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Ex-British PM calls actions of UK government 'politically corrupt'

- as UK PM Boris Johnson's handling of a corruption row is widely criticised
Former British Prime Minister John Major, left, on Saturday, November 6, 2021, attacked fellow Conservative Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson's, right, handling of a corruption row, saying the government's behaviour was arrogant, broke the law and was ‘politically corrupt’. Photo: Reuters/Getty Images/File
Boris Johnson, left, is a confessed imperialist and buddy of ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, right, who called the CoI on the Virgin Islands, announcing it on Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2021, mere days after he exited the Virgin Islands permanently. Photo: Governor’s Office/File
Boris Johnson, left, is a confessed imperialist and buddy of ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, right, who called the CoI on the Virgin Islands, announcing it on Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2021, mere days after he exited the Virgin Islands permanently. Photo: Governor’s Office/File
The Johnson Government, through the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Governor’s Office have sought to paint the Virgin Islands as corrupt to justify the CoI and have collaborated with the UK press to promote its propaganda to the British people and the world. Photo: VINO
The Johnson Government, through the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Governor’s Office have sought to paint the Virgin Islands as corrupt to justify the CoI and have collaborated with the UK press to promote its propaganda to the British people and the world. Photo: VINO
One UK newspaper maliciously used a photo of Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and his wife, Mrs Sheila E. Forbes-Fahie, in continued attempts to paint the territory as corrupt. The photo in question appeared in the UK Times article of January 23, 2021, with headline 'British Virgin Islands: cash and cartel trouble in paradise', in which the Premier and his wife were edited in front of a photo of cocaine found in a $250M November 2020 drug bust. Photo: VINO
One UK newspaper maliciously used a photo of Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and his wife, Mrs Sheila E. Forbes-Fahie, in continued attempts to paint the territory as corrupt. The photo in question appeared in the UK Times article of January 23, 2021, with headline 'British Virgin Islands: cash and cartel trouble in paradise', in which the Premier and his wife were edited in front of a photo of cocaine found in a $250M November 2020 drug bust. Photo: VINO
LONDON, UK- Former British Prime Minister John Major on Saturday, November 6, 2021, attacked fellow Conservative Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson's handling of a corruption row, saying the government's behaviour was arrogant, broke the law and was "politically corrupt".

Johnson was forced to make a U-turn after he abandoned plans pushed through parliament to protect a lawmaker found to have broken lobbying rules.

Major, Britain's prime minister between 1990-1997, said his party had trashed the reputation of parliament and that he would face a dilemma over whether to vote for Johnson at the next election.

"I think the way the government handled that was shameful, wrong and unworthy of this, or indeed any government," Major said in a BBC interview.

"There's a general whiff of 'we are the masters now' about their behaviour," he said. "They also behaved badly in other ways that are perhaps politically corrupt."

A spokesperson for Johnson said paid lobbying was wrong and elected officials must abide by the rules.

The row has raised fresh questions about Johnson's ethics. He has faced other accusations of wrongdoing, including plans to have party donors secretly contribute to a luxury renovation of his Downing Street flat.

Johnson has said the government followed the rules over the refurbishment.

Britain could become a corrupt country- Poll

While some may already argue that Britain is already a corrupt country, a poll published by the Daily Mail on Saturday found 57% of voters said they agreed with a statement made by the prime minister's adviser on ethical standards this week that Britain could "slip into becoming a corrupt country".

Major, who campaigned to keep Britain in the European Union and who criticised Johnson over this handling of Brexit, said Johnson's behaviour could harm the party in the future.

"They have broken their word on many occasions," he said. "I have been a Conservative all my life and if I am concerned at how the government is behaving, I suspect lots of other people are as well."

Pot calling the kettle black?

Ironically, it is the Johnson government that has backed a controversial Commission of Inquiry into governance in the Virgin Islands during this COVID-19 pandemic.

The Johnson Government, through the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Governor’s Office have sought to paint the Virgin Islands as corrupt to justify the CoI and have collaborated with the UK press to promote its propaganda to the British people and the world.

One UK newspaper had even maliciously used a photo of Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and his wife, Mrs Sheila E. Forbes-Fahie, in continued attempts to paint the territory as corrupt.

The photo in question appeared in the UK Times article of January 23, 2021, entitled “British Virgin Islands: cash and cartel trouble in paradise,” in which the Premier and his wife were edited in front of a photo of cocaine found in a $250M November 2020 drug bust.

PM Johnson is a confessed imperialist and buddy of ex-governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, who called the CoI on the Virgin Islands, announcing it on Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2021, mere days after he exited the Virgin Islands permanently.

17 Responses to “Ex-British PM calls actions of UK government 'politically corrupt'”

  • HI DARKIE (07/11/2021, 15:08) Like (26) Dislike (3) Reply
    TALK ABOUT WHATS GOING ON HERE , WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN BORIS , BUT HE MAY ENJOY A FAN WHO CANNOT RESIST YAPPING ABOUT HIM DAY AND NIGHT TO WIPE HIS BEHIND FOR HIM , AND YOY GOT MY BLESSINGS (WIGO )
  • Quiet Rebel (07/11/2021, 15:58) Like (17) Dislike (10) Reply
    England, Britain, UK etc has always been corrupt, corrupt, vicious, exploitive, hypocritical etc. Colonialism has always been a vicious circle. When the cabal is turning on each other you know things are bad. To deflect from the sad situation on its home front, it connives you shift the focus on others, ie, OTs. Nonetheless, things are not well on the BVI home front and the people must fix it.
  • Observer1 (07/11/2021, 16:03) Like (25) Dislike (5) Reply
    and your point is? Why is this relevant to me? What does this have to do with the price of sugar in China, or the price of a roll of barbed wire at VI Block?
  • pv (07/11/2021, 17:13) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    It was corrupt - they were trying to change the law to keep one of their friends out of trouble. Lets hope we never go that far!
    • LCS (08/11/2021, 05:08) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      We already gone that far. One example is the Speaker situation. Don't fool yourselves.
  • from buckingham palace (07/11/2021, 18:40) Like (16) Dislike (0) Reply
    We the ppl of the bvi did not vote for boris johnson and other uk mp.we want to hear about our local politicians and about our good citizens like eggee wok up.
    we want to hear about the outcome of the commission of inquiry.
    we want to hear about who will pay for the legal fees.
    we doh want to hear about uk our mother county
    • UName Slayer (07/11/2021, 22:19) Like (1) Dislike (9) Reply
      From buckingham palace in your previous posts were you not a supporter of colonialism, imperialism and holding on to racist ideals?

      Now you have the audacity to call your self we the people of the VI without changing your username From Buckingham palace. A touch of old history a little slang bad spelling that’s all it takes to fool naive people.

      "There's a general whiff of 'we are the masters now' about their behaviour," Coincidentally that seems to be quite a similar sentiment to your past comments.

      I couldn’t care less if tax money pays the speakers legal fees. He thought he was doing his job. Talk about the millions in legal fees properly allocated but brought about solely by the introduction of the COI during a pandemic.
      • at uname slayer (08/11/2021, 20:41) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        what does user name have to do with making a point.a user name is user name. from buckingham palace may not know anything about uk
  • Observer (07/11/2021, 18:40) Like (15) Dislike (0) Reply
    There is a possibility that any person in public office could be corrupt. In the UK when politicians don’t follow the rules there is usually an inquiry of some sort, sometimes by a parliamentary committee, sometimes by judge-led ones like a commission of inquiry. These often result in heavy criticisms, sometimes criminal prosecutions and oftentimes MPs and Ministers will resign before they are pushed as confidence in the whole system is paramount. The reason why you don’t see a commission of inquiry over the whole UK government ever is because the governance systems usually work well. Corruption is generally extremely low in the UK. The last major MP corruption scandal involved MPs in the UK fiddling expense claims. The public was outraged, one MP resigned over a claim of about $2,000 and his career was in tatters. Now that isn’t a big sum of money. The UK is ranked the 11th least corrupt country in world by Transparency International. Let’s not draw too many comparisons with the UK here. The UK public are not forgiving of even the perception of corruption and anyone found to be truly corrupt gets their just deserts. That is because in the UK the system works, the people expect independent inquiries like a CoI and they happen all the time. CoIs really are independent. If someone tried to influence a judge-led report, like the one coming our way, the judge (Commissioner) would not tolerate it and would likely have that person sanctioned. That is why the commissioner reject political statements. He can only report on facts. Believe in the independence of this process - if it is good enough for the UK people, where corruption is so low, we should feel the same and trust that some people are there to ensure the public interest is protected. It is what we do after the Report that counts. Tyranny starts with using the arguments against you and directing them elsewhere.
  • YAWN (07/11/2021, 18:47) Like (57) Dislike (0) Reply
    The BVI is not under an inquiry led by British Politicians. If any UK MP has broken the rules in the UK they can get the same treatment by people like the Commissioner. That’s how the public is protected. In this case that’s why an MP has resigned. It saves everyone the time, cost and embarrassment. That is the system working for its people.
    • @yawn (07/11/2021, 22:26) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
      An MP resigned that’s tough! I heard the one responsible for Covid guidelines resigned over a public love affair. Next they landed him a job overseeing Africa’s Covid response.

      Their bread is buttered to take the fall confident someone will catch them.
  • one eye (07/11/2021, 19:45) Like (2) Dislike (7) Reply
    The uk is just a bunch of hypocrites bottom line and we will fight for our country
  • WILO- EGO (07/11/2021, 20:04) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    KNOWS THAT , BUT DECEPTION IS HIS MODUS OPERANDI , SO HIS EGO AND HIS ARROGANCE ARE AT WAR WITH THEMSELVES , AND HE HAS LOST CONTROL HIMSELF , SO THIS IS WHAT HE USING TO GET HIS GROOVE ON / WHILE SWEATING OUT THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS
  • lol (07/11/2021, 21:00) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    In the BVI they just go to the Cabinet or the House of assembly for a waiver and carry on smartly with said sad behaviour.
  • facts (07/11/2021, 21:24) Like (1) Dislike (9) Reply
    The Uk does not have the moral authority to judge the bvi the bigger lesson here
  • Crooks Spotter (07/11/2021, 21:28) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Distractive tactics of what accoring in The UK won't help you remedy political mismanagement of our finances, neither will ethnic diversity. The CoI got you all under its microscope. In military terms, they got you in the crosshair view. Try as you may, you can't get away. Why? Because righteousness exults a nation. Crookedness is a reproach against all people.


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