Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Why sleaze investigations are becoming more menacing for Boris Johnson | Andrew Rawnsley
Number 10 is beginning to panic now that independent interrogators are in pursuit of the truth
www.theguardian.com
Cash for Curtains is now taking on a life of its own. Its strange that such a mundane event should shine such a bright light on tory sleaze. There are now 3 enquiries from different bodies and the hope must be that they can pin one on the fat bastard.
Two of the enquiries can be classed as internal. They will report to Boris and he will decide any actions arising from the enquiry. The new Cabinet Secretary is heading up one of them. Johnson recently sacked the last Cabinet Sec so this guy needs to be careful what he finds. The second enquiry is being run by the Ethics Investigator. The last one resigned when Johnson ignored his findings that the Home Secretary was guilty of bullying. The government paid out a six figure sum in compy instead.
Its a farce. Johnson has set up two enquiries into himself. He could save us all the trouble by just making a statement. The issue here is that he cant do that because he obviously has something to hide.
"Hey Mr Cabinet Sec. Can you investigate how I paid for the renovation of my living quarters please ?"
Its bloody ridiculous.
However, the third investigation by the Electoral Commission is a bit more serious. They have full powers and can impose sanctions. Just as important is that they should also keep the other two investigations honest. The Commission could also drag in the Tory Party as any financial help should be declared and somebody should have paid tax. Johnson should also have declared the help as he was the beneficiary.
Its a big shit sandwich for the tories. They knew that Johnson was a moral vacuum and yet appointed him anyway.
Back in the real world they have just shit on the Grenfell victims, the people of Northern Ireland, the fishing and hospitality industry amongst others this week. In exchange they are about to announce a new royal yacht costing £200m. Life in tory britain.