love* in the time of plague (and by love* i mean brexit* and other dreary matters of uk politics)

Cummings has flatly denied going back to Durham in April so he’s either lying and getting ministers to repeat that lie or the Observer and Mirror have opened a massive hole for him to wriggle through.

doing some ah yes Barnard Castle isn't Durham bullshit is semantics stuff is exactly the sort of thing his opponents tried and failed to do to him over Brexit. You love to see it

Less damaging to be in Durham and go to Barnard Castle, before going to London than being in Durham, going to Barnard Castle, going back to London and then going back to Durham, which is what the Observer and Mirror seem to be accusing him of.

I'm losing track of the timeline, but the defence yesterday was that he obeyed the rules by staying at home, in Durham. The trip to Barney blows that one up. If he provably returned on April 19th as is now being suggested then it's basic he's-lying time.

Yep, absolutely.

If only he knew some data scientists who could prove his argument beyond reasonable doubt.

Cummings has flatly denied going back to Durham in April so he’s either lying and getting ministers to repeat that lie or the Observer and Mirror have opened a massive hole for him to wriggle through.

tbh I was thinking last night that they better have more evidence than some geezer saying he thought he saw someone who look a bit like Dominic Cummings or else this is going to blow in their (and our) faces.

It's a helpful thing that No 10 called the one gang with access to Durham ANPR and CCTV liars

I think this is a job for Sir Forensic.

Doesn’t the old guy have his number plate too on the day in question?

That story set off a few alarm bells tbh. He thought he saw Dominic Cummings, so he took a note of part of his car registration, then somehow googled Cummings' actual car registration and that's how he knows it was Cummings?

Yeah, can see how a forensic lawyer would drive a coach and horses through that.

Cummings into No10

— Rob Powell (@robpowellnews) May 24, 2020

hes president for life now

That story set off a few alarm bells tbh. He thought he saw Dominic Cummings, so he took a note of /part/ of his car registration, then somehow googled Cummings' actual car registration and that's how he knows it was Cummings?

Despite everything the Boris brand is still pretty strong and the idea that Gove could command the same level of support from across the country feels borderline delusional.

Boris's brand isn't going to take much of a hit from this. Cummings is pretty much a safety valve, don't know if they'll ditch him or not, it can be useful to have someone to take the hits.

They also have a big majority, can't see any of this being relevant whatsoever any time soon - there'll very likely be a leadership challenge and they'll dump him but not this year or next

They've got no-one who could beat Johnson in a popularity contest. More likely Johnson is eventually forced to resign himself but he's also their greasiest pig.

also he's been dead for a month

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-24/dominic-cummings-departure-only-matter-of-time-robert-peston/

Not sure Bobby P would be sticking his neck out with this one if there wasn't a significant chance of him going.

And there is a second ticking time bomb, say ministers. They fear a member of the public may file a complaint to Durham police alleging Cummings broke the Health Protection Regulations - which the police would be obliged to investigate.

lol!

today’s had it all but my highlight has been dominic cummings leaving his house with a finding nemo ball, a film all about a stupid cunt who endangers his family, friends and neighbours by breaking simple rules and travelling long distances not once but twice pic.twitter.com/dAmXr4ur6e

— harry moore (@Harry_Moore_) May 23, 2020

What is the procedure for filing a complaint to the police? Asking for a friend.

I would be amazed if they hadn't had hundreds of complaints already.

The idea of shopping somebody to the police is of course repualsive but these are the cunts who set the police loose on people sitting mind their own business on park benches etc.

They've got no-one who could beat Johnson in a popularity contest

Not right now, makes no sense to shift him. 2023 may be a different story but its fantasy to think anyone is going to make any kind of move this year

grant shapps is developing quite the lockdown bouffant

i resent that reading of Finding Nemo tbh

if you've got to slander a pre-teen fish just to make your lame comedy point then fuck you

nah everyone's a cunt, cunt cunt cunt

it's quite amusing to see Kinnock trending again and becoming an unwilling pawn in a culture war where nobody actually gives a shit about him!

reluctantly flagged imago for calling Nemo a cunt

gentlemen you can’t clown fish in here this is the finding nemo discussion

nemo got into trouble for touching a butt, probably quite relatable to most politicians

butt fish (2019)

anyway clearly the correct analogy for Dom is Dory since he doesn't remember where he's been

Dora the unexplorer

grant shapps is developing quite the lockdown bouffant

If you were all looking for a bit of light relief Larry Elliott has written about the potential for a property crash.

Do not click if you hate LedByDonkeys

This van has just turned up outside Dominic Cummings house @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/TVhmlWI9zN

— Sam Holder (@samholdertv) May 24, 2020

oh no

can't click that, sorry

im led by donky

Megamind is on Channel 4 right now what a coincidence of scheduling.

Led by flipping wallies

surely you meant twat-trumpeting cockwombles or something?

As soon as it is confirmed Brooker and Iannuci luvs Labour again, a golden era of hilarious effusive swearing shall begin

speaking of which

Just saw Charlie Brooker dunking on Matt Hancock. Must have been galling for Brooker to have voted for him

— Rosewood Shoehorn (@apiarism) May 23, 2020

Can't stand LedByDonkeys, but if they can continue to restrict their activities to petty trolling I might change my mind. A bit.

xp Rupa Huq is his sister in law, and possibly constituency MP.

Dominic Cummings being described as part of a self-serving and out of touch elite - uluv2seeit.