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1922 Committee invite letters of no confidence.

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Barmeyoldbat Thu 16-Dec-21 10:07:05

It’s all a terrible mess and our lives are at risk. My worry is if Johnson goes who will take his place, will it be someone who wants no restrictions. I just wish we could have a GE and get rid of this lot.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-Dec-21 09:58:48

GrannyGravy13

Whitewavemark2

GrannyGravy13

Whitewavemark2

What I am so worried about is that it is the “free to get infected” brigade who are holding Johnson to account - not the more sane part of the Tory party. That means if he is fearful of losing his job than he will be too scared to pursue proper measures.

It is a bloody disaster.

What do you consider proper measures *Whitewavemark2^ ?

Those advised by the CMO.

If you are referring to another national lockdown, the previous ones haven’t worked, they just postponed the inevitable.

School closures will be a disaster both educationally and for the mental health of our young people.

No I’m referring to advise from the CMO.

Johnson apparently followed the advise to a limited degree and looked what happened - he would have been defeated by the idiots if Labour hadn’t done the decent thing.

That is the problem. Should the CMO recommend further measures as the days progress - Johnson may well be stymied by the free to get infected brigade and avoid following advise to save lives.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 16-Dec-21 09:55:15

Whitewavemark2

GrannyGravy13

Whitewavemark2

What I am so worried about is that it is the “free to get infected” brigade who are holding Johnson to account - not the more sane part of the Tory party. That means if he is fearful of losing his job than he will be too scared to pursue proper measures.

It is a bloody disaster.

What do you consider proper measures *Whitewavemark2^ ?

Those advised by the CMO.

If you are referring to another national lockdown, the previous ones haven’t worked, they just postponed the inevitable.

School closures will be a disaster both educationally and for the mental health of our young people.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-Dec-21 09:48:55

GrannyGravy13

Whitewavemark2

What I am so worried about is that it is the “free to get infected” brigade who are holding Johnson to account - not the more sane part of the Tory party. That means if he is fearful of losing his job than he will be too scared to pursue proper measures.

It is a bloody disaster.

What do you consider proper measures *Whitewavemark2^ ?

Those advised by the CMO.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 16-Dec-21 09:47:20

Whitewavemark2

What I am so worried about is that it is the “free to get infected” brigade who are holding Johnson to account - not the more sane part of the Tory party. That means if he is fearful of losing his job than he will be too scared to pursue proper measures.

It is a bloody disaster.

What do you consider proper measures *Whitewavemark2^ ?

Lincslass Thu 16-Dec-21 09:44:12

Whitewavemark2

What I am so worried about is that it is the “free to get infected” brigade who are holding Johnson to account - not the more sane part of the Tory party. That means if he is fearful of losing his job than he will be too scared to pursue proper measures.

It is a bloody disaster.

Yes it is. Unfortunately , along with the government fiasco, and before that the mind set of many Britons, as envisaged on TV last night, you’re not telling me what to do. As Private Fraser used to say”we are doomed.”

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-Dec-21 09:18:34

What I am so worried about is that it is the “free to get infected” brigade who are holding Johnson to account - not the more sane part of the Tory party. That means if he is fearful of losing his job than he will be too scared to pursue proper measures.

It is a bloody disaster.

MaizieD Thu 16-Dec-21 09:12:17

Lincslass

Iam64

Lincslass - whataboutery avoids the questions about Johnson’s political and moral authority.
The allegations about parties amongst the people telling the rest of us not to mix with loved one’s aren’t trivial. They go alongside the handing out of contracts to people without necessary experience or expertise because they support the Conservative party.

I do realise that I am not an idiot. Was telling that as another point of view, not whataboutery and no two wrongs do not a right make, but not all were saintly and observant,even before this government fiasco was known about.

What other people did is irrelevant. They were not the people who were making the rules and telling everyone they had to stick to the rules. Who were cynically using everyone's sense of concern for the NHS and for the wellbeing of the whole of the population to impose the 'rules' while ignoring them themselves.

It's indefensible.

Lincslass Thu 16-Dec-21 08:53:29

Iam64

Lincslass - whataboutery avoids the questions about Johnson’s political and moral authority.
The allegations about parties amongst the people telling the rest of us not to mix with loved one’s aren’t trivial. They go alongside the handing out of contracts to people without necessary experience or expertise because they support the Conservative party.

I do realise that I am not an idiot. Was telling that as another point of view, not whataboutery and no two wrongs do not a right make, but not all were saintly and observant,even before this government fiasco was known about.

MaizieD Thu 16-Dec-21 08:15:23

They go alongside the handing out of contracts to people without necessary experience or expertise because they support the Conservative party.

Funny you should say that, Iam64. I've just seen this on twitter

PPE supplied by high profile VIPs has repeatedly been cleared for use by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), overruling concerns of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) that it is not fit for purpose.

This was PPE supplied by a confectionary company.. Sweet makers... shock

mobile.twitter.com/GoodLawProject/status/1471098750970048519

How people can still be defending our government is a complete mystery to me.

Iam64 Thu 16-Dec-21 07:52:57

Lincslass - whataboutery avoids the questions about Johnson’s political and moral authority.
The allegations about parties amongst the people telling the rest of us not to mix with loved one’s aren’t trivial. They go alongside the handing out of contracts to people without necessary experience or expertise because they support the Conservative party.

growstuff Thu 16-Dec-21 07:44:48

I'm appalled that anybody can think the matter of the gatherings/parties las Christmas can just be swept under the carpet. It's not a trivial matter.

growstuff Thu 16-Dec-21 07:42:57

Lincslass

Whitewavemark2

So does Johnson have the political and moral authority to continue?

Whilst Shaun Bailey has wholeheartedly apologised after (you notice) being caught out, Johnson even now continues to suggest, as he did yesterday at the press briefing that Tory staffers “deserved” a party because they work so hard - tell that the NHS staff!

Chris Whitty when asked was clear that he disapproved, but went on to say that he thought that people can make their own minds up (regardless of what the leadership of the country is doing) and will do the right thing.

We shall see.

I know for a fact that a local GP surgery had a celebration with colleagues after work last Christmas. So should we get rid of them too.

Even if it's true, two wrongs don't make a right. In any case, the local GP surgery didn't make up the rules and isn't supposed to be leading the country by example.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-Dec-21 07:08:39

linclass I wouldn’t be so sure

Neena Jha
@DrNeenaJha
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Dear
@metpoliceuk
,

Last year you threatened to fine my husband & I when he brought our kids to a field outside my GP surgery to meet me for 10 mins in my lunch break.

Thanks for that.
I hadn’t seen them in 2 days

Lincslass Thu 16-Dec-21 06:22:36

Whitewavemark2

So does Johnson have the political and moral authority to continue?

Whilst Shaun Bailey has wholeheartedly apologised after (you notice) being caught out, Johnson even now continues to suggest, as he did yesterday at the press briefing that Tory staffers “deserved” a party because they work so hard - tell that the NHS staff!

Chris Whitty when asked was clear that he disapproved, but went on to say that he thought that people can make their own minds up (regardless of what the leadership of the country is doing) and will do the right thing.

We shall see.

I know for a fact that a local GP surgery had a celebration with colleagues after work last Christmas. So should we get rid of them too.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-Dec-21 06:03:26

I think that what has happened this week really is that Johnson won the vote in parliament, but lost the Tory party.

Todays bye-election will possibly see the end of Johnson if it is bad. If not then I think he may be safe, but he is still in the position of having to depend on Labour votes to get stuff through relating to covid measures, and given the existential crises that is not a good place in which to be.

He has a split party of loons who appear to place more importance on their libertarian freedoms (free to infect and be infected) than the good of the nation and the more rational MPs who are being dragged along in the loons wake. At present it is the libertarians who appear to be calling the shots.

Kim19 Thu 16-Dec-21 05:52:29

Well, I am surprised and intrigued as to who would want to take this on at the moment. Guess there's always someone waiting in the wings. Thank you for sharing this. Interesting indeed.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-Dec-21 05:46:27

So does Johnson have the political and moral authority to continue?

Whilst Shaun Bailey has wholeheartedly apologised after (you notice) being caught out, Johnson even now continues to suggest, as he did yesterday at the press briefing that Tory staffers “deserved” a party because they work so hard - tell that the NHS staff!

Chris Whitty when asked was clear that he disapproved, but went on to say that he thought that people can make their own minds up (regardless of what the leadership of the country is doing) and will do the right thing.

We shall see.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-Dec-21 05:26:24

It has emerged that the entire committee membership voted against Johnson during the covid vote.

I am surprised tbh that it has come now, but looking back over the time since Johnson took office, it has been a debacle almost from start to finish, so perhaps one shouldn’t be surprised.

However, I doubt whether this will come to anything, although there are a few fancying their chances.

Members can e-mail in and follow their e-mail with a phone call to Graham Brady. Over the Christmas period, so the idea that Johnson might hope that the break would put some of his problems to bed have been dashed.