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Petera Tue 12-Apr-22 13:44:02

Johnson and Sunak to be served fixed penalty notices. Will he still maintain he didn't break the law?

Whitewavemark2 Tue 12-Apr-22 15:39:32

Mine were terrified when they were tiny.

Luckygirl3 Tue 12-Apr-22 15:39:03

I really can see BJ continuing, so clear has it become that the Tories hold the law in contempt.

Unless the backbenchers revolt, then there is nothing we can do. It may be that the backbenchers will realise that they will be clobbered on the doorsteps by their constituents - especially those who stuck by the rules or lost loved ones during the epidemic - and that this might stir them into action. Respect for the law won't count with them - self-interest might.

What a pathetic state our country's "democracy" is now in.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 12-Apr-22 15:38:25

Luckygirl3 Paradise Wildlife Park is a wonderful place for children.

My two 2yr old GS’s love it and they are obsessed with dinosaurs of all sizes, not even upset by the very large animatronic ones in the Natural History Museum in London.

Luckygirl3 Tue 12-Apr-22 15:30:59

Whitewavemark2

Oh sorry I didn’t see this and have started another thread. I’ll get it zapped

Me too!!

Luckygirl3 Tue 12-Apr-22 15:30:22

JaneJudge

He committed crimes against fashion yesterday
www.thecomet.net/things-to-do/days-out/boris-johnson-visits-paradise-wildlife-park-world-dinosaurs-8891386?fbclid=IwAR1mXrID6s7011PhFN8QAFa0u0BiHbaBzgEe9xWFGrplrxgo99jwAXg9xhw

What a ridiculous place to take such tiny children - life-size animatronic dinosaurs. It will have scared them to death.

Another error of judgement.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 12-Apr-22 15:24:08

Jay Rayner

The week in Tory MPs so far: one convicted of molesting a minor, another having to apologise for defending said paedophile, PM and chancellor convicted of breaking the COVID laws they wrote. And it’s only Tuesday.

Joane123 Tue 12-Apr-22 15:23:28

They should resign - how on earth can they carry on after this but I suppose there will be excuse after excuse yet again.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 12-Apr-22 15:21:34

How many Tory MPs think breaking the law should have consequences?

I always thought that they consider themselves the party of law and order.

Well, we will see.

suttonJ Tue 12-Apr-22 15:16:59

I still don't see any response from the Boris-loving Tories on this thread.
And, by the way, Carrie has also been given a fixed penalty notice.
I feel our beloved country is shamed and humiliated with these lying, hypocritical, law-breaking, self-serving people at the helm.

Petera Tue 12-Apr-22 15:14:10

Grantanow

(d) it was my avatar who was there
(e) I was in Kyiv
....

(f) The Met are the enemies of the people.

varian Tue 12-Apr-22 15:08:13

The police have now completely shredded Boris Johnson’s claims that no laws were broken in No10. He cannot be trusted and cannot continue as Prime Minister.

No other leader in any other organisation would be allowed to continue after law-breaking on this scale

twitter.com/EdwardJDavey/status/1513834206404694024?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

MayBee70 Tue 12-Apr-22 15:07:18

volver

MayBee70

I’ve contacted my MP (again)! Might write to Roger Gale as well regarding those letters of no confidence regarding Johnson.

You better be quick Maybee70. Gale has just said "now is not the time" angry

I see what he means. You only get one shot at it and then have to wait for ( I think) another year. Still going to write to him though and say we can’t continue with such shameful lying people running the country.

Grantanow Tue 12-Apr-22 15:03:49

(d) it was my avatar who was there
(e) I was in Kyiv
....

volver Tue 12-Apr-22 15:01:13

MayBee70

I’ve contacted my MP (again)! Might write to Roger Gale as well regarding those letters of no confidence regarding Johnson.

You better be quick Maybee70. Gale has just said "now is not the time" angry

Whitewavemark2 Tue 12-Apr-22 14:59:51

Apparently Johnson is the first sitting prime minister to break the criminal law.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 12-Apr-22 14:58:28

We now need the FULL Sue Gray report

MaizieD Tue 12-Apr-22 14:49:35

volver

GrannyGravy13

volver

Nobody has "snitched", we're not in primary school.

Number 10 said they would admit it if the two of them got fined. And they did.

Thank you volver this information was not on the BBC lunchtime news.

You're welcome GG13. It came out online a few minutes after the "30 new fines" news.

It has always been the case that NO 10 said we would be told if they were fined.

This must be the first true statement that has come out of No. 10 in the past three years.. I'm happy that one promise has been kept...

GrannyGravy13 Tue 12-Apr-22 14:48:59

For what it’s worth I think they should both resign, along with any senior civil servants.

Who has the stomach for PM Truss?

volver Tue 12-Apr-22 14:43:30

GrannyGravy13

volver

Nobody has "snitched", we're not in primary school.

Number 10 said they would admit it if the two of them got fined. And they did.

Thank you volver this information was not on the BBC lunchtime news.

You're welcome GG13. It came out online a few minutes after the "30 new fines" news.

volver Tue 12-Apr-22 14:42:28

I would just love to hear from one or more of the usual "Boris supporters" on here. Just to see if they think its all just a petty thing and we all just need to move on.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 12-Apr-22 14:41:45

volver

Nobody has "snitched", we're not in primary school.

Number 10 said they would admit it if the two of them got fined. And they did.

Thank you volver this information was not on the BBC lunchtime news.

TillyTrotter Tue 12-Apr-22 14:39:29

I have just read a list of the alleged party gatherings.
It seems everyone’s Birthday and everyone’s Leaving merits a social gathering as well as Christmas, drinks brought in while working late, drinks in the garden if the weather is nice, and just about any other occasion you can think of.
It’s a wonder they get any work done at all with all those thick “morning heads” the day after.

J52 Tue 12-Apr-22 14:37:06

They’ve disrespected the British public, those who couldn’t be with dying relatives and the Queen in mourning for her husband.
Words fail me!

Grantanow Tue 12-Apr-22 14:34:31

Johnson relies on his probable vote-winning capacity at the next election (Tories don't want to lose their seats and salaries) and Ukraine dominating the news with photo opportunities ('secret' visit to Kyiv) so he can ignore FPNs (no more parking tickets) BUT he should remember we ditched a useless Tory PM in the First World War and replaced him with a Liberal. Just saying.

DiamondLily Tue 12-Apr-22 14:33:26

They both, technically, broke the laws that they set.

Johnson also lied to Parliament with:

a) there were no parties....
b) There may have been parties, but I wasn't there....
c) If I was there, it was accidental...

This used to be a resigning or removal matter.

I bet it's not now.?