Thursday 13th February 2020
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Thursday 13th February 2020
Morning all.
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Expect a few anagrams today if I get time
#Reshuffle
#Reshuffle
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Morning all.
Swimming with Y5 done and come back to this piece of news:
Swimming with Y5 done and come back to this piece of news:
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I’m very sorry to be relieved of my duties as Housing Minister
I wish my successor the very best & every success
I’m very grateful to the Prime Minister for having given me the opportunity to serve in his government & he will continue to have my support from the back benches
9:52 AM - 13 Feb 2020
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But this sacking is very odd.
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Five weeks after co-brokering the deal to restore power-sharing, @JulianSmithUK, the most effective Northern Ireland Secretary for years has been sacked. Go figure. #Reshuffle
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re above
Wow. Does show that he has some integrity.Laura Kuenssberg
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Hear that Javid was offerered to stay on as Chancellor on condition he fired all of his advisers - he refused and turned down job
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andThe prime minister said he had to fire all his special advisers and replace them with Number 10 special advisers to make it one team.
The chancellor said no self-respecting minister would accept those terms.
According to Sky News, Rishi Sunak, the chief secretary to the Treasury, is expected to be appointed chancellor.
And there will be a joint pool of advisers serving No 10 and No 11, Sky reports.
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"no self-respecting minister would accept those terms"
"Ooh! Ooh! Pick me sir! I'll do it and be Dom's puppet!
"Ooh! Ooh! Pick me sir! I'll do it and be Dom's puppet!
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Which UK Chancellor of the Exchequer never delivered a budget?
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I believe the previous holder of that record was Iain Macleod, and that's because he died unexpectedly weeks after the 1970 GE.
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Good afternoon, everyone.
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The Americans will be pleased...
Liz Truss remains as international trade secretary.
Liz Truss remains as international trade secretary.
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From the FT via AS
Good job we're not still in the EU and subjected to rule by unelected bureaucrats eh?Sajid Javid quit rather than be told he had to sack his aides and submit to Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson’s chief strategist, taking control of financial policy via a joint team of advisers. At that point most prime ministers would have concluded that this was not a big enough issue over which to lose an already compliant chancellor. Mr Johnson decided otherwise. It is an astonishing decision; a chaotic, unnecessary and damaging outcome for the government ...
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Interesting point made that none of the Britannia Unchained gang are now in economic ministerial roles.
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AnatolyKasparov wrote:Interesting point made that none of the Britannia Unchained gang are now in economic ministerial roles.
Yes, but Priti Patel is still in control of the mood music.
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Patel is still in thereAnatolyKasparov wrote:Interesting point made that none of the Britannia Unchained gang are now in economic ministerial roles.
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Home Secretary, though?
But point taken.
But point taken.
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You may want to take care when you come to the new Chancellor.PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Expect a few anagrams today if I get time
#Reshuffle
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Crushed raisin husk will be on a budget (5,5).
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This line from Wikipedia about the new Chancellor sums it up for me. He
"was also a director of investment firm Catamaran Ventures"
"was also a director of investment firm Catamaran Ventures"
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Crazy madman Gillian is the new Conservative Chairwoman and Minister without Portfolio (6,7).
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Pfy is being exceptionally good.
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With no one in particular in mind.
With no one in particular in mind.
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New Universities Minister strangely channeled Mollie (8,7).
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You got me..had to look her up.
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brilliantPaulfromYorkshire wrote:New Universities Minister strangely channeled Mollie (8,7).
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Goodnight, everyone.
love,
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love,
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Geoffrey Cox replaced by Suella "cultural Marxism" Braverman - can't see any problems with that at all.
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Peter Smith on the question of why Julian Smith was sacked - a good and important read
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Smith is one of the last remaining reasons why the Telegraph could be considered anything other than a right wing comic - and according to his Twitter bio, he's off to the FT.
I can't say I blame him...
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Smith is one of the last remaining reasons why the Telegraph could be considered anything other than a right wing comic - and according to his Twitter bio, he's off to the FT.
I can't say I blame him...
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