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So the apology from Johnson 12:07 - Jan 12 with 4949 views

Was simply, the Garden is my Office and I should have sent them back inside?

Not stop, go home. Sent them back inside to continue drinking?

Utter buffoon

Incredible. Prime Minister "apologises" by continuing to deny the party was a party and asserting he had no idea because Number 10 is a big department.

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:31 - Jan 12 with 857 views

keighleyblue

So the apology from Johnson on 12:19 - Jan 12 by Kieran_Knows
What gets me is that, whilst the majority of the population do think hes a monumental bellnd, if he just came out and admitted what he'd done and apologised, we'd think he's a little less of a monumental bellnd.

I really wouldn't, but hey.

So the apology from Johnson on 13:33 - Jan 12 with 853 views

footers

So the apology from Johnson on 13:22 - Jan 12 by homer_123
Are you Footers? Doesn't Gove hold shares in Spar?

Haven't seen a Spar in the UK for donkeys! Are they still about? Last one I saw was in Malta, I think, ie Britain circa 1960.

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:33 - Jan 12 with 842 views

ElderGrizzly

So the apology from Johnson on 13:30 - Jan 12 by MattinLondon

Basically the PM simply stood up at PMQs uttered a poor-apology and answered every question ‘sorry, but wait for the results of the inquiry’. He’s hoping that something else will be grabbing the headlines whenever the inquiry is made public. He knows the attention span of his supporters and that they won’t care.

Hopefully like Trump his soft-supporters will go off him making his ardent supporters voters irrelevant.

His supporters this afternoon:

Sky News out interviewing people in Uxbridge just now.

First guy: “He nailed Brexit and did so well with Covid”

FFS ðŸ˜³

#PMQs

So the apology from Johnson on 13:35 - Jan 12 with 836 views

Churchman

So the apology from Johnson on 12:27 - Jan 12 by StokieBlue
Who cares where the leaks come from? He's broken so many rules that others abided by he needs to go now, irrespective of what else happens. He's still not saying "party", just calling it an "event". SB

Absolutely. He should resign now, today.

I was lunching in the local yesterday and the owner, a lovely chap, is seriously ill in Kings hospital with a brain tumour. His family have been unable to see him (apart from zoom) since before Christmas and with Covid risk they understand why and why rules have to be abided by.

Why Johnson cannot see that rules should apply to all is quite beyond me. As PM he and his staff should be at the front demonstrating this. How hard can it be. It’s called leading from the front, but then he wouldn’t know leadership if it hit him on the head. Bit like hard work. Alien to him.

I can only think that their arrogance and belief in privilege overrides the blindingly obvious. Us at the top of the heap do as we like. Why else would BJ have supported that odious mutant Cummings? Why else would sweaty liar Hancock do what he did or Andrew Lansley (now in the House of Lords) abuse the police outside the No10 gates?

Just go Johnson. Scuttle away. If you think you are right, call an election and let the people decide.

No need to hear your excuses. It’s actually about time laws were introduced to stop abuse of power and bring people to account. We have Blair and his ugly wife raking it in after their efforts, Cameron doing the same and I’ve no doubt tub of lard will be aboard the gravy train as soon as he waddles away with his hag of a partner.

Rant of the day over.

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:35 - Jan 12 with 832 views

unbelievablue

So the apology from Johnson on 13:33 - Jan 12 by ElderGrizzly
His supporters this afternoon: Sky News out interviewing people in Uxbridge just now. First guy: “He nailed Brexit and did so well with Covid” FFS ðŸ˜³ #PMQs

Lord Lucan moved to Uxbridge?

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:36 - Jan 12 with 820 views

HARRY10

So the apology from Johnson on 13:33 - Jan 12 by ElderGrizzly
His supporters this afternoon: Sky News out interviewing people in Uxbridge just now. First guy: “He nailed Brexit and did so well with Covid” FFS ðŸ˜³ #PMQs

rather like the budgies are doing well in the PL, if you ignore the table, and err....their results

So the apology from Johnson on 13:39 - Jan 12 with 798 views

Swansea_Blue

So the apology from Johnson on 12:34 - Jan 12 by noggin
Scum! The man is a knut.

That's the second time someone's had a pop at Grizzly.

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:43 - Jan 12 with 769 views

Swansea_Blue

So the apology from Johnson on 12:34 - Jan 12 by noggin
Scum! The man is a knut.

You see, Angela Rayner got into trouble for calling him and his ilk 'scum'. She wasn't wrong though was she?

Although it was rather amusing she only got called up on the word 'scum' and nobody deemed it necessary for her to correct calling them nasty, homophobic, racist, misogynistic and absolutely vile!

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:45 - Jan 12 with 750 views

Churchman

So the apology from Johnson on 13:43 - Jan 12 by Swansea_Blue
You see, Angela Rayner got into trouble for calling him and his ilk 'scum'. She wasn't wrong though was she? Although it was rather amusing she only got called up on the word 'scum' and nobody deemed it necessary for her to correct calling them nasty, homophobic, racist, misogynistic and absolutely vile!

I doubt anyone thought she was inaccurate, though in Johnson’s case calling him scum is actually a compliment. He’s worse than that. The criticism was more to do with the language protocols of HoC.

So the apology from Johnson on 13:47 - Jan 12 with 735 views

Pinewoodblue

So the apology from Johnson on 13:43 - Jan 12 by Swansea_Blue
You see, Angela Rayner got into trouble for calling him and his ilk 'scum'. She wasn't wrong though was she? Although it was rather amusing she only got called up on the word 'scum' and nobody deemed it necessary for her to correct calling them nasty, homophobic, racist, misogynistic and absolutely vile!

Let’s be fair, comparing him to a Norwich supporter was below the belt, some Norwich fans are OK.

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:48 - Jan 12 with 735 views

BlueBadger

So the apology from Johnson on 13:43 - Jan 12 by Swansea_Blue
You see, Angela Rayner got into trouble for calling him and his ilk 'scum'. She wasn't wrong though was she? Although it was rather amusing she only got called up on the word 'scum' and nobody deemed it necessary for her to correct calling them nasty, homophobic, racist, misogynistic and absolutely vile!

The bigotry is a selling point for the sort of people who got upset about the word 'scum' though.

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:49 - Jan 12 with 723 views

Ely_Blue

So the apology from Johnson on 13:04 - Jan 12 by giant_stow
I share your anger Stokie - just wondering why now / what comes next post-Johnson.

I’d say Rishi is nailed on as next PM, however we all know that the transition from Chancellor to PM doesn’t end well based on recent(ish) history

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:49 - Jan 12 with 720 views

BlueBadger

So the apology from Johnson on 13:47 - Jan 12 by Pinewoodblue
Let’s be fair, comparing him to a Norwich supporter was below the belt, some Norwich fans are OK.

Exactly. Ulla is simply misguided, not openly bigoted.

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:51 - Jan 12 with 703 views

ElderGrizzly

So the apology from Johnson on 13:49 - Jan 12 by Ely_Blue
I’d say Rishi is nailed on as next PM, however we all know that the transition from Chancellor to PM doesn’t end well based on recent(ish) history

Johnson is done for.

He’s currently just a shield for all this while they figure out who/what next.

Once they decided Matt Hancock was finished, they leaked CCTV of his office.

Downing Street (and the Garden) is covered with CCTV.

The ‘leaks’ so far on this have been planned carefully & I fully expect the images of the ‘event’ will follow

So the apology from Johnson on 13:52 - Jan 12 with 693 views

BlueBadger

So the apology from Johnson on 13:13 - Jan 12 by footers
Don't worry, lowhouse will be along soon saying how normal it is in certain industries to make important decisions with alcohol, in a garden with your wife and that this isn't a resigning matter at all...

Lowie is the politics equivalent of Frank from Holland, still arguing that Lambert should keep his job.

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So the apology from Johnson on 13:55 - Jan 12 with 670 views

lowhouseblue

So the apology from Johnson on 13:13 - Jan 12 by footers
Don't worry, lowhouse will be along soon saying how normal it is in certain industries to make important decisions with alcohol, in a garden with your wife and that this isn't a resigning matter at all...

ooooh, a name check. how exciting. in normal times, in certain sectors, on occasion, people do work over drinks. it really is very normal in those settings. it's definitely still work. but not during a strict national lockdown, when, even at work, social distancing applied and people should have been working at home whenever practical. personally i don't see how boris survives this one.

And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show

So the apology from Johnson on 13:55 - Jan 12 with 671 views

ElderGrizzly

So the apology from Johnson on 13:52 - Jan 12 by BlueBadger
Lowie is the politics equivalent of Frank from Holland, still arguing that Lambert should keep his job.

1922 committee meets this afternoon.

More leaks to come…

So the apology from Johnson on 14:00 - Jan 12 with 649 views

HARRY10

There seems to be an obvious point being missed here.

This bloated buffoon seems to be under the mistaken belief that this is a court case. If the lawyer can him off on a technicality than that is OK, that will be the end of the matter.

It won't be.

The damage is done.

He has lost what little credibility he had, and as the tax rises, inflation hits and the fuel/energy price cap is lifted he will be the cause, irrespective of how accurate that is.

And Tories, especially Red Wall voters, will hold their Tory MP responsible for not removing him earlier. Better to amputate the foot, than to allow the gangrene to spread when it will mean amputation of the whole leg (or even death) further down the line.

So the apology from Johnson on 14:12 - Jan 12 with 608 views

Herbivore

The claim that technically it was within the rules is so spectacularly tone dead as to be offensive. What an utter cockwomble.

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So the apology from Johnson on 14:12 - Jan 12 with 590 views

ElderGrizzly

So the apology from Johnson on 14:00 - Jan 12 by HARRY10

Apparently it was a party for Johnson and Raab!

Tory MP Simon Hoare tells Sky News that his understanding was the No10 party in question was a â€œthank youâ€ for Dominic Raab for deputising while the PM was ill and a â€œwelcome backâ€ to Boris Johnson
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) January 12, 2022

I can imagine Malcom Tucker running for Simon now…

So the apology from Johnson on 14:13 - Jan 12 with 587 views

Churchman

So the apology from Johnson on 13:55 - Jan 12 by lowhouseblue
ooooh, a name check. how exciting. in normal times, in certain sectors, on occasion, people do work over drinks. it really is very normal in those settings. it's definitely still work. but not during a strict national lockdown, when, even at work, social distancing applied and people should have been working at home whenever practical. personally i don't see how boris survives this one.

Working over drinks in government is not normal. I never saw it happen in 10 years. After work, yes, finishing early for leaving do’s yes, but not in working hours or in meetings.

Many years ago in the retail banking world, part of my job involves business lunches and usually alcohol. It was normal then, but times have changed. At Christmas we’d make rocket fuel punch for the customers and the staff the day before Christmas. Working for a small company, I never saw it. Again, after work but that was it.

I guess it varies with the industry and over time.

So the apology from Johnson on 14:15 - Jan 12 with 572 views

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So the apology from Johnson on 14:16 - Jan 12 with 570 views

ElderGrizzly

So the apology from Johnson on 14:13 - Jan 12 by Churchman

It isn’t normal.

When we have foreign dignitaries we might have wine over lunch or a drinks reception, but not anything like is being passed off here as normal.

So the apology from Johnson on 14:20 - Jan 12 with 544 views

Herbivore

So the apology from Johnson on 14:16 - Jan 12 by ElderGrizzly
It isn’t normal. When we have foreign dignitaries we might have wine over lunch or a drinks reception, but not anything like is being passed off here as normal.

I'm starting to think lowhouse works in Wetherspoons.

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So the apology from Johnson on 14:31 - Jan 12 with 488 views

lowhouseblue

So the apology from Johnson on 14:13 - Jan 12 by Churchman

if you read biographies of politicians it certainly doesn't seem to be unusual.

but i agree it depends on the sector.

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