[Tubby Isaacs]

He comes up in the Portes piece I put up.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Actually, you probably know that. Hence you mentioned him.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I know she's lost the whip already, but Christ. How the flying fuck do you do this, after the Rayner "scum" thing?

Another winner from Momentum.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Fair comment is no libel.

[Tubby Isaacs]

It doesn't have to be libel to be a gift to the Tories.

[youngian]

The Tories are unlikely to be getting contracts and spread sheets out to show their probity and efficiency.

[Tubby Isaacs]

It's the "decision to kill" bit I mean.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

It's the "decision to kill" bit I mean.

That was what I meant by fair comment. Even I could make that case in court...

[Kreuzberger]

Exhibit A, m'lud.

[Tubby Isaacs]

What have courts got to do with anything?

[Kreuzberger]

That was a response to Malc's comment.

[oboogie]

It's the "decision to kill" bit I mean.

Angela Rayner was expressing an opinion using unparliamentary language.
Claudia Webbe was making a statement supported by the evidence of Dominic Cummings' own words.
Where's the libel?

[Tubby Isaacs]

The Government can't sue for libel. That's not the problem. It's accusing your opponents of killing people- would you say the French Government have killed people? "Evil Tories" is bad politics too. Much better to go for incompetence.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I don't worry overmuch about hurting Tories' feelings.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I don't think the public like this stuff. "Evil Tories" is for the base. It makes them sound efficient and all.