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THREAD: Hard-line Brexiteer and Boris Johnson supporter Sir Bernard Jenkin is leading the #LiaisonCommittee that will question Johnson about his toxic aide Dominic Cummings at 4pm.

We will be watching carefully @bernardjenkin. A whitewash will harm the government and country...

Tory MPs who have been critical of @BorisJohnson have been BANNED from asking questions in the #LiaisonCommittee

Given that they are being silenced, it would be an idea to keep an eye on Tobias Ellwood& #39;s and Tom Tugendhat& #39;s tweets and press statements

The fundamental things that cannot be denied is Dominic Cummings broke the rules other people followed AND he has lied repeatedly - and used the office of @10DowningStreet to lie for him.

He has brought the Government into disrepute and has turned the UK into a laughing stock

#LiaisonCommittee

Boris Johnson: I& #39;d like to talk about something else to take up time of the committee

"I think what the public want us to focus on...." nope @BorisJohnson most of the country says Cummings lied and want him sacked

Boris Johnson: "I& #39;m not certain that right now that an inquiry into that matter [into Cummings breaking rules / law and then lying to the public and his boss] is a very good use of official time"

Translation: "We know he lied but I need him so fuck of!f"

#LiaisonCommittee

"I have no reason to believe that there is an descent from what I said a few days ago" @BorisJohnson

Translation: "I read what Dom told me to say to fudge over this and that is all he is letting me say"

#LiaisonCommittee

On why he let his disgraced aide use the Downing Street& #39;s rose garden (a place for heads of states) to try to lie his way out of trouble, @BorisJohnson said: "*Gasps* er I thought it er would er be a er very good thing if people could er understand what I had understood..."

"We had a long go at it [getting Dominic Cummings& #39; lies as straight as possible in the context of three smoking guns] and yeah look it& #39;s been a very um a very frustrating episode and I understand why why people are so HAVE been so concerned"

No @BorisJohnson ARE was right.

"It& #39;s been a very frustrating episode and I understand why people are so.. have been so concerned because this country is going through such a horrendously difficult time"

Wow, effin gasslighting us now, @BorisJohnson. Like a domestic abuser. Truly atrocious.

Wrong is wrong

"Er I really think that you know erm in so far as what we need to do is er focus on [makes awkward chopping movement like a tragic middle class rapper] getting the message right then I think what we need to do is move on"

Translation: "I need my psychopathic gollum"

"We have a plan. We& #39;ve been going through it. It& #39;s working"

Translation: "70,000 dead plebs but I& #39;m okay and I& #39;m keeping my my lying little gollum because he knows too much about me. Fick the lot of you!"

#LiaisonCommittee

"I actually think you& #39;ve been brave. Brave in the way you& #39;ve been prepared to sacrifice the credibility and popularity of your own government just to stand by your man. You& #39;ve managed to unite a nation in condemnation and indignation of your handling of Cimmings"

@PeteWishart

"80% of the the British public now think Dominic Cummings broke the rules. 63% say you should sack him. But the most worrying thing @BorisJohnson is that 65% say his conduct makes it less likely that the public will not follow lockdown rules...

...."Surely no man is more important than keeping this nation SAFE?"

@PeteWishart at the #LiaisonCommittee

Boris Johnson: The public is wrong

Boris Johnson: "What we need to do now as politicians and leaders is to move on"

The point @BorisJohnson is YOU are NOT leading. You are being led by an unelected toxic hard-right lying political vandal who even David Cameron called a psychopath

You have lost control

"This is just growing and growing @BorisJohnson. The anger is reaching fever pitch. Riding this out just looks like petulant defiance. It& #39;s almost like goading the nation. You know that eventually you will have to let him go. Why don& #39;t you now juat get on with it?"..

Boris Johnson reply to @PeteWishart: "Pete thank you so much erm for you point. I consider that to be erm you know erm it& #39;s it& #39;s a valuable piece of erm of erm [reads notes] you are making a political point um um um a piece of political advice"

For the love of God

Simon Hoare (Tory): "If the R rate starts to creep up and lockdown needs to be replaced either as it is or more full and robust, my inbox tells me that, as a result of the last few days, the response of the British people is going to be far less energetic than first time round"

..."That is a direct result of the actions of your senior advisor...We know what your views are but frankly @BorisJohnson I don& #39;t think anyone understands WHY you hold those views. Why to we say to our constituents who are likely to stay & #39;you can keep your lockdown& #39;"

Boris Johnson: "I don& #39;t think that true"

Fascinating, so @BorisJohnson calls one of his party colleagues a liar after having believed blatant lies from a toxic unelected aide.

Meg Hillier: " @BorisJohnson you said that a number of the allegations [about Dominic Cummings during his holiday in County Durham] were false. Yiu were with him for 6 hours. Did you see evidence to prove that?"

BJ: "Erm Meg erm I, I you know! I don& #39;t to go into it...."

Meg Hillier: "Yes or no. it& #39;s a simple question. Yes or no? Did you see the evidence?

BJ: "I don& #39;t want to go into much more that I& #39;ve said"

MH: "It& #39;s a simple question. Did you see the evidence?"

BJ: "Urm if it pleases you I will say yes but I don& #39;t want to don& #39;t want to..."

MH: "Would it be a good idea for the cabinet secretary to see the evidence?"

BJ: "Well er er erm I think actually it would be not be doing my job if I was to shuffle this problem into the hands of officials"

Wow, @BorisJohnson the issue is AN UNELECTED AIDE IS DOING YOUR JOB

"I understand public indignation" says @BorisJohnson, who called £275,000 for one morning& #39;s work a week "chickenfeed", before repeating the line: "IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER IF WE COULD NOW MOVE ON"

Better for YOU. But some of us have a conscience and want this dealt with

Yvette Cooper: "It& #39;s extremely surprising that you won& #39;t provide that & #39;evidence& #39; to the cabinet secretary or have any independent verification of it"

Yvette Cooper asked a floundering @BorisJohnson about what the government advice is on child care [in light of Dominic Cummings& #39; taking a tour of the northeast] and Johnson was so all over the place I can hardly describe it. Porky Pig on ketamine perhaps...

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