Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
26-05-2020, 10:23
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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Perhaps we should have a non legally binding referendum on it?
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26-05-2020, 10:29
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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opinions are like bum holes, everyone has one 
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26-05-2020, 10:31
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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opinions are like bum holes, everyone has one |
Always in denial l see. 
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26-05-2020, 10:40
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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Perhaps we should have a non legally binding referendum on it?
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Dom could run it just like the last one
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26-05-2020, 10:41
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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Dom could run it just like the last one |
He could have a Clash song as his campaign theme?
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26-05-2020, 10:43
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
Conservative MP Douglas Ross resigns as minister over Dominic Cummings row.
https://news.stv.tv/politics/tory-mp...mmings-row?top
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26-05-2020, 10:49
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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This is more and more an internal Conservative Party dispute. The opposition parties are likely quite happy for the internal dispute to fester.
I wonder if he uses this song in his resignation speech?
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26-05-2020, 10:50
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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I would calculate the public opinion on this matter is split 52% for him-48%against.
I don't think this minor bump in the road will affect him, i still think he's on track for a future Knighthood for his excellent service to his country.
just seen him leaving his home with police clearing the **** out of his path [better late than never] he's off back to work where he belongs.
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Excellent, Papa.
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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This is more and more an internal Conservative Party dispute. The opposition parties are quite happy for the internal disputes to fester.
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Its always wise for opposition parties sometimes to say nothing and let the government of the day implode from within.
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26-05-2020, 10:59
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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Its always wise for opposition parties sometimes to say nothing and let the government of the day implode from within.
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Agreed. And any Government with a strong majority has a wider range of MPs to manage.
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26-05-2020, 11:03
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
The opposition parties should just let it be. The press are fine on their own with this story and once people get bored all the value for them will have been extracted, the Government will take a hit from it and then move on.
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26-05-2020, 11:03
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
Sorry for not reading through 37 pages of stuff but...
It looks like he broke the rules but the question to ask is would you do the same in the same situation? Forget about possibility of getting caught/punished for one moment.
Then does it make a difference because of his position, either way - should he follow more or lest strictly?
Does his position mean the media is treating this the same way it would someone else? OK there will always be more attention to people like him but is the treatment fair?
Is the PM's response fair? If he had dismissed him would the headlines run "PM fires friend after mercy trip for children!!!"
Should he resign? Should he resign now? Has what he done so undermined him to make his position untenable? Should he be reprimanded, officially.
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26-05-2020, 11:06
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
So presumably a by-election to come soon then with regular reminders during the campaign as to why he resigned:
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"I have never met Dominic Cummings so my judgement on this matter has always been open and I accept his statement on Monday afternoon clarified the actions he took in what he felt were the best interests of his family.
"However, these were decisions many others felt were not available to them.
"As a father myself, my instinct is to always do what is best for my son and wife. We have been fortunate not to have caught this awful virus but if we did, we are prepared to follow the government advice and stay at home to contain this virus.
"While the intentions may have been well meaning, the reaction to this news shows that Mr Cummings interpretation of the government advice was not shared by the vast majority of people who have done as the government asked."
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https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...trips-11994758
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26-05-2020, 11:19
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
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He's only resigned from government.he's still a sitting MP.
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26-05-2020, 11:35
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Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
First poll since Friday: https://twitter.com/ChrisHopkins92/s...06072794648576
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- Boris Johnson’s approval rating is now at -1%. It was at +19% four days ago.
- Overall government approval is now at -2%, dropping 16 points in a day.
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Cummings will survive but it cost them. Those numbers are likely to recover a bit but still.
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