So, did he go to Perugia incognito - or not?

I had a quick at La Repubblica (which isn’t actually a gossip paper at all just by the way) and I think an airport employee may have said he’d seen “the British prime minister “ at the airport........just that he meant Blair, being a few years behind the times OR someone didn’t hear him say ex PM.

So now it has been confirmed by the priest who performed the ceremony that young Wilfred Johnson was baptised into the Catholic faith at Westminster Cathedral on the day in question, another witch hunt bites the dust, or maybe some people on this site will start questioning the word of the Church as well, will they now start another thread saying that the prime minister wasn’t actually there at the time.

I believe that Boris was made some mistakes during the last few months, but surely there are some parts of his life that should have privacy.

So it seems that Johnson did not go to a jolly in Italy after all.

What confusion!

Of course if we could trust No 10 to tell the truth, we would have been quite happy with the rebuttal when it came.

But we don’t. Remember all the lies told over Cummings?

The lesson of course is, if you are a known liar we won’t believe you when you are telling the truth.

It is a problem you have to live with.

We have a prime minister that lies

FGS! Today's burning question? Is Carrie a practising Catholic?!! Now there's a conundrum to keep us occupied all day! I doubt very much that the Catholic church have long list of practising Catholics world wide! However we could perhaps find out which church she goes to, how regularly she attends, does she take communion regularly, what time does she attend?, early morning or high mass? does her mother to with her? Last, but certainly not least, does she attend Evensong?!! All these vitally important questions now need answering to the satisfaction of left wing GN posters to make absolutely certain that there are no shenanigans about Carrie being a Catholic and Wilfreds christening which clashed with a presumed trip to Italy for the weekend, which, if true, would of course have been appallingly disgraceful, but it may not have been true as it could have been Tony Blair!!! Dear God do you people never give up!!?!!

So hopefully another Chinese Whisper bites the dust and pearls can be unclutched.
Still it made a lighthearted diversion from some of the other non-stories such as chaos at Calais and Brittany Ferries making passengers for Portsmouth have to swim.
For any still in doubt....

Most people can tell the difference between Tony Blair and Boris Johnson. Alas, an official at a provincial Italian airport is not one of them.

Perugia airport’s self-confessed “stupid mistake” led not only to an international mystery, but to the disclosure that the Prime Minister was in fact baptising his son Wilfred in Westminster Cathedral on the day in question.

Exasperated by the claim that he had flown to the Italian city in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman for Mr Johnson insisted that journalists could “confirm with the priest” that he was at the ceremony at the Catholic cathedral.

Finally, after a day of speculation, the airport’s director admitted that it was in fact Mr Blair who had travelled through on the weekend of Sept 12-13

Who paid for his Christmas holiday in the Caribbean? Did he ever remember?

Have any rich Russians or any other nationality ever given any money to the Labour Party? Just asking!

lemongrove

For Heavens sake! Groan.
The report was from an Italian rag, that’s all.Doubt they even checked which PM even if there was any PM there at all.
It’s just gossip.
It was confirmed however, that Wilfred’s christening took place in London on the very Saturday the Italian gossip paper reported that he had flown in on the Friday and left on the Monday.It’s all hot air to sell papers by the sound of it.
If...( a big if) he had flown to Italy for the weekend then that’s his business.Strewth!

Apparently it's been reported that at the time BJ was supposed to be in Italy, he was in meetings with politicians in London and leading a Zoom meeting with over 200 participant.

If there was a Christening as well, then he must have a magic carpet or be a time traveller to be in Italy and London at the same time!

Strangely enough, I agree with you lemongrove, although I think somebody really would need to go to Specsavers to confuse Johnson and Blair.

What I find a bit odd is that so much effort seems to have gone into denying it. Maybe I'm getting cynical, but it sounds like a manufactured story.

Twitterati started suggesting that Johnson had gone to Italy to get his baby baptised. Immediately, the alibi was produced - the baby was being baptised in London at the same time Johnson was allegedly in Italy. Well, how convenient!

I couldn't care less what religion either Johnson or Symonds follow, but it does see strange that Symonds' Wiki account was updated at 17.10 to add that she's a practising Catholic. Weirdly, a quick Google reveals that the Catholic Church didn't realise that she's a practising Catholic.

Whatever the truth about it all, I'm still concerned that Lebedev was given a seat in the HoL, especially given his history. Presumably it's a return for some favour or other.

Many people are re Christened into the C of E Deedaa when they have been christened as RC, and also, the other way round.

For Heavens sake! Groan.
The report was from an Italian rag, that’s all.Doubt they even checked which PM even if there was any PM there at all.
It’s just gossip.
It was confirmed however, that Wilfred’s christening took place in London on the very Saturday the Italian gossip paper reported that he had flown in on the Friday and left on the Monday.It’s all hot air to sell papers by the sound of it.
If...( a big if) he had flown to Italy for the weekend then that’s his business.Strewth!

Farage for once refused to speak to the BBC. Aaron Banks wife is Russian.

Cummings spent a few years in Russia- doing what?

I think what is significant is that whether Johnson went on a jolly that particular weekend or not, the backbenchers believed it was a possibility and that says it all.

Jaberwok

Boris was a baptised Catholic as his mother is a catholic, but he was confirmed into the Anglican faith at Eton! However, Carrie is a practising Catholic so I guess Wilfred was baptised into that faith, and yes the Catholic church has always baptised illegitimate children .

The detail about Symonds being a practising Catholic was added to her Wiki entry today. Personally, I couldn't care less, but why is it so important?

That certainly was a shocking eye-opener. Clear to see why more scrutiny and level playing field from EU would not be welcome.

About brick walls it is impossible to discuss anything with anyone who will not look at the facts. We can disagree about interpretations - but you need to see the facts given first.

That would apply even if we discussed the best recipe for lasagna, or the best technique to propagate plants. Anything in fact.

Tories should be gravely ashamed.

I thinks that is the whole point WWmk2.

3000 companies involved, more tha anywhere else in the world. Money laundering involving terrorism, illegal arms sales, drugs, prostution and more- and massive political funding.

No wonder they want to hide from EU scrutiny!

So the banks know, the revenue departments know, the secret services know. The government will know.

What is going on?

Boris was a baptised Catholic as his mother is a catholic, but he was confirmed into the Anglican faith at Eton! However, Carrie is a practising Catholic so I guess Wilfred was baptised into that faith, and yes the Catholic church has always baptised illegitimate children .

Yes!

Why anyone would want to stay with Barclays (other thread) is beyond my understanding

Perhaps watch Panorama instead- about money laundering, and the Russians, helped by our bankers and probably politicians.

As far as religion goes he shows his usual lack of consistency, Christened RC, confirmed Cof E.!!!
Like my Dad in fact.

Not disagreeing with you, trisher - heaven forbid I would do that! but it does happen. We can't choose what religion we're born into and may decide later that another, or none, may be what we decide on.

The Catholic church is so much more relaxed these days, Deedaa.

Banging heads against a brick wall works both ways. Can’t reason with hatred and prejudice. So leaving the thread.

And the real reason for ... well, you know

Yes I am??