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muriel_volestrangler

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3. That may be the worst of the senior positions, but hold on to your supper ...

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 24, 2019, 05:40 PM

Jul 2019

Chris Grayling's replacement as Transport Secretary is Grant Shapps. The spiv's spiv, who made his money with a series of highly dubious internet wheezes and 'books', and who quit his previous position because of bullying inside the party while he was chairman, which led to a suicide. But bullying is now admirable to the new PM, so all is forgiven.

Could it get worse? Of course it could:

Link to tweet

And just as I type that:

Jacob Rees-Mogg named Lord President of the Council and Leader of House of Commons

That means he'll be charged with preventing votes to stop No Deal. He'll be on our screen continuously for the next 3 months or more.

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