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Ghost Dog

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19. Another de Pfeffel-Johnson blatant lie exposed, then:
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 11:40 AM
Sep 2019
... Boris Johnson has been forced to cut short his trip to the US in the wake of a humiliating Supreme Court ruling which declared his decision to suspend parliament unlawful. Responding to the explosive decision for the first time, the PM told reporters in New York that he “strongly disagrees” with the verdict but said parliament “will come back”. The prime minister also said his “preference” was for parliament to be prorogued again so a Queen’s Speech could be held...

... Boris Johnson has come under fire from a former member of his cabinet for contradicting his previous claims that the suspension of parliamentary sittings was “nothing to do with Brexit”.

Responding to the Supreme Court’s ruling that the five-week “prorogation” was unlawful, Mr Johnson said that some people were trying to “frustrate” Brexit and that the job of negotiating an EU withdrawal deal was made harder by the outcome of the case.

Former work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd, who walked out of Mr Johnson’s cabinet in protest at his expulsion of Brexit rebels from the Conservative party, said the prime minister was trying to “have it both ways”...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/supreme-court-news-live-today-boris-johnson-brexit-ruling-parliament-prorogue-latest-corbyn-a9117696.html

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You beat me to it Soph Myrddin Sep 2019 #1
Boris is going to try and prorogue again I think... Soph0571 Sep 2019 #7
Ummm... Wasn't the Brexit vote hacked too? MartyTheGreek Sep 2019 #2
There's no evidence it was hacked. n/t Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #3
There is no evidence it was hacked, no. But I and many others Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #20
Yes, that's a very valid point, and you've every right to be angry about it. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #22
The Electoral Commission (toothless as it generally is) has been looking into this: Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #28
Thanks. These are natural allies Ghost Dog Oct 2019 #29
GOP and FOX say Meddled, Whistle Blower of Mercer's CA Operation says Manipulated... MartyTheGreek Sep 2019 #24
"Hacked" has a specific meaning. There's no evidence of hacking in the UK referendum. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #25
Brexit vote was influenced by illegal money sharedvalues Sep 2019 #13
Link to The Guardian UK News live feed: CottonBear Sep 2019 #4
Thanks! Soph0571 Sep 2019 #8
You're welcome and good luck! CottonBear Sep 2019 #15
Judging by the frothing on social media and in some of the RW press, Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #5
Indeed - however I have hope for our democracy today! Soph0571 Sep 2019 #6
Amber Rudd on Twitter: Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #9
The night of the long knives... Soph0571 Sep 2019 #10
I just wish the bastards in this clowncar would settle down for a while. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #11
I have already decided that NO WORK will get done today.. Soph0571 Sep 2019 #12
I've hit a serious work glitch anyway. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #14
One thing about the hate-mongers ... LeftishBrit Sep 2019 #27
From Sky News's Sam Coates: Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #16
Cummings tweets gnomically: Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #17
Re. your point (3), Denzil_DC, see 19 below. nt Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #21
Yup. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #23
Cummings has apparently dragged himself away from his bottle of plonk for a minute Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #18
Another de Pfeffel-Johnson blatant lie exposed, then: Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #19
Three cheers for the rule of law! LeftishBrit Sep 2019 #26
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