Right Wing Watch newsletter, Week 3 January 2022
Exposing what the right have been up to this week…
Tory party
Majority of 2019 Tory voters think people on low incomes and the poorest have become worse off since last election
58% of 2019 Conservative voters think people on low incomes have become worse off financially since the last general election.
‘A coward’: Boris Johnson refuses to answer urgent question about his attendance at illegal Downing Street party
“He’s not just a self-interested liar. He’s a coward too.”
Tory MP Andrew Rosindell demands the BBC play the national anthem every night
Culture secretary Nadine Dorries replied: “Fantastic question”.
Boris Johnson falls to his lowest ever rating among Tory members
The dire ratings for Johnson were reported in ConservativeHome yesterday, following a survey of party members.
A list of the alleged Covid rule-breaking parties held by Tories at Westminster
Were there any Tories who didn’t break the rules?
Boris Johnson faces a backbench rebellion larger than his parliamentary majority
As many as 80 Tory MPs are expected to rebel against the government.
Tory MP faces backlash after comparing vaccine passports to Nazi Germany
‘Grotesque historical ignorance no excuse.’
Tory MP slammed after saying ‘voters have a right to elect a misogynist or racist’
The comments were made by Sir Desmond Swayne
76% of Tory party activists believe that MPs should have outside interests
Tory party activists are out of step with the wider public.