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"The "Süddeutsche Zeitung" writes: "Johnson's biggest problem is Johnson - , the character, the gambler's nature. The prime minister's pretentious claim to leadership, the slick character, his unifying personality in the working-class milieu as well as in the conservative circles of the elite stands in stark contrast to his political performance and his character. Johnson is no Churchill, no matter how often he imitates him."

"The "Frankfurter Rundschau" notes: "They are trying to save their own skin. They are trying to save what can be saved. In that order, one has to understand the current departures from Boris Johnson's cabinet. Or to put it another way: no one is leaving because of the allegedly intolerable accumulation of scandals, no matter how industriously this is presented. The main trait of 21st century British conservatives? Self-preservation: make way for me, women and children last."

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"The Italian newspaper La Stampa notes: "Maybe it's a coincidence, but the crazy blond who led Britain out of the European Union by promising it the world, only to find himself stranded at the bottom of the English Channel, the British have forgiven everything: the handling of the Corona pandemic, the fairy tales in the Cabinet, the lies about the party in the Downing Street garden during Corona, the toast on the day of Prince Philip's funeral. (...) The final blow, the straw that broke the camel's back, was the Chris Pincher sex scandal. (...)

 
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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is demanding Boris Johnson stand down as PM immediately, saying it's not fair on the country for him to stay on as caretaker prime minister.
"He needs to go, he can't cling on," Starmer says.
"His own party has decided it's time - so they can't inflict him on the country for the next few months."

Insisting Labour will take matters into its own hands if necessary, Starmer warns the Tories that if they don't get rid of Johnson "Labour will, in the national interest, bring a no confidence vote - because this can't go on".
"The change we need is not just at the top, we need a change of government. We need a Labour government."
 
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"The Italian newspaper La Stampa notes: "Maybe it's a coincidence, but the crazy blond who led Britain out of the European Union by promising it the world, only to find himself stranded at the bottom of the English Channel, the British have forgiven everything: the handling of the Corona pandemic, the fairy tales in the Cabinet, the lies about the party in the Downing Street garden during Corona, the toast on the day of Prince Philip's funeral. (...) The final blow, the straw that broke the camel's back, was the Chris Pincher sex scandal. (...)

Nah, what sealed his fate were the recent by-elections. This new scandal just provided a convenient window of opportunity for the Tories to get rid of British Trump.
 

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Unbrexit.
Thankfully it takes two to tango.
The EU will even have a decisive say in that in the end.
Membership of the EU is something else as a membership of the local tennis club.
I think a re-entrance will not happen any time soon.
A better and more trustworthy relationship would be a huge improvement for the foreseeable future.
 
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Not Brexit related but didn't know where else to post it.

Uber Files: Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber

Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice.
They detail the extensive help Uber got from leaders such as Emmanuel Macron and ex-EU commissioner Neelie Kroes.
They also show how the taxi firm's former boss personally ordered the use of a "kill switch" to prevent raiding police from accessing computers
Uber Files: Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber
 

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There are plenty of criticisms of freeports but I struggle to recognise his dystopian vision:
In short shrift, there will be no public services to speak of and everyone must abide by the laws set out by the corporate owners or face the punishments that they also define. Such an arrangement will only lead to massive human suffering and the enrichment of the few individuals who are pulling the strings. The first step will be the complete deregulation of everything within the boundaries. Not this light touch deregulation we are seeing across the UK now, but the complete removal of all regulations surrounding workers’ rights, environmental protections and of course their own business and tax obligations. Everything will be privatised and these Charter Cities will operate under the rules defined by the Peel Group in Liverpool, DP World in London and the other private companies that now own the rest of the sites. If you can’t afford to pay for healthcare, education or a private security force with the meagre wages that your 7 day-a-week, 12 hours-a-day job, in appalling conditions provides you, then too bad. That is your fault.

How did we get to a point where the UK government are about to give away entire cities up and down the country to private companies?

 
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