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GOP-style voter suppression has been defeated... for now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61017998

Voter fraud is almost a non-existent problem in the UK. This was purely an attempt by the Tories to exclude certain minorities/poorer constituents who are naturally more left-leaning.
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wjfox wrote: Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:36 am
But things are getting so bad now, I think the Tories could actually be in major trouble next month.

Martin Lewis warns of ‘civil unrest’ amid worsening cost-of-living crisis

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Britain’s self-proclaimed money saving expert Martin Lewis has warned of “civil unrest” amid the country’s worsening cost-of-living crisis.

The popular TV personality and founder of the MoneySavingExpert admitted to being “scared for people” as inflation continues to skyrocket across Britain.

https://www.independent.co.uk/business/ ... 54843.html
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Johnson's position is now completely untenable. How can he carry on as PM?? It'll be farcical if he stays on.

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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined by the police for attending parties during lockdown.

No 10 confirmed the pair had received notification from the Metropolitan Police that they would be given fixed penalty notices.

But a spokesman said they had not been told which event the fine was for.

The force is investigating alleged Covid law-breaking at 12 gatherings in Whitehall and Downing Street.

So far, a total of more than 50 fines have been handed out.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61083402
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^^^Aren't members of Parliament paid to serve in that body? If so, then it is pretty nervy to insult somebody else with the line that they should "get a job." If anybody is on the public dole, it would be a somebody paid to serve in an elected body. Especially, when they are derelict in their duty, such as holding an incompetent and/or corrupt leader to account.

I suppose I shouldn't complain like this about what to me is a foreign country, except that it so much resembles what is wrong here in the United States. That this "foreign" country is where English is spoken only makes the situation more transparent.


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Tories face heavy local election losses over Partygate, PM told

Sat 23 Apr 2022 12.33 BST

Boris Johnson has been told public fury at lockdown-breaking Downing Street parties will result in the Conservatives suffering substantial losses at next month’s local elections, with the possibility that the prime minister may receive further police fines ahead of polling day.

Steve Baker, a prominent backbench Tory MP, said voters were repeatedly mentioning the Partygate scandal on the campaign trail and the Conservatives should prepare to “reap the whirlwind” of standing by Johnson.

The former Brexit minister, who called for Johnson to quit earlier this week, told the Daily Telegraph it was clear the prime minister was not sincere when he apologised to parliament for breaking lockdown rules, adding: “The problem is the contrition didn’t last much longer than it took to get out of the headmaster’s study. By the time we got to the 1922 Committee meeting that evening it was the usual festival of bombast and orgy of adulation. It took me about 90 seconds to realise he wasn’t really remorseful.”

He said members of the cabinet who want the prime minister gone are “sitting there fat, dumb and happy and letting me do the dirty work” rather than risk their careers by publicly trying to force Johnson out of office. The Guardian has reported how MPs believe allies of Tory MPs such as Penny Mordaunt and Jeremy Hunt are already making preparations for leadership bids.

Baker has represented Wycombe since 2010 but his seat is now a key target for Labour, with current polling suggesting Sir Keir Starmer’s party would win the constituency if an election was held tomorrow.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... te-pm-told
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wjfox wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:34 pm Tories face heavy local election losses over Partygate, PM told

Sat 23 Apr 2022 12.33 BST

Boris Johnson has been told public fury at lockdown-breaking Downing Street parties will result in the Conservatives suffering substantial losses at next month’s local elections, with the possibility that the prime minister may receive further police fines ahead of polling day.

Steve Baker, a prominent backbench Tory MP, said voters were repeatedly mentioning the Partygate scandal on the campaign trail and the Conservatives should prepare to “reap the whirlwind” of standing by Johnson.

The former Brexit minister, who called for Johnson to quit earlier this week, told the Daily Telegraph it was clear the prime minister was not sincere when he apologised to parliament for breaking lockdown rules, adding: “The problem is the contrition didn’t last much longer than it took to get out of the headmaster’s study. By the time we got to the 1922 Committee meeting that evening it was the usual festival of bombast and orgy of adulation. It took me about 90 seconds to realise he wasn’t really remorseful.”

He said members of the cabinet who want the prime minister gone are “sitting there fat, dumb and happy and letting me do the dirty work” rather than risk their careers by publicly trying to force Johnson out of office. The Guardian has reported how MPs believe allies of Tory MPs such as Penny Mordaunt and Jeremy Hunt are already making preparations for leadership bids.

Baker has represented Wycombe since 2010 but his seat is now a key target for Labour, with current polling suggesting Sir Keir Starmer’s party would win the constituency if an election was held tomorrow.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... te-pm-told
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Sue Gray report ‘so damning Boris Johnson will have to quit’

Sunday April 24 2022, 10.30pm

A Whitehall report into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street is so damning that senior officials believe it could leave Boris Johnson with no choice but to resign as prime minister, The Times has been told.

The report by Sue Gray, a senior civil servant, is understood to be highly critical of Johnson both for attending some of the events and the culture in No 10 under his leadership.

The report has been put on hold until Scotland Yard has completed its own investigations, but a senior official familiar with its contents said the findings are “damning” for Johnson.

“Sue’s report is excoriating. It will make things incredibly difficult for the prime minister,” the official said. “There’s an immense amount of pressure on her — her report could be enough to end him. No official has ever been in a position like this before.”

Johnson attended at least six of the 12 events in Downing Street that are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. He has already been fined for one, a celebration for his 56th birthday held in the Cabinet Room.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sue- ... -9r372zdmm
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