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Channel 4 is broadcasting the above documentary tomorrow and my guess is this has the potential to cause embarrassment for the Tories even though the leader and PM at the time, Johnson has moved on and is no longer an MP According to a Guadian report on the programme those involved in the peerage price in July 2020 requested that the monarch should intervene after Johnson had decided to push ahead with his controversial peerage proposal. The Palace did not…

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Punters think Selby is going to be close As can be seen the money is going on the LDs to take Mid Bedfordshire and Somerton with LAB the easy winners in BoJo’s old seat of Uxbridge. Selby though appears to be competitive and given the overall situation for Sunak’s government, it would be a huge victory to hold on here. This was the GE2019 result there. It really says a lot about how the Tories are regarded that a victory…

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Of the 4 MPs who have recently announced their resignation there is one who has yet to take it the stage further and actually quit the House of Commons. As I write Dorries is still the Westminster MP for Mid Bedfordshire – my neighbouring constituency. The initial case for her to become a peer was blocked by the Lords’ panel that handles these things. I just wonder whether the move has been stalled because of her record at Westminster over…

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In 6 months time we will all be focused on the first primaries in the 2024 White House Race and currently of course the nominees look set to be Donald Trump and Joe Biden. I am not convinced. We have seen many strong favourites for the nominations before the primary season starts falling away once real voters start making real selections. A big issue for both the 2020 contenders is their ages. Biden will be 81 and Trump will be…

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