Boris Johnson heads for Tory Conference in Manchester after tumultuous week for the Governmenthttps://t.co/L3CDm05xSF pic.twitter.com/v8W8FdQ67y
— ITV Granada Reports (@GranadaReports) September 28, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: #BorisJohnson 'will collapse government' if EU refuse new deal and force election #Brexit https://t.co/oLpwOTsDi3 pic.twitter.com/7JZAhiLDYs
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 28, 2019
NEW: Dominic Cummings ordered Tory aides to “ram” the phrase Surrender Act “down their throats” at a meeting last night
He said there would be an election in November and claimed Labour were trying to silence it because “they know it’s hurting them”https://t.co/FkVnLe6DBX
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) September 28, 2019
“Getting Brexit done” won’t solve anything: Chaminda Jayanetti for @IndyVoices https://t.co/NTwwtNy9cD pic.twitter.com/T2Jb2UxzGH
— John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) September 28, 2019
PS former Tory adviser texts me “what is the betting a motion of no confidence is tabled on day of Johnson’s speech to Tory conference [Wednesday]?”
— Robert Peston (@Peston) September 28, 2019
Extraordinary sign of the times. Tory Conference behind a ring of concrete and steel. pic.twitter.com/HxDZguWxMF
— Steve Doherty (@SteveDoherty1) September 28, 2019
Tory conference begins with a bang: No10 reportedly launching an investigation into whether Letwin, Benn and Grieve “collaborated” with France and EU to write legislation. https://t.co/lliCALL8Zb
— Sebastian Payne (@SebastianEPayne) September 28, 2019
A month ago, idea HMG might provoke civil disorder to invoke emergency powers would've felt like bad April Fool's joke. Now? Sounds entirely credible. But just how far & how fast we've been dragged by #BorisJohnson – *that* is what truly beggars belief…https://t.co/ow5mMGNlAT
— Michael Dougan (@mdouganlpool) September 28, 2019
Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve is an exceptionally calm & level-headed person.
When he says Johnson & Cummings may be planning to use the Civil Contingency Act to suspend the rule of law & force through a no-deal Brexit, we should listen.https://t.co/LDkEdWTVQC
— Cornwall for Europe #FBPE (@Cornwall4EU) September 28, 2019
A serving British soldier has issued a death threat to the shadow education secretary Angela Rayner.https://t.co/7ZWW0MX5zR
— New Statesman (@NewStatesman) September 27, 2019
Police said they are "looking into" Nigel Farage's "take the knife to them" comments made at a Brexit Party rally in Newport https://t.co/1IvstDG1Tx #Brexit pic.twitter.com/5VBwTIn49h
— ITV Wales News (@ITVWales) September 28, 2019
It’s like Labour has suddenly come out of a three year coma and started noticing some stuff. https://t.co/CEZr3cgpRD
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) September 28, 2019
For those who have been watching the Brexit money men this isn’t news
What is new is that former Chancellor Philip Hammond is confirming they are driving for No Deal Brexit to maximise their profits while they destroy the country
And that #LiarJohnson is working for them https://t.co/vFq7i1hES4
— Molly Scott Cato MEP (@MollyMEP) September 28, 2019
Reached a conclusion: even if my dreams come true and Brexit’s halted half the country will still be furious. But if we’re going to be divided whatever happens it might as well be without massive economic chaos, food and medicine shortages etc. Better to be divided inside The EU
— Jay Rayner (@jayrayner1) September 28, 2019
No-one (regardless of whether they voted leave or Remain) should want a No Deal Brexit. Voting against No-Deal is simply common sense because it would be deeply damaging and unnecessary. https://t.co/8p1v73n7UA
— Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) September 28, 2019
Remember folks, Brexit party is not racist 🤦♂️ @brexitparty_uk #brexitparty pic.twitter.com/PxmcnpkT8j
— Ed Barton (@ed_barton) September 28, 2019
Me, for the @observerUK, on Brexit and the press. Spoiler: democracy doesn’t work if journalists forget what their role is https://t.co/yXiX4xBrfg
— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) September 28, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
Public opinion polls show shift in favor of impeaching Trump after revelations in Ukraine scandal https://t.co/LsbN50V0bT pic.twitter.com/ThKAxZib9K
— The Hill (@thehill) September 28, 2019
“the latest revelations show that Mr. Trump and Mr. Giuliani ran what amounted to a shadow foreign policy in Ukraine” https://t.co/2KxM0hsWRM
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) September 28, 2019
AP reports that AG William Barr was “surprised and angry” to discover he had been lumped in with Rudy Giuliani by the president. https://t.co/wUiF4LCBVu
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 28, 2019
Is AG Bill Barr “surprised” and “angry” enough to cancel his Christmas party at the Trump International Hotel and Cash Drop? Only time will tell.
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) September 28, 2019
It’s dangerous to pretend Barr was somehow corrupted by Trump. He purposefully joined Trump to shut down the investigations and shield Trump using his precious Unitary Executive Theory. Barr is not a victim of bad choices; he’s a willing accomplice and criminal in his own right.
— Uncle Blazer (@blakesmustache) September 28, 2019
It appears that both Barr and Bannon are in Italy right now. Bannon has a subpoena for #CambridgeAnalytica waiting for him when he gets home. #TheGreatHack https://t.co/wd4hTW2wZm
— David Carroll 🦅 (@profcarroll) September 28, 2019
‘Beyond the pale’ — Meet the 7 freshmen congressmen, all of whom served in the military or national security agencies, who broke the dam on impeachment pic.twitter.com/DEIlhAIgUc
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 28, 2019
File under: Lamb, Sacrificial. https://t.co/yI9MG3Uvce
— Eric Umansky (@ericuman) September 28, 2019
More impeachment news: Former US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker plans to appear at his deposition next Thursday in front of the House Foreign Affairs committee, according to source familiar with his plans, per @evanperez @kylieatwood https://t.co/2XPUrBQGYX
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 28, 2019
Very smart of the writers to leave a well known character waiting in the wings not really doing anything until the season finale like this https://t.co/u3Lrsr17nc
— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) September 28, 2019
In Opinion@jbouie writes, "Democrats don’t actually have a choice. They have to impeach, regardless of the politics, regardless of where it leads. They have to hold Trump accountable, both on the merits and to set an example for future presidents." https://t.co/NYcDbFfMic
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 28, 2019
A reminder to federal officials:
There is no limit on the number of individuals who can use the whistleblower statute.
If you think you were involved in unlawful activity as a result of a directive from Mr. Trump or someone doing his bidding, now is the time to report it.
— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) September 28, 2019
Officials/witnesses will start quitting and cooperating, ignoring bogus instructions on exec privilege. If WH does instruct it’s obstruction and another count for impeachment. No more court fights. Come and talk or it goes into impeachment articles
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) September 28, 2019
Hey, speaking of things that need answers, can you elaborate on this one?https://t.co/ihFyPWQvAZ
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 28, 2019
There he goes again. Another presidential video just for Putin. https://t.co/8fWO1TPw3G
— julianzelizer (@julianzelizer) September 28, 2019
Funny thing: just recently Björn Höcke, the fascist (yes, really) regional leader of AfD, used similar slogan ("They are against him, because he is for you"), which he copied from Austrian Jörg Haider, who made FPÖ into far right party in 1980s. pic.twitter.com/Jwm0kPTrcX
— ©️as Mudde (@CasMudde) September 28, 2019
Simultaneously desperate, pathetic, sinister, and so blazingly hypocritical you wonder how the people doing the work keep straight faces https://t.co/XcRi3scC6M
— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 28, 2019
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WORLD
The Trump administration is discussing whether to block Chinese companies from listing shares on American stock exchanges, the latest push to try to sever economic ties between the U.S. and China, according to people familiar with the deliberations https://t.co/it1epHlO31
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 28, 2019
For those who may not remember, this is the same Steve Schwarzman who compared ending the carried interest loophole to Hitler's invasion of Poland https://t.co/BJwiCTy2Sv
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) September 27, 2019
About 7% of the funds for President Donald Trump’s border wall is being diverted from military construction projects on Guam, a small U.S. territory that’s key to U.S. efforts to deter North Korea and counter China’s growing military. https://t.co/FHdWfU26xb
— AP West Region (@APWestRegion) September 28, 2019
Ted Cruz on climate data: “It’s mixed”
Chris Hayes: “No it’s not, 99% of climate scientists agree the earth is warming”
Ted Cruz: “Actually, it’s 97%” #TribFest19— Usman Mahmood (@usmahmood) September 28, 2019
Scotland planted 22,000,000 trees over the past year to help fight climate change 🌳 pic.twitter.com/VahJFaZ0mE
— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) September 28, 2019
I have moved on from this climate thing… From now on I will be doing death metal only!! https://t.co/mYqXxFuE77
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) September 28, 2019
When your mum makes you come down to say hello to visitors pic.twitter.com/ADUEux5EGN
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) September 28, 2019