UK - December 2019 General Election

[The Don]

Just a 'one off' incident apparently.

Other 'one off' incidents so far

Rees Mogg 'Grenfell'
Bridgen backs Rees-Mogg over Grenfell
Cabinet member backs who sabotaged rape trial
Hiding report re Russian interference
Trying to use civil service against Labour

Don't forget "killing benefits claimants" mentioned upthread

Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly says remarks made by prospective Gower MP Francesca O'Brien were "unacceptable" but suggested she would not be sacked as the Tory candidate.

Ms O'Brien posted on social media that people featured in reality TV show Benefits Street needed "putting down".

Mr Cleverly said: "This is a comment that the candidate themselves recognised was unacceptable. People often tweet in haste and regret what they have done afterwards."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ele...c28c8e0a41fe066b9b479d&pinned_post_type=share

 

[The Don]

More lies from the Conservatives:

James Cleverly says Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg had "caused a huge amount of hurt and distress" with his comments on Grenfell Tower.

The Conservative Party chairman said no one could "credibly" know what decisions those "trapped" in the tower faced that evening. "I don't think anyone could think through the circumstances or the decisions we would make."

He said: "Jacob recognises that what he said was wrong and caused a huge amount of hurt and distress.

"He has apologised unreservedly and I do think that is the right thing for him to do."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ele...c286720a41fe066b9b4793&pinned_post_type=share

No he hasn't, any apology was very much qualified and arguably it wasn't even an apology.

 

[Information Analyst]

Once again, learning from President Trump and the GOP, the Conservative's lying video of Sir Keir Starmer is just light-hearted and satirical

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ele...c2876b02e268066e22330f&pinned_post_type=share

No it isn't, it was an attempt to mislead which was caught and instead of apologising like an adult, they lie again - pathetic.

James (not very) Cleverly came across as a right twat on BBC Breakfast, huffing and puffing that it was "light-hearted" and so obviously not a lying manipulation.

 

[Darat]

For a little light relief, candidate from Sirius dropped https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/jill-hughes-claims-to-be-from-sirius-1-6356375

 

[3point14]

Vote Tory for the fabulous new Russian revolution.


https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/da...led-russian-donors-have-stepped-tory-funding/

 

[sphenisc]

For a little light relief, candidate from Sirius dropped https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/jill-hughes-claims-to-be-from-sirius-1-6356375

Help me out here, have I been Poe'd or not?

 

[The Don]

Help me out here, have I been Poe'd or not?

No Poe, that's the quality of Brexit Ltd Party Candidate we can expect.

It's consistent with the UKIP candidate pool.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Alun Cairns has resigned after denying he knew a Conservative candidate deliberately collapsed a rape trial, despite his special adviser emailing him to tell him

 

[Ian Osborne]

Alun Cairns has resigned after denying he knew a Conservative candidate deliberately collapsed a rape trial, despite his special adviser emailing him to tell him

There was a time when a scandal like this would rock a party to its knees, but these days, it's just another day in the office. How far have we sunk?

 

[Dave Rogers]

There was a time when a scandal like this would rock a party to its knees, but these days, it's just another day in the office. How far have we sunk?

At least it's still seen as grounds for resignation, rather than a claim that there are good people on both sides of a rape trial.

Dave

 

[Archie Gemmill Goal]

For a little light relief, candidate from Sirius dropped https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/jill-hughes-claims-to-be-from-sirius-1-6356375

It makes you wonder what the vetting process to be a candidate is? Presumably a credit card payment?

 

[The Don]

It makes you wonder what the vetting process to be a candidate is? Presumably a credit card payment?

Cash is preferred, less of an audit trail if you get my drift

 

[Archie Gemmill Goal]

Cash is preferred, less of an audit trail if you get my drift

Paypal £500 if you are a common or garden bigot, £2000 if you happen to be a convicted felon and £10000 if you believe you come from a distant star.

Oh and it looks like as we suspected there are shennanigans going on in backrooms with Tories and BP.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politic...t-talks-tory-eurosceptics-stand-brexit-party/

 

[Andy_Ross]

At least it's still seen as grounds for resignation, rather than a claim that there are good people on both sides of a rape trial.

Dave

He's still standing as a candidate though.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Double (that makes 4, I suppose)

"Mr Bridgen went on to say that there was "no malice" in Mr Rees-Mogg's comments because he is "one of the most compassionate and thoughtful politicians we've got"

*cough* Foodbanks *cough*

Dickens would have had a field day with him.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

James (not very) Cleverly came across as a right twat on BBC Breakfast, huffing and puffing that it was "light-hearted" and so obviously not a lying manipulation.

He's a one man falsification of nominative determinism.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

For a little light relief, candidate from Sirius dropped https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/jill-hughes-claims-to-be-from-sirius-1-6356375

Brexit Party drop candidate because she's not from around here!

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Cash is preferred, less of an audit trail if you get my drift

Nah Farage is the man of the PayPal.

 

[sphenisc]

Brexit Party drop candidate because she's not from around here!

Never mind that, can she get us a trade deal??

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Never mind that, can she get us a trade deal??

We ship from Sirius B to avoid paying VAT, will your great, great, great, great grandchild be available to sign for delivery?