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The biggest winner from Priti Patel’s downfall is Boris Johnson

(diverts attention from his gaffes/lack of diplomacy)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/08/priti-patel-downfall-boris-johnson-nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe?CMP=twt_gu

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Useful

"Here's A Complete Timeline Of The Increasingly Batshit Story About Priti Patel's Undisclosed Meetings In Israel

For everyone struggling to keep up, which is basically everyone. "

https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyashton/heres-a-complete-timeline-of-the-increasingly-batshit-story?utm_term=.fmoaVe80g#.fuzW9JNQ6

[Woodsey]

ITV news, Priti Patel sacking and Robert Peston said on her potential replacements ‘The problem with xxx person is he is white male middle class’, what a fucking joke he even said that.....can you imagine the hoohar if he said that about many other groups? Wankers......

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"Britain will be economically better off post Brexit":

Agree: 37% (-6)
Disagree: 40% (+5)

via @ORB_Int, 05 Nov Changes with October.

First crossover in poll series.

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the resignation story https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/11/priti-patel-forced-resign-international-development-post-over-israel-trip

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The UK has become ungovernable – and no one wants to admit it

The Tories may be in disrepair, but the issues that divide Britain – from globalisation to social disparity – run deeper

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/08/uk-has-become-ungovernable-no-one-wants-to-admit-it-suzanne-moore?CMP=twt_gu

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European Parliament says Britain's new offer on EU citizens’ rights after Brexit (issued yesterday) is inadequate

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-uk-eu-citizens-rights-inadequate-european-parliament-britain-a8044331.html

[TightEnd]

So why hasn't Boris been sacked?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/analysis-priti-patels-long-walk-of-shame-may-not-be-enough-to-save-theresa-may_uk_5a03416ce4b092053059cf4f?u6br

[ripple11]

So why hasn't Boris been sacked?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/analysis-priti-patels-long-walk-of-shame-may-not-be-enough-to-save-theresa-may_uk_5a03416ce4b092053059cf4f?u6br

Yes it was a gaff...but he didn't just make it up. He had obviously been briefed on the possible Iranian reasons for detention,but should have simply said nothing! Schoolboy error...but sack-able?

 Now needs to visit Iran asap.

 Zaghari-Ratcliffe used to work for the BBC Media Action international charitable project, which is linked to a BBC training course offered to Iranian journalists, some of who were convicted for participating in the foreign training course in 2014.

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The government is finding it so hard to get on the front foot because it doesn’t have a story to tell about itself

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/11/why-cant-theresa-may-get-a-grip-on-westminster-scandals/

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Good news for May, bad news for her party: the options not called "Theresa May" are getting thinner:

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/11/can-theresa-may-hang-her-cabinet-falls-apart

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If Brexit impact assessments say what we fear they will, Labour must change policy:

"Unless we change course it is Labour ministers who will take Parliamentary questions on the economic impact of hard Brexit and struggle to avoid delusional statements"

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-impact-assessments-economic-disaster-labour-jeremy-corbyn-single-market-a8045341.html