Last night after the Lib Dems stormed to victory in Brecon & Radnorshire (with 44% of the vote share), Boris Johnson’s majority in parliament was reduced to just one.
Hailed as a blow to Johnson’s ridiculous no-deal Brexit stance, the defeat of the elections expenses cheat Chris Davies by Jane Dodds left not only the Tories reeling. That Labour were pushed into fourth (with just 5% of the votes cast) and nearly lost their deposit illustrated how badly Jeremy Corbyn is performing, whilst Nigel Farage can hardly crow after his Brexit Party managed to get just 11% of the vote share.
Elsewhere, after Charles Elphicke was charged in relation to allegations of sexual assault, the Conservative Party must face up to the likely fact that they could ultimately lose his seat also, but the big news this morning is that another Tory, Dr Phillip Lee, has declared that “he’ll spend the summer thinking a lot” about crossing the floor to the Liberal Democrats. If Dr Lee does go, the party’s majority will be zero and frankly the chances of Johnson surviving a likely vote of no confidence in September could wipe his government out.
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Boris is back
BREAKING NEWS: Boris Johnson set to attempt to return to Westminster It was inevitable but it is excellent news: Boris Johnson has decided to stand for Parliament again at next year’s elections.
Boris comes out kung-fu fighting
Boris Johnson hosts Rupert Murdoch at the Olympics The Daily Mail and other titles are in uproar today. It has been revealed that the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has invited Rupert Murdoch and his wife, Wendi Deng, to be his guests at the women’s 800m freestyle swimming finals of the Olympics this week. […]
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Boris Johnson is nothing but a stupid clown. He will be a footnote in history.
You hope!
Where will you figure in history…..?
I have no need to figure in history. I am not like Boris – a man who is obsessed with only himself. You?
You should get real and back Brexit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boris is going to do great deals with South Korea and Singapore!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And he’ll soon be coming Down Under I reckon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He needs to learn about chucking out immigrants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Back Boris to put the GREAT back in Britain