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Yea, but that's slightly different to how I read your initial post.
The push to leave the eu's for a reason right?
The push to leave the eu's for a reason right?
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It's to be able to control all the Russians that come here. Oh.
While people suffer in Northamptonshire the Tory council paid someone more than the prime minister. I await the anger coming from the Tories benches in parliament.
Struggling Tory council paid acting boss more than £1,000 a day
Struggling Tory council paid acting boss more than £1,000 a day
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This is the same Government that is going to let the same sort of foreign oligarchs charge UK leaseholders tens of thousands of pounds each, because the buildings that the oligarchs own and are responsible for have been proved dangerous by the post-Grenfell tests.
I don't think property rights come into it, at least as much as money does.
Anyone mentioned the utterly despicable public outing of Shahmir Sanni yet?
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Outing of what.....
The Vote Leave whistleblower publicly outed as gay by the No. 10 press office.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
So what, being gay is neither a crime nor indeed a disadvantage, today it’s the equivalent of someone saying ‘he’s short, or he’s tall’, it’s irrelevant.....so why the faux anger.....
His mother didn't know he was gay, and his family in Pakistan have had to have security put in place as a result.
Yes, it's just the same as being tall, Pete.
It's not faux outrage, matey. Outing someone is a terrible thing to do.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
So are you saying that gays should hide the fact, or that someone else must examine all of the potential outcomes both in the U.K. or around the world before saying so. Sorry mate, you can’t have it all ways. If he’s gay, he’s gay, and it’s no big deal. I would agree that there was no reason for anyone to specifically even mention it, but if they did then so what......
It removes the agency of the person being outed. It's up to them whether they hide it or not. It's not the government's place to tell his family. You might not think it's a big deal but it certainly is in religiously conservative communities and countries. People still get their heads kicked in and worse for being gay in this country, its not the non-issue we'd all like it to be.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Fair enough, but then how did the government know ? Who told who and why ?
He had a relationship with Stephen Parkinson, the person who did the outing, while working on the leave campaign. Parkinson is a close adviser of the PM and fairly prominent Leave campaigner. He seems to have outed Sanni out of spite, as there was absolutely no other reason to do so.
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From Boris to Rees-Mogg: Do the Tories have their own racism problem?
Published time: 29 Mar, 2018 12:32Edited time: 29 Mar, 2018 13:24
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Bob Blackman(L) , Boris Johnson(C), Jacob Rees-Mogg(R) © Global Look Press / Reuters / AFP
Boris Johnson
Gaffe-prone Johnson – who was once described by Prime Minister Theresa May as an "FFS," a "fine foreign secretary" – is being called on to apologize for helping a Tory campaign in Romford Market, East London. The campaign reportedly distributed leaflets claiming a Labour seat would turn the borough into an inner-city area with a "massive population" rise and a "crime wave" arriving from Central London. It also cautioned against London Mayor Sadiq Khan's influence potentially making the area resemble Hackney, Newham, Camden, and Barking rather than "traditional" parts of Essex.
Former Tory minister Nick Boles was among those who criticized the campaign, tweeting: "This leaflet is disgraceful. The individuals responsible should apologise, and withdraw it, or face disciplinary action. We cannot attack Corbyn for indulging antisemitism in Labour and allow messages like this to go unchallenged. @BrandonLewis over to you."
Bivver1 bif@Bivver5
The Labour Party is the only Party attempting to get its house in order. Where is your condemnation of the Tory Party doing nothing about the outrageous racists in their ranks? Start with Johnson.
9:37 AM - Mar 29, 2018
Nicola James
@NAJ562
https://twitter.com/NAJ562/status/977750746274942976
Boris Johnson, Britain’s Chief Diplomat. A proven repeated liar, complicit in a violent assault, a genuine racist, and a joke on the world stage. Is this really the best the Tories have for the Post of Foreign Secretary? #BorisJohnson #Tories #Racism
4:35 AM - Mar 25, 2018
Labour MP David Lammy also hit out at Johnson for participating in the smear campaign.
The Tottenham MP branded the leaflet "one long dog whistle about race."
This isn't the first time Johnson has made headlines over racist comments. In 2002, the Telegraph reported him referring to black people as "piccaninnies" with "watermelon smiles." And as editor of the Spectator, the foreign secretary published articles claiming "blacks have lower IQs" and that Caribbean people were "multiplying like flies."
Johnson isn't alone in facing racism accusations; his right honourable colleagues have allegations of their own.
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Johnson's fellow Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg came under fire for dining alongside a far-right activist at a meeting of the Traditional Britain Group. The founder of the group, Gregory Lauder-Frost, has been caught on camera making racist remarks about black and Jewish people.
Mike Holden #FBPE@MikeHolden42
https://twitter.com/MikeHolden42/status/978606012063256576
ICYMI I'll repeat: Jacob Rees Mogg is a dog-whistle racist thug with a cut-glass accent. https://twitter.com/MichaelPDeacon/status/978583106339958784 …
1:13 PM - Mar 27, 2018
Lauder-Frost was recorded calling Baroness Doreen Lawrence, a "n*****," while he branded broadcaster Vanessa Feltz a"fat Jewish slag." He reportedly made the comments while speaking to a 'Hope not Hate' researcher at a London pub last year. The anti-racist organization's investigator, Patrik Hermansson, 25, met Lauder-Frost as he went undercover in the UK's far-right.
Rees-Mogg was pictured dining with Lauder-Frost five years ago after accepting an invitation by the Traditional Britain Group.
The MP, who has been tipped as favorite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, said he "deeply regrets" dining with him.
Bob Blackman
A third Conservative MP, Bob Blackman, was on Monday accused of endorsing Islamophobia after posting an anti-Muslim article on Facebook. The MP for Harrow East was blamed for "giving Islamophobia a pass," posting an article headlined: Muslim Somali sex gang say raping white British children 'part of their culture.' The article came from Hardcore News USA, infamous for running Islamophobic stories.
Mutaz Elnour@MutazElnour
https://twitter.com/MutazElnour/status/978743733528223747
Dispiriting to see journalists and politicians ignore the Bob Blackman MP Islamaphobia story today after saying all the right things about racism yesterday. He literally shared a racist article saying that rape is a part of Muslim culture. Limited media coverage. 0 condemnation.
10:21 PM - Mar 27, 2018
Miqdaad Versi, the assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, tweeted in response: "Deeply disappointing to see Tory MP Bob Blackman once again endorse Islamophobia."
Blackman, who has other accusations of racism against him, quickly apologized, saying: "I deleted the link as I saw that the headline to the article was phrased inappropriately. I can confirm that I have never visited the website in question and am not part of any group related to it. I sincerely regret any upset caused to the Muslim Council of Britain or the wider community for my error."
Nishat Siddiqi@nishat76
https://twitter.com/nishat76/status/978722279705235456
The #Tories have a huge problem with anti-Muslim bigotry. The PM engaged in a racist dog whistling campaign against Sadiq Khan. She hasn’t condemned Bob Blackman inviting an anti-Muslim bigot to the HOC, his despicable FB post or the racist leaflet produced by Havering #tories https://twitter.com/angelarayner/status/978692065537286145 …
8:55 PM - Mar 27, 2018
Anne-Marie Morris
In July, Conservative MP Anne-Marie Morris was suspended from the party after she was caught using a racist phrase while at the East India Club, the Huffington Post reported.
Stephen Latham@stephen_latham
https://twitter.com/stephen_latham/status/979318458881060870
Replying to @VonStinkelbaum @mrjamesob
The Tories anti-semitic problem only seems less because it is dwarfed by racist abuse against other cultures. Why has Anne Marie Morris been reinstated? Why have the Tories resumed racist attacks against Sadiq Khan? Let's talk about something more substantive, Tory racism.
12:24 PM - Mar 29, 2018
Marxist-at-Large
#PCPEU@azumahcarol
https://twitter.com/azumahcarol/status/979231565896208384
Replying to @Freyakv and 3 others
Anne Marie Morris was suspended by the Tories after using the N-word. Recently, her suspension was lifted & she was restored as Tory whip. Tories love racists and anti-Semites. #ToryRacism pic.twitter.com/HvMb7LS452
6:39 AM - Mar 29, 2018
The MP for Newton Abbot in Devon was recorded telling the event: "Now I'm sure there will be many people who'll challenge that, but my response and my request is look at the detail, it isn't all doom and gloom. Now we get to the real n****r in the woodpile, which is, in two years what happens if there is no deal?"
VanityByNature
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https://twitter.com/VanityByNatureX/status/978319424263458818
When Tory MP uses the word [Poor language removed] she's welcomed back to the Tories.
When Tories called for Nelson Mandela to be hung? Tumbleweed.
When Boris calls black children 'piccaninnys' he's promoted.
But LIFELONG ANTI-RACISM CAMPAIGNER CORBYN is "racist"
#EnoughIsEnough
6:15 PM - Mar 26, 2018
The MPs are not alone, as the problem seemingly runs throughout the party. Tory Councillor Nick Harrington was also suspended after he tweeted a racist remark in May last year. Upon Ireland supposedly failing to help England qualify for Eurovision, the councillor for the Warwick area of Coventry tweeted: "#Eurovision2017 thanks Ireland.
"You can keep your f'king gypsies! Hard border coming folks!" Harrington is just one of many racist Tory councillors, his colleagues have, respectively, used phrases like "jungle bunnies" to describe the London rioters, "p***s" when talking about their own constituents and "c***k" in reference to a colleague, while another called for the "execution" of travellers.
Harry Leslie Smith
✔@Harryslaststand
https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/978598862976880640
Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is racist, sexist and an all round despicable person and yet there hasn't been a protest outside parliament by Labour or Tory MPs outraged at the hate this man spews daily. #emilythornberry
12:45 PM - Mar 27, 2018
As the mainstream media focus on Labour for their anti-Semitism problem, the Tories' own issues on racism suggest that rot in Westminster goes far deeper".
From Boris to Rees-Mogg: Do the Tories have their own racism problem?
Published time: 29 Mar, 2018 12:32Edited time: 29 Mar, 2018 13:24
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Bob Blackman(L) , Boris Johnson(C), Jacob Rees-Mogg(R) © Global Look Press / Reuters / AFP
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Boris Johnson
Gaffe-prone Johnson – who was once described by Prime Minister Theresa May as an "FFS," a "fine foreign secretary" – is being called on to apologize for helping a Tory campaign in Romford Market, East London. The campaign reportedly distributed leaflets claiming a Labour seat would turn the borough into an inner-city area with a "massive population" rise and a "crime wave" arriving from Central London. It also cautioned against London Mayor Sadiq Khan's influence potentially making the area resemble Hackney, Newham, Camden, and Barking rather than "traditional" parts of Essex.
Former Tory minister Nick Boles was among those who criticized the campaign, tweeting: "This leaflet is disgraceful. The individuals responsible should apologise, and withdraw it, or face disciplinary action. We cannot attack Corbyn for indulging antisemitism in Labour and allow messages like this to go unchallenged. @BrandonLewis over to you."
Bivver1 bif@Bivver5
The Labour Party is the only Party attempting to get its house in order. Where is your condemnation of the Tory Party doing nothing about the outrageous racists in their ranks? Start with Johnson.
9:37 AM - Mar 29, 2018
Nicola James
@NAJ562https://twitter.com/NAJ562/status/977750746274942976
Boris Johnson, Britain’s Chief Diplomat. A proven repeated liar, complicit in a violent assault, a genuine racist, and a joke on the world stage. Is this really the best the Tories have for the Post of Foreign Secretary? #BorisJohnson #Tories #Racism
4:35 AM - Mar 25, 2018
Labour MP David Lammy also hit out at Johnson for participating in the smear campaign.
The Tottenham MP branded the leaflet "one long dog whistle about race."
This isn't the first time Johnson has made headlines over racist comments. In 2002, the Telegraph reported him referring to black people as "piccaninnies" with "watermelon smiles." And as editor of the Spectator, the foreign secretary published articles claiming "blacks have lower IQs" and that Caribbean people were "multiplying like flies."
Johnson isn't alone in facing racism accusations; his right honourable colleagues have allegations of their own.
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Johnson's fellow Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg came under fire for dining alongside a far-right activist at a meeting of the Traditional Britain Group. The founder of the group, Gregory Lauder-Frost, has been caught on camera making racist remarks about black and Jewish people.
Mike Holden #FBPE@MikeHolden42
https://twitter.com/MikeHolden42/status/978606012063256576
ICYMI I'll repeat: Jacob Rees Mogg is a dog-whistle racist thug with a cut-glass accent. https://twitter.com/MichaelPDeacon/status/978583106339958784 …
1:13 PM - Mar 27, 2018
Lauder-Frost was recorded calling Baroness Doreen Lawrence, a "n*****," while he branded broadcaster Vanessa Feltz a"fat Jewish slag." He reportedly made the comments while speaking to a 'Hope not Hate' researcher at a London pub last year. The anti-racist organization's investigator, Patrik Hermansson, 25, met Lauder-Frost as he went undercover in the UK's far-right.
Rees-Mogg was pictured dining with Lauder-Frost five years ago after accepting an invitation by the Traditional Britain Group.
The MP, who has been tipped as favorite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, said he "deeply regrets" dining with him.
Bob Blackman
A third Conservative MP, Bob Blackman, was on Monday accused of endorsing Islamophobia after posting an anti-Muslim article on Facebook. The MP for Harrow East was blamed for "giving Islamophobia a pass," posting an article headlined: Muslim Somali sex gang say raping white British children 'part of their culture.' The article came from Hardcore News USA, infamous for running Islamophobic stories.
Mutaz Elnour@MutazElnour
https://twitter.com/MutazElnour/status/978743733528223747
Dispiriting to see journalists and politicians ignore the Bob Blackman MP Islamaphobia story today after saying all the right things about racism yesterday. He literally shared a racist article saying that rape is a part of Muslim culture. Limited media coverage. 0 condemnation.
10:21 PM - Mar 27, 2018
Miqdaad Versi, the assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, tweeted in response: "Deeply disappointing to see Tory MP Bob Blackman once again endorse Islamophobia."
Blackman, who has other accusations of racism against him, quickly apologized, saying: "I deleted the link as I saw that the headline to the article was phrased inappropriately. I can confirm that I have never visited the website in question and am not part of any group related to it. I sincerely regret any upset caused to the Muslim Council of Britain or the wider community for my error."
Nishat Siddiqi@nishat76
https://twitter.com/nishat76/status/978722279705235456
The #Tories have a huge problem with anti-Muslim bigotry. The PM engaged in a racist dog whistling campaign against Sadiq Khan. She hasn’t condemned Bob Blackman inviting an anti-Muslim bigot to the HOC, his despicable FB post or the racist leaflet produced by Havering #tories https://twitter.com/angelarayner/status/978692065537286145 …
8:55 PM - Mar 27, 2018
Anne-Marie Morris
In July, Conservative MP Anne-Marie Morris was suspended from the party after she was caught using a racist phrase while at the East India Club, the Huffington Post reported.
Stephen Latham@stephen_latham
https://twitter.com/stephen_latham/status/979318458881060870
Replying to @VonStinkelbaum @mrjamesob
The Tories anti-semitic problem only seems less because it is dwarfed by racist abuse against other cultures. Why has Anne Marie Morris been reinstated? Why have the Tories resumed racist attacks against Sadiq Khan? Let's talk about something more substantive, Tory racism.
12:24 PM - Mar 29, 2018
Marxist-at-Large
#PCPEU@azumahcarolhttps://twitter.com/azumahcarol/status/979231565896208384
Replying to @Freyakv and 3 others
Anne Marie Morris was suspended by the Tories after using the N-word. Recently, her suspension was lifted & she was restored as Tory whip. Tories love racists and anti-Semites. #ToryRacism pic.twitter.com/HvMb7LS452
6:39 AM - Mar 29, 2018
The MP for Newton Abbot in Devon was recorded telling the event: "Now I'm sure there will be many people who'll challenge that, but my response and my request is look at the detail, it isn't all doom and gloom. Now we get to the real n****r in the woodpile, which is, in two years what happens if there is no deal?"
VanityByNature
@VanityByNatureXhttps://twitter.com/VanityByNatureX/status/978319424263458818
When Tory MP uses the word [Poor language removed] she's welcomed back to the Tories.
When Tories called for Nelson Mandela to be hung? Tumbleweed.
When Boris calls black children 'piccaninnys' he's promoted.
But LIFELONG ANTI-RACISM CAMPAIGNER CORBYN is "racist"
6:15 PM - Mar 26, 2018
The MPs are not alone, as the problem seemingly runs throughout the party. Tory Councillor Nick Harrington was also suspended after he tweeted a racist remark in May last year. Upon Ireland supposedly failing to help England qualify for Eurovision, the councillor for the Warwick area of Coventry tweeted: "#Eurovision2017 thanks Ireland.
"You can keep your f'king gypsies! Hard border coming folks!" Harrington is just one of many racist Tory councillors, his colleagues have, respectively, used phrases like "jungle bunnies" to describe the London rioters, "p***s" when talking about their own constituents and "c***k" in reference to a colleague, while another called for the "execution" of travellers.
Harry Leslie Smith
✔@Harryslaststand
https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/978598862976880640
Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is racist, sexist and an all round despicable person and yet there hasn't been a protest outside parliament by Labour or Tory MPs outraged at the hate this man spews daily. #emilythornberry
12:45 PM - Mar 27, 2018
As the mainstream media focus on Labour for their anti-Semitism problem, the Tories' own issues on racism suggest that rot in Westminster goes far deeper".
Government failing to meet its council house sale one-for-one replacement policy, figures show
The Ministry of Housing has published right to buy sales statistics today. Under the government’s one-for-one policy, councils which sell a council house are supposed to replace them with an affordable property within three years. As Inside Housing’s Peter Apps points out, the figures show that the government is failing to meet this target.
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Peter Apps@PeteApps
https://twitter.com/PeteApps/status/979288635794247680
Buried in govt statistics this morning - the government has finally, officially broken it's promise on replacing council homes sold under Right to Buy https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/695299/Right_to_Buy_sales_in_England_2017_to_2018_Q3.pdf …
10:26 AM - Mar 29, 2018
And May says she 'will tackle the housing issue'. Pull the other one.
The Ministry of Housing has published right to buy sales statistics today. Under the government’s one-for-one policy, councils which sell a council house are supposed to replace them with an affordable property within three years. As Inside Housing’s Peter Apps points out, the figures show that the government is failing to meet this target.
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Peter Apps@PeteApps
https://twitter.com/PeteApps/status/979288635794247680
Buried in govt statistics this morning - the government has finally, officially broken it's promise on replacing council homes sold under Right to Buy https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/695299/Right_to_Buy_sales_in_England_2017_to_2018_Q3.pdf …
10:26 AM - Mar 29, 2018
And May says she 'will tackle the housing issue'. Pull the other one.
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