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Denzil_DC

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6. Johnson did venture beyond the M25 today, visiting Doncaster:

Reply to Denzil_DC (Original post)

Fri Sep 13, 2019, 12:48 PM

Sep 2019

He didn't get a universally warm welcome, and this particularly articulate woman doesn't look particularly rich:

Link to tweet

Channel 4 News ✔
@Channel4News

"People have died because of austerity, and you’ve got the cheek to come here and tell us austerity's over and it's all good now."

That's what one woman told Boris Johnson during a visit to Doncaster, but he said his government was putting more money into public services.

[Twitter video]

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PM aide Dominic Cummings blames 'rich Remainers' in Brexit snap at TV reporter [View all] Denzil_DC Sep 2019 OP

I'm pretty fed up with millionaire Brexshitters T_i_B Sep 2019 #1

It should be open goal for some party or other, or for we Remainer plebs Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #2

It doesn't help T_i_B Sep 2019 #3

Check out these people and all similar for offshore accounts, shell companies etc. Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #4

What about rich Brexiters? LeftishBrit Sep 2019 #5

Johnson did venture beyond the M25 today, visiting Doncaster: Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #6

He also visited Rotherham T_i_B Sep 2019 #7