If this is true, why are we sending a known security risk to negotiate with the Russian premier?
Boris Johnson: he’s wondering what he did with those pretty pink ‘Top Secret’ documents. He knows he had them out, but then everybody came round to the flat for some drinkies and now… (possibly).
Apparently Boris Johnson is hoping to salvage his reputation by trying to be the peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine.
He’s going to call Russian President Vladimir Putin, then visit the disputed region over the next few days, according to the mass media (this is from Sky News).
Some are saying this is an attempt to escape the stigma of Partygate and its allegations of irresponsible behaviour in Downing Street.
But Partygate is casting a very long shadow, it seems. Consider the following thread from Tim Shipman of The Times:
STRAP papers are usually classified Top Secret, but you have to have an even higher level of security clearance to see them and be a named individual. They are easy to spot because they are on pink paper https://t.co/WQCPmlXbys
— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) January 29, 2022
A third Downing Street source says Johnson's red box was sometimes left outside the door of the flat on Saturdays and that it would be there in the morning and appear untouched in the evening https://t.co/WQCPmlXbys
— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) January 29, 2022
No 10 have not denied any of this. All we got was a "we don't comment on security" line. Unclear if these tighter protocols around the red box are still in place
— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) January 29, 2022
If this is right, then we’re sending, as negotiator, a man who habitually leaves the UK’s most important secrets lying around in full view of his wife’s friends and anybody else who happens to be around at the time.
For this reason (among many others, but this alone should be enough) I think Clare Hepworth is right to address Johnson as follows:
NOTE to PM.
I don't think it's a good idea for you to visit Putin.
I don't think you're up to the job -you bein' a bit of a lightweight an' all.
Why don't you just get No10 to organise some domestic photo calls for you?
Dressing up,role playing & making it up is what you do best.— Clare Hepworth OBE (@Hepworthclare) January 29, 2022
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Little fascist dictator duck johnson will be the one responsible for starting war between Ukraine and Russia given his appalling lack of diplomacy! Do not forget little fascist duck johnson was responsible for Iran increasing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s prison sentence!
So don’t worry airhead little fascist duck johnson will at least be out of little england for a few days and he thinks this will ensure all his parties and boozy drinks will be forgotten by us stupid peasants!