Apologies Are Not Enough!

A housing association boss has refused to resign from his £185,000 position despite a tremendous backlash after the tragic death of Awaab Ishak in a mould-infested home.

The two-year-old died in December 2020 from a respiratory illness induced by mould in the one-bedroom flat where he lived with his parents, Faisal Abdullah and Aisha Amin, in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

His mother and father previously made complaints about the black mould in their kitchen and bathroom and asked to be rehoused.

The Chief Executive of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), Gareth Swarbrick, has come under fire and has been advised to resign from his position by figures including Michael Gove. However, Gareth Swarbrick, who was paid £170,000 the year of Awaab’s death, has now confirmed in a statement that he will not be quitting.

He said that he wanted to start by saying how sorry he was to Awaab’s family for their loss and that no apology would ever be enough, and he said that the discussion around his position had started to surpass the most important part of all this, which was that a family had lost their child, but having spoken to the Board, he could confirm he wouldn’t be leaving.

He said that they’d given him their full support and confidence to continue to manage the improvements and changes required within RBH.

The chief executive also added that after the tragic death of the two-year-old, the RBH had made a number of changes and this included compulsory training for all staff on mould and damp.

Alison Tumilty, RBH Board Chair, said that as an organisation, they would again like to extend their deepest sympathies and say sorry to Faisal and Aisha and that they let them down.

She said that this was a tragedy of the highest order, and they were devastated that it occurred in one of their homes, and she added that they make mistakes and that they were trying to fix them.

She said that having spoken to the Board, she could confirm that they have complete confidence in Gareth’s leadership, and that he has the trust of the Board, and that he has a vast understanding of the sector and the communities of Rochdale.

She said that together, they would work to repair the trust of the people of Rochdale and show that they’re a mutual landlord that cares and cares greatly about their tenants.

Gareth Swarbrick makes £185,000 in his council job, no surprise this country’s in the state it’s in, and those on this type of salary tend to have a gold-plated pension as well, and it’s utterly infuriating that the revolving door of failures get so much money when someone just as capable could be doing the very same job for half that wage.

How does this guy make all that money and still not have any knowledge of mould? He should have had implemented training years ago, so there should be no failings, especially on that salary.

Gareth Swarbrick is an overpaid jobsworth, and how on earth is that type of salary justified?

So, this is where our council tax rises go, not on housing for people but on paying inflated salaries and their gold-plated pensions. This man should resign! And if he won’t resign, then sack him, and not just him but everybody at RBH who failed this family.

Just like our MPs, Gareth Swarbrick expects rewards for failure, but then they all seem to have their snouts in the trough.

This man is now responsible for a child’s death, and he should be prosecuted and sacked, and it’s obscene that he makes that much money and gets away with murder.

The Manager Of A Cafe Gave A Woman A Dustpan And Brush So She Could Clean Up After Her Baby

A mother has sparked a frenzied debate by asking if cafe staff were reasonable to ask her to clean up after her baby.

The woman said on the British parenting platform Mumsnet she’d taken her child to a family-friendly cafe, but as she was leaving, one member of staff bought her a dustpan and brush and asked her to clean under her child’s high chair.

The post split views on the site, with some saying of course she should clean up the mess and others insisting the cafe employee was rude.

In her post, the woman said she and a bunch of friends go to a cafe each week, and she wrote that the previous week one of her friends had been told off by the manager for not cleaning up her baby’s mess under its high chair, and she said that, on a more recent occasion, when she was packing up to leave, she got given a dustpan and brush to clean up food that her child had dropped.

She added that if it had been an excessive amount of mess she would have of course cleaned up automatically, but she clarified that it was a few bits on the floor.

She then relayed the story to her mother, who was disgusted by the cafe and urged her to leave a negative review, but she was so torn over the situation and so sought counsel from Mumsnet users. However, her post didn’t garner much sympathy.

Most mums were extremely critical of her for not cleaning up the baby’s mess.

One wrote that they were shocked at how often they see people strolling out and leaving a mess all over the floor, and she added that if an adult dropped food they’d pick it up and that you should do that for your baby too.

Another wrote that many parents, unfortunately, don’t clean up after children when out or let them run riot because the place is child friendly.

A third wrote that if she stepped into a cafe and there was food on the floor, they would walk out, and said that if the staff were busy and they’d caused a mess, they believed that it was only right that they cleaned it up.

Others implied that the cafe was probably trying to prevent the gathering of mothers from coming.

It’s not just children though. Adults leave tables in a complete mess these days, and the same goes for cinemas et cetera, and it seems that people have no manners and no thought for the waiting staff.

If you don’t do it at home, then perhaps people shouldn’t do it when they’re out, and it’s discourteous. After all, who wants to sit next to people that are acting like pigs?

Restaurants and cafes typically have staff that clean when people have left the building, and that is the job they’re paid to do, although it’s always nice when someone offers to clean up after themselves.

What happened to good manners? Sadly, they’ve gone.

You Won’t Have To Worry About Heating Bills With This TikTok-Viral Wearable Blanket

A wearable blanket that’s gone viral on TikTok, garnering more than 329 million views on the app, is on sale for Black Friday, and it’s bound to sell out.

The Oodie, which has TikTok obsessed, is an oversized hoodie with a push, flannel fleece exterior and a soft cruelty-free vegan sherpa fleece interior, and it’s marked down by up to £35 in the brand’s sitewide Black Friday sale.

According to wearers, it has a large fit that falls below the knee and is said to be so comfortable and warm, you won’t need to worry about heating bills amid the cost of living crisis.

Plus, it comes in more than 20 colours and designs, from slate grey and dusty pink to a delightfully fun avocado toast pattern for brunch enthusiasts, which Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi wore in a recent TikTok video.

Slipped over the head, the wearable blanket from the Oodie is ideal for Sunday lounging and chucking on when you’re indoors and it’s super cold. You can style it with leggings and slippers to keep you warm from head to toe.

It also features a hood and a roomy pocket for storage and keeping your hands toasty.

One five-star reviewer described the Oodie as the most comfortable blanket hoodie ever, and another customer agreed, describing how they feel like they’re next to a warm fire whenever they wear it.

A third five-star reviewer gushed that they absolutely loved their Oodie, and they reported that they never spend a night without it on and that it keeps them warm throughout the winter days, and said that they were 5ft 4 and that it covered them up to the middle of their calf, which they loved, and they would recommend it 1000 per cent.

In one video on TikTok with almost 1.5 million views, user @thereakljohnpaul showed off their friend’s collection showing a collection of patterned Oodies hanging on the back of the door claiming she has 12.

And if you’re unsure about the quality, despite more affordable options elsewhere, critics agree that Oodies are designed to last and 10000 per cent worth the additional money compared to knockoffs as its high quality and the fabric doesn’t shed.

A foolproof way to keep warm this winter, shop the Oodie while it’s on sale for Black Friday with up to £35 off.

These Oodies are a fantastic Christmas gift for friends or family, and once you get one on you would have to surgically remove them because they’re so warm, they’re awesome.

They really do have that feel-good feeling, and these are a fantastic addition to your wardrobe, and it beats wearing in the winter thick robes with loads of layers to keep warm – just pop an Oodie over your head and you’re done – heating in a blanket, that looks good and is super stylish.

Of course, the Oodie is slightly pricey, but at the end of the day much better quality than any of the other alternatives around, and you get what you pay for.

The cheap alternatives are great in the short term, but once you’ve worn them and washed them, then you start to see the difference, but of course, affordable alternatives are fantastic if you can’t afford the real thing.

However, some people don’t seem to like them, they think they’re awful and look unsightly, yet people will happily answer the door in their pyjamas, but wouldn’t be seen dead in an Oodie.

There’s No Mention Of Abortion In Donald Trump’s Manifesto: Death Penalty For Drug Dealers, Rehiring Unvaccinated Military Members, Voter Identification, And Banning Trans Women From Female Sports

Donald Trump stood before a gathering of supporters at his Mar a Lago retreat where he outlined a string of controversial policy goals for his recently announced 2024 presidential crusade.

Speaking for a little more than an hour in the ballroom of his Florida mansion, Donald Trump touched on hot-button social issues like drug crime, COVID-19 directives and transgender participation in school sports, but was notably muted on abortion, an issue that’s proved challenging for Republicans to navigate in the midterm elections.

Seeming to take a lesson from the recent races that saw his top followers rescinded in favour of more reasonable contenders, the former president held back from wading too far into his claims that the 2020 election was robbed from him.

Nonetheless, he did grumble about the length of time it’s taken to count all the votes in some states and pledged that voting would be much different next time around.

Donald Trump said that they will do whatever it takes to bring back honesty and trust in their elections, and to eradicate cheating, he would immediately demand voter ID, same-day voting, and only paper votes.

Trotting out a story he’s told numerous past demonstrations, Donald Trump also promised to impose the death penalty against clearly all people charged with dealing drugs and compared it to authoritarian China’s policies for cracking down on criminality.

Donald Trump said that when he was in China and he was with President Xi, he asked the President if they had a drug problem, in which the President said that they didn’t have a drug problem and that they have a speedy trial.

He said China make the fentanyl that comes into their country and that every drug dealer during his life or her life, on average kills 500 people with the drugs that they sell, not to mention the ruin of families. Then Donald Trump said that they were going to be asking everyone who sells drugs, gets caught selling drugs, to receive the death penalty for their pain.

It’s not actually clear if Donald Trump can unilaterally act to alter the criminal code without Congress’ permission.

He also pledged to reinstate the thousands of service members who’ve been forced out of duty for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine and suggested they would be reimbursed for time lost.

So, nothing to support the economy or regular Americans, he’s a fool, although I’d love to know what a regular American is.

Americans are passionate but extremely naive and so divided as a country, mind you, in the United Kingdom, it’s becoming the same, but if Donald Trump continues to go down this path, he’s going to kill the majority of his disciples with his death penalty.

This isn’t a manifesto, just a checklist of dopey ideas that will appeal to his tiny Trumpist looney bin base, yet those ideas will probably get him elected again, and there are numerous people who can’t wait for him to be elected again so that he can apparently make America great again, although I’m not actually sure when America was great, when they had segregation, when they had slaves and when women’s rights were non-existent.

And how will any of these things tackle inflation or better the American economy? And people need to learn something about the politics of authoritarianism – it’s an extremely bad thing.

So, Donald Trump’s policy is to put a flag on Mars. That should do wonders for improving the standard of living for the majority of Americans!

Hard-up Britons Get A Boost From Rishi Sunak’s Cost Of Living Increase

It was claimed that Rishi Sunak will announce a significant rise in the national living wage and also give eight million households cost of living payments worth up to £1,100.

The new Prime Minister is set to prioritise support for the most impoverished people as he also signalled that he will keep the triple lock on pensions as part of Thursday’s Budget.

A newspaper outlet reported that Rishi Sunak and his Chancellor Jeremy Hunt plan to raise the living wage from £9.50 an hour to about £10.40 an hour, or more, boosting wages for 2.5 million people.

The Prime Minister is also now expected to increase benefits, such as universal credit, as well as up to three cost of living payments for households worth £650, including £150 for the disabled and £300 for some of the most impoverished pensioners. It means some homes could get payments of £1,100 this winter.

These will be a continuance of the payments that numerous households will have already received since September to cover the cost of rising food and energy prices.

The Prime Minister said at the G20 in Bali that he understands the particular challenge of pensioners and they will always be at the forefront of his mind.

The triple lock, introduced in 2010, ensures that the state pension will increase in line with their inflation, wages or 2.5 per cent, whichever is the most elevated, but with inflation around 10 per cent, the Treasury could save about £4.5 billion a year if it raised pensions in line with wages, not around 5.5 per cent, instead.

Asked whether he would ditch the triple lock, Rishi Sunak, who was attending the G20 summit, said that his track record as Chancellor demonstrated he cared very much about pensioners.

He said that he couldn’t comment on any decisions, days before a financial statement. But that they would put fairness and compassion at the heart of all the decisions they made, and he added that he was confident people would see that.

Senior Conservatives warned that ditching the triple lock would be seen by pensioners as a betrayal and could be political suicide given that many older people vote Conservative.

The 2019 Tory manifesto promised to keep the protection in place for the duration of this Parliament.

Rishi Sunak suspended it this year because of a freak peak in average wages linked to the end of lockdown after the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning pensioners received an increase of only 3.1 per cent.

So, let’s translate this. What Rishi Sunak actually means is that he will be taking more money off the workers who have really invested and put the hours into their progress in life and that he’ll be handing it out to people who simply can’t be bothered to work, and let’s not overlook the illegals.

Benefits are historically low, and they’re worth much less now due to the cost of living crisis, but then so are workers’ wages, and most people wouldn’t be able to own their own property, get a loan, choose where they live, go on holiday, invest, set up a trust fund, buy a comfortable reliable car or choose which school their children go to, and that’s not just people on benefits, that’s people that are working as well.

People from England, that were born here don’t just get a council house, they have to prove they’re British first whilst watching newcomers with large families get on the waiting lists and get a home quickly because they have four or more children, it’s truly despicable.

Victorian Disease Cases Rocket In The UK: Urgent Warning

Brits have been warned that cases of the Victorian disease are soaring in the UK, here are the manifestations you need to look out for.

Doctors have warned parents that cases of scarlet fever are more elevated than normal for this time of the year, so they need to be mindful of the signs.

Scarlet fever is one of winter’s childhood diseases, and while it most typically affects children under ten, the bacterial infection can be caught by anyone.

News of soaring cases comes after GP consultations of Scarlet fever in England have been higher in 2022, compared to the past 2 years, and have remained elevated later in the season than anticipated.

The Government has warned that while this unique pattern may persist in the future, the recent spike may be a possible outcome of the withdrawal of measures executed during the coronavirus pandemic to ease transmission.

Parents and carers must be mindful that signs of Scarlet fever are comparable to that of flu-like ones, including a sore throat or rash, headache, high temperature, sickness and swollen glands in the neck.

A distinctive rash can then appear about 12 to 48 hours later, which can extend from the chest and stomach. Doctors have added that parents also need to look out for small, raised bumps which will make the skin feel rough and sandpaper-like to touch.

On the tongue, a white layer may also appear, which can peel and result in a strawberry tongue, where the tongue becomes red and swollen and covered in smallish bumps.

These symptoms, doctors have said, are identical for both children and adults.

Speaking about the rise in cases, Dr Chun Tang, GP and Medical Director at Pall Mall Medical, said that it had been rather rare in the United Kingdom for the past few decades but cases had been rising and that it was a communicable disease and could make children feel somewhat poorly.

While treatment is usually a ten-day course of antibiotics, Dr Naveen Puri, Associate Clinical Director at Bupa Health Clinics, who deliver GP services to one to 18-year-olds explained that it was infectious and passed through coughing, sneezing or close contact, sharing bath towels, clothes, bed sheets or cutlery with the infected individual and that if your child has Scarlet fever, keep them out of school and away from other people.

Nonetheless, it seems that all these illnesses have come back since the rollout of the COVID jabs, and it seems that since then some people have become immune compromised, and it’s unfortunate that health has gone backwards, and we’ve truly embraced Victorian values.

In Phoenix’s Largest Homeless Encampment, A Dead And Burned Fetus Has Been Found

A couple found a dead and burned fetus in Phoenix’s biggest homeless encampment as they tried to put out a fire.

Arizona police received a call about an endangered child near West Madison Street on Saturday around 1 am. When they arrived at the scene they discovered the charred fetus that was about 20 to 24 weeks, according to police.

One eyewitness told a neighbour that he and his fiance saw someone light a fire in the street. The couple then tried to put it out when they saw the tiny body.

The homeless crisis in Phoenix has been growing since the pandemic with 3,096 as of this year.

Joel Coplin told 12 News that he said that his fiance came and was trying to put the fire out, and then he went to stamp on it to put it out and discovered it was a baby in there.

He said he saw the head, a perfectly shaped head, and little arms, hands, legs and chest. He then grabbed his fiance and turned away so she wouldn’t see it, and he was freaked out, he then called 911. The fetus was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Phoenix homeless encampment the fetus was found at, known as ‘The Zone’ by some, is one of the several developing tent cities in the Arizona state capital that grew during the pandemic.

Joel Coplin’s home overlooks the streets nearby where the fetus was found. He wasn’t in complete shock about the discovery, and he said that anything could happen around there and that they were right down here in ‘The Zone’, and anything and everything does happen.

According to 12 News, about 1,000 homeless people are now sleeping in the encampment as of October 27.

A lawsuit was recently launched and heard in court about the conditions of the encampment after property owners sued earlier this year.

City officials also said they were working to resolve the homelessness problem, and suggested the opening of a new homeless shelter.

Thousands of people were declared homeless in Phoenix during the pandemic in 2020, with faeces and garbage scattered throughout ‘The Zone’ that’s nearby luxury apartment buildings and restaurants.

The current homeless tally in Phoenix was 3,096, according to city officials. The rise in rent and the pandemic were at the forefront of blame for the increase since 2020 when 2,380 homeless people were reported.

All we can hope for now is that the fetus was already dead before it was set alight, and the fetus definitely deserved better, but this is just another day in Joe Biden’s new America.

What’s happening to the world that we live in?

The homeless crisis in America is simply horrific, and the whole situation is just overwhelming all around, and Joe Biden’s America is a nightmare, and being homeless isn’t a crime, and this fetus was a baby, not really a fetus, a human being, and it was set on fire, and now it seems that life is cheap.

America is a prosperous place, who would believe that they would have a problem like this going on in the world? And it appears that thousands of people have been cut adrift and left to rot – what a sick world we live in!

Humans are a plague on this planet, and America is in rapid decline, and Americans really have no education, and the fact that they have homeless encampments means that America has miserably failed as a society.

Despite The Dismissal Of Virginia Giuffre’s Lawsuit, Outcast Prince Andrew Plans To Fight Back And Return To Public Life

Prince Andrew was said to be preparing for a fightback as he was adamant to return to public life, which could still be feasible.

It comes after Prince Andrew’s accuser, Virginia Giuffre, dropped a case she’d brought against American lawyer Alan Dershowitz, saying she may have made a mistake when she accused him of sexual abuse.

A source said that everything had changed and Prince Andrew was determined to fight.

Prince Andrew, 62, paid Giuffre, 39, a reported £12 million to settle a civil lawsuit in which she accused him of sexual abuse, but he’s always and vehemently repudiated the claims.

It came as he spent yesterday shooting with Princess Anne, Prince Edward and other members of the Royal Family on the Windsor estate.

King Charles was also seen in Windsor and is believed to have joined his siblings in the afternoon, but a Buckingham Palace source said the King hadn’t attended the shoot, which took place two days before His Majesty’s 74th birthday.

The Duke seemed relaxed as he enjoyed lunch with Anne, her husband Tim Laurence, and Edward and his wife, the Countess of Wessex.

Sophie Winkleman, the wife of Freddie Windsor, was also seen with the Royal group on the Windsor estate.

The pictures of the family group revealed that Prince Andrew, far from being out in the cold, still has the support of members of his family, yet he wasn’t present at the Cenotaph as he’s no longer able to take part in Royal occasions.

He was also missing from the Festival of Remembrance at the Albert Hall, which remembered those who battled in the Falklands conflict in 1982, in which Prince Andrew served with the Royal Navy.

A newspaper outlet revealed that Prince Andrew was left bereft and in tears, after the King made it clear to him that there would be no way back for him at ‘The Firm’.

The Duke is said to have been blindsided by the outcome of the private meeting, held at Charle’s Birkhall estate in Scotland, just days before the Queen’s demise, but his ex-wife and loyal supporter Sarah Ferguson was jubilant after news of Miss Giuffre’s breakdown.

A friend added that there was a feeling Prince Andrew wanted to forge onwards with a new life but the only person who could agree to that was the Monarch, which means that these discussions would have to start all over again now that there is a new King. Nevertheless, it doesn’t seem that the public wants him back, but some do because they believe that he was set up by a dreadful woman.

This was not a fair trial where Prince Andrew was concerned, it was a witch hunt – they may as well have drowned him and then waited to see if he came up alive, and now his credibility has been lost even though he’s not been found guilty of anything.

He might not be completely blameless for past deeds, even if it were by association, but there is no actual proof that he actually did anything bad. The photos of him could have been fake. I mean, how easy is it these days to fake a picture – 1, 2, 3 and it’s done, and then the media cop hold of it and it’s there for life? They say that what’s in the newspapers today is tomorrow’s history, but unfortunately, that’s not actually true because it’s archived for another press release and then it raises its unsightly head all over again.

So, even though Prince Andrew has never been convicted of a crime, he should bow down gracefully and live a quiet life, apart from family dinners and family parties.

Non-Barcoded Stamps Won’t Be Banned Until Next Summer

A prohibition on old non-barcoded stamps has been postponed until next summer in a remarkable victory for The Mail on Sunday and letter writers across the United Kingdom.

The Royal Mail’s climbdown also sees forms and Freepost envelopes being made available at post offices, making the process of exchanging old stamps for new ones much easier.

Royal Mail is rolling out barcoded stamps, which it states will help tackle fraud and make it easier to track posts, but an abrupt cut-off on January 31 to use old stamps led to fears that Britons, particularly the UK’s 12 million pensioners, who post much more than younger people, would be left with tens of millions of unused and useless stamps.

MPs, watchdogs and customers welcomed the move by the postal service in response to The Mail on Sunday’s campaign.

They’d urged Royal Mail to extend the looming deadline and called for the company to make it easier for those who need to change their old stamps for the new barcoded ones.

Before their intervention, customers had to download and print a form from the internet, which was unpopular among many senior people who prefer to do things face to face.

Royal Mail said that it had listened to the MoS and its customers and decided that the deadline, in less than three months, was too soon.

Matthew Parkes, managing director of stamps at Royal Mail, said that in order to give their customers even more time to use up any remaining non-barcoded stamps, they had chosen to introduce a six-month grace period commencing from the original deadline of January 31, 2023, where non-barcoded stamps would still be delivered as normal.

He said that to make things even easier for their customers, they have also agreed with the Post Office to include the forms to allow customers to exchange stamps alongside Freepost envelopes in its branches, which means that customers will be able to fill out a form, insert into a Freepost envelope with any remaining non-barcoded stamps and hand it over for posting in a Post Office branch.

Royal Mail had already changed its mind about the prohibition on pictorial stamps, such as Christmas ones, earlier this year. As a result, stamps with images, even ones that don’t carry a barcode, will continue to be valid.

Tory MP Alexander Stafford, vice chairman of Westminster’s all-party philately group, said that the Mail on Sunday was to be hailed for standing up for the rights of Royal Mail and Post Office customers across the nation.

The problem now is that stamps are a waste of money with people sending mail that never gets to where it’s supposed to go. What kind of company gets away with not doing what consumers pay for?

Royal Mail are greedy and stamps are so costly, it’s no surprise people are now sending more emails and cards electronically.

Stamps have actually no real value at all, they’re just tiny scraps of paper. It’s the service we’re paying for, which presently we’re not getting because they keep going on strike.

The change over of stamps is simple. Do the same as the Bank of England and run the old stamps for a time, with both stamps in circulation, then when all the old stamps have become outdated you can take your old stamps to the post office and swap them for the new bar-coded ones.

All they required was a bit of logic and common sense. They could have used TV and social media advertising campaign, being able to exchange old stamps for new ones at the Post Office, or perhaps even most logical of all, not changing the stamps at all, or allowing both types to be used. Britain never used to be this disorganised, what happened?

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab Accused Of Hurling Tomatoes At Civil Servants From Pret a Manger Salad

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is facing a string of claims that he mistreated civil servants amid reports he angrily hurled tomatoes and has been nicknamed ‘The Incinerator’.

It follows claims that Ministry of Justice staff was offered a way out of the department when Dominic Raab was reinstated as Justice Secretary amid apparent concerns over his past conduct in the position.

Dominic Raab is alleged to have presided over a culture of fear during his previous time there, with unknown civil servants arguing he acted in a derogatory, rude and aggressive way, with one branding him a bully.

On one occasion, he is said to have thrown tomatoes from a Pret a Manger salad across a table in a fit of anger because he wasn’t happy with the way he was being briefed.

Dominic Raab has also reportedly earned himself ‘The Incinerator’ title because he burns through staff so fast.

A spokesman for the Deputy PM dismissed the allegations as complete hogwash and said he always acted with the utmost professionalism, but more accusations about Dominic Raab’s behaviour emerged dating back to his time as Brexit Secretary in 2018.

According to a newspaper outlet, a formal expression of concern was sent to the Cabinet Office about his behaviour but no further action was taken.

However, fellow Tories rode to Dominic Raab’s defence, with MP Helen Grant stating she’d witnessed an extremely worthy Minister with high professional standards when working with him when he was Foreign Secretary.

Tory MP Eddie Hughes also said he’d never seen Dominic Raab be disrespectful to anyone during his time in the housing or Brexit departments, adding that he was extremely hard-working and expects others to be as well.

There appear to be a lot of official complaints being made against Dominic Raab, but they were all alleged, and who made these complaints? What did this man really do? Oh yes, he launched a tomato because he was having a bad day. Don’t most people have bad days, it’s what makes us human beings, although I’m sure some in parliament are still walking on their knuckles.

Can we please stop this now and focus on getting this mess of a country back on its feet? Honestly, the cost of living crisis is far more important than a few tomatoes.

Let’s be real here, tossing a tomato at a civil servant is hardly headline news. Now if it had said he hurled a hand grenade, that may have gotten some response.

What is the media trying to do? Make these MPs and civil servants into gangsters – it was a tomato, not a machine gun – next, they’ll be calling Dominic Raab ‘Al Capone’.

Dominic Raab was just being a typical Tory and chucking his toys out of his pram, only this time it was a tomato! He’s not a bully, he’s just a powder puff.

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