Roger McCormick

Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School, occasional Radio DJ, bad golfer...former City lawyer.

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

Sharing this very intimate story would have taken an immense amount of courage. Thank you @JamieWallisMP for your bravery, which will undoubtedly support others.

The Conservative Party I lead will always give you, and everyone else, the love and support you need to be yourself.

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

While most eyes are on Ukraine, Israel is enduring its deadliest wave of terrorist attacks in years.

[Dominic Raab @DominicRaab]

That took courage, you have my full support.

[insane moments in british politics @PoliticsMoments]

Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson publishes a pamphlet claiming that she will be 'Britain's next Prime Minister' (2019)

[Redtenbacher's Funkestra @RBFunkestra]

All we are saying | Concert for Ukraine | Concert poster | 29.7 x 42cm | RSB Records Clothing https://t.co/TJGAV0TLGx #allwearesaying @mikesturgis @markede1 #concertforukraine

[Darryl 🇬🇧🇺🇦 @DarrylMcGarvey]

I don't always agree with Dan Wootton, but this absolutely spot on. How are the liked of Angela Rayner allowed to spout utter nonsense completely unchallenged? Same with Fiona Bruce on QT, and BBC news generally...appalling.

[Guido Fawkes @GuidoFawkes]

Not sure the gobby ex-Manchester United captain turned corporate landlord is the vote winner @Keir_Starmer may think.

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

The way they talk about “No. 10” as if it were an ordinary house, not an office block where more than 400 people work.

[Guido Fawkes @GuidoFawkes]

Lebedev: Starmer Congratulated Me on Elevation to Lords https://t.co/DSUlg95CoR

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

@spectator @Peston You assert that we know there were lots of parties. We don’t know anything of the kind. For all we know, these notices may all relate to just one event.

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

They don’t “prove” anything. And they certainly don’t have any bearing on the law being broken by “the government”. Do facts count for anything any more?

[Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV]

Exactly two years ago today, the Prime Minister wrote to every household telling them to stay at home.

“These rules must be observed”, he told us all.

Today’s fines prove that they were broken by his own government.

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

@YvetteCooperMP That’s because the individuals concerned might challenge the Met. No. 10 would be quite wrong to pre-empt that. Its critics really do need to calm down.

[Evgeny Lebedev @mrevgenylebedev]

And in the spirit of transparency here is a text to me from @Keir_Starmer: ‘Congratulations on your elevation to the House of Lords. All best wishes, Keir.’

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

@BethRigby You haven’t even got that right. What we know is that the Met think rules were broken in Downing St OR Whitehall at some unspecified time. 100s are employed at these locations (more than 400 in Downing St alone). PM’s statement was re first allegation, one specific event.

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

2 interviewees on BBC just now. One (a barrister) asserts there were multiple breaches of criminal law at No. 10. The other (a Labour MP) asserts repeatedly that PM lied about Partygate. Neither is seriously pressed on either assertion.

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

Not everyone of the several hundred workers in Downing St/Whitehall was involved in “making laws”.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

For many, this story was not about a Christmas quiz or a slice of cake, but the fact that those in No 10 made - and then broke - tough laws which the rest of us were expected to abide by, often at great personal cost.

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

According to this man, anyone of the several hundred working in Downing St/Whitehall is at “the top of government.”

[Henry Zeffman @hzeffman]

Some fines were broadly expected/'priced in' by now. But that shouldn't mean we lose sight of what a big deal it is that it's been officially confirmed Covid rules were broken at the top of government

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

Good for her!

[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

The Queen chose disgraced Andrew, a son who paid £12m to settle a sex case and avoid court, to escort her into Westminster Abbey.

[Roger McCormick @RogerMcCormick1]

One of the questions they were investigating was whether there were, in fact, parties.

[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

What Downing Street parties are police investigating?

https://t.co/g7p9QJhiiN