Nadhim Zahawi’s SLAPP has now resulted in disciplinary action for his lawyer.

A thread on why it happened, and what it means - for the lawyer, for SLAPPS, and for Zahawi himself.

‘I hereby announce that I have been hushing up a Tory scandal for the last four years, and by the way I was the actual Secretary of State for Justice at the time’ isn’t quite the gotcha that the Tories seem to think it is. On the contrary, it’s a bigger scandal than the scandal.

Tories stole our future by using austerity to force the selling off essential assets which ensured a safe and healthy society.

Privatisation/neoliberalism only enriches a few at the expense of the many.

The biggest story today is that the then-Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice was a direct witness to a criminal attempt to pervert the course of justice, and covered it up for four years because it involved one of his political allies.

I don’t buy Cameron and Sunak on security. They refused to clean up dirty Russian money in the City, they let Putin waltz into Crimea, they refused to publish the Russia report in full, they had to be dragged to introduce Magnitsky sanctions,

'Why only now?' Asks Kay Burley, to Maria Caulfield, 'you've had 14 years'

That should be the only question every single time a tory mp comes on tv to say they are going to try to fix something they could have tried to fix years ago if they actually gave a sh*t

#skynews #gtto

These are the four named; David Tredinnick, Eleanor Laing, Shailesh Vara and Maria Miller. They may have avoided tens of thousands capital gains on their second homes. What are the chances? But ….. Angela Rayner, £1,500!! Be careful what you stir up huh?

Ed Foster💚 The London Economic HMRC? Surely it needs a whole squad of police officers to investigate. With a full forensic tents parked on their gardens.

🌿Wetland biodiversity matters for our health, our food supply, for tourism and for jobs.

🌿 Wetlands are vital for humans, for other ecosystems and for our climate, providing essential ecosystem services.
#WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter via Convention on Wetlands

Try fiddling HMRC out of £5 and watch how they pursue you to the ends of the Earth.

The 'Great Stink' of 1858 led to the construction of London's sewage system by Joseph Bazalgette, a huge - & hugely successful - investment of public money.

Since the privatisation of water & sewerage, we've moved backwards towards the squalor of the early Victorian era.

Akshata Murty: I try not to read the news now

I mean why would she want to sully herself with news of Tory sleaze, corruption & how her husband is helping push more people into hardship. She's got dividends to watch 🤷‍♀️ #ToriesOut675 theguardian.com/politics/artic…

🚨 Tory Minister David TC Davies MP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 has been accused of a blatant breach of the ministerial code after using his government office in Whitehall to film an anti-Labour video that he then posted on social media.

#ToriesOut675
#ToryLies
#GeneralElectionN0W

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'MPs to push new law to criminalise water bosses for sewage pollution.'

It's going to be a busy day in parliament on Wed. Environmental Audit Committee water quality hearing and now this. Quite a day.

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🚨WE MUST KEEP THIS IN THE NEWS

Government wants an indefinite delay to the end of no-fault evictions so it can review whether the court system can cope with cases

Meanwhile to implement its law breaking Rwanda scheme its found 25 court rooms, 150 Judges & 5,000 sitting days!

Rishi Sunak will argue that Britain is safer under the Conservatives

He's barely in charge of his rabble.
.... 🤷‍♀️🙄 #ToriesOut675
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Someone correct me if I am wrong, but if Nadhim Zahawi had to cough up £4m in unpaid tax (plus £1m fine) he must have ‘forgotten’ to declare between £8-£20m?

[Depending on what sort of tax it was - income, capital gains, etc].

Who “forgets” that amount?

Ocean is heating up much faster than expected
This will fuel most powerful storms imaginable
last year, ocean temperatures were similar to those expected if overall global warming of surface air temperatures reached 3C above pre-industrial levels – .bbc.com/future/article…

“Champion of the environment” South Cambridgeshire District Council yet you also support a destructive off-road busway over Madingley Hill Preservation, through Coton Orchard & multiple other designated priority habitats❓ A South Cambs LibDems 🔶 promoted route that is opposed by the leading campaigners Zero Hour like

URGENT! Moorland Monitors in the Peak District reports snares on Moscar and beyond. HIT witnessed badgers, hares and foxes snared here - the keepers relentlessly target wildlife! Local pressure urgently needed. Please share info in confidence. Get active for wildlife. HIT.