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 Noit   ( @Noit@lemm.ee )  to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years ago

Sunak’s family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences

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Sunak's family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences
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The CEO of one of Infosys' other major clients, Shell, also joined Rishi Sunak's new business council two weeks ago.
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  •  Syldon   ( @Syldon@feddit.uk ) 
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    You know he is going to swan off to the USA as soon as he looses the election. There will be a reason he will not investigate the tax fraud that the audit office said was happening. The people of Uxbridge should be ashamed of what they voted back. He is piggy backing on their ignorance to make money for his family.

  •  ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝   ( @Emperor@feddit.uk ) 
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    The Indian IT company is owned by the prime minister’s wife’s family although Sunak has insisted the matter is of “no legitimate public interest”.

    Yes sir. None of beeswax, m’lud. Understood.

  •  sabreW4K3   ( @sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf ) 
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    There should be a limit on how corrupt one party can be.

  •  ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝   ( @Emperor@feddit.uk ) 
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    They’re like robber barons who know their time is up so they are grabbing what they can for themselves and their mates while burning the place down.

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  •  SamsonSeinfelder   ( @SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de ) 
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    The next tory crime family

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      Crime?!? These are perfectly legal deals. Knowledge is power and everyone’s going to die anyway. The man is simply providing for his poor family while he has some power. It’s not his fault if these IT surveillance people happen to peek at his documents (heavy /s)

      It’s scary how much knowledge these folks have access to…

  •  Treczoks   ( @Treczoks@feddit.uk ) 
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    I’m shocked! A billionaire politician – corrupt! Who would have thought!

  •  Potato_in_my_anus   ( @Potato_in_my_anus@lemmy.ml ) 
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    This happens with all politicians regardless of party and country. That’s just politics, hasn’t changed in over a millenia.

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      I would argue it’s rich people and not politicians in general. We have some kind of poor politicians (<1 million) and the never do bullshit like that while we also have rich politicians which all the time do stuff like that.

      There are politicians that really try to serve the people and there are politicians that are only in the game for money and power and we need to sort that out!

      •  Potato_in_my_anus   ( @Potato_in_my_anus@lemmy.ml ) 
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        Look, I’m older than the majority of the crowd around here; I’ve lived in several countries and unfortunately that’s the way it is with politicians. Sure, I don’t doubt there are a few here and there who are “idealists”, but if they stay long enough in politics, they’ll join the group who wants power and money. And it happens with the left and the right. Some politicians are happy with a steady income of a few thousand of dollars and some with billions of dollars deals.

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    Crooks, crooks… Whether it’s in the UK, France, Canada, US and etc. these crooks are everywhere. Surely these fine people must attend some kind of monthly get together and devise a strategy on how to feed shit and bollocks to the common folks.

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      Davos.

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