12th June 2020

Another horror week in Toryland 9th June 2020

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Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 3. The govt ruled that teachers must wear face-masks on public transport whilst travelling to school "for safety reasons" 4. The govt then ruled that teach- ers must NOT wear face-masks in schools 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

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Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 8. The govt said nurses had received a "significant pay rise" in response to Covid-19 9. Nurses have not been awarded a pay rise since 2018 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 10. The govt said "a protective ring had been thrown around care homes" 11. The head of Outbreak Modelling at Imperial College said Covid-1 is still "spilling out of hospitals and into care homes" 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 12. The govt said "we have now managed successfully to offer tests to every care home" 13. National Care Forum found 13% of care homes had not been tested, and 43% had tests which were void due to testing infrastructure problems 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

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Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 17. Serco was granted the contract to do contact-tracing, despite having been recently fined £1m for multiple failures on a previous govt contract 18. The Health Minister responsible for the contract is a former Serco lobbyist 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 19. Boris Johnson said "decisions will be taken with the maximum possible transparency" 20. The detailed reasons for Serco's fine have not been revealed, despite a 6-month freedom of information battle 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 21. The govt said the testing and contact-tracing system would be "world beating" and ready on1 June 22. It wasn't, and won't be ready until Sept 23. The former govt chief scientific advisor said it's "not fit for purpose" and would miss 80% of contacts with the virus 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 24. Boris Johnson acknowledged the "incontrovertible, undeniable feeling of injustice" behind #BlackLivesMatters 25. Boris Johnson has previously (sub-thread): a. Referred to Commonwealth citizens as "picaninnies" b. Described black people as having "watermelon smiles" 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire c. Called the people of Papua New Guinea "cannibals" d. Suggested reinstating the British Empire in former colonies e. Said "Islamophobia seems a natural reaction" f. Stated that the UK must accept "Islam is the problem" 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

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Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 28. Boris Johnson said "I will not support or indulge those who break the law" 29. Dominic Cummings is still in his job. So is Housing Minister Robert Jenrick, who unlawfully approved a £40m property development for a Tory donor. 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

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Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 32. The govt said destruction of a slave-trader's statue by #BlackLivesMatter was "vandalism and completely unacceptable" 33. When Boris Johnson joined the Bullingdon club "the whole culture was to exert vandalism -they had to have their room smashed to pieces" 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 34. The govt (which promised an "oven-ready" deal on Brexit) said the deal had stalled 35. The govt (which said there were no down-sides to Brexit) agreed with the IMF that No Deal would mean a permanent 5% cut to GDP 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 36. The CBI said Covid19 9 left companies with "almost zero" resilience to No Deal 37. It is reported Boris Johnson shouted "Christ!" when told No Deal, on top of Covid, would lead to 3.5 million job losses 39. The govt refused to extend the transition period to avoid No Deal 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

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Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 42. Boris Johnson said "I want to share all our working, our thinking, my thinking, with you, the British people." 43. The govt is now facing a legal challenge from doctors and other health workers, because it refuses to order and inquiry into PPE shortages 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

Image may contain: 1 person, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 44. And we still haven't seen the report into Russian interference with the Brexit campaign 45. Boris Johnson said he is taking "direct control" of the handling of coronavirus (it is not clear who has been in control for the previous 132 days of the outbreak) 15:45 09 Jun 20 Twitter Web App'

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Image may contain: one or more people, text that says 'Russ @RussInCheshire 50. Boris Johnson's personal approval ratings have fallen 40% in 40 days 51 Boris Johnson said he was "very proud" of the govt response 52. It's still only Tuesday'

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