Richard Gere on the spreading infection of authoritarianism: “I come from America, which is in a very dark place, where a bully and a thug is the president, but it doesn't just happen in the United States - it’s happening everywhere "
Breaking news: Rather than erect a statue to commemorate Boris Johnson’s illustrious premiership - a sewage outfall at Bexhill beach has been named after the politician. A spokesman said “this conduit of effluent will become his lasting memorial.”
Guy nails grifter: “the biggest waste of money in the EU is the salary we all pay to Mr Farage. Let’s be honest about it, you are a member of the fisheries committee for example and you’re never there. Never. In 2011, no attendance. In 2012, no attendance”
Before anyone casts a vote for Farage they should acquaint themselves with the way he behaved when he was an MEP. He was the 748th worst attendee out of 751. He turned up for only a third of votes. He was fined for misuse of EU resources.
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Breaking news: English Heritage slap emergency preservation order on the Johnson’s number 11 flat interior.
A spokesperson for English Heritage said “It is a remarkable example of the high Narcissism or Delusional Style of the 2020s ‘elites’.”
Bercow points out that Rees-Mogg praised his rejection of May’s thwarted attempts repeated presentation of her WA, saying that it was completely consistent with Erskine May. Mogg is thus hoist by his own petard.
Breaking news: Sunak is not going to vote on the partygate inquiry today. It turns out he’s flying by private jet to a clinic in Zurich where he is having surgery to insert a functioning backbone.
Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he will approve Partygate inquiry report.
@GMB exclusively interviewed the Prime Minister last night. @LouisaJamesITV has more.
The Conservative Party is ‘Institutionally Corrupt’ say voters: ‘Omnisis found that 72% also agreed with the statement that senior members of the Conservative party are “more interested in personal gain than serving the public” with just 16% disagreeing’
The country’s been hijacked by a group of elitist, racist, thieving, moral degenerates, masquerading as patriots. Otherwise everything is fine, apart from the failing economy, sewage filled rivers and erosion of basic civil liberties.
This is a vote for a talented man, for decency, and also a powerful message to the BBC that they made a huge mistake by both appeasing and disproportionately platforming the far right. Shameful
Gary Lineker on winning the National TV Award,
"It's not lost on me why I might have won this award"
"Aside from presenting Match of the Day, the most iconic football show for 26 years"
"Also, I think it demonstrates that perhaps it's ok sometimes to use our platform to speak
I never thought I’d say this but Twitter has to get behind @piersmorgan on this. The Tory government is blacklisting his program for daring to hold them to account for presiding over the worst public health disaster in British history.