Tories are still lying *******s

[Hibrandenburg]

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There was an attempt to brazen that one out, but it lasted about 36 hours I think before it was accepted she had to go

By her herself, I don't recall anyone trying to condone her actions.

[Santa Cruz]

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By her herself, I don't recall anyone trying to condone her actions.

Not by herself. She was asked to resign by the FM.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...icer-to-resign

[Bristolhibby]

Dross calling in the PM to resign.

Interesting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...ustom2=twitter

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[JeMeSouviens]

Profile of Sue Gray:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33431580

Having read that, attempted whitewash definitely incoming.

[Skol]

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Not by herself. She was asked to resign by the FM.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...icer-to-resign

From that article, Sturgeon did change her mind after initially supporting Calderwood.

The first minister told reporters on Monday she reversed her earlier decision to publicly defend Catherine Calderwood after it became clear later on Sunday that the CMO’s position was untenable

[lapsedhibee]

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Keir doing a good job so far.

And Bryant. https://twitter.com/i/status/1481247637340884995

[LunasBoots]

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Dross calling in the PM to resign.

Interesting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...ustom2=twitter

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He knows any inroads with the Scottish electorate has gone while Johnson remains.

[Bostonhibby]

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Dross calling in the PM to resign.

Interesting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...ustom2=twitter

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Bozo couldn't even get Murray Ross's name right so he really should have been calling for his head earlier than this.

He'll be in trouble when Bozo finds out that the assistant office manager of Nasty Party (Scotland) is calling for his head.

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And Bryant. https://twitter.com/i/status/1481247637340884995

And Karl Turner (Lab) https://twitter.com/TheBishF1/status...216216581?s=20

[grunt]

https://twitter.com/BestForBritain/s...337838601?s=20

Statement by leader of Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross, calling for PM's resignation. Also confirmed to Sky he'll be sending a letter of no-confidence to 1922 Committee "in due course".Incredibly, when Ross called Johnson to tell him PM insisted "he did nothing wrong."

[Hibrandenburg]

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Not by herself. She was asked to resign by the FM.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...icer-to-resign

She tried to brazen it out by herself is what I was saying. I can't remember her getting any support from elsewhere.

[Renfrew_Hibby]

I think Ruthie could be lined up for a role in government should bojo bugger off. Or have the far right got a full grip on the parliamentary party?

[Hibrandenburg]

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Dross calling in the PM to resign.

Interesting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...ustom2=twitter

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I'm guessing he's not been running the line very often recently, he's got more chins that the Hong-Kong phone book.

[Scorrie]

Bit of a popcorn day today- both Boris Johnson and Prince Andrew in deep *****

[ronaldo7]

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Profile of Sue Gray:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33431580

Having read that, attempted whitewash definitely incoming.

She'll be the one who's told them all to clean their phones.

[Northernhibee]

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She'll be the one who's told them all to clean their phones.

For those who want the Tories out, it'd be fantastic if it ends up being an absolute whitewash. The feeling of "one rule for them and one for us" has gotten the polls turning against them and the more that Johnson stays in power, the more that feeling will prevail.

[Colr]

Very significant and knocked too far down the news pages by other events today:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59968037

[CropleyWasGod]

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Very significant and knocked too far down the news pages by other events today:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59968037

What's the likely consequences of this?

The way I read it, the companies who got the contracts would have got them anyway.

[Logie Green]

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Bit of a popcorn day today- both Boris Johnson and Prince Andrew in deep *****

It’s days like this which playing the national anthem on tv late at night are for.

[Ozyhibby]

Loving the fact D Ross seems to have rallied all the Scottish Tories out against the UK prime minister. The threads of the union get a little bit thinner.


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She'll be the one who's told them all to clean their phones.

Offshore bank balance will be looking good.

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What's the likely consequences of this?

The way I read it, the companies who got the contracts would have got them anyway.

From the Good Law Project (who brought the case)

Over a year of hard work has paid off today. The High Court has ruled that the Government’s operation of a fast-track VIP lane for awarding lucrative PPE contracts to those with political connections was unlawful. In a challenge brought by Good Law Project and EveryDoctor to the behind closed door VIP lane worth billions of pounds, the Court found:

“the Claimants have established that operation of the High Priority Lane was in breach of the obligation of equal treatment… the illegality is marked by this judgment.”

The Judge agreed the VIP lane conferred preferential treatment on bids: it sped up the process, which meant offers were considered sooner in a process where timing was critical, and VIPs’ hands were held through the process. She said:

“offers that were introduced through the Senior Referrers received earlier consideration at the outset of the process. The High Priority Lane Team was better resourced and able to respond to such offers on the same day that they arrived”.

The Court found the Government allocated offers to the VIP lane on a “flawed basis” and did not properly prioritise bids:

“there is evidence that opportunities were treated as high priority even where there were no objectively justifiable grounds for expediting the offer.”

The Court noted that the overwhelming majority by value of the product supplied by Pestfix and Ayanda could not be used in the NHS. An independent investigation by the BBC has also revealed issues with the product supplied by Clandeboye which were not disclosed to the High Court. Good Law Project believes that the Government misled the Court and is in correspondence with lawyers for the Secretary of State.

The Judge found that, even though Pestfix and Ayanda received unlawful preferential treatment via the VIP lane, they would likely have been awarded contracts anyway. The Judge also refused to allow publication of how much money was wasted by the Government’s failure to carry out technical assurance on the PPE supplied by Pestfix and Ayanda. Good Law Project is considering the wider implications of these aspects of the ruling and next steps.

We first revealed the red carpet-to-riches VIP lane for those with political connections in October 2020. Since then, we have fought to reveal details of those who benefited, and at whose request - while the Government fought to conceal them.

Never again should any Government treat a public health crisis as an opportunity to enrich its associates and donors at public expense.

[Killiehibbie]

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What's the likely consequences of this?

The way I read it, the companies who got the contracts would have got them anyway.

Don't do it again.

[Ozyhibby]

Gove says that opinions from Scotland don’t count.


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He'll only be gone when his MPs want him gone.

I don't think that is yet. The biggest worry for conservative MPs will be losing their seat at the next GE. There are still a few months of covid issues and probably leaks about goings on in number 10 and they'll want Boris to suck up as much as that bad publicity as he can. They won't want the new PM to have to carry that baggage into the next election and potentially lose them their seats.

My prediction is that Boris will limp on to the end of the year when he'll either be removed or resign. Sunak will be appointed and a GE held at some point in Spring 2023.

[CropleyWasGod]

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Gove says that opinions from Scotland don’t count.


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I think he means Ross' opinions don't count.

Which is hardly news

[Ozyhibby]

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I think he means Ross' opinions don't count.

Which is hardly news

It’s the fact he uses distance from London as a measure of worth.


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And Karl Turner (Lab) https://twitter.com/TheBishF1/status...216216581?s=20

He was my favourite today, the way he delivered his speech was poetic.

[hibsbollah]

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Profile of Sue Gray:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33431580

Having read that, attempted whitewash definitely incoming.

If this was Pulp Fiction she's clearly in the Harvey Keitel role. Boris is Marcellus.

[Colr]

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What's the likely consequences of this?

The way I read it, the companies who got the contracts would have got them anyway.

Maybe and maybe not. The only likely consequence is if those who didn’t get the opportunity challenge the decision under the procurement regs.

It doesn’t happen much as any challenge might make it tricky to get selected for future bidding but it does happen.