Dromedary   166 #5833 Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Mister M said: With regards to the substance of the claims in the article that notoriously appeared then disappeared in the Times, both Lord Ashcroft, a bigwig in the Tory Party, and Alan Duncan a former Tory Foreign Office Minister have both confirmed the story. Hasn't one of them just released a book to sell, or maybe both have?  Quote Odd that a SF poster who has repeatedly says that he's not a Tory, spends a great deal of time defending Tories - But there you go. Not defending the Tories at but defending the truth as newspapers tend to bend the truth somewhat. Just to add, I have not defended either the Tories or Johnson for that matter.  Quote And Johnson did not deny the claims when asked at PMQs. Which means he did not admit it.  4 minutes ago, sibon said:  And you seemed so sure of yourself too. Yes I know, love of oneself is good isn't it.....  Whichever way you call it the article was withdrawn and that's what counts. Edited June 22, 2022 by Dromedary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest sibon   #5834 Posted June 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dromedary said: Hasn't one of them just released a book to sell, or maybe both have?  Not defending the Tories at but defending the truth as newspapers tend to bend the truth somewhat.  Which means he did not admit it.  Yes I know, love of oneself is good isn't it.....  Whichever way you call it the article was withdrawn and that's what counts. Do keep going. This is hilarious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dromedary   166 #5835 Posted June 22, 2022 1 minute ago, sibon said: Do keep going. This is hilarious. Glad you like it but you do seem easily pleased. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Anna B Â Â 1,401 #5836 Posted June 22, 2022 The retraction of the story was featured on the TV news channels. I'm surprised some people hadn't heard about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister M   1,608 #5837 Posted June 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dromedary said: Hasn't one of them just released a book to sell, or maybe both have?  Not defending the Tories at but defending the truth as newspapers tend to bend the truth somewhat. Just to add, I have not defended either the Tories or Johnson for that matter.  Which means he did not admit it.  Yes I know, love of oneself is good isn't it.....  Whichever way you call it the article was withdrawn and that's what counts. I wonder when Johnson gets booted out of office and he writes about his time in office whether it will be on the fiction or non fiction section of the bookstore? Destined for the bargain bin anyway 😄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
altus   537 #5838 Posted June 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dromedary said: Which means he did not admit it. Which means he knew that denying it would have been lying to the house and a resigning matter under the ministerial code - even the relaxed interpretation of it he recently announced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,949 #5839 Posted June 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Mister M said: I wonder when Johnson gets booted out of office and he writes about his time in office whether it will be on the fiction or non fiction section of the bookstore? Destined for the bargain bin anyway 😄 Who cares ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister M Â Â 1,608 #5840 Posted June 22, 2022 25 minutes ago, hackey lad said: Who cares ? Johnson for one. He needs the money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,949 #5841 Posted June 22, 2022 30 minutes ago, Mister M said: Johnson for one. He needs the money. Not get much from the bargain bin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka   #5842 Posted June 22, 2022 Regardless on your views on other parties - I honestly think you’d have to have a bit of a screw loose to back Boris Johnson at the moment.  he’s taking a wrecking ball to this country.  it needs to stop before it’s irreparable.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,949 #5843 Posted June 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, makapaka said: Regardless on your views on other parties - I honestly think you’d have to have a bit of a screw loose to back Boris Johnson at the moment.  he’s taking a wrecking ball to this country.  it needs to stop before it’s irreparable.  What or who , is your solution ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,949 #5844 Posted June 22, 2022 4 hours ago, sibon said: Do keep going. This is hilarious. Who is Mick Lynch ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...