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That must be a reference to Johnson as there were only 15 people involved at curry gate.

Congratulations on stepping up and criticising Johnson, I thought your adoration of him knew no limits. My bad. :angel:

ianch99

10-05-2022 15:54

Re: Partygate & Beergate discussion

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36121870)

Did he have 30 pissed up law breakers with him? your post is a little short of info.

Ah, so you were there then? Tell all .. does the 30 include his wife *and* the official photographer? :p:

papa smurf

10-05-2022 16:00

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36121871)

Police are facing renewed pressure to investigate the so-called 'Beergate' event
Keir Starmer admitted sharing a lockdown curry with up to 30 Labour officials
Sadiq Khan suggested 'equivalence' with Boris Johnson's birthday gathering

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-birthday.html

1andrew1

10-05-2022 16:53

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36121873)

It was down to 15 people by yesterday.

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Alex Wickham [Politico Editor] 9 May

What happened at the Starmer curry? Here's a person familiar:
— 'working dinner' pre-arranged
— but takeaway arrived late, after work had finished
— 15 people stayed to eat & drink anyway
— it therefore "crossed the line"
— they'll speak to cops
— 2 "redthroats" talking to media

https://twitter.com/alexwickham/stat...60902552784896

OLD BOY

10-05-2022 17:35

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 36121776)

Genuinely interested to know, where on the scale of law breaking do you feel being picky stops and real concern should begin? Are you suggesting that every law when broken that results in punishments below your bar should be repealed? Quite a strange stance from someone who seems staunchly behind the party that prides themselves as the party of law and order don't you think?

The punishment is a fine - not the loss of your livelihood. As I said, a sense of proportion is required.

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Originally Posted by ianch99 (Post 36121790)

So the people who made the rules and told dying people their loved ones could not visit them at their death beds did this, while those people were dying. 15 parties in total. Some with Karaoke machines, swing breaking, official photographers and suitcases of booze:

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Yes, just as bad as a constituency office curry ...

Give us a break, please! If and when he’s found wanting you can criticise. Like for Sir Kier, we are awaiting a verdict.

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36121794)

The Tories lied about multiple parties and did so to Parliament on a couple of occasions. Not sure why it's different, there was just more of it.

He didn’t lie if he thought it was true.

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Originally Posted by ianch99 (Post 36121869)

Priceless ...

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Yes, as I said many moons ago, pretty well everyone was breaking the rules in some way or other, but kidding themselves that they weren’t. This whole ridiculous debate is so trivial, it’s hard to take any of it seriously.

Hugh	10-05-2022 18:39

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36121888)

The punishment is a fine - not the loss of your livelihood. As I said, a sense of proportion is required.

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Give us a break, please! If and when he’s found wanting you can criticise. Like for Sir Kier, we are awaiting a verdict.

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He didn’t lie if he thought it was true.

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Yes, as I said many moons ago, pretty well everyone was breaking the rules in some way or other, but kidding themselves that they weren’t. This whole ridiculous debate is so trivial, it’s hard to take any of it seriously.

tbf, given his long history of telling porkies, he could have been lying about thinking what he said was true…

OLD BOY

10-05-2022 18:49

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36121904)

tbf, given his long history of telling porkies, he could have been lying about thinking what he said was true…

True, but you couldn’t prove it!

Hugh	10-05-2022 19:29

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Dan Hodges has gone full "Wibble!"…

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...1&d=1652207477

Damien

10-05-2022 19:43

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Just how deep does this go!?

GrimUpNorth

10-05-2022 19:44

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36121888)

The punishment is a fine - not the loss of your livelihood. As I said, a sense of proportion is required.

To be fair, I think what's required are politicians that set an example and face the consequences of their actions. I'm disappointed Kier at the very least didn't step aside pending the outcome of the police investigation particularly as he was demanding Borris should resign. I'm not however disappointed with Borris as I think we all know he's no better than a snake oil salesman and a particularly bad one at that.

1andrew1

10-05-2022 20:09

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36121909)

Dan Hodges has gone full "Wibble!"…

He's always been a bit like that, I think.

There's a difference between changing jobs and dying in shady circumstances like a Russian oligarch.

Meanwhile, two interesting points have come to light over the video of Starmer:

1. The entrance to the Miner's hall is 100 yards past the front gates, so video taker Ivo Delingpole was not just passing by a window as claimed.
https://twitter.com/cirian75/status/1523740121895702528

2. It was taken by Ivo Delingpole, the son of Breitbart, Telegraph and Spectator writer James Delingpole. When the video of circulated last April, he tweeted about it without mentioning that his son had filmed it.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...o-sink-starmer

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Wonder why you didn't point this possibly out to to posters who said that Starmer lied? Do you think Starmer is more honest than Johnson?

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36121888)

He didn’t lie if he thought it was true.

papa smurf

10-05-2022 20:18

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36121913)

we all owe him our thanks for uncovering this illegal booze up that sir beer tried to cover up.

Pierre

10-05-2022 21:12

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Please just make it stop now. Nobody cares anymore. I don’t care if Johnson stays or goes. I don’t care if Starmer stays or goes.

Can we please just concentrate on getting the economy back on track, tackling inflation and interest rates and looking after the vulnerable.

You know, like important stuff.

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