Gove...lying again, who'd a thought it?

[Richyboro]

Not joining the EU ventilator scheme was not 'communication confusion' it was a political decision. Brexit through and through, even if it results in deaths. Can't abide any of them but Gove is certainly the one I dislike most.


UK ministers took a political decision not to be involved in an EU ventilator scheme, Sir Simon McDonald, the Foreign Office permanent under-secretary said today, so challenging previous claims that the UK did not take part due to missed emails.
McDonald was asked by a Labour MP, Chris Bryant, at the foreign affairs select committee whether the ventilator scheme was put to ministers. He said:

It was a political decision. The UK mission (UKREP) briefed ministers about what was available, what was on offer and the decision is known.​

His remarks appear to blow a hole in the case originally made most prominently by the Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove.

 

[spanishman]

Not joining the EU ventilator scheme was not 'communication confusion' it was a political decision. Brexit through and through, even if it results in deaths. Can't abide any of them but Gove is certainly the one I dislike most.


UK ministers took a political decision not to be involved in an EU ventilator scheme, Sir Simon McDonald, the Foreign Office permanent under-secretary said today, so challenging previous claims that the UK did not take part due to missed emails.
McDonald was asked by a Labour MP, Chris Bryant, at the foreign affairs select committee whether the ventilator scheme was put to ministers. He said:

It was a political decision. The UK mission (UKREP) briefed ministers about what was available, what was on offer and the decision is known.​

His remarks appear to blow a hole in the case originally made most prominently by the Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove.

Following the example of his boss.

 

[BaronSmoggie]

News Headline : MP lied

The public: Again ?

 

[Funky_Chicken]

Johnson Gove Hancòck they all should stand trial for corporate manslaughter, amongst many others no doubt

 

[kuepper]

Smugface McDonald has now said he lied to the committee about it.........

 

[xxlshirts_fit_all]

Smugface McDonald has now said he lied to the committee about it.........

Did he say he’d lied or did he say there was confusion over the situation and that he was wrong? Sounds like a forced back track to me.... he may have been warned what happened to dr David Kelly for crossing the govt... possibly...

 

[1finny]

As Peston said:
It is very difficult to understand how McDonald could have mistakenly got that wrong.

 

[bear66]

As Peston said:
It is very difficult to understand how McDonald could have mistakenly got that wrong.

Read the letter he wrote with odd wording like "Ministers were not briefed by our mission in Brussels about the scheme", so were they briefed in some other way? More revelations being reported today about discussions in COBRA meetings. At least the PM is innocent as he wasn't there.