Boris and Jo: He's a heavy, he's his brother
Posted on 09/06/2019 6:24:30 AM PDT by Rummyfan
Greetings from the Mark Steyn Cruise, currently sailing the beautiful Inside Passage of Alaska. Across the continent and an ocean, Westminster continues to be roiled by Brexiteers and Remoaners locked, like the latter seasons of Dynasty, locked in ever more demented plot twists. Today Her Majesty's Government suffered its first resignation since Boris Johnson took over as Prime Minister. The Minister for Universities and Science quit, and is leaving Parliament. His name is Jo Johnson. Any relation? Why, yes. He's Boris' brother. In the normal course of events, no normal person knows who the Minister for Universities is, or indeed that such a post exists, or, if aware of this grand office, what the chap who holds it does all day long: He ain't a heavy, he's his brother - that's all. But the junior Johnson, a Remainer, has walked out on the senior Johnson, a Leaver, so it's the biggest thing since Cain fired his Secretary of State for Sheep-Herding. Boris was his brother's keeper, but he couldn't keep him. So the Remainer leaves, putting a question mark over whether the Leaver can remain.
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Boris and Jo: He's a heavy, he's his brother
...But you doesn't have to call me Johnson!
Good article. I think I finally understand what’s going on in the British parliament. It’s a confused mess, but they have done it deliberately.
It’s how you keep your government off your back. Make it impossible for the government to do anything. Notice we have just about mastered it here.
Huh? I'm pretty sure there've been dozens of resignation since Boris took office. The UK Daily Mail is full of articles about such.
In the old days Boris would have boiled his brother in oil or at least locked him up in the Tower.
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