Pressure on Starmer to address ‘unanswered questions’ over China spy case controversy
Sir Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure to address “unanswered questions” over the China spy case controversy as the government was accused of being complicit in a “cover up” over the saga.
On the day MPs return to Westminster from conference recess, Kemi Badenoch has written to the prime minister calling for “clarity and honesty” and asking him to make a statement in Parliament over the collapse of a case against two men accused of spying for Beijing.
The intervention came as former security minister Tom Tugendhat described the collapse of the case as “absolutely abhorrent” and claimed the government is “willing to cover up the actions of a hostile state”.
Yes, but not answering questions is a key part of the political armoury as Tugendhat knows, without it they would have to answer questions - obviously.
In this case it could involve some extremely edgy questions about official attitudes towards the Chinese government which could become very interesting indeed, so their inflexible rule is -
Don't answer the question - talk about something you want to talk about.
Everyone does it, but the way politicians do it all the time is abhorrent*.
* I decided to copy Tom Tugendhat and sneak in the word 'abhorrent'. It's one of those words which seems to have emerged from relative obscurity about fifteen years ago. This episode is worse than abhorrent though, Tugendhat knows that too.
Don't answer the question - talk about something you want to talk about.
Everyone does it, but the way politicians do it all the time is abhorrent*.
* I decided to copy Tom Tugendhat and sneak in the word 'abhorrent'. It's one of those words which seems to have emerged from relative obscurity about fifteen years ago. This episode is worse than abhorrent though, Tugendhat knows that too.
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"Sir Steer Starboard!"
""Mr Speaker, this government pledged to deliver, and deliver we have. Unanswered questions, abhorrent manoeuvres, fancy footwork on taxes, splendid new attire ... the list is nigh on endless. This is what The British People voted for and we have delivered it as promised, with laser focus and turbo-charging."
"The Leader of the Opposition!"
Kemi B (for it is she): "Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister is just an awkward tosser who doesn't know what he is doing."
Cheers!
Words can be wonderful. The definition of 'horrent' is "Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling".
Starmer may be awkward but not horrent. Too much Brylcreem perhaps?
Pantomime villain, Bring Back the Sausages, is quite abhorrent.
Surkier does not need Brylcreem. He exudes snake oil.
I see that the Grauniad , purely coincidentally, reports that Boris Mophead might have taken money from a multi-millionaire buddy to scupper the 2022 Spring Russia - Ukraine peace agreement so that he, the buddy, could flog war drones to Ukraine. Before such war drones were thought of. Is there no end to their cunning?
Nobody will read it, but it gives other msm the excuse to truthfully? state that this " has been reported that..... " Is there no beginning to their cunning?
dearieme - if only Kemi B would say that. The whole House minus one must know he is just an awkward tosser who doesn't know what he is doing.
DJ - hmm, maybe his hair would repay careful observation because it doesn't seem to change. Could be more than Brylcreem - does it even grow?
James - weren't sausages part of Punch and Judy too? Which one is he though?
Doonhamer - I've seen that story elsewhere, although there are quite a few anti-Boris stories popping up, almost as if the Tories want a scapegoat with more media prominence than other former leaders. Not that he doesn't deserve it.
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