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Today's Commons debate

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mcem Mon 14-Sept-20 18:18:23

Have you ever seen such an example of hopeless squirming embarrassment as Boris Johnson's pathetic performance?
Well done, Ed Miliband for showing BJ as a useless apology for a PM!

suziewoozie Mon 14-Sept-20 22:17:58

Any minute now, we’ll be told that the testing failure is a figment of our imaginations and that Johnson has got it all sorted

Urmstongran Mon 14-Sept-20 22:16:54

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/keir-starmer-coronavirus-self-isolating-labour-covid-19-symptoms-b435673.html

suziewoozie Mon 14-Sept-20 22:15:42

Urm as ever in the land of political fantasy

Alegrias Mon 14-Sept-20 22:14:40

Sorry, are we talking about the same person ?

Urmstongran Mon 14-Sept-20 22:13:57

No Alegrias he’s smart, on top of his brief and regards the negotiations really does know his onions ... boiled or fried.
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Alegrias Mon 14-Sept-20 22:11:19

Being excoriated by Gove must be a bit like being savaged by the proverbial dead sheep....

suziewoozie Mon 14-Sept-20 22:11:04

It’ll go through because the Tories are a bunch of totally dishonourable nodding donkeys.

suziewoozie Mon 14-Sept-20 22:09:26

Well if you say so Urm your political judgement is always so sound and your posts so accurate

NotSpaghetti Mon 14-Sept-20 22:07:39

Miliband was a great listen, it's true. Sadly, as Urm says, Johnson will force it through as he has numbers.

Curlywhirly Mon 14-Sept-20 22:07:13

Milliband was spectacular, I even started to feel sorry and embarrassed for Johnson, he just looked so completely out of his depth, it was painful to watch.

Urmstongran Mon 14-Sept-20 22:06:26

Just watching SKY news in HoC. For those that say Milliband bested Boris, it’s a joy to listen to Gove excoriating Milliband. Gove is one of our top negotiators and he’s patiently explaining the reasoning behind this Bill to Milliband, who, to give him credit, is smiling widely at his teachings.

Gove also firmly put Ian Blackford in his place. Used a joke too (ref John Lewis ‘never knowingly under-something or other) which actually made Blackford laugh out loud! Joanna Cherry QC looked furious and sulky.

Go Gove!

paddyanne Mon 14-Sept-20 21:57:33

Oh dear quizqueenwestminster reckons Scotland costs them 5 billion a year MORE than the EU ...maybe they should evict us from the DIS united kingdom? Go on think how much better off you'll be ?

Or are WM telling lies about that too ?
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twitter.com/indyscotnews/status/1299596112509251584?s=21

mcem Mon 14-Sept-20 21:49:15

QQ Did Ian Blackford sound as if he wants to be a vassal slave of this dishonest shambles that is the Westminster government?

Devorgilla Mon 14-Sept-20 21:47:21

Well done Ed. A sterling performance. Not that it will carry any weight with the 'yes' men and women of the Tory Party. I used to feel embarrassed for the Americans with Trump but now we have Boris.

mcem Mon 14-Sept-20 21:46:50

growstuff you are absolutely correct and to requote McEnroe - I COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE SERIOUS
Did you read the op?

Lucca Mon 14-Sept-20 21:39:04

Oh come on lemongrove. Quizqueen s post was frankly hilarious.

lemongrove Mon 14-Sept-20 21:05:04

quizqueen

Even if the government was doing the best job in the world, the Lefties on here, who are in the majority, would find something to complain about but they never wanted Britain to be a sovereign independent country, who is capable of making its own decisions. They are happy to be vassal slaves of the EU and pay them a sh*tload of money every year to squander as they please.

QQ You have all those points exactly right, ?’the lefties on here’ ( on this particular thread) are indeed in the majority (because nobody else can be bothered with it).

According to the news a member of Starmer’s family is being tested for Covid, so he couldn’t attend.

Ramblingrose22 Mon 14-Sept-20 21:03:54

growstuff and Alegrias - IMHO our Urm has been a wind-up merchant for quite a while!

growstuff Mon 14-Sept-20 20:44:18

mcem

UG no comments about BJ's towering presence, presenting a powerful, convincing speech and inspiring confidence?
Or, if you prefer, no comments, however specific and limited, about breaking international law?

Eh? Towering presence? Were you watching the same debate? Johnson was appalling. He looked like a deflated balloon.

To quote John McEnroe, "You can't be serious."

You're turning into quite a wind-up merchant, Urmstongran.

Alegrias Mon 14-Sept-20 20:33:33

suziewoozie

But apart from that, what did Urm get right?

unfortunately, maybe that he has the numbers.... angry

Whitewavemark2 Mon 14-Sept-20 20:32:48

quizqueen

Even if the government was doing the best job in the world, the Lefties on here, who are in the majority, would find something to complain about but they never wanted Britain to be a sovereign independent country, who is capable of making its own decisions. They are happy to be vassal slaves of the EU and pay them a sh*tload of money every year to squander as they please.

Good to see you elevate the discussion.

quizqueen Mon 14-Sept-20 20:30:18

Even if the government was doing the best job in the world, the Lefties on here, who are in the majority, would find something to complain about but they never wanted Britain to be a sovereign independent country, who is capable of making its own decisions. They are happy to be vassal slaves of the EU and pay them a sh*tload of money every year to squander as they please.

suziewoozie Mon 14-Sept-20 20:30:14

But apart from that, what did Urm get right?

Whitewavemark2 Mon 14-Sept-20 20:27:54

And it was not Starmer’s script.

suziewoozie Mon 14-Sept-20 20:25:44

And as ever Urm your posts have factual errors in them - you are wrong about someone in KS ‘s family having COVID. Still what do Johnson supporters know about the truth?