PMs change and lol we're all gonna die (but brexit will never end)

still not convinced - despite their best efforts - the tories have successfully answered - in the minds of the public - “what’s an election going to solve ?”

for many years I'd used the BBC world news page as the page that loads automatically when I open a new window, but after reading this thread I've finally changed to another site. all the faults of the BBC presented here convinced me.

NEW: Ken Clarke says if the PM presents a one line bill calling for an election (remember he needs a way round that Fixed Term Parliaments Act), then MPs will amend it. For example, to reduce the age of voting to 16. Snap election might not be so easy for PM after all.

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) October 23, 2019

I don’t think the same problems exist with world service tbf?

― gyac, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:43 AM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

I don't think so either. But on WS you're one click away from BBCUK. Wondering what site you changed to now, Euler!

xp - the pitch will be "we have the deal sorted out, we need a majority to push it through" - plus let's fund the NHS.

(xp to comrade zebra)

Also Gyac, late to this but I really appreciated seeing the train tweets :) It was not in vain.

I switched to a French site finally. But really I just want world news at a glance, not analysis but just headline-type stuff, preferably that says little about the USA (one thing that was annoying me about the BBC, too much about the current usa president who doesn't warrant my attention). if there's some other good world news site I'd be interested!

al-jazeera's pretty good

It is. Graun's international landing page is ok too.

Jesus... 39 bodies found in Essex lorry container

Horrible.

Fucking horrendous. There was a story last week about someone dying after falling from the cargo hold of a plane during landing too.

RTÉ probably has the best English-language Brexit coverage (and Tony Connelly gets all the Brexit scoops first).

euronews.com might suit you Euler

one thing that was annoying me about the BBC, too much about the current usa president who doesn't warrant my attention

This is a common complaint.

BBC apologises after Andrew Marr suggested Priti Patel was 'laughing'

The corporation received 222 complaints and now accepts Patel was not "smiling" but displaying her "natural expression"

ok

resting giggle face

Oh, prithee.

It is true that a smug smirk is her natural expression.

Her attempts to look serious and considered after Marr made the comment were pretty funny.

so i took yesterday afternoon and evening off politics and the internet? did anything happen?

COME ON PROGRAMME MOTION U CUNT

Corobyn and Johnson meeting to discuss new programme motion this morning

The FPBErs are going to love that.

They are busy designing an app to show voters how not to vote Labour in their area to 'stop Brexit'.

I'm so proud of my man Cronbyn finally getting to cause Brexit

I see Boris is doing, what, his second pmqs since July?

Johnson opens with the horrible news that 39 bodies have been found in a lorry in Essex. He says it is an awful tragedy.

Labour MP Rupa Huq asks him why he doesn’t get rid of Dominic Cummings. Johnson says he receives excellent advice from his advisers and he takes full responsibility for everything the government does.

BJ really does not ever answer a question, does he? All he does is say Cromryn supported the IRA all his life and that he's a threat to the union. Not a single answer.

he can't even acknowledge how many fucking kids he has

Johnson opens with the horrible news that 39 bodies have been found in a lorry in Essex. He says it is an awful tragedy.

Presumably going to blame this on being in the EU and "uncontrolled" borders and will eventually make a joke about them like he did dead Libyans.

I'm not watching this, but one quite meltish commentator has remarked that Corbyn is very composed + on his game today and Boris is a mess.

A lone woman, standing up to a sea of cowardly, corrupt white men, is an entire mood. pic.twitter.com/4cVMOi3AGi

— Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) October 16, 2019

Six white men stuck in the past, conspiring to wreck our future.#StopBrexit https://t.co/la9spWosab

— Jo Swinson (@joswinson) October 23, 2019

I take my hat off to the women that have successfully transcended race when necessary

BJ really does not ever answer a question, does he? All he does is say Cromryn supported the IRA all his life and that he's a threat to the union. Not a single answer.

PMQs has been like that for years, it's a complete waste of everyone's time.

You're right, but LJ hasn't started the albums roll-out yet :-/

BJ really does not ever answer a question, does he? All he does is say Cromryn supported the IRA all his life and that he's a threat to the union. Not a single answer.

Spencer?

https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2016/03/103539.jpg

I think Lewis Goodall is right btw

Nah

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) October 23, 2019

Must be a bad PMQS if LBC are sticking the knife in

Boris Johnson just told PMQs that "there will be no checks between Northern Ireland and GB" after Brexit.

Except that under his deal, there will be. And Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay confirmed that yesterday. pic.twitter.com/TMc1zrvaq3

— LBC (@LBC) October 23, 2019

Obsessed with big John’s stray comma

#PMQs Jeremy Corbyn exposes Johnson’s incapability of mastering detail and his tendency to flounder & resort to shouty bluster & personal abuse when he fails to understand the questions let alone know the answers. He is an incompetent, embarrassment to the office he holds.

— John McDonnell MP (@johnmcdonnellMP) October 23, 2019

Swinson is so white Dulux can't even use her to colour match Whiter than White Mist.

Calz, are you thinking of Bonnie Greer? She’s very FPBE, true, but I’d never put her in as a full melt.

swinson's actual influence over politics seems in direct inverse correlation to her messiah complex

xxp
erm .. that probably should be they can use her to...

xp
no it's someone from Buzz Feed, but I might be slurring them as a melt just on the strength that they often take the piss out of corbyn!

Oh! Bonnie said similar just now and she’s not one to make fun of him.

hmm weird that a tory source would claim corbyn has no policy despite labour policy being pretty clear-cut, wonder what that's all about - anyway better just tweet that shit asap i guess

Tory source adds: Corbyn made clear he has no policy except more delays and to spend 2020 having referendums.
So talks broke down pretty quickly then.

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) October 23, 2019

Let's not forget that turfing the LDs out of cabinet and replacing them with Tories marked an increase in the gender and ethnic diversity.

Johnson and Rees-Mogg both have a (Trumplike) petulant streak that's a mile wide - Corbyn is too much of a straight shooter to exploit it, they should unleash Johnny Mac on them.

paul "fair dos, just reporting what sources say" waugh

in other news unite have triggered mr potato head MP and noise around salma yaqoob continues to grow