Alistair Campbell likens Boris Johnson to 'turd you can't flush away'
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21/10/2022
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Huge python emerges among clothes on market stall in Cambodia
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Hero pet dogs corner 10ft long rat snake in owner's garden
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Brick wall collapses from monsoon winds seconds after tricycle passes by in China
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Huge python emerges among clothes on market stall in Cambodia This is the terrifying moment a huge python emerged in clothes hanging at a market stall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Shoppers noticed the massive serpent coiled on racks and alerted the stall owner, who began prodding at the beast with a pole on May 11.Onlooker Chan Tou said: 'I was shopping when this happened. I went to buy a new dress, not a snake.'The snake was eventually dragged away before police arrived to subdue it and take to an animal shelter. The reticulated python is found throughout Southeast Asia, where they live in forests, swamps, canals and even in cities, causing them to come into conflict with humans. The species is one of the world's largest snakes and can eat humans, cats, dogs, birds, rats and other snakes.
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Hero pet dogs corner 10ft long rat snake in owner's garden These four protective pet dogs bravely confronted and cornered a 10-foot rat snake slithering in their owner's garden in Thailand. Hero mutts Shi, Joo, Khamkoon, and Lhong surrounded the large serpent as it hid behind plant pots at the house in Udon Thani province on May 30.Their owner Rittirong Khunrajit, 61, went outside to see the cause of the ruckus and was surprised to see the large snake raising its head while flanked by the pooches. He called reptile catchers, scared that the creature was venomous.Footage shows the specialists prodding at the rat snake with their equipment. They pinned its tail down using a foot and, within seconds, caught the animal and sealed it inside a sack.Rittirong said his home was previously a music school, but closed down after his wife passed away.He said: 'A water monitor lizard had entered this house before. I had trouble capturing it alone because it was rampaging inside. I thought it returned because the dogs were barking incessantly, but it turned out to be a massive snake instead.'The non-venomous radiated rat snake was later released into the woods away from Rittirong's residence.The relieved homeowner thanked the rescuers for their swift response.
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Brick wall collapses from monsoon winds seconds after tricycle passes by in China The driver of a tricycle had a lucky escape when a huge brick wall collapsed into the road a second after they had passed by.Nanning is known as the green city because of the abundance of plant life that grows in the monsoon-influenced subtropical climate.But the strong winds that are typical for the city also had serious consequences when the incident happened on May 27 after they were seen battering the huge wall which then collapsed.Footage shows the rain-covered street with a solitary figure, and the tricycle driving alongside the wall.Just as it reached the end of the frame, the wind and the rain suddenly picedk up, with the cables starting to swing back and forward, and then the huge brick wall in a long line toppled onto the street.The crash sent hundreds of bricks scattered across the tarmac, just as the tricycle disappeared off-camera without a scratch.The road was reportedly closed for several hours while a cleanup operation took place and the rest of the wall was secured by firemen.
Boris Johnson's biggest fan (not) Alistair Campbell is back at it again with a typically savage take on the former PM.
Since Liz Truss resigned yesterday, there have been rumours that Johnson might stand in the Tory leadership election and return to power.
If he does stand, he'll need 100 nominations from MPs to get a chance of moving back into Downing Street and while some MPs including Jacob Rees-Mogg and the every sycophantic Nadine Dorries have expressed support for the idea, not everyone wants him back.
Like Campbell, for instance, who in an appearance on Politics Live today likened Johnson to an unflushable turd.
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After Tory MP Paul Bristow, said Johnson already has a mandate for the country and would become PM if he gets 100 nominations, Campbell said: "We're sick and tired of talking about him... we're sick and tired of him being around like a turd you can't flush away".
\u201cAlastair Campbell - "We're sick & tired of Boris Johnson being around, like a turd you can't flush away." \ud83d\udc4d\n\n#PoliticsLive\u201d— Haggis_UK \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa (@Haggis_UK \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa) 1666352461
He also said the country was "revolted" by the "spectacle", presumably around the leadership race, and called Johnson a "liar" and a "lawbreaker".
"Boris Johnson is all about himself, he always has been," he said.
"The Conservative party has wrecked the country," he added.
Brutal.
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