The legacy of Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak

How it works:

-Former Egyptian Govt minister gives £5m to Tory Party

-His company revealed to be doing business in Russia year after invasion of Ukraine

-Gets knighthood for business and charitable activities
theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Michael Gove

‘Arrogant Thames Water is disgrace’
28.03.24

And him six years ago:

‘Water companies must clean up their act or else’
22.02.18

‘Clean up your act or face tougher regulation’
02.03.18

‘Gove hauls in companies over leaks’
30.07.18

Empty threats. Easy headlines

‘James Cleverly, Home Secretary, spent £165,561 chartering private jet for one-day round trip to Rwanda to sign Rishi Sunak’s deportation deal in Kigali’
The Guardian

How it works:
Hire private jet, make day trip, take tv crew, and declare Rwanda safe. Back home for tea

Esther McVey

18.12.23

'We don't want you to see a single penny of your hard-earned cash wasted on unnecessary public spending’

21.3.24

‘Esther McVey claims thousands for London rent despite MP husband owning flat one mile away’
The Telegraph

The ‘Minister for Common Sense’

‘We’ve turned the corner on growth’
-Jeremy Hunt

Liz Truss launches PopCons - her vehicle for ‘Popular Conservatism’

-Liz Truss is least popular politician in the country, favourability score of -54 Savanta UK

‘We need to restore democratic accountability’

-Liz Truss became PM via 81k votes of Tory Party members

Deluded

Two headlines:

‘Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll
-The Guardian

‘Liz Truss gives peerages to Brexit architect and Tory donor’

Rotten

Rwanda Bill

Yes: 313
Against: 269
Majority: 44

£290m spent. To get headlines

So on we stumble: intolerance, infighting, right-wing threats and a chaotic, divided, diminished Govt

VAR:
-Headbutt - fine
-Penalty. Forget the ref.

Hang on. This is a big problem

OBR forecast for growth in March:
-1.8% - 2024
-2.5% -2025
Now:
-0.7% - 2024
-1.4% - 2025

Funny enough, Jeremy Hunt didn't make that clear

How PMQs works:

'How many people are waiting for mental health treatment?
- Keir Starmer

'He wants to play politics. We get things done'
-Rishi Sunak

'He knows the answer: 1.2m. 200k are children'
-Keir Starmer

'We are expanding patient choice'
-Rishi Sunak

Pathetic

July 2021:

‘David Cameron was paid a salary of more than $1m by Greensill Capital, the finance company whose dramatic collapse exposed the former prime minister’s extensive lobbying efforts’
- Financial Times

November 2023:

Forget all that. You’re now Foreign Secretary

Letter
⁦The Guardian⁩

Boris Johnson and Covid

-'I'm on holiday
-'Someone else can do Cobra
-'It's no big deal
-'They are going to die anyway
-'The tide will turn in 12 weeks

-'He's talking stupid shit'
Dominic Cummings

-'It was wrong crisis for this PM's skills set'
Lee Cain comms dir

Appalling

Two headlines:

The cap on bankers' bonuses is being removed as part of a post-Brexit shake-up of City rules, it has been confirmed
BBC News (UK)

More than 1 million UK children experienced destitution last year, study finds
The Guardian

This country

Wow!

Astonishing
- via the remarkable Nicholas van As

A lot of what is wrong with this country in one picture

Four headlines

Watchdog criticises decision to pay Johnson's £265k Partygate bill

Sunak to drop net zero policies

Braverman stopped immigration centre inspections despite safety warnings

Raac: Education Sec says some pupils prefer temporary classrooms

-The state we’re in