re: Mock the Week) can now be reestablished and maybe they can even stop the exodus of presenters!

 

[GRtak]

Boris Johnson's taxpayer-funded legal bill rises to £245,000

The BBC has found the Treasury did not sign off the decision to use taxpayer funds to foot the bill.

www.bbc.com

 

[jack_christie]

Calls for Boris Johnson’s role in Richard Sharp’s BBC appointment to be examined – as it happened

Former commissioner for public appointments says ex-PM ‘was conflicted’ in the process

www.theguardian.com

Perhaps some of the lost freedom of expression (re: Mock the Week) can now be reestablished and maybe they can even stop the exodus of presenters!

Ch4 news report
28th April

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka3SfE9UO3g

 

[jack_christie]

Royal superfan arrested and locked up for 13 hours at coronation for standing near protesters​

Royal superfan arrested and locked up for 13 hours at coronation for standing near protesters

Alice Chambers travelled to The Mall hoping to catch a glimpse of King Charles but was handcuffed alongside Just Stop Oil protesters and held for 13 hours

inews.co.uk

 

[GRtak]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApliMAsUQJE&pp=ygUbYmJjIG5ld3MgY29yb25hdGlvbiBhcnJlc3Rz

 

[jack_christie]

"Brexit Has Failed" Claims Nigel Farage But The Tories Are To Blame!​

https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1658234370409263106

View: https://youtu.be/2W7xGQExejc?t=44

British car plants will close with the loss of thousands of jobs unless the Brexit deal is swiftly renegotiated, Stellantis has warned, as Ford added its voice to the latest warning from the auto industry since Britain left the European Union.

Stellantis tells UK to change Brexit deal or see car plants close

British car plants will close with the loss of thousands of jobs unless the Brexit deal is swiftly renegotiated, Stellantis has warned, as Ford added its voice to the latest warning from the auto industry since Britain left the European Union.

www.reuters.com

 

[GRtak]

I am still trying to figure out what the long term thought process was for Brexit. I could not even see any short term benefits that would amount to anything significant.

 

[jack_christie]

I am still trying to figure out what the long term thought process was for Brexit. I could not even see any short term benefits that would amount to anything significant.

"The Singapore of the EU" was one of the slogans.


The lack of a big battery factory could wreck the whole UK auto industry. 800+ jobs.

 

[GRtak]

"The Singapore of the EU" was one of the slogans.


The lack of a big battery factory could wreck the whole UK auto industry. 800+ jobs.

https://twitter.com/QuentinWillson/status/1658753569086947328

 

[jack_christie]

Another Police inquiry into Boris ignoring his Covid regulations to invite friends and family to PM residence at Chequers:

Covid inquiry demands release of Boris Johnson WhatsApps​

Covid inquiry demands release of Boris Johnson WhatsApps

The government is threatened with legal action if it does not hand over the former PM's unredacted messages.

www.bbc.com

Chillaxing at Chequers: how Boris Johnson used the PM’s country house​

Chillaxing at Chequers: how Boris Johnson used the PM’s country house

The 16th-century mansion was given to the nation to allow its leader to unwind, and Johnson took full advantage

www.theguardian.com

 

[calvinhobbes]

BoJo resigns! Not without throwing a fit, of course:

Boris Johnson resigns as MP with immediate effect and says he is ‘bewildered and appalled’ at being ‘forced out’ – as it happened

Former prime minister to be suspended for 10 days and will not stand again in Uxbridge and South Ruislip

www.theguardian.com