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Boris Johnson is said to be stepping down in 6mos due to virus-related health issues.
August 25, 2020, 11:20 AM
46and2Boris Johnson is said to be stepping down in 6mos due to virus-related health issues.
article His father in law is the source. I know nothing of the guy or his credibility, but this is big news if true.
Anyone know better? Or more? Seems like an average day in gossipy London.?.?
The delay is odd, to me.
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The Times of London's Diary column reported a conversation between Humphry Wakefield, the father of Dominic Cummings' wife, Mary, and a woman named Anna Silverman last week in which he is said to have told her that Johnson would resign early next year because of the lasting effects of his time in intensive care.
Silverman told The Times she had the conversation with Wakefield when she bumped into him on a trip to Chillingham Castle in the northeastern English county of Northumberland
August 25, 2020, 11:37 AM
ChuckFinleyIt's in the tabloids, and is plausible, but none of us can know what is in his mind. It's equally plausible this is being blown up to give a greater appearance of weakness by political opponents.
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August 25, 2020, 11:52 AM
FenrisIf it happens, then I'll believe it.
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God Bless and Protect our Beloved President, Donald John Trump. August 25, 2020, 12:06 PM
Pipe Smoker“Boris Johnson insisted he was fighting fit today - after Dominic Cummings' father-in-law suggested he was planning to quit after struggling to recover from coronavirus.
Downing Street blasted as 'total nonsense' a suggestion that Mr Johnson could hand over power in six months time, made by Sir Humphry Wakefield…”
https://mol.im/a/8661609
Serious about crackers. August 25, 2020, 12:09 PM
pulicordsUnfortunately, one of the things we're learning about COVID-19 is that "recovery" doesn't necessarily mean RECOVERED. A friend was in ICU for about a week, last month with COVID-19 and when he was released to go home, we were told that he was doing really well and had a good prognosis. Now it seems that he's taken a downturn and we just don't know what's going to happen to him. As a "novel" virus, there's just so much we don't know about it's properties.
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August 25, 2020, 12:58 PM
egregoreHe's either too sick to work or he isn't. Either way there is no timetable for tapering off and quitting in X amount of time. This smells like pure rumor-mongering.
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corsairquote:
Originally posted by ChuckFinley:
It's in the tabloids, and is plausible, but none of us can know what is in his mind. It's equally plausible this is being blown up to give a greater appearance of weakness by political opponents.
British journalism, you don't say?
August 27, 2020, 07:00 AM
ChuckFinleyNo need to really read the above link. To summarize, on cue, there are multiple articles showing Johnson running and detailing how he's exercising with a personal trainer and has shed 20# of fat. How he's robust and raring to go... so, politics as usual.
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August 27, 2020, 07:14 AM
nhracecraftA 'Father-In-Law' of 'some Boris Jonson aide' reportedly said....Sounds like a 'Dossier' in the making!
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August 27, 2020, 09:00 AM
9mm_shooterquote:
Originally posted by ChuckFinley:
LINKNo need to really read the above link. To summarize, on cue, there are multiple articles showing Johnson running and detailing how he's exercising with a personal trainer and has shed 20# of fat. How he's robust and raring to go... so, politics as usual.
Exercise is something that could actually hurt more than help in this particular case. Interesting article from JAMA:
https://jamanetwork.com/journa.../fullarticle/2768916August 28, 2020, 01:22 PM
Georgeairquote:
Exercise is something that could actually hurt more than help
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