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UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon resigns - UPDATE: Chief Whip Williamson appointed
- Thread starter Roberto Larcos
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Hmmm. Well I guess we're seeing this as 'what did the whips know', which makes this a stupid appointment, I guess the public angle right now is 'individual acts of people being sex pests', not that the govt knew and chose to keep those people so it looks fine?
If that changes, that'll make this appointment a bit more iffy.
If that changes, that'll make this appointment a bit more iffy.
It's just amazing that a day after they had a pmqs about the sex offences and the tory whip keeping them secret to blackmail party members into toeing the party line that they would replace one of the offenders with the chief whip!!
'It would be shame if more lists got out wouldn't it?'
'Yes. Coincidentally, would you like a Cabinet position?'
'Yes. Coincidentally, would you like a Cabinet position?'
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But surely "What the whips knew" is huge part of the story! I brought this up in the other thread but wasn't *the list* a whips office list? It doesn't make sense that it was the list kept by the westminster untermench for their own protection, given some of the stuff that was on it (affairs between colleagues, x MP is gay, kink shaming etc). If it is the whips' own list, then surely Gavin here knew about it and if he knew about it, then surely he's complicit.
I really hope he did know about it and it comes out quickly because it's going to make May look even more inept than she usually does.
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I really hope he did know about it and it comes out quickly because it's going to make May look even more inept than she usually does.
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Jesus Christ, the optics of this. It's like something out of The Thick of It
Got to keep those skeletons in the cupboard!
Also, does this guy have any qualifications that would make him a good Defence secretary?
May has for a while but especially recently really started feeling like a wannabe Trump.
I mean is she gonna be getting family members to negotiate peace in the middle east next?
I mean is she gonna be getting family members to negotiate peace in the middle east next?
Yeah that really didn't seem like much, didn't the woman involved say it was nothing too bad, also?
Maybe there is more. Or maybe they're just really desperate to look like they're doing something about this.
Word is that another two people came forward, so the knee-touching thing must have been trying to smoke out those other stories.
I saw claims that May asked Fallon if this would be the end of the claims against him and he said he couldn't promise that.
Like any politician is qualified. Once is a blue moon perhaps but a shuffle is just cover for you are clueless, let some other unqualified idiot try and the other idiot can try your job you just left.
The comments section here, ouch.
https://order-order.com/2017/11/02/gavin-williamson-new-defence-secretary/
https://order-order.com/2017/11/02/gavin-williamson-new-defence-secretary/
Saw that. What does she mean 'hand over to him'? Surely not...
His full list must have some seriously dodgy shit if he has managed to position himself to replace Fallon and possibly replace May...
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If he really is that unpopular, then she's going to have a tough time 'handing over' the Conservative Party leadership to him.
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You might very well think that, but I'm sure he couldn't possibly comment.
EDIT: Oh, fuck you The REAL Geoff.
God I fucking love hrtbps.
Glad to see the appointment is going down about as well as a case of norovirus in the party.
Glad to see the appointment is going down about as well as a case of norovirus in the party.
The UK is by no means perfect, but at least when scandals come out, there is an unwritten rule that people resign.
You might say that, I couldn't possibly comment
Speaking of:
It's just one political gaffe after another, watching the Tory party tear itself apart is a sight to see
Had me legit laughing out loud.
You might say that, I couldn't possibly comment
Sadly I'm uselessly lost on the reference, I'm assuming it's the original Hoc?
I'd almost feel bad for if she didn't completely bring it on herself. Almost.