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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBrexit : Boris Johnson's brother announces he will NOT stand at the next General Election ! BIG news
Said he couldn't resolve Family loyalty v the National Interest (Couldn't square the lies, I presume).
Jo Johnson
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Its been an honour to represent Orpington for 9 years & to serve as a minister under three PMs. In recent weeks Ive been torn between family loyalty and the national interest - its an unresolvable tension & time for others to take on my roles as MP & Minister. #overandout
crazytown
(7,277 posts)Cummings staggering and swearing like a madman, brother jumps ship - Great start Boris!
OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)no_hypocrisy
(45,786 posts)OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)brooklynite
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(19,908 posts)malaise
(267,845 posts)I've often wondered why not one member of the Con's family members would tell the country the truth about this monster. ReTHUGs are even worse
OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)Important world event
OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)Boris Johnson, asked back in 2013 about the Miliband brothers, said: Only a socialist could do that to his brother, only a socialist could regard familial ties as being so trivial as to shaft his own brother.
Oh dear.
His remarks came in an Evening Standard interview, referring to Ed Miliband taking on his brother David to win the Labour leadership in 2010.
I mean, unbelievable, said Johnson. Only lefties can think like that...they see people as discrete agents devoid of ties to society or to each other, and thats how Stalin could murder 20 million people.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-news-live-boris-johnson-speech-election-no-deal-corbyn-labour-latest-a9092441.html