Yey more Tory Sleeze

Marina Hyde this week on "that wallpaper" etc. Amusing as always.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/07/great-exhibition-downing-street-liar-boris-johnson

Full story here:

Liz Truss, the current favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservatives among party members, hosted a lunch at an expensive private club owned by a Tory donor after overruling civil service advice to look for a cheaper venue.

Leaked correspondence has revealed the foreign secretary “refused to consider anywhere else” and asked that public funds should pay for a £3,000 event with Joe Biden’s trade representative.

Civil servants were so concerned at the cost and the venue’s close links to the Tories that the proposal was referred to the most senior official at the Department for International Trade.

According to the correspondence, Truss, then the trade secretary, “explicitly asked that we book 5 Hertford Street”, which is owned by Robin Birley, a £20,000 donor to Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign and the half-brother of Zac Goldsmith, the environment minister.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jan/02/liz-truss-hosted-3k-lunch-for-us-envoy-over-civil-service-objections?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

(They did get the bill halved, in the end)

I see Truss is being implicated now.

How long will it take the Tories to kick this waste of space out? What we are seeing now is nothing that could not have been predicted, but they have seemed to be in thrall to him, in spite of knowing he is a liar and a cheat.

Then we are faced with who next. Liz Truss has been bandied about as a possibility, but that has to be a joke surely. We are already an international laughing stock.

It is so depressing.

Happened during lockdown in May. It looks less shocking than it actually is, because it was at a time when no more than 2 people could meet 6 foot apart outside.

Didn’t we read a while back that Johnson has a mistress on the go?

MaizieD

Ooooooh dear.. There's more to that mock press conference...

Officials at 10 Downing Street are said to be in a 'state of panic' over further recordings of Boris Johnson's former spokeswoman Allegra Stratton that include her responses to questions about the Prime Minister's personal life.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10324485/New-Allegra-Stratton-tapes-Boris-Johnson-circulation.html

Is this about the violin player? Are there more?

I think Carrie offered her the job

?

I bet she is, too.

I bet he wished he'd never offered her the job ....

Ooooooh dear.. There's more to that mock press conference...

Officials at 10 Downing Street are said to be in a 'state of panic' over further recordings of Boris Johnson's former spokeswoman Allegra Stratton that include her responses to questions about the Prime Minister's personal life.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10324485/New-Allegra-Stratton-tapes-Boris-Johnson-circulation.html

Why can’t I get that picture of pigs and troughs out of my mind.

Nothing ever gets through does it?

Another resignation. Martin Thomas, the govt's preferred candidate has resigned as Chair of the Charity Commission. Apparently his credentials were reasonable but, on further investigation it was found that there have been a series of allegations against him and he was the subject of a serious incidence report made to the CC. Also he is a friend of Johnson.

The scandals just keep on coming!

Yes but "sleeze" sounds so much better- in fact I'd add more "ees"!!!

Ailidh

Recused.

I should have known that (but I didn't!)

Now, I read that she is a real no nonsense, "take no prisoners" type.

This is the person who is now leading the enquiry/investigation. A lady with a great track record for covering things up, apparently

twitter.com/Helen121/status/1472109822074142727

That's it! Thank you.

Recused.

Nope.
That wasn't the word.
I know that one.
This was a new one on me....

Simon Says Rescind

Yes, I can't remember the word used for doing that.
I hadn't heard it before.
Rescended or something.

MissAdventure

He has resigned, hasn't he?
Case closed!

He's not quit his job, just stepped down from the enquiry.