'Hero' bus driver sacked for stopping thief who attacked passenger demands apology after thousands sign petition

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hero-bus-driver-sacked-stopping-36653472

‘‘#DDay was the final straw’:

#Conservative candidates and aides have looked on aghast at the missteps of #RishiSunak’s #campaign over the last fortnight.'

'Anger has been building over Sunak allies parachuted into safe seats, including the party chair, #RichardHolden lack of preparation for the snap campaign within Conservative party headquarters (CCHQ) and the avoidable row over #FrankHester’s #donations.'
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/07/d-day-was-the-final-straw-sunaks-blunders-ignite-tory-party-fury
#ToryBehaviour #ToryIncompetence #GE2024

‘D-day was the final straw’: Sunak’s blunders ignite Tory party fury

Long-serving party members and MPs left aghast by unforced errors, poor strategy and a growing sense of resignation

The Guardian
Call the cops. There’s been a murder on Newsnight.
#RichardHolden #Newsnight #FuckTheTories
The #Conservative party chair, #RichardHolden, has four times refused to say whether the party continues to take millions from its biggest #donor#FrankHester, after it was revealed the businessman had made comments condemned as #racist and #misogynistic.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/30/tory-chair-richard-holden-further-5m-frank-hester-donation
#ToryBehaviour #ToryCorruption
Tory chair refuses to say whether party took further £5m from Frank Hester

Richard Holden says Hester apologised for remarks about Diane Abbott and ‘we should accept that’

The Guardian

#Tory party chair signed off £10,000 top-up for deputy #LeeAnderson

Annual sum was not offered on appointment but approved later by #RichardHolden in a sign of how much MP was valued
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/25/tory-party-chair-signed-off-10000-top-up-for-deputy-lee-anderson
#ToryBehaviour

Tory party chair signed off £10,000 top-up for deputy Lee Anderson

Annual sum was not offered on appointment but approved later by Richard Holden in sign of how much MP was valued

The Guardian