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[jack_christie]

Mystery surrounds Times exclusive claiming Boris Johnson wanted to give Carrie Symonds a £100,000 role​

Why did one of the scoops of the year suddenly disappear from newspapers friendly to the prime minister?

You might have thought it one of the scoops of the year – the allegation that when he was foreign secretary, Boris Johnson wanted to install his then-lover Carrie Symonds as his chief of staff on a salary of at least £100,000 a year, before senior colleagues made it clear that such a “flagrant abuse of ethics” would have been unacceptable.

Yet the story was turned down by one leading newspaper, then picked up and printed by another before disappearing altogether.

Mystery surrounds Times exclusive claiming Boris Johnson wanted to give Carrie Symonds a £100,000 role

Why did one of the scoops of the year suddenly disappear from newspapers friendly to the prime minister?

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

“I stand by the story 100 per cent,” Walters told me. “I was in lengthy and detailed communication with No 10 at a high level, Ben Gascoigne and Mrs Johnson’s spokeswoman for up to 48 hours before the paper went to press. At no point did any of them offer an on-the-record denial of any element of the story.”

The award-winning political journalist adds: “Nor have any of these three offered an on-the-record denial to me since. No 10 and Mr Gascoigne did not deny it off-the-record either.”

Times journalist: I stand by my Johnson scoop

Times journalist Simon Walters stands by his story which claims Boris Johnson wanted to give Carrie a £100,000-a-year role

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

 

[jack_christie]

UK grinds to a halt as biggest rail strikes in 30 years begin​

About 80 per cent of train services across Britain will be cancelled today as the biggest rail strikes in 30 years begin.

Angry workers stranded and stations deserted on first day of RMT's crippling strike

Millions of commuters have been caught up in travel chaos as the biggest rail strike in more than 30 years gets under way - with train stations eerily deserted and some passengers facing 10-hour trips.

www.lbc.co.uk

 

[jack_christie]

Boris Johnson suggested TWO plum jobs for wife Carrie​

Boris Johnson suggested two plum jobs for wife Carrie including one with royals

Prime Minister Boris Johnson talked to aides about getting wife Carrie two jobs, including one with Prince William and Kate Middleton's Earthshot Prize, but the plans were vetoed by his closest aides, sources tell the Mirror

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[jack_christie]

Mick Lynch of the rail workers union:​

Piers is into Partridge territory here:



Strike continues with just 20% of services running:

Rail strike: Second day of action under way after talks collapse

Thursday's strike is set to have a similar impact as Tuesday's, with just 20% of services running.

www.bbc.com

 

[jack_christie]

It's not dodgy if it's royalty? 😇

Prince Charles 'accepted a suitcase with 1m euros', report claims​

Prince Charles 'accepted a suitcase with 1m euros', report claims

Clarence House says the correct processes were followed with the Qatari sheikh's charitable donations.

www.bbc.com

 

[GRtak]

It's not dodgy if it's royalty? 😇

Prince Charles 'accepted a suitcase with 1m euros', report claims

Clarence House says the correct processes were followed with the Qatari sheikh's charitable donations.

www.bbc.com

From the article;

The paper says this was one of three cash donations from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim totalling three million euros.
Clarence House said donations from the sheikh were passed immediately to one of the prince's charities and all the correct processes were followed.
There is no suggestion the payments were illegal.

If it was legitimate, why not pay with checks?

 

[eizbaer]

Sooo what are the Brits up to tonight… 🤔⛈

 

[calvinhobbes]

Sooo what are the Brits up to tonight… 🤔⛈

I look forward to finding out how all of this is somebody else’s fault.

 

[jack_christie]

 

[jack_christie]

We are on track for a currency crisis – and bankruptcy​

According to the latest national accounts, published last week, Britain’s current account deficit widened in the first quarter of this year to an astonishing 8.3pc of Gross Domestic Product, easily the biggest such deficit ever.


In layman’s terms, what this means is that overall expenditure in the UK is exceeding national income by nearly a tenth of the value of the entire economy.


All other things being equal, there would be nothing left at all in the national coffers in little more than ten years from now if we were to carry on like this.

We are on track for a currency crisis – and bankruptcy

Our leaders fail to grasp that taking back control also means taking back responsibility

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[jack_christie]

Boris Johnson digs in despite growing cabinet mutiny​

Boris Johnson digs in amid growing cabinet mutiny

The PM says he wants to stay in office, but a group of ministers is calling on him to resign.

www.bbc.com

Downing St merry-go-round

Who has gone, who is staying?​

Government resignations: Who resigned, who stayed?

As Boris Johnson decides to step down as prime minister, who resigned from his government ahead of the announcement?

www.bbc.com

 

[jack_christie]

 

[GRtak]

Once again, this seems appropriate.

He should just go already!

 

[GRtak]

Boris Johnson admits he met former KGB officer Lebedev without officials present

The meeting occurred while Mr Johnson was foreign secretary.

www.independent.co.uk

Can't the Queen tell him to hit the road?

 

[GRtak]

Wasn't that apparent some time ago?

 

[calvinhobbes]

Wasn't that apparent some time ago?

Crystals would envy the clarity of it if they were conscious.

 

[jack_christie]

Boris Johnson admits he met former KGB officer Lebedev without officials present

The meeting occurred while Mr Johnson was foreign secretary.

www.independent.co.uk

Can't the Queen tell him to hit the road?

independent.co.uk is Lebedev's paper

 

[jack_christie]

Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister​

Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister

After a wave of resignations from his government, the PM will announce his exit from Downing Street later.

news.sky.com

 

[GRtak]

Currently watching Bo Jo announcing he is stepping aside.

 

[eizbaer]

Currently watching Bo Jo announcing he is stepping aside.

Only as party leader, though, for now... pfff, what a farce.