You can’t trust the tories: boris johnson’s list of lies

You can’t trust the Tories. Not with Brexit, not with democracy, not with our food standards and certainly not with our NHS. There’s a whole catalogue of Boris Johnson’s lies and broken

promises – here are just some. WORKERS’ RIGHTS JANUARY 2021: Boris Johnson’s Business Secretary claims “_there is no Government plan to reduce workers’ rights_” and promises the Tories

“_will not row back on the 48-hour weekly working limit derived from the working time directive_”. HOURS LATER, the Tories failed to vote to protect existing workers’ rights and failed to

back the SNP’s legislation to end nasty ‘fire and rehire’ tactics. > Last night @theSNP voted to protect workers’ rights in the face of > a Tory post-Brexit ‘review’ of employment 

protections, such as > the 48hr working week, rest breaks and holiday pay. >  > All six Scottish Tory MPs abstained – including Douglas Ross > #Brexit #workersrights 

pic.twitter.com/AIS8myKh9i >  > — Tom French (@tomfrench85) January 26, 2021 SCOTTISH FISHING 2019: Boris Johnson says that under no circumstances his Tory government will “_make the

mistake of the government in the 1970s, who traded our fisheries away at the last moment in the talks._” Johnson repeatedly claims that his Tory party “_will boost that extraordinary

industry_”. 2021: Fishing industry leaders accuse Boris Johnson of betraying the industry and selling it out to get a trade deal with the EU. The Chief Executive of the National Federation

of Fishermen’s Organisations said that “_throughout the fishing industry, there is a profound sense of disillusionment, betrayal and fury that after all the rhetoric, promises and

assurances, the government caved in on fish_.” NHS PRIVATISATION 2019: Boris Johnson dismisses claims the NHS was at risk from a post-Brexit trade deal with the US as “_nonsense_”, and

offers a “_cast iron guarantee_” that the NHS won’t be on the table. 2021: 357 Tory MPs vote against an amendment in the House of Commons to to legally protect the NHS from being sold off or

undermined by the government’s trade deals with other countries. > Tory MPs rip out NHS protections from trade bill > https://t.co/UmhzyX1tc7 >  > — The Independent 

(@Independent) January 20, 2021 POWER GRAB BILL 2020: Boris Johnson’s man in Scotland, Douglas Ross, denied the Tories’ illegal Internal Market Bill is a power grab that threatens Scottish

democracy. He claims that “not one” power is being taken away from Holyrood. JANUARY 2021: The UK Tory government announce they are to bypass the devolved governments and replace structural

funds with a Whitehall-controlled fund. MARCH 2021: A week after the Scottish Parliament unanimously passes a landmark UNCRC Bill to strengthen children’s rights, the UK government takes the

Scottish Government to court over it. > 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Parliament unanimously > passed a law to protect children’s rights. >  > 🔎 Even the Scottish Tory MSPs backed it.

>  > 🤷 But as Boris Johnson decided to take @scotgov to court over > this, Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross sides with Boris Johnson. > #STVDebate pic.twitter.com/nML85ZwG9f

>  > — The SNP (@theSNP) April 14, 2021 BREXIT RED LINES 2018: Baroness Ruth Davidson and Former Scottish Secretary, David Mundell, declare they will resign if Northern Ireland is

given a special Brexit deal from Scotland. The pair say this issue is a “_red line_” and would “_undermine the integrity_” of the UK. 2021: Tory Minister, Brandon Lewis, says on BBC Question

Time that “_as part of the UK, Northern Ireland is going to have this unique competitive advantage in the world_” with access to the both the UK and the EU through the single market.

Davidson and Mundell remain members of the Tory party, with the former gaining a life-long seat in the House of Lords. > 🔎 The UK government has admitted to putting Scotland at a Brexit

> competitive disadvantage – despite Baroness Ruth Davidson and > David Mundell saying this must never happen. >  > ❌ The Westminster system is broken. With independence, we can

> escape this Tory Brexit disaster. pic.twitter.com/TRNcn4YtKr >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) January 23, 2021 FOOD STANDARDS 2019: Tory MP Michael Gove pledges that food standards will

not be lowered “_in pursuit of trade deals_”. Minette Batters, President of the National Farmers’ Union, says “_Mr Gove has said that over his dead body would British standards be

undermined. I don’t want it written in blood. I want it written in ink._” 2021: UK Tory Ministers are now able to approve the import of food products of a lower standard than currently

permitted in the UK, after Tory MPs continually refuse to sign pledges into law that would outlaw the import of chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef. ERASMUS & YOUNG PEOPLE’S

OPPORTUNITIES 2018: Former Tory leader in Holyrood, Jackson Carlaw, says that “_all parties agree_” that Erasmus must continue and claims that his party are “_fighting to ensure Erasmus

continues_”. Carlaw accuses the SNP of grandstanding against the SNP on this issue. 2020: The EU confirm that UK students will no longer take part in the Erasmus, stating that “_the British

government decided not to participate in the Erasmus exchange programme_”. > A year ago the PM promised in the House of Commons that the #Erasmus > scheme was safe in his hands. I was 

apparently “talking out of the > back of my neck” for suggesting the disastrous outcome we have > today. #UKEUDeal pic.twitter.com/Hv7DY4hXPT >  > — Douglas Chapman MP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

> (@DougChapmanSNP) December 24, 2020 PESTICIDES 2017: The UK Tory government U-turn on their previous position on bee-harming pesticides and announce they will back a total ban of

neonicotinoids, which can contaminate the whole landscape and cause serious damage to colonies of bees. 2021: Boris Johnson’s government announce the bee-killing pesticide, banned by the EU,

may now be used in England – as wildlife protection groups launch a legal challenge against the Tory government. > The Wildlife Trusts to take legal action against UK government over

> its decision to allow a pesticide that is almost entirely banned in > the EUhttps://t.co/EYjR8UPK53 >  > — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 27, 2021 FARMING 2019: Michael Gove

pledges that farmers “can take advantage of the opportunities provided by Brexit”, which will help “develop a more vibrant farming sector”. 2021: The UK government’s Australia trade deal has

been slammed by Scotland’s farmers, with the NFU Scotland President saying that “Scottish farming is next to be sacrificed” after the Tory fishing sell-out. The deal threatens to put

Scotland’s farmers at a competitive disadvantage and doesn’t even cover 1% of the lost opportunities from Brexit. > 🚨 The UK government’s own assessment says the Australia deal is > 

worth just 0.02% of GDP. >  > 🤦‍♂️ You would need 200 Australian deals to come close to > mitigating the cost of Brexit. >  > 🚜 These are peoples livelihoods at stake, they 

deserve honest > answers from the UK government. pic.twitter.com/mHwwT0eDTl >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) June 16, 2021