Ukraine: Johnson’s conference comparison is doubly hypocritical because of his Russian links
Duper’s delight again: either Boris Johnson is a hypocrite, praising Ukraine but supporting Russia – or he was deceiving his party faithful by saying he wants Ukraine to suffer a disaster at least as great as the effect of Brexit on UK citizens.
Yes, it was disgusting when Boris Johnson got on his hind legs at the Conservative Spring Conference and said Ukraine was like the referendum decision for the UK to leave the EU:
This is sick – and every Conservative MP should condemn it.
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— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) March 19, 2022
Ukraine is trying to join the European Union. Somebody needs to tell Johnson that before he sticks his size-13s in his mouth again.
Former European Council president Donald Tusk said the words “offend Ukrainians, the British and common sense”.
Even some Conservatives had the sense to condemn Johnson’s ill-chosen words:
Tory chairman of the Defence Select Committee Tobias Ellwood said Mr Johnson’s comparison “damages the standard of statecraft” being exhibited in the response to the invasion.
The comment was hugely hypocritical because Brexit has been a disaster for a majority of UK citizens; we have to deal with increased bureaucracy and higher prices as a result of the trade barriers that Johnson raised.
And just ask the people of Ireland (Northern and the Republic) how they feel about the NI Protocol.
But it’s worse than that!
Johnson is doubly hypocritical because he talks about supporting Ukraine’s fight for freedom but acts in support of Russia.
It has just been revealed that – on the night Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded Ukraine – Johnson attended a fundraising event with a Russian donor to the Conservative Party who has connections with the Russian president.
He was joined by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and communities secretary Michael Gove, and all guests reportedly enjoyed expensive wine, food and an auction.
Labour chairwoman Annaliese Dodds branded Johnson a “threat to national security” – and she’s right. Who knows what our loose-lipped prime minister might have said?
Who knows whether he still talks to Putin-supporting Russians now and what he says if he does?
Then he stands in front of his party faithful and praises Ukraine’s struggle for freedom by comparing it with the worst disaster to be deliberately inflicted on the UK in more than 80 years.
Hmm. Perhaps he’s not such a hypocrite after all – if he’s really saying he wants Ukraine to sink as fast as the UK has after Brexit.
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