David Davis – Huawei determination might be amongst worst ever made The previous Brexit Secretary David Davis joined Andrew Marr this morning to a
David Davis – Huawei determination might be amongst worst ever made
The previous Brexit Secretary David Davis joined Andrew Marr this morning to argue the case in opposition to involving the Chinese language tech large Huawei within the UK’s rollout of 5G infrastructure. Davis mentioned that as a result of this association had the ability to compromise the ‘5 Eyes’ settlement on intelligence sharing between the UK and its Anglophone companions, it may pose a critical danger to nationwide safety:
Boris Johnson’s determination over Huawei’s position in UK 5G community might be considered by historians because the “worst determination a British PM has made” says former Brexit Secretary David Davis#Marr https://t.co/DJ2AMwR5BV pic.twitter.com/5fHvMNl6BI
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) February 23, 2020
DD: China will rating a hit with this if what they do is fracture the ‘5 Eyes’… [Johnson] won’t need… historians to look again and say that was the worst determination a British Prime Minister made in nevertheless a few years.
Dominic Cummings is ‘right here right now, gone tomorrow’
Davis additionally aimed a small barb on the Prime Minister’s closest particular adviser Dominic Cummings, after criticising the best way during which Cummings was trying to shake up the Whitehall machine:
Former Brexit Secretary David Davis tells #Marr Dominic Cummings is a “Right here right now, gone tomorrow” particular adviserhttps://t.co/yFqsOEdOk6 pic.twitter.com/naguqPCL0S
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) February 23, 2020
Nicola Sturgeon – I intend to remain on
Scotland’s First Minister instructed Marr that, regardless of some rumblings of discontent on her backbenches, she totally intends to proceed main the SNP for a very good few years to come back:
Is Nicola Sturgeon planning to remain on as SNP chief and First Minister of Scotland?#Marr https://t.co/Da66VVPNci pic.twitter.com/fI9i2HzylV
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) February 23, 2020
NS: I do intend to guide my social gathering into the following Scottish Parliament election… I’ve to make sure that I need to do that job, that I’m one of the best particular person to do that job, that I’ve the drive and power, and that’s emphatically the case.
Indyref2 battle might be determined in courtroom
Marr quizzed Sturgeon on how she would counter Boris Johnson’s probably refusal to grant the SNP’s request for a second Scottish independence referendum. Although Sturgeon mentioned she was reluctant to pursue the high-risk technique of holding the referendum regardless, she confirmed this was at the least on the desk:
Might courts settle whether or not Scotland can have one other independence referendum?
SNP chief’s Nicola Sturgeon: “Not dominated it out… however not my most popular choice”#Marr https://t.co/1yUrnoBXqS pic.twitter.com/1vyW2mQTPS
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) February 23, 2020
AM: So that you’d be difficult Boris Johnson to take you to courtroom?…
NS: I’ve not dominated it out, nevertheless it’s not one thing I’m actively as my most popular choice proper now.
George Eustice – PM ‘has been engaged’ in flood response
Sophy Ridge spoke to the newly appointed Surroundings Secretary George Eustice, who defended the Prime Minister’s lack of visibility throughout the current spate of flooding throughout the nation:
“The place is the Prime Minister this week?”
With widespread flooding, @SophyRidgeSky asks Surroundings Secretary George Eustice why @BorisJohnson hasn’t visited affected areas or been seen in public for 9 days.#Ridge pic.twitter.com/Br6kVvxaIg
— Sophy Ridge on Sunday (@RidgeOnSunday) February 23, 2020
GE: It’s not true that the Prime Minister hasn’t been engaged on this… It’s proper that on sure operational issues comparable to this, the Prime Minister will ask one in every of his cupboard members to guide. I can’t see something flawed with that.
Diane Abbott – Social media ought to have folks’s title and deal with
And eventually, the Shadow Residence Secretary Diane Abbott referred to as for an finish to on-line anonymity throughout social media with the intention to fight trolling:
“I feel there must be an finish to anonymity on-line.”
Labour’s @HackneyAbbott says social media platforms ought to have the names and addresses of its customers to assist observe up complaints of on-line abuse.
Stay: https://t.co/GcZH8uJ5YB#Ridge pic.twitter.com/MUSLTSXmKp
— Sophy Ridge on Sunday (@RidgeOnSunday) February 23, 2020
DA: You can publish underneath a pseudonym, however Twitter or Fb or whoever ought to even have your title or deal with, as a result of after we attempt to observe up a few of the actually abusive issues and threats of violence on-line, we can’t hint the folks.