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Johnson, Putin, Lebedev, chemical weapons have already been used.

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GillT57 Sun 13-Mar-22 13:22:10

I know some don't like to read links, but please take the time to read this. Personally, I think Johnson should be charged with treason, I am not the only one saying it ( lots of serious journos on twitter).

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/13/putin-has-already-deployed-a-chemical-weapon-in-salisbury

vegansrock Tue 15-Mar-22 06:52:59

Lord Lebedev to you, GG13

M0nica Tue 15-Mar-22 07:28:21

Humanity has nothing to do with it. Even in the world wars, when there were some restrictions on what we said, nothing like the current situation in Russia applied.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 08:04:40

Carrie Johnson (Symonds) founder member of 'Conservative Friends of Russia'. Nothing to see here, obviously.

MerylStreep Tue 15-Mar-22 08:27:53

Evette Cooper didn’t have a problem accepting invitations from Lebvedev or being paid to write articles for the Evening Standard.
To be fair, though, needs must when your husband has lost his job and your the only breadwinner. ?
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10613467/Labour-Shadow-Home-Secretary-Yvette-Cooper-fire-enjoying-number-dinners-Lebedev.html

volver Tue 15-Mar-22 08:32:07

Her husband? You mean her husband the professor, documentary film maker and TV personality?

DaisyAnne Tue 15-Mar-22 09:06:23

MerylStreep

Evette Cooper didn’t have a problem accepting invitations from Lebvedev or being paid to write articles for the Evening Standard.
To be fair, though, needs must when your husband has lost his job and your the only breadwinner. ?
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10613467/Labour-Shadow-Home-Secretary-Yvette-Cooper-fire-enjoying-number-dinners-Lebedev.html

There is brain-washing and then there is brain-washing sad

MerylStreep Tue 15-Mar-22 09:13:44

How did I know that wouldn’t go down well ?
Deviating from the script.

volver Tue 15-Mar-22 09:14:39

Well at least if you had a script you would have got her name right.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 11:47:17

volver

Well at least if you had a script you would have got her name right.

?

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 11:50:38

On LBC

Guy Verhofstadt - Nigel Farage was defending Putin all the time in the European Parliament... he was colluding with Putin.

DaisyAnne Tue 15-Mar-22 11:58:51

MerylStreep

How did I know that wouldn’t go down well ?
Deviating from the script.

But what you posted wasn't true. Doesn't that matter to you? Is spreading fake news more important than the truth?

GillT57 Tue 15-Mar-22 14:54:46

Irony is dead. Today's Daily Telegraph;

We cannot go on like this. The West must end its dependence on Vladimir Putin
Writing exclusively for the Telegraph, PM says Russian leader has exploited our need for his oil and gas, but now we must take back control

Won't bother putting the link as it is behind a paywall.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 14:58:54

GillT57

Irony is dead. Today's Daily Telegraph;

We cannot go on like this. The West must end its dependence on Vladimir Putin
Writing exclusively for the Telegraph, PM says Russian leader has exploited our need for his oil and gas, but now we must take back control

Won't bother putting the link as it is behind a paywall.

So we are bravely going to reject one killer fighting an aggressive war for another killer fighting an aggressive war.

Well done!

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 18:07:28

Labour's
@RhonddaBryant
calls for
@Arron_banks
to be sanctioned and cites
@IsabelOakeshott
who described Banks as an "agent of influence for the Russian state".

He adds that Nigel Farage received £548,573 in 2018 from Russia Today, which is funded by the Russian government.

GillT57 Tue 15-Mar-22 18:57:57

Thanks heavens for Chris Bryant! I read the Oakeshott stuff; she's a right piece of work, happy to ride the Brexit gravy train, badmouth Carole Cadwalldr with the rest of them, and then suddenly, when CC reveals in court the emails which back up her allegations that Aaron Banks has been funded by Russian money......suddenly she is saving her own skin all shocked at the revelations. These people need to be exposed. Interesting note in Wikipedia; Banks married Russian Ekaterina Paderina, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.[15][23] Paderina previously overstayed her visa but married merchant seaman Eric Butler, over twice her age. The three month marriage was investigated due to suspicions it was a sham.[15][83] She is reported to have received help to remain in the UK from Mike Hancock while he was an MP. She received more than help from Hancock. .

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 19:10:03

She is an extremely unpleasant individual.

GillT57 Tue 15-Mar-22 19:24:56

She is the co-author of Bad Boys Of Brexit, so I find it really hard to believe that she was unaware of the Russian money. If she wasn't then she isn't a very good investigative journalist and writer.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 19:28:26

Does she still live with Richard Tice?

He was the first-founder with Banks of the Leave means Leave rabble.

Of course she knew.

GillT57 Tue 15-Mar-22 19:33:51

Yes, they both left their spouses and formed an unholy alliance.
There are some interesting reports of them both at a party on the Isle of Wight, during lockdown, natch. MP Bob Seeley was there too, to discuss track and trace matters. The same Bob Seeley who has now named the lawyers involved with Russian oligarchs.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 19:38:35

Haven’t seen that.

Kapitan Tue 15-Mar-22 19:39:04

Chris Bryant made up all the Russian stuff. But speaking from the House of Commons he has immunity from prosecution. But you Labour spinsters must lap up that garbage!

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 19:40:36

Kapitan

Chris Bryant made up all the Russian stuff. But speaking from the House of Commons he has immunity from prosecution. But you Labour spinsters must lap up that garbage!

Whose party was it?

Whitewavemark2 Tue 15-Mar-22 19:41:48

Oh wrong quote!

Ignore that quote as it is a bit weird.

I meant to quote you gill

Casdon Tue 15-Mar-22 19:42:59

Is spinsters an insult in your world Kapitan - are you a man?

Callistemon21 Tue 15-Mar-22 19:43:07

Kapitan

Chris Bryant made up all the Russian stuff. But speaking from the House of Commons he has immunity from prosecution. But you Labour spinsters must lap up that garbage!

капитан Interesting username