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Boris Johnson Resigns
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Good. He can do what he likes now. As long as he stays away from public office I wish him well. If he shows up at the house of Lords to take taxpayers money for making jovial speeches I'll start to dislike him again.
23:47 Fri 09th Jun 2023
It's a disgusting and dishonest resignation letter. Attacking all and sundry, taking no responsibility, but above all lying about the process that follows:
// I am now being forced out of parliament by a tiny handful of people ...//
The Committee cannot "force him out": the Commons gets a vote on the report.
// ... without the approval even of Conservative party members ... //
See above. The Commons gets a vote.
// ... let alone the wider electorate. //
A suspension triggers a recall petition, but that only passes if enough constituency members sign it. And there is nothing to then bar Johnson from standing in that election. So the "wider electorate" would absolutely be a part of the process.
So that's three lies, or at least blatant errors, in a single sentence. As for "no evidence", well, that will be laid out in the report for everybody to evaluate, but this is a transparent attempt to undermine that while only he (and his team) can read it.
// I am now being forced out of parliament by a tiny handful of people ...//
The Committee cannot "force him out": the Commons gets a vote on the report.
// ... without the approval even of Conservative party members ... //
See above. The Commons gets a vote.
// ... let alone the wider electorate. //
A suspension triggers a recall petition, but that only passes if enough constituency members sign it. And there is nothing to then bar Johnson from standing in that election. So the "wider electorate" would absolutely be a part of the process.
So that's three lies, or at least blatant errors, in a single sentence. As for "no evidence", well, that will be laid out in the report for everybody to evaluate, but this is a transparent attempt to undermine that while only he (and his team) can read it.
I'm not surprised, it was obvious certain 'areas' of parliament and the government would not be happy until he was publicly flogged.
Well done him for calling out them out. He had his flaws, but he got Brexit done (not perfectly, but I doubt anyone would have been able to do that). I truly think that honouring the wishes of the majority that bothered to vote for Brexit, was the reason, ultimately, that he was houded out.
Well done him for calling out them out. He had his flaws, but he got Brexit done (not perfectly, but I doubt anyone would have been able to do that). I truly think that honouring the wishes of the majority that bothered to vote for Brexit, was the reason, ultimately, that he was houded out.
Going by the number of constituency surgeries he's held over the past few months, the number of House of Commons debates that he's taken part in during that time and the number of times he's voted on Parliamentary motions, it's hard to see how his constituents will actually notice any difference now that he's no longer their MP.
