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kpete

(71,986 posts) Mon Oct 4, 2021, 07:59 AM Oct 2021

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Quarter of Boris Johnson's Cabinet took Russia-linked cash as Tories head to Conference

Tory coffers have been swelled by £2 million from donors with Russian links since Boris Johnson became PM - and a quarter of ministers attending cabinet have benefited from cash from just three well-connected sources

Bulging Tory Party coffers have been swelled by £2million from donors with Russian links since Boris Johnson became PM, a Sunday Mirror investigation has found.

Almost a quarter of the ministers who attend cabinet have accepted donations from just three well-connected ex-Russians.

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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/quarter-boris-johnsons-cabinet-took-25123091

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Quarter of Boris Johnson's Cabinet took Russia-linked cash as Tories head to Conference (Original Post) kpete Oct 2021 OP

Why they are as lowdown skankwad corrupt as Republicans Champp Oct 2021 #1

From Russia, with Strings. Kid Berwyn Oct 2021 #2

100% mopinko Oct 2021 #6

KICK orangecrush Oct 2021 #3

I bet even Putin is surprised at how easy it is to bribe western democracy leaders. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #4

We wasted all that money on an arms race when what we should have had is a bribe race. Midnight Writer Oct 2021 #5

Brexit is a Putin scheme. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #7

Definitely. LastDemocratInSC Oct 2021 #10

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. nt crickets Oct 2021 #8

As Nancy said... lame54 Oct 2021 #9

Champp

(2,114 posts)

1. Why they are as lowdown skankwad corrupt as Republicans

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 08:00 AM

Oct 2021

A freaking grifty gang of lying, cheating, disloyal tossers.

Kid Berwyn

(14,897 posts)

2. From Russia, with Strings.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 08:01 AM

Oct 2021

BREXIT alone proves Boris is a traitor.

ETA: Wonder what percentage of Drumpf’s cabinet took money from Russia?

mopinko

(70,090 posts)

6. 100%

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 08:55 AM

Oct 2021

orangecrush

(19,546 posts)

3. KICK

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 08:03 AM

Oct 2021

Irish_Dem

(47,014 posts)

4. I bet even Putin is surprised at how easy it is to bribe western democracy leaders.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 08:31 AM

Oct 2021

Must be like taking candy from a baby.

Midnight Writer

(21,753 posts)

5. We wasted all that money on an arms race when what we should have had is a bribe race.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 08:42 AM

Oct 2021

We could have had peace through corruption.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

7. Brexit is a Putin scheme.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 09:48 AM

Oct 2021

LastDemocratInSC

(3,647 posts)

10. Definitely.

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 06:40 PM

Oct 2021

Weaken the Western alliances by any means.

crickets

(25,969 posts)

8. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. nt

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 01:41 PM

Oct 2021

lame54

(35,287 posts)

9. As Nancy said...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 01:44 PM

Oct 2021

All roads lead to Russia

Even if you drive on the left

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