Ne'er get thee stitched til Booris be ditched: UK General Election 2019

Who'd've thocht it?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/02/dominic-grieve-calls-for-release-of-report-on-russian-meddling-in-uk

It is understood that the dossier examines allegations that Russian money has flowed into British politics in general and the Conservative party in particular. It also includes claims that Russia launched a major influence operation in 2016 in support of Brexit.

At the telly not me. And turn the dog's head to the screen. pic.twitter.com/KapK8O32y6

— barney farmer (@barneyfarmer) November 2, 2019

They should do this

“One Labour policy wonk impishly suggests the incoming government could follow the example of the Bolsheviks in 1917 and immediately publish highly sensitive documents relating to previous governments.” https://t.co/3Or1czgdTS

— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) November 2, 2019

oh god no the last thing this country needs is to be radically transformed, bring back the adults in the room

I bet some rando Labour policy wonk would have been a bit more nervous about mentioning the Bolsheviks - even in jest - during GE' 17.

The Labour candidate running against BoJo in his constituency seems a decent lad.

I called out Lib Dem PPC @thattimwalker for using a mental health slur as an election slogan and he blocked me, despite me being a fellow party member and former Councillor. 🤷‍♀️

Everybody in Canterbury, vote for the Labour candidate @RosieDuffield1. https://t.co/FKv8xxaxrf pic.twitter.com/nkNe29JVmB

— Chris Ward (@christopherward) November 1, 2019

it's almost as if he's a Tory cunt in disguise

Should I know who Tim Walker is?

Lawyers and accountants for the UK’s richest families said they had been deluged with calls from millionaire and billionaire clients

Name names, you cowards.

xp not really, he's just some Tory hack

Seems likely pic.twitter.com/eiCJaDd21v

— suzanne moore (@suzanne_moore) November 2, 2019

are we even in purdah yet ? blue ticks excelling themselves

I was out on the razz with my friend who’d launched a book and SM was in our group (Mark S was there for a bit, too). She is a lot less confrontational about JC when called on it face to face (“yeah, I know he's a good MP”) by not-blue tick me, which I can’t decide is civility or not, and I was happy enough saying ‘I’m a gentile who doesn’t get into it with Jewish people who don’t like Corbyn on Twitter because I wouldn’t want a moron like Hadley Freeman casting aspersions on me. Also my chicken soup with matzoh balls BANGS.’

She did call me George Monbiot when I said I’d never been in Starbucks, even to pee.

I think this pause fracking stunt was an ill advised manoeuvre. It won't cut the mustard with those opposed to it and if anything it'll piss them off even more and only serves to highlight that labour are committed to stopping it and they aren't.

xp not really, he's just some Tory hack

Apparently a candidate for the Lab left has been selected for Chuka's seat

GRUDGE MATCH

Bell Ribeiro-Addy – Chief of staff and political advisor to Diane Abbott

The selections the past fortnight have produced BAME candidates after concern that none had been selected yet, and they’re in safe seats too.

Chuka is standing in the City & Westminster constituency, not Streatham fwiw. That's currently Mark Field's constituency and will probably return a Tory again but its definitely up for grabs.

OTOH it could end up splitting the vote and returning a Labour MP. There were only 4000 or so votes in it last time.

It might not: according to someone I know living there, Mark Field’s wife (some kind of theatrical agent IIRC) was pretty key in getting a certain type of modern Tory voter to support him. I’d say that a Remainer has a chance and a half there.

Yeah Umunna's a dick for standing there - clearly targeting a seat Labour were particularly close to winning last time. Sutton & Cheam might've been acceptable.

some scoop for wurrance telephene (who I must concede I've never really rated)

jo swinson: squirrel killer pic.twitter.com/WojCjWMGYh

— e. r. dewo (@groovyguyzone) November 2, 2019

lol i was gonna share that earlier

Probably nothing but

Breaking - Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s most senior adviser, is facing questions over his past activities in Russia after a whistleblower came forward to raise “serious concerns” about the 3 years Cummings spent there after graduating from Oxford. See the Sunday Times

— Tom Harper (@TomJHarper) November 2, 2019

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has written to Mark Sedwill, the cabinet secretary, & the heads of MI5 & MI6 asking what level of security vetting was handed to Cummings when he joined Boris Johnson in Downing St. See tomorrow’s Sunday Times exclusive with @cazjwheeler

— Tom Harper (@TomJHarper) November 2, 2019

The Sunday Times understands that Whitehall is restricting some government business from Cummings, despite awarding him developed vetting (DV) status, which should grant him access to top secret intelligence. See tomorrow’s Sunday Times @cazjwheeler

— Tom Harper (@TomJHarper) November 2, 2019

imagine if Agent Cummings has single-handedly managed to do more damage to the UK than every previous KGB mole put together, you'd have to take your hat off

ffs he isn't even a Marxism–Leninism zealot, he's just a complete twat who gets high on having top jobs and being mentioned in the press a lot.

was at the streatham selection meeting earlier. really glad bell won. think the right's candidate admitting she voted for brexit might have lost a few votes

at least back in the day the Soviet Union recruited an enigmatic group of Lothario alcoholic tankies and homosexuals who looked pretty cool, not fucking psychotic looking baldy twats that look like paedo PE teachers who probably wank over pics of Thatcher

is this news ? why are the BBC splashing on this ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50278634

BIG policy announcement from labour today (tucked away two-thirds down the observer front page)
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/nov/02/labour-scheme-homes-energy-efficiency

Doesn’t matter - look at the year on year triple lock increase if you want to know how much they should have been increasing benefits for working age people. It’s still way off pace with the cost of living.

oh yes, otm, not contesting that - just wondering why the BBC are splashing on something that was announced by... george osborne

The BBC are leading news bulletins on the government announcing they will end the benefits freeze in 2020.

The four-year freeze has always been due to end in 2020 and was last confirmed by the government back in January.

It would be news if they decided not to end it.

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) November 3, 2019

sun will rise tomorrow, tories confirm in major pre-election announcement to bbc news

Excellent 2008 content on Jo Swinson's Facebook page pic.twitter.com/2cFu0fuajv

— Joey D'Urso (@josephmdurso) November 1, 2019

very familiar imagery here, no dead squirrels or potholes though

Profiles in courage, part 338

https://news.sky.com/story/general-election-2019-nigel-farage-says-he-will-not-stand-as-mp-11852868

^that's actually shopped. original here:

She's fucking gloating now. https://t.co/Gu6g3lm7SX

— Stefano Vozza (@stef_wholemeal) November 2, 2019

xp

lol trust Jo to get annoyed about a bit of graffiti on a private sector owned telecom box.

excellent tagging by criminy jorbyn

lol

The best television you will watch today. Jo Swinson finally caught out for the brazen fibber that she is. pic.twitter.com/b2aQxeeFqV

— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) November 3, 2019

"you don't understand, 'Labour Can't Win Here' is the name of my dog"

god she’s so fucking bad at this

it helps your credibility a bit if you don't smirk when you're blatantly lying

when she does join the debates it will be excruciating

shame that ridge didn’t press on the lol that even in this ridiculous hypothetical the libdems still couldn’t beat rees-mogg

her advisors need to get her to cut out the nodding thing

You sure you want to go on that debate Jo? pic.twitter.com/tEAgkDU3aI

— Admiral Ackbars Memoriam (@GhostofAckbar) November 3, 2019

No idea why John Nicolson isn't standing in her seat this time round but, fuck me, the SNP better be moving heaven and earth to unseat her.