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As a journalist, I used to think the left’s hatred of the Tories was overdone – until Boris Johnson became PM

I used to be of the view that all MPs ultimately want to do their best for their constituents. But Conservative MPs know the PM is bad and still line up behind him and parrot his lies

James Moore
Monday 07 October 2019 00:01 BST
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Truth appears to be an alien concept for the party’s leader
Truth appears to be an alien concept for the party’s leader (PA)

I’ve never lined up alongside those on the left who like to snarl about “the Tories” in the same way rappers cry a certain compound word containing an “m” and an “f”. You really don’t need me to spell it out.

For a start, I was a reporter before I became a columnist and that required speaking to them.

You won’t get very far in that game if you treat people you need to work with as if they were birthed from Satan’s armpit.

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