The extent of Johnson's loyalty?
Peter Hoskin 12:53pm
Kevin Maguire's Commons Confidential column in the latest New Statesman contains this intriguing little snippet:
"Home Secretary Alan Johnson was a picture of innocence during the plot to oust Brown and replace him with a former postie with the initials A J. Not so his entourage. It has come to the attention of No 10 that one of his team offered a job in Downing Street to a hackette."
After his article for the Indy earlier this week - and his fizzy performance in Manchester yesterday (covered by John Rentoul as part of his AJ4PM series) - you suspect Johnson is being a little more active than the Dear Leader would like.
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Jeremy
July 10th, 2009 1:11pm Report this comment"The Government has argued that it cannot prevent the extradition (of Gary McKinnon to the United States)) as a matter of law, and has no discretion in the case. However, it is wrong. According to the law, an offence can be tried in England and Wales, provided the conduct or its consequences took place in England and Wales. Gary McKinnon's conduct was in England. He can be tried in England."
- Lord Carlile
In all good conscience - assuming, of course, that he has one - I really cannot see what it is that Mr Johnson has got to smile about.
Mitch
July 10th, 2009 2:02pm Report this commentBut he's a coward, and a good PM needs guts.
Vulture
July 10th, 2009 2:12pm Report this commentThe only problem with Postman Pat is that for all his bonhomie he is fundamentally thick. He is on record (several times) as opining that he would not be as good a PM as Gordon Bruin (!) Can you imagine what the Tories would do with that in an election campaign? He had his chance this Spring, he blew it - so its back to humping mailbags.
Rhoda Klapp
July 10th, 2009 2:50pm Report this commentIt's always been AJ's contention that he isn't equipped to be PM, and he contiues to prove it.
He would be more loyal to the Labour party and to the nation if he finally did for Brown, but no, he won't.
Nicholas
July 10th, 2009 4:20pm Report this commentSilly little man. And Labour always seem to put the silliest of a silly crop in the Home Office.
mac
July 10th, 2009 7:59pm Report this commentNicholas:
Oh, I dont know . . . Dobson; Short; Prescott; Hoon; Jowell; Cooper; (Hilary) Armstrong; Browne; Blears; McCartney; and Ainsworth can certainly compete, although I admit these luminaries go beyond 'silly' to encompass dumb, grossly incompetent and probably sinister in the case of Mrs Balls.
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