Cummings

[Paigntonian]

Assertions damning. Matt Hancock in serious trouble.

[emmie]

what a surprise. he's a rat, cummings that is....

[LadyCG]

Those were my thoughts exactly, Emmie. A little scurrying rat...

[Sunk]

Yes it is damning.

What happens to Hancock depends on Downing Street’s response. If they deny Cummings’ testimony and try to bluff it all out, then they will attempt to save Hancock at all costs.
It has been this Government’s MO to ignore awkward questions, and carry on regardless.

[emmie]

I was listening to part of it, but he makes me feel queasy.

[saintpeter48]

Just goes to show what a horrible little man he is, a right snake in the grass!

[Paigntonian]

'It's absolutely crackers' that Johnson is in No.10, says Cummings.

[emmie]

even more crackers is that he was his close advisor, does he take no blame for his mistakes at all.

[Ellipsis]

"Rat" as in disgruntled informant, e.g. of the Mafia. Someone who was expected to keep quiet about the activities going on that were hidden away from the general public, but squealed. Is that what you mean?

[Bobbisox1]

Watching it now, I could poke him in the eyes with a chitty stick, , he’s a poor excuse for any man

[ToraToraTora]

ellipsis: 11:17 .......and "rats" tend to get "wacked"!

[Ellipsis]

> Cummings says the crisis raises profound questions about a political system that gives people a choice between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson.
> He says any system that gives a choice between two people like that is obviously a system that has gone "terribly wrong".

100%.

[burlyshirley]

And look at the way Boris defended him during Cummingsgate as well.
Not very loyal is he ??

[emmie]

he said, if he was Prime Minister he would have done X. well he's not, and has indeed shown himself to be a not worthy employee of the Government. I am watching it on MSN News, but it going to be a long haul, not sure that i can watch all of it......

[emmie]

if he was so disaffected, as he is claiming, why did he stay so long.

[burlyshirley]

To be fair, I bet Boris did say some of the things that Cummings is claiming, I can't see him making it all up, but let's face it Boris is human and probably will say 'controversial' things in private.

[Canary42]

I note a number of the usual right-winger answers here - not addressing the actual issue, but smearing the source (makes a good smokescreen).

[Ellipsis]

Loyalty?

He has been called to testify to a hearing of the Commons Health and Social Care and Science and Technology committees.

What do you expect him to do, exactly, to demonstrate loyalty? Lie? Keep quiet?

[emmie]

this is the truth according to DC, how does anyone know that what he says is correct, he has a huge axe to grind, and he's doing it willingly.

[Peter Pedant]

I wish we had done this
and we ought to have done that

I dont think ---- cuts the mustard

[Untitled]

the tories never had a problem with him when he was on their 'side' did they...