Cummings and goings...
Discussion
Derek Smith said:
Symonds has some bottle. She opted out of anonymity in the case of Worboys. Got to admire her for that, especially as she was the only one who did. Shows she's not to be messed with.
I think she agreed to waive anonymity in 2018, many years after the case. Until then she'd remained anonymous. Unless I have that wrong. If you think people should admire her, then let her stand as an MP when the next byelection comes around, and let's see how she does.
I'm not a fan of unelected wives/girlfriends/husbands/ having influence over a PM or senior minister. And it's even worse in Boris's case. At least Cherie Blair, Sam Cam, Denis Thatcher et al had been on the scene for years ,and had been at their other halves sides at they climbed the greasy pole. Carrie has been on the scene for 5 mins, and given Boris's track record, she'll be gone soon when the next willing strumpet gives him the green light.
JagLover said:
Derek Smith]Johnson has Amanda [something said:
as press liaison. She used to be with ITN and always seemed to talk sense. She will know what journos want and, presumably, will not be antagonistic towards them. No longer the enemy? So there’s a possible improvement. The suggestion is she’ll have a podium on Johnson’s press briefings.
Do you mean Allegra Stratton?. She's a Remainer so I am sure she and the media will get on very well. All the changes seem to be going down well over at Conservative Woman
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/why-ever-did-i...
That is one of the best cocked up bits of quoting I have seen on here
I hope Derek and Amanda are happy together
bad company said:
Glad he’s gone. Cummings showed a complete lack of respect for this country. He broke lockdown rules, didn’t properly apologise and kept the whole country waiting by being late for his press conference/supposed apology in Downing Street.
Unfortunately utlely a reflection of his party. The Spruce Goose said:
bad company said:
Glad he’s gone. Cummings showed a complete lack of respect for this country. He broke lockdown rules, didn’t properly apologise and kept the whole country waiting by being late for his press conference/supposed apology in Downing Street.
Unfortunately utlely a reflection of his party. Cummings is not a Conservative party member.
The Spruce Goose said:
markyb_lcy said:
Whose party?
Cummings is not a Conservative party member.
Yes he's a stance Labour supporter that's why he took a job working for the Tory Party....Cummings is not a Conservative party member.
(yes I know he is not a Tory Party member before you reply)
biggbn said:
Cummings is an intellectual anarchist, I believe Boris should have sacked him before but am a fan of his and am sad he is gone. I liked the instability he brought, genuinely.
Boris shouldn’t have needed to sack him (though he should have) because an honourable advisor that had become the story would have stepped down.
majordad said:
The decision to sack Cummins was made when he was discovered breaking the Lockdown Rules. It’s just that they waited a while to let things simmer down a bit before the execution ofmthst decision.
Can’t see it myself. If that’s the reason then the time to do it was back when it hit the headlines. Waiting just antagonised the public and made Boris Johnson look very weak. Neither of which has now changed as a result of this departure.
If anything it makes Dominic Cummings look like the powerful one as he can roll out the rhetoric that Boris was too weak to fend off the backbenchers, soft brexiteers and his own fiancé.
ETA - see Piers Morgan tweet above ..
majordad said:
The decision to sack Cummins was made when he was discovered breaking the Lockdown Rules. It’s just that they waited a while to let things simmer down a bit before the execution ofmthst decision.
Unlikely. The cost of keeping him on in lost goodwill far outweighed the damage of appearing to sack people when told to by the press.bad company said:
Glad he’s gone. Cummings showed a complete lack of respect for this country. He broke lockdown rules, didn’t properly apologise and kept the whole country waiting by being late for his press conference/supposed apology in Downing Street.
I would have absolutely loved it if the assembled press in the rose garden, after about 20 mins of waiting, had all agreed "f
k this arrogant jumped up little prick, let's all fk off and let him walk down to find no fker here at all. He can shove his press conference up his arse, the scruffy ".Unfortunately, it didn't happen.
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