Quote of the day

[Richard Frost]

“Unequivocally, the behaviour complained of was unacceptable and it is absolutely right that the right honourable gentleman has resigned.”

Rishi Sunak says Gavin Williamson did the right thing by resigning from the Cabinet over bullying allegations last night.

This after two weeks of silence!

[Richard Frost]

“There is little doubt that the tragic death of Awaab Ishak will and should be a defining moment for the housing sector.”

Coroner Joanne Kearsley finds that two-year-old Awaab Ishak died as a result of “extensive” mould in his family’s home in Rochdale.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m ... r-63635721

[Richard Frost]

Mrs Thatcher resigns On November 22, Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister after 11 and a half years in office. After meeting the Queen and making one final Commons speech, Mrs Thatcher left office, saying

"We're happy to leave the UK in a very much better state than when we came here”.

[Richard Frost]

“I look forward to exploring new ways to communicate with people of all ages and from all backgrounds.”

Matt Hancock announces that he will not stand again as a Conservative MP, saying his party “must now reconnect with the public we serve”.

Code for I doubt being selected by the local party to stand again.

[Richard Frost]

“All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world.”

Elton John quits Twitter after a change in its policy that he says will allow “misinformation to flourish unchecked”.

[Richard Frost]

“You think I don’t know how f***ing old I am?”

President Joe Biden has “vented to allies” about the media focus on his age, according to Politico.

[Chadwick]

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

Elon Musk's online poll returned a result of 57.5% in favour of him stepping down.
His reaction was to say that future policy decision votes would be restricted to paid Twitter Blue members only.

[Richard Frost]

“I would never knowingly remove the former prime minister – who I served enthusiastically – from anything I put out.”

Business Secretary Grant Shapps denies erasing Boris Johnson from a photo posted on his Twitter feed of the pair visiting Spaceport Cornwall.

[Richard Frost]

“There are no penalties for innocent errors in your tax affairs.”

Jim Harra, head of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), speaks to MPs amid Nadhim Zahawi’s tax row. The Tory party chair was fined by the tax office last year.

[Richard Frost]

“Nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed… 100 per cent success rate.”

Lee Anderson, the Conservative Party’s new deputy chairman, tells The Spectator he would support the return of the death penalty.