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"Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings sent sexist WhatsApps to each other that will be shared by the Covid Inquiry, a Tory ex-minister has claimed.

Former Chancellor George Osborne, who has previously been called as a witness to the inquiry, said the pair exchanged "disgusting and misogynistic" messages. Mr Cummings, who is Mr Johnson's ex-adviser, will be called to give evidence at the inquiry next Tuesday, while the Partygate PM is expected to give evidence next month.

Mr Osborne said the WhatsApps included some "pretty staggering things" which will make people feel "even less highly" of that period of Government. "I've got to be a little bit careful here -- it's a judicial inquiry", he told the Political Currency podcast, which he hosts with former Labour minister Ed Balls.

"But from what I understand, there are some pretty staggering things that have been said on those WhatsApp messages not just by Boris Johnson, but key advisers like Dominic Cummings -- really pretty disgusting language and misogynistic language. And I think if you didn't think very highly of that period of government, you're gonna feel even less highly after you've heard those messages next week."

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Quote: lofthouse @ 27th October 2023, 10:46 AM

The point is he is a backwards, homophobic idiot who still thinks it's 1823, not 2023

He also pushed ridiculous, debunked conspiracy theories...

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Maybe you ought to keep shtum when it comes to objecting to the pushing of so-called conspiracy theories::

Quote: lofthouse @ 27th May 2018, 9:34 PM

12 liars

No human has set foot on the moon

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Quote: lofthouse @ 27th October 2023, 12:04 PM

"Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings sent sexist WhatsApps to each other that will be shared by the Covid Inquiry, a Tory ex-minister has claimed.

Former Chancellor George Osborne, who has previously been called as a witness to the inquiry, said the pair exchanged "disgusting and misogynistic" messages. Mr Cummings, who is Mr Johnson's ex-adviser, will be called to give evidence at the inquiry next Tuesday, while the Partygate PM is expected to give evidence next month.

Mr Osborne said the WhatsApps included some "pretty staggering things" which will make people feel "even less highly" of that period of Government. "I've got to be a little bit careful here - it's a judicial inquiry", he told the Political Currency podcast, which he hosts with former Labour minister Ed Balls.

"But from what I understand, there are some pretty staggering things that have been said on those WhatsApp messages not just by Boris Johnson, but key advisers like Dominic Cummings -- really pretty disgusting language and misogynistic language. And I think if you didn't think very highly of that period of government, you're gonna feel even less highly after you've heard those messages next week."

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I'm not quite sure why people should be ostracised for sending jokes to a friend with the same sense of humour as you.

Boris is joining GB News as a presenter and commentator.
I shall look forward to it.

Not "news" news but I read a bit about why sticklers for grammar really do take errors to heart.

Apparently I'm not the only one. I cringe when I hear things sometimes - and people saying Haitch for example.

It's not regional things I objected but laziness. I mean Northerners can't help that they can't talk proper.

We do speak proper in the East

But I agree about the "Haitch", which grates every time I hear it.

Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 28th October 2023, 9:10 AM

Boris is joining GB News as a presenter and commentator.
I shall look forward to it.

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Yes it's fantastic news

The man who right now, as I'm typing this is supposed to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Reduced to appearing as a presenter on a news channel that barely anybody watches

He can do a lot, lot less damage there - so yep it's a huge relief

Let's see how long he manages to stay on air before he gets kicked off for lying or groping one of the female reporters

He's much more at home with the Dan Woottons of this world

Maybe Truss will be on next - she's not got much going on lately either

This certainly is Oh Boy! Wide load (sort of!!) going through Ipswich today from the docks to Eye airfield industrial estate.

Bleedin' hell! But at least they are doing it on a Sunday

https://twitter.com/Suff_highways/status/1718579880143511676/video/1

https://twitter.com/Suff_highways/status/1718556479064613008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1718556479064613008%7Ctwgr%5E2d780d265497024e2ee9240f354b3e14907e00e1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eadt.co.uk%2Fnews%2F23886415.live-updates-abnormal-load-transported-suffolk%2F

Not sure I'd feel safe cycling alongside it like that woman in blue is that's not wearing a helmet. She's a few metres away but with something that big growling along next to me I would get off and push for a while.

I want to know why the policeman on a motorbike was not booked for riding on the footpath 👿

I can't see the policeman in the video but probably part of the escort and maybe different highway rules when a heavy load is passing through. As the load moves along everything within it's radius is 'officially closed' to the public so is effectively private land.

Sorry about that - I thought I had posted it, and I was being tongue in cheek 😉

https://twitter.com/Suff_highways/status/1718592551307956667/video/2

It goes without saying the right wing media is now weaponising the Israel situation as a way of trying to score points against Starmer , after his refusal to call for an immediate ceasefire

Yet....

"A top aide of Rishi Sunak's has reportedly been sacked after he called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

It comes just hours after the former Parliamentary Private Secretary to Michelle Donelan, Paul Bristow, said: "It is difficult to understand how this makes Israel more secure or indeed makes anything better."

A spokesperson said: "Paul Bristow has been asked to leave his post in Government following comments that were not consistent with the principles of collective responsibility."

All rather depressing, these Covid enquiry revelations.
Just when we needed leaders we had a clown-car full of idiots.
And when you think of the sheer weight of seriousness & intellect that was petulantly ejected from the party for daring to disagree (and the dross that replaced them), just a few short weeks before the news from China turned grim...
Talk about bad timing.

A clown car full of drunken vomiting partying idiots at that