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7 months

Publication day for #TheCaseForTheCentreRight . Many thanks to contributors @AndrewCooper__ @RoryStewartUK Dominic Grieve @GavinBarwell @TimPitt11 @AnneMilton @SamGyimah @AmberRuddUK Michael Heseltine & @Dannythefink . See more at @casecentreright &

The Case for the Centre Right

In recent years, the once familiar landscape of British politics has fundamentally changed. The Conservative Party in particular has undergone a profound transformation.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

For the first time in 14 years as an MP I voted against the Conservative Party whip. That whip has now been withdrawn. If tonight’s motion had been lost, a no deal Brexit would have been almost inevitable. Probably not a good career move but the right choice.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

Just received a text to say that my Association Chairman has been told that I am no longer a member of the Conservative Party. First I’d heard of that. Not even a member of the Conservative Party? I finally have something in common with Dominic Cummings.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Starmer - dignified and devastating. May - dignified and devastating. Johnson - disgraceful.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

Another good day not to be a Conservative MP.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

The people who dismissed the risks of Truss's fiscal policy causing a market meltdown were largely the same people who dismissed the economic risks of a No Deal Brexit. Not a coincidence.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

Oh well. These things happen.

Charlie Proctor

@MonarchyUK

5 years

Jacob Rees Mogg - has rebelled against the Tory whip almost 100 times in nine years. Is rewarded by being appointed Leader of the House of Commons. David Gauke - has never rebelled against the Tory whip in 14 years. Is rewarded with expulsion from the party.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

It is currently very fashionable to say that Boris Johnson’s performance as Prime Minister is well below what was expected of him. Personally speaking, I disagree.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

It appears that the PM’s understanding of the Sue Gray report is no better than his understanding of COVID regulations.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

It is deeply depressing how Trumpian the Conservative Party has become.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

We urgently need to let in Spanish telecommunication engineers to roll out broadband to help with growth, says Nadine Dorries. One day the penny will drop.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

As the Met appears to be issuing fixed penalty notices on an event-by-event basis, will Cabinet members tweet their support for the PM every time he is fined? Or just retweet the original declaration of loyalty?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Every Conservative MP should watch this. Every Conservative MP should feel deeply uncomfortable. Straight, factual reporting at its most effective.

Ros Atkins

@BBCRosAtkins

2 years

On Monday, Boris Johnson accused Sir Keir Starmer of "failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile". But there’s no evidence Sir Keir was involved in the decision not to charge Savile. 2 mins on what’s happened since the allegation was made. Produced by Michael Cox.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

If growth was the priority, we would be taking a very different approach to our relationship with the EU.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

If Boris Johnson became PM again, given the views of many Tory MPs, this is what I'd be tempted to say if I was Keir Starmer or Ed Davey: "The PM is not fit for office. Nor is the Tory Party. We know that many honourable Tory MPs feel the same way. Now is the time for...' 1/

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

The implications of the PM’s remarks are that those who voted Remain don’t value freedom & those who support Labour favour ‘raising the white flag’. Not just divisive & an insult to millions of Brits, it’s a terrible (& misleading) message to send to Putin about our resolve.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Just to be clear, I’m not avoiding @piersmorgan and @susannareid100 .

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Imagine being a serious, decent Conservative MP and having to go out and defend the Prime Minister’s Ukraine/Brexit remarks? No wonder Rishi Sunak looks uncomfortable.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Let me reiterate what I said yesterday about Brexit. My preference was for the country to come together behind a soft Brexit. But that’s not going to happen - it’s no longer an option. The best option now is a confirmatory referendum on the PM’s deal. I would campaign to remain.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

How twisted must your world view be that your first response to an unprovoked invasion is to condemn those institutions which seek to offer peace & security to those trying to escape tyranny, rather than condemn the invading tyrant?

Nigel Farage

@Nigel_Farage

2 years

Well, I was wrong. Putin has gone much further than I thought he would. A consequence of EU and NATO expansion, which came to a head in 2014. It made no sense to poke the Russian bear with a stick. These are dark days for Europe.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

He must be furious with whoever agreed to it.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Voting against breaching international law and in favour of upholding a treaty agreed by the Prime Minister is characterised as ‘siding with the EU’. Decent Conservatives should feel immensely uncomfortable about the policy and the rhetoric.

Conservatives

@Conservatives

4 years

BREAKING: Labour just voted to side with the EU in Parliament once again. We're the party that's standing up for the integrity of the entire UK. Our Internal Market Bill protects our Union, preserves peace in Northern Ireland & ensures unfettered trade across the whole country.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

A year ago today, I was very proud to have nominated @RoryStewartUK to be Leader of The Conservative Party. I think he would have made a very fine Prime Minister, especially in the current circumstances.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

And another day.

David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

Another good day not to be a Conservative MP.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

When I first became a Conservative activist, Michael Heseltine, Ken Clarke and Chris Patten were senior Cabinet Ministers. John Major was Leader of the Party. Some years later, I am running as an Independent. All four have endorsed me. Shows how much the Party has changed.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Not quite nine months ago.

Iain Duncan Smith MP

@MPIainDS

5 years

A deal is oven-ready. Let’s get Brexit done and take this country forward

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

Put to one side your views of a no deal Brexit. Imagine that Jeremy Corbyn is PM, pursuing a policy that is unpopular in Parliament & in the country. At a crucial moment he finds a way to evade Parliamentary scrutiny for several weeks. This is a dangerous precedent.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

It is mystifying that there could be a culture inside No 10 that rules could be ignored. How on earth could that possibly have happened?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Friend.

Emmanuel Macron

@EmmanuelMacron

2 years

To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was The Queen. She will be with all of us forever.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Resigning because you don’t want to serve in Boris Johnson’s government seems very 2019 to me.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

My guess is that the PM and Chancellor will be self-isolating by the end of the day.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

‘EU reneges on deal’ turns out to mean ‘EU maintains its longstanding position to which the UK agreed in the Political Declaration’. Not quite the same thing.

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

4 years

The front page of tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph: 'Johnson fury as EU reneges on deal' #TomorrowsPapersToday

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Suddenly, the UK's quarantine policy makes some sense.

Nigel Farage

@Nigel_Farage

4 years

In the USA, only twenty four hours from Tulsa.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

Why I believe that Parliament must stop a No Deal Brexit this week | Conservative Home

David Gauke: Why I believe that Parliament must stop a No Deal Brexit this week | Conservative Home

It was never possible to maintain exactly the same benefits of EU membership whilst walking away from the institutions and the rules.

conservativehome.com

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

If he didn’t think he broke the COVID rules, why did he pay the fine? He was entitled to refuse to do so and, if charged, could have set out his defence in court. Paying the fine whilst denying the offence is just more cakeism.

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@thetimes

2 years

Boris Johnson remains defiant that he did not break Covid rules despite being fined, close allies have said

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

My Christmas message.

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David Gauke

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2 years

Tobias is right. Extraordinary that this point has become almost unsayable.

Adam Payne

@adampayne26

2 years

Senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood says government should mitigate the cost of living by rejoining the single market (Norway model) Brexit isn't what "most people imagined" & "sector after sector" is "strangled by the red tape we were supposed to escape from"

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David Gauke

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4 years

Voting against breaking international law is not the same as voting ‘to side with the EU’. Since when has the test for patriotism been the willingness to break international law? (It’s a test Mrs Thatcher would’ve failed.)

Conservatives

@Conservatives

4 years

🚨 BREAKING: Labour just voted to side with the EU once again. 🥀 By voting against the UK Internal Market Bill – which will guarantee seamless trade between the home nations of the UK - they've shown they won’t stand up to Brussels or protect the United Kingdom from the SNP.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

“The EU has been irrelevant in ensuring peace in Europe.” “From 1 January we must deploy Royal Navy gunboats against the French.”

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Starting to think that the political choices the Conservative Party made in 2019 weren’t necessarily all that wise and may cause some problems for them and the country over the medium term.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Does anyone know how the Prime Minister's speech to the CBI went?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Whoever is the Minister doing tomorrow’s early media round must be hoping they’ll spend the whole morning stuck in a lift.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

You can be a statesman at a time of crisis or you can be a cheap Brexit partisan. You can’t be both.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Well, this takes me back.

Laura Kuenssberg

@bbclaurak

4 years

Julian Lewis has been chucked out of the Tory Parliamentary Party for working with Labour MPs to get himself elected as chair of the Intelligence Committee, beating Chris Grayling

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

Good to get away for a few days. But somehow I keep getting reminded of the Brexit debate.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

Just received an urgent clarification. Membership still valid but barred from being re-selected. I don’t have anything in common with Dominic Cummings after all. A happy note on which to end the day.

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David Gauke

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3 years

Somewhere in Scotland is a small boy - let us call him 'Michael' - blaming Brexit for his father's fish processing company going out of business and promising himself that one day he will lead the campaign for the UK to rejoin the EU.

Scottish fishermen 'sailing to Denmark to land catch'

Red tape plus a "poor" Brexit deal mean fishermen fear for the future, says an industry body.

www.bbc.co.uk

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

Tonight, I argued that: We should not allow the Party to be taken over by entryists. We should be a broad church. No deal would be immensely damaging to the UK. I defeated a motion of no confidence 123 to 61. I am grateful to the members of my association for their support.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Are Ministers suggesting that the Prime Minister agreed to a Treaty that put the Northern Ireland peace process at risk? And then fought a General Election promising to implement such a Treaty?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

If taxes have to go up because of a permanent 2% hit to the economy caused by COVID, what happens to taxes when Brexit causes a 4% permanent hit?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

I don’t always agree with him but a Conservative Party that doesn’t have room for Dominic Grieve doesn’t have a happy future.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

This is badly misjudged. People should maintain social distancing, which is what these people are doing. We need to maintain public support for fundamental behaviour change which requires the authorities to focus on genuinely bad behaviour.

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@DerbysPolice

4 years

Despite posts yesterday highlighting issues of people still visiting the #PeakDistrict despite government guidance, the message is still not getting through. @DerPolDroneUnit have been out at beauty spots across the county, and this footage was captured at #CurbarEdge last night.

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David Gauke

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2 years

How long until we read the following sentence? ‘Conservative MPs are only holding back from submitting letters of No Confidence in Liz Truss to the Chair of the 1922 because they fear Boris Johnson would win any subsequent leadership election.’

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Meet Jim, a dismayed longstanding Conservative who’s backing me.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Probably the right decision from his perspective for Boris Johnson to refuse to be interviewed by @afneil . He’s the toughest interviewer around (as I know from experience) and I think the Prime Minister would be out of his depth (as I know from experience).

BBC Politics

@BBCPolitics

4 years

“It is not too late. We have an interview prepared. Oven-ready, as Mr Johnson likes to say” Andrew Neil issues a challenge for Boris Johnson to commit to an interview with him, to face questions on why people have “deemed him to be untrustworthy”

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

I hope many Conservative MPs will endorse this tweet.

Julian Smith MP

@JulianSmithUK

2 years

What happened to Keir Starmer tonight outside parliament is appalling. It is really important for our democracy & for his security that the false Savile slurs made against him are withdrawn in full.

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David Gauke

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1 year

If we were in the EU, the French would not need to do individual passport checks. If no individual passport checks, the process at Dover would be quicker. The Dover queues are, therefore, partly caused by Brexit. Not a contentious point, surely?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

When Vote Leave say that the public knew what they were voting for in 2016 and 2019, it turned out that even their frontman didn't know what he was voting for.

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@Dominic2306

2 years

It wasn't until October 2020 that the 🛒 even vaguely realised what the Customs Union is...

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David Gauke

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4 years

Some tweets age better than others.

David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

If Boris wins, good luck to whoever becomes his Chancellor. It would be a noble act of self-sacrifice to accept the job. Who’d do it? 🤷‍♂️

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David Gauke

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2 years

Conservative MPs now know that when the final Sue Gray report is published it will be damning. They don't need to wait any longer to act.

Tory MPs now have no excuse not to remove Boris Johnson

We do not need to wait for Sue Gray’s full report, or the police investigation, to know that the Prime Minister is unfit for office.

www.newstatesman.com

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Imagine being a Minister and not planning to resign today.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

So much for Brexit being about 'free trade' as the PM loses his Ethics Adviser because of a desire to break WTO rules in order to put illegal tariffs on steel.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

This means that the Prime Minister - the man who made these decisions - should have an in-depth understanding of the restrictions he had decided to impose. He shouldn't need someone else to tell him that a drinks party in his garden was against the rules. /END

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

If anyone thinks the answer is Jeremy Corbyn, I think they’re probably asking the wrong question.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

Nearly five years after the referendum and the search continues.

Joe Mayes

@Joe_Mayes

3 years

Lord Frost says the government will hire an external adviser to identify post-Brexit opportunities. ``We have high hopes of outside input into this process,'' he says.

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David Gauke

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4 years

A Conservative majority at the next General Election will pursue a very hard Brexit. Given the refusal to extend the Implementation Period beyond 2020 and the obvious lack of time to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement before then, this means we will be on WTO terms by January 2021.

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David Gauke

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4 years

To fellow longstanding Conservative voters in South West Herts. The fact that John Major, Michael Heseltine, Ken Clarke, Chris Patten, George Osborne, Amber Rudd and Rory Stewart have all endorsed me suggests that the Party we’ve all supported in the past no longer exists.

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David Gauke

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5 years

I didn’t go to a private school. My children don’t go to private schools. But Labour’s new policy on abolishing private schools and seizing private property is chilling.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

How many of the Conservative MPs calling for the Government to publish cost benefit analyses of COVID restrictions will welcome the OBR’s cost benefit analysis of a no deal Brexit?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

A question for Conservative MPs and Conservative Party members who voted for Boris Johnson in the 2019 leadership election and are now worried about his honesty. What did you expect?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

When @DavidGHFrost is asked if the UK signed the Protocol in good faith, he could not stop himself smirking.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

5 years

This is not on. A clear attempt to undermine respect for the judiciary, questioning the motives of the judges, encouraging others to pile in. Not how a Government should behave.

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@bbclaurak

5 years

1. No 10 source: “We think the Supreme Court is wrong and has made a serious mistake in extending its reach to these political matters."

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David Gauke

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2 years

The important news today was Putin’s Ukraine announcement not Johnson’s COVID announcement. The BBC News should’ve reflected that.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

The FA should make it clear that England won’t participate in the World Cup finals if Russia is there.

Sky News

@SkyNews

2 years

Ukraine invasion: Poland refuses to play World Cup play-off against Russia

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

6 months

Politicians like Lee Anderson feeling strongly about an issue is exactly why membership of the ECHR is a good idea.

Kevin Schofield

@KevinASchofield

6 months

Rishi Sunak refuses to condemn Lee Anderson for saying the government should break the law by sending asylum seekers to Rwanda despite the Supreme Court ruling. "I thought Lee's comments reflect the strength of feeling on this issue," he says.

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David Gauke

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2 years

The finale of a TV series often sees the separate strands of the story brought together for the denouement. And now we have Downing Street parties, Lulu Lytle and cakeism all in the same scene.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

I know this is spitting in the wind but, given where we are with Covid both here and in most of the EU, ending the Brexit transition period on 31 December is ludicrous (deal or no deal).

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

For no particular reason, I am retweeting a speech I delivered as Lord Chancellor in July 2019. On the rule of law, the importance of institutions like the judiciary and the civil service, and the dangers of populism.

Lord Mayor's Banquet 2019: David Gauke’s speech

Lord Chancellor David Gauke spoke on the importance of the Rule of Law and maintaining trust and confidence in our institutions.

www.gov.uk

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

Anything you want to say @Nigel_Farage ?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

A Minister can expect to have to go out and defend an unpopular line and that can be uncomfortable. But a Minister is entitled to expect that they won’t be lied to by No 10.

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David Gauke

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3 years

The Govt position is that it’s intolerable to enter into an agreement where there’s a possibility that, at some point in future, tariffs & quotas on EU trade will apply. So we’ll leave on WTO terms & tariffs & quotas on EU trade will apply immediately. And we’ll prosper mightily.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

Conversation in our household this evening: “What shall we watch on TV tonight?” Teenage son: “Can we watch that parish council meeting?” Phrases I never expected to hear.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

“I take personal responsibility but it’s not my fault. I’m not blaming the media but it is the media’s fault” (I paraphrase.)

Sam Coates Sky

@SamCoatesSky

2 years

Boris Johnson promises to “fix” his government but says it’s not his top priority Full interview - hear the PM accuse me of “breaking the golden rule” - answers on a postcard….

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Et tu, Frostie?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

The PM will plough on despite two terrible by-election defeats and the resignation of his Party chairman. But a move by other senior Ministers today might bring matters quickly to a head.

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David Gauke

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5 years

Not so fast there, Arron.

Leave.EU

@LeaveEUOfficial

5 years

Tomorrow we claim our first Cabinet scalp as @DavidGauke is up for deselection in South West Herts. With a new leader and potential election, now is the time to make the Conservative party conservative again. If we fail? The Brexit Party wipes the floor with them. Win win! 👍

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David Gauke

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2 years

We urgently need a Chancellor who can restore market credibility.

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David Gauke

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11 months

Honestly, the self-pity. And the lack of dignity. Fitting, in a way.

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David Gauke

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2 years

The problem with making a rogue your party leader is that you end up with a rogue government and a rogue party. My latest piece for @NewStatesman .

Boris Johnson may survive – but the Tories’ credibility will not

The Conservatives have become the party of lawlessness and disorder.

www.newstatesman.com

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

"Seeing no evidence" is a less convincing claim from someone who turned up at a drinks party and claims that he didn't see any evidence of a breach of his own lockdown regulations.

Kate Ferguson

@kateferguson4

2 years

Boris Johnson hits back at William Wragg’s explosive claims that Tory rebels have been intimidated and blackmailed by No10. “I see no evidence and have heard no evidence to support any of those allegations”

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

This is grim. And was widely predicted.

Phillips P. OBrien

@PhillipsPOBrien

2 years

Ugh, the U.K. auto industry is imploding right in front of us because of Brexit. U.K. has dropped out of the top 15 countries in the world and is losing all the crucial high tech battery investment. It’s disastrous.

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David Gauke

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2 years

That won’t do.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

If you want to understand one of the reasons for the transformation of the Conservative Party, today’s abandonment by some of a rebellion in exchange for a meaningless concession tells a tale.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

11 months

Turns out that this was not entirely true. Who’d have thought that?

Boris Johnson says he has handed over Covid WhatsApps

The head of the pandemic inquiry is demanding that the government releases the unredacted messages.

www.bbc.co.uk

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

And yet another.

David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

Another good day not to be a Conservative MP.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

It is at times like these that strong relationships with our neighbours based on mutual trust and robust institutional links can be so beneficial.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

2 years

Tbf he has a point.

Dominic Cummings

@Dominic2306

2 years

great work tory mps leaving this crippled joke of a pm spending next 7 days bunkered down with lawyers trying to remember all his different lies while another major global crisis unfolds

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

This tweet has touched a nerve. But in advance of referendum, Brexiteers argued that our negotiating hand was so strong we’d get full regulatory autonomy & good market access. When that didn’t happen, they blamed May govt for not playing hardball. But it’s still not happening.

David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

It’s been the longstanding position of Brexiteers that the EU will give us whatever we want as long as they believe that we’re prepared to walk away. With a Brexiteer govt, that argument will be exposed. Get ready for the explanation ‘the EU underestimated our determination’.

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

4 years

Presumably those people tweeting “look, Brexit has happened and everything is fine” aren’t the same people who say “staying in the Single Market and the Customs Union isn’t Brexit”?

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

THEN “If we leave the EU we get to negotiate free trade agreements with third countries whereas now the Commission does it.” NOW “We’re shocked that, as a third country, we have to negotiate a free trade agreement with the Commission and not member states.”

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David Gauke

@DavidGauke

3 years

Some of us tried to make it happen.

Piers Morgan

@piersmorgan

3 years

Can Rory Stewart be our Prime Minister, please? ⁦⁦⁦ @PoliticsJOE_UK ⁩ ⁦ @OliDugmore ⁩ ⁦ @RoryStewartUK ⁩ 👇👇

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