Boris Johnson compared to Mafia boss over alleged attempts to blackmail rebels

Daily Record ^ | Jan 20 | Torcuil Crichton

[RandFan]

Boris Johnson has been accused of behaving like a mafia boss in his attempt to silence Tory critics by threatening to withdraw government funding from their constituencies.

Scottish Lib Dem Alistair Carmichael MP likened the Prime Minister's tactics to the intimidation of the mafia after Tory rebel William Wragg exposed the threats made by government whips.

Wragg, one of the few Tory MPs to have spoken out against Johnson, said MPs had been told government funding for their areas would dry up and were being spun against in the press by Ministers and Downing Street staff.

[RandFan]

Keeping the troops in line or going too far?

Some are saying that a new hospital or school in their district wont happen if they vote a certain way...

This reminds me of what Boehner and others in Republican leadership do/did i.e "cracking heads".

[moovova]

How very Brandon of Boris.

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

At the end of the day, an MP should represent the interests of his constituents. There are many competing equally justifiable spending priorities all over the UK, so there is nothing immoral about using it as a threat to keep rebel MPs in line. It just means other worthy spending causes get fulfilled instead. A loyal MP who has done right by his consituents has done his job for the people who elected him or her.