The CLOSE of PARTYGATE - Police - Boris Johnson Era

BBC News: Reports " Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been told he faces no further action after police closed their Partygate investigation, No 10 says.  "

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Thus the PM will not face any more fines for PARTYGATE, that is good news for the PM, other fines had been expected, BBC News and Sky News are acting as if they cannot understand why the PM was not fined, the usual opposition suspects are still demanding the resignation of the PM, they also want the full Gray report published, they are desperate for anything that they can throw at the PM.  One would think that the Privileges Committee investigation by the House of Commons could be another flash point, the Committee nominally has a Conservative majority of ONE.  They are looking in to the issue if the PM lied to the House of Commons, we shall see what they discover.  This blog has had no time for the PM since Afghanistan, but he has had a good WAR in Ukraine, and the cost of living crisis will frighten off those that want the leadership, they must hope that the PM solves the crisis and then falls.  As stated in this blog, the Met and Durham investigations are a WAST OF TIME, there should be a Royal Pardon for those charged, the Country must look forward and not back.  

Northern Ireland Protocol UPDATE - After Brexit

Sky News: Reports " Northern Ireland Protocol: Ministers to introduce law change amid 'very grave' situation...Britain says it does not want to scrap the protocol and would prefer to come to a negotiated settlement - but the EU said the plan for legislation was not acceptable and that Brussels would respond to all measures at its disposal.  "

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The usual rubbish from the EU, they are more interested in keeping to the fine print than finding REAL solutions to the problem, the Irish support Brussels great shock.  The UK has to carry on, have talks with the EU but make it CLEAR that they lawyers are saying that the changes are alright due to the problems that are being created in the province by the Northern Ireland Protocol, if the EU wants a TRADE WAR, so be it, the EU needs to be taught, correction Brussels needs to be taught a lesson, they a bit players on the WORLD STAGE, the crisis in the Ukraine has shown that, the West wants a STRONG NATO, not a supper silly Brussels who think they are STATE.  Lady Thatcher is can be postulated would have approved of the action by the UK Government, she would have thrown her handbag to good effect. 

Is the DUP coming around to attending the Northern Ireland Assembly ? - After Brexit

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.25pm post the following, " Truss statement is a good start, says DUP leader....DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson says the party had always been against the protocol, and recognised the political and economic instability it could cause, as well as the threat it could pose to the union.  "

Lets Get Real:

The UK Government is creating a back up of insurance should the EU play silly buggers and make demands that are a threat to the Good Friday Agreement, one hopes that Brussels understands that this agreement is the most important agreement not the Northern Ireland Protocol.  The changes by the Government would create a green channel that would allow UK products to transfer from the UK MAINLAND to Belfast but also create a EU Channel for products that are going from the UK to the Republic and meet EU standards.  One hopes that the DUP will at least allow the election of a Speaker for the Northern Ireland Assembly, to start getting the wheels rolling for the return of the Executive.  In this the UK Government should place pressure on the DUP, the Government is doing what they want, so they should give a little.  Its politics 101. 

The Northern Ireland Protocol and Sinn Fein - After Brexit

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 3.08pm post the following, " Sinn Féin accuses Johnson of wanting to 'placate the DUP' after 'tough' meeting at Hillsborough...Sinn Féin has accused Boris Johnson of placating the DUP and not prioritising the resumption of the power-sharing executive. Mary Lou McDonald, the party’s president, made these points when she spoke to reporters after her meeting with the PM.  "

Lets Get Real:

The Nationalists have not gotten the message, if they want the chance to appoint a FIRST Minister for the first time in over Century they will have to give a bit, that is called politics.  The First Minister can only be appointed if there is a Unionist Deputy Minister, thus the Nationalists have to give the DUP something they can say they got before coming part of the Assembly and Executive.  Sinn Fein will have to decide, does it want power or just be told by the Irish Government what they can do, and from Dublin to Brussels.   As for what the UK Government can do, not much, it has already thrown the DUP under the bus already with the Northern Ireland Protocol, to keep them on side and agree to form a Government, the UK has to give the DUP concessions, or they will wait for six months and have another election, then they might be the biggest Party, politics is about chance and taking it, that is a very old political lesson. 

Sweden - Finland Update - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

Daily Mail: Reports " Sweden announces it WILL follow Helsinki and apply to join NATO as furious Putin warns of a 'response' and 'moves nuclear-capable missiles to Finland’s border' "

Lets Get Real:

Thus less harsh rhetoric as reported on Sky News more action from Russia, the Russians are sending a message, they can talk tough and follow through, even with the BAD WAR in the UKRAINE.  The Russians are concerned that NATO will place NATO troops or nuclear weapons in Sweden and Finland, that might be the most dangerous point. Putin by his illegal WAR in the Ukraine has united NATO, added new members to NATO, increased Western spending on defence up to 2%, also shown why NATO is needed in Europe.  This shows the lack of support for NATO by Corbyn and Trump was miss placed.   Also the Ukraine has been supplied with enough weapons to push the Russians back to their border.  One has to worry when does Putin start to use WMD, how back against the WALL can be pushed. 

Has Putin LOST HIS BOTTLE over Sweden and Finland in NATO - Ukraine - Russian War - New Cold War 2

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports the following on President Putin's remarks on Sweden and Finland wanting to join NATO in its 2.07pm post, " While he warned of a "reaction", his remarks were devoid of the kind of bellicose language one might expect given the Russian president's animosity towards the Western military alliance and the threat he has suggested it poses to Russia.  "

Lets Get Real:

It seems the RUSSIAN BEAR has woken up and worked out that with the problems with the Ukraine he might as well accept that Sweden and Finland are about to join NATO.  The mess in the Ukraine is down to Putin, he thought it would be a walk over, according to reports the head of the Russian Intelligence is out of favour, it seems the FSB told Putin what he wanted to HEAR, it seems that Russians have learned nothing from the IRAQ WAR of Bush 43 and Tony Blair.  Both Sweden and Finland have been given security guarantees by the UK and others if Russian tries something on before these two countries become member of NATO they are covered AGAINST ANY ATTACK BY Russia.  Putin has achieved what he did not want, a UNITED NATO, an increase in Western Defence spending, more Countries wanting to join NATO, and the West supporting Ukraine with what it need to push the Russians all the way back to their border in the North.  Putin legacy will be one of the loss of Russian democracy and making Russia the WORLD'S NUMBER 1 ENEMY. 

The UK PM in Northern Ireland - After Brexit

BBC News: Reports the following, " Northern Ireland: PM meets Stormont parties to avert crisis "

Lets Get Real:

The PM has a difficult job today, the DUP will not go back in to Government in the Province, without the Northern Ireland Protocol being changed or ripped up, the Nationalists want to keep the Protocol as they see this as a chance to get a UNITED IRELAND.  The PM has sent out mixed messages on this issue, he has gone from ripping up the protocol to changing the BAD PARTS, even the DUP has said it can live with the protocol if there are changes, the EU, the Irish Government and the Nationalists want to keep things as they are.  It is reported that the UK Foreign Secretary will give a speech to the House of Commons tomorrow on the changes the Government wants, this is not Article 16, were the agreement allowed the UK to suspend  the protocol if they protocol was causing problems in the province, it is about finding the RIGTH WORDS, that everyone can live with, if Nationalists want to have the post of First Minister they will have to give a little, or lose the prize.