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Victoria Derbyshire on 🔥 owning forgetful MPs .. tonight Bob "𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱" Seely couldn't remember being on Newsnight & saying the #PrivilegesCommittee report on Boris Johnson was a Kangaroo Court. Here's your reminder Bob Seely #newsnight @IoWBobSeely twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The way he leans misogynisticly forward in a 'silly woman' way.
@vicderbyshire was a joy to behold.
@vicderbyshire was a joy to behold.
Looking forward to @mrjamesob's take on Bob Seely's forgetfulness, which will be available on Global Player later
I’ve read all 106 pages of the #PrivilegesCommittee Report and looked up extracts they’ve referred to, at source in Hansard etc., to get context. Their findings hinge on 4 occasions where they say Boris deliberately mislead HoC. To get to this conclusion they spend 55 pages…1/
..going over all the events relating to #Partygate to say, in essence, that Boris must have known he was deliberately misleading (‘lying’ in common parlance) HoC on those 4 occasions. I prefer to look directly at detail of those 4 occasions and consider whether their case.. 2/
..is proven. In doing so, it seems to me that Boris rightly gave specific answers to the specific questions he was asked in HoC - there was no obligation for him to do anything else, however much the C’ttee seems to think he should have done. Taking them in turn….3/
Imagine you are reading a report of a trial in some far away country of a deposed leader of that country.
The witnesses are all anonymous. He may not know their names.
He may not cross examine them, neither can his lawyer.
He is not allowed his lawyer's assistance during 1/4
The witnesses are all anonymous. He may not know their names.
He may not cross examine them, neither can his lawyer.
He is not allowed his lawyer's assistance during 1/4
2/4. his own cross examination.
There is no appeal allowed of the verdict.
When he complains about this he receives a heavy penalty.
His friends are threatened with a heavy penalty when they also complain about it.
There is no appeal allowed of the verdict.
When he complains about this he receives a heavy penalty.
His friends are threatened with a heavy penalty when they also complain about it.
3/4 The Chair of the inquisitors has, before the trial started, declared him to be guilty.
One of the others has previously tweeted very loudly in Technicolor that he is a liar.
Another is guilty of a similar but worse offence to the one he is accused of, but hasn't told anyone.
One of the others has previously tweeted very loudly in Technicolor that he is a liar.
Another is guilty of a similar but worse offence to the one he is accused of, but hasn't told anyone.
#BorisJohnson #PrivilegeCommittee #PriviledgesCommittee #PrivilegesCommittee #Partygate
We knew the rules and the law.
Never forget…
A thread:
We knew the rules and the law.
Never forget…
A thread:
#BorisJohnson #PrivilegeCommittee #PriviledgesCommittee #PrivilegesCommittee #Partygate
We knew the rules and the law.
Never forget…
A thread:
We knew the rules and the law.
Never forget…
A thread:
#BorisJohnson #PrivilegeCommittee #PriviledgesCommittee #PrivilegesCommittee #Partygate
We knew the rules and the law.
Never forget…
A thread:
We knew the rules and the law.
Never forget…
A thread:
🔴 Exclusive: The former PM said that the proposals were 'not acceptable' and backed proceeding with the NI Protocol Bill
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🔴 The Privileges Committee is set to publish its partygate evidence this morning, just hours before Boris Johnson will face a grilling which could determine his future as an MP
Stay updated on our politics live blog ⤵️
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🗣 The committee will publish a "core bundle" of evidence at 9am which will be referred to throughout this afternoon’s session with the former premier which is due to get underway at 2pm and could last four hours
Read the latest here ⤵️
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Here is @RishiSunak telling the HoC that he did not attend any parties
Yes he was asked about a specific event but that doesn’t matter to the #privilegescommittee hearing for @BorisJohnson
One rule for one and another for another??
That sounds fair 🙄
independent.co.uk/tv/news/rishi-…
Yes he was asked about a specific event but that doesn’t matter to the #privilegescommittee hearing for @BorisJohnson
One rule for one and another for another??
That sounds fair 🙄
independent.co.uk/tv/news/rishi-…
An exact carbon copy and I have yet to find any link of Sunak correcting the record at all
Did he?
He may’ve done but…🤷♀️
Did he?
He may’ve done but…🤷♀️
A carbon copy of the #PrivilegesCommittee question to @BorisJohnson from Catherine West MP
I have searched Hansard and can find no reference to @RishiSunak correcting the house OR even apologising
@Conservatives MPs what do you do now?
Refer @RishiSunak or scrap the PC?
I have searched Hansard and can find no reference to @RishiSunak correcting the house OR even apologising
@Conservatives MPs what do you do now?
Refer @RishiSunak or scrap the PC?
Did #SueGray gather the evidence and report the facts of gatherings in Downing Street or did she set the narrative and set the wheels in motion to oust a democratically elected PM? 🧵👇
Was she motivated by her politics or did she simply report the facts?
Was she motivated by her politics or did she simply report the facts?
There were parties - no one is denying that but was her first report prejudicial and was it even necessary?
Imo there are two main aspects of her first report that I find troubling
(FTR the second report I have no issue with- the damage was already done imo by the first)
Imo there are two main aspects of her first report that I find troubling
(FTR the second report I have no issue with- the damage was already done imo by the first)
1. Timings - as I have set out in a previous thread
Why did she publish that first report?
What motivated her?
Previous 🧵👇
Why did she publish that first report?
What motivated her?
Previous 🧵👇
Now we get onto what @BorisJohnson said in the HoC that could be held to be ‘misleading’
Worth noting that what he was actually asked is as important as what he then said in response
When you’re asked a specific question you answer that question
#SueGray #PrivilegesCommittee
Worth noting that what he was actually asked is as important as what he then said in response
When you’re asked a specific question you answer that question
#SueGray #PrivilegesCommittee
Dec1st 2020 from PC 👇
Boris Johnson said:
‘…all guidance was followed completely in no 10’
As per the #PrivilegesCommittee initial report
But
Let’s look at what he was actually asked…
Boris Johnson said:
‘…all guidance was followed completely in no 10’
As per the #PrivilegesCommittee initial report
But
Let’s look at what he was actually asked…
.@Keir_Starmer asked:
‘As millions of people were locked down last year was a Christmas Party thrown in Downing Street for dozens of people on December the 18th?’
That’s specific
So let’s look at Dec 18th again
➡️He wasn’t there. It was the Allegra video 👀
‘As millions of people were locked down last year was a Christmas Party thrown in Downing Street for dozens of people on December the 18th?’
That’s specific
So let’s look at Dec 18th again
➡️He wasn’t there. It was the Allegra video 👀
So I’ve started reading the report from the privileges committee.
It’s a severe case of moving the goal posts from lying about parties to being reckless about social distancing
I’m going to create a thread as I go through it so it will take time 🧵 1/?
#borisjohnson #partygate
It’s a severe case of moving the goal posts from lying about parties to being reckless about social distancing
I’m going to create a thread as I go through it so it will take time 🧵 1/?
#borisjohnson #partygate
1. To intend to mislead is to lie
To inadvertently mislead is to report what you think is true but later find out that it wasn’t
That’s what the ministerial code distinguishes between
What’s this addition of reckless? How are they defining that in action?
To inadvertently mislead is to report what you think is true but later find out that it wasn’t
That’s what the ministerial code distinguishes between
What’s this addition of reckless? How are they defining that in action?
