[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I think he should face the press, what time is this on.

No time confirmed yet..

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

No time confirmed yet..

Cheers Rusti x

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

The co-prime minister will be giving a press conference later, which is in itself a ridiculous thing for an advisor to do, but it shows how much power he wields.

Let’s see if he answers the questions and doesn’t keep repeating himself and going off at tangents....
The people that are going to question him need to keep asking until he gives them an answer.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

Let’s see if he answers the questions and doesn’t keep repeating himself and going off at tangents....
The people that are going to question him need to keep asking until he gives them an answer.

They should ship Piers in

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Liam-

They should ship Piers in

Well at least he presses for the answer to his question...I get so frustrated when someone asks a direct questions and doesn’t press it when an answer isn’t given.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

The co-prime minister will be giving a press conference later, which is in itself a ridiculous thing for an advisor to do, but it shows how much power he wields.

I actually think he might be potentially genuinely dangerous and I'm fascinated to see where the press sticking the boot into the hornet's nest goes with this one. The government, certainly, is desperate for them to drop it.

My prediction is that he's going absolutely nowhere even though it'll tank Boris' approval, and that is frankly bizarre.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I actually think he might be potentially genuinely dangerous and I'm fascinated to see where the press sticking the boot into the hornet's nest goes with this one. The government, certainly, is desperate for them to drop it.

My prediction is that he's going absolutely nowhere even though it'll tank Boris' approval, and that is frankly bizarre.

The fact they're wheeling him out today after the Boris debacle yesterday shows how desperate he is to keep him in gov. I think they're desperate to ride it out. He'll come out and apologise today and try and play into the familial sympathies of middle England.

I was desperate/afraid/worried....

I understand why it's upset so many of you...

My family...

Cummings knows what's in the Russia report, and has been working with Russians to aid and benefit brexit/boris, so I'm not surprised Boris is desperate to stay on his good side.
He isn't a tory and has no loyalty, so I reckon he's prepared to show everyone where the bodes are buried if he has to.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Liam-

The government are removing posts from their website of the rules they set out that Dominic broke, to try and rewrite history and make him right, they keep rolling in the **** they’re producing

It will have been screenshot..and Grant Shapps read it out twice that I know of so there is no hiding :

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Liam-

The government are removing posts from their website of the rules they set out that Dominic broke, to try and rewrite history and make him right, they keep rolling in the **** they’re producing

"Quick, delete it from the Internet!"

It'll just make it worse because people will have screenshots and will now do side-by-side images of them changing it which makes them look ridiculous.

[Liam-]

Can’t wait for the woe is me victim routine he’s going to play, either that or he’s gonna just tell us we’re all idiots for not doing what he did

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Can’t wait for the woe is me victim routine he’s going to play, either that or he’s gonna just tell us we’re all idiots for not doing what he did

He wont be wrong then

[user104658]

How long until Boris starts thinking he's Trump and refuses to do press? Thankfully, while he does have his groupies, he just doesn't have the cult-like following that Trump has and it won't work.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

How long until Boris starts thinking he's Trump and refuses to do press? Thankfully, while he does have his groupies, he just doesn't have the cult-like following that Trump has and it won't work.

I wouldn’t be too sure about that

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

How long until Boris starts thinking he's Trump and refuses to do press? Thankfully, while he does have his groupies, he just doesn't have the cult-like following that Trump has and it won't work.

Like refusing to attend debates, taking reporters phones off them mid-interview to avoid looking at the state of the NHS, or hiding in fridges to avoid being interviewed?

Yeah, wonder how long that will all take...

[Crimson Dynamo]

I expect the forum to show him no mercy, like they did for Kinnocks son when he broke the lockdown or that other county Durham lab MP who went to a constituent birthday party...

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I expect the forum to show him no mercy, like they did for Kinnocks son when he broke the lockdown or that other county Durham lab MP who went to a constituent birthday party...

I expect you can back this up with the forum defending these people?

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I expect the forum to show him no mercy, like they did for Kinnocks son when he broke the lockdown or that other county Durham lab MP who went to a constituent birthday party...

I would like to know why he went to his mothers for childcare rather than brothers/sisters nearby. I understand his child is autistic so maybe his mother was the only option. I understand that if his siblings couldn’t cope with that.
However if there is proof he went day tripping to a castle 40 miles away from his mothers house then that in itself is a reason to resign.
There are more questions than answers...let’s hope he answers them later.

[Liam-]

Funny thing is, by allowing Cummings to do this press conference, they’re actually breaking the government code of conduct, once again they’re showing that rules don’t apply to them

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Funny thing is, by allowing Cummings to do this press conference, they’re actually breaking the government code of conduct, once again they’re showing that rules don’t apply to them

How?

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

How?

The special advisor code of conduct forbids them from getting involved in public controversy and making official statements to the press in this form, they’re supposed to be in the background, not at the forefront like a government member

[Crimson Dynamo]

I recall it was the labour welsh health sec who had a family picnic in a park when the Welsh govt specifically forbade that

Surely Sir Keir must have mentioned that?

[Samm]

Absolutely ridiculous for an unelected man to be given a speech like this in a government briefing. I guess as they’re acting like he’s of high importance, as I’ve thought all along he’s clearly our secondary PM.

[user104658]

Cherie and Kizzy agreeing about something and Kizzy being so taken aback that she doesn't notice and has a go anyway is a new favourite genre of humour I had no idea I needed.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Cherie and Kizzy agreeing about something and Kizzy being so taken aback that she doesn't notice and has a go anyway is a new favourite genre of humour I had no idea I needed.

2nd snipe of the day ts? stick to the topic professor

[arista]

Dominic Cummings
making a statement at 4PM today