The government has forced Manchester into Tier 3 without adequate support – 14 scathing condemnations
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— •• (@agirlcalledlina) October 20, 2020
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So Johnson won't give Manchester the money it needs to get through a pandemic but will quite happily pay over a hundred thousand pounds of public cash to Jennifer Arcuri to hum his balls.
Cool— joe heenan (@joeheenan) October 20, 2020
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to put it into perspective, the £22 million the government is providing to support businesses in Greater Manchester during an actual pandemic is £30 million less than Boris Johnson spent on a bridge that doesn't exist in London
— Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion) October 20, 2020
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they couldn't even get a deal with manchester
— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) October 20, 2020
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Dunno about you but I’m really excited about the next time the Conservatives try to have a party conference in Manchester. pic.twitter.com/iNahJHp91f
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) October 20, 2020
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Another day in politics, shamelessly sacking off the north of England. I'd be lying if I said this wasn't why I got into the business.
Tomorrow: voting to stop poor kids eating. Can't wait!
— Michael Govern Ready (@mikegove12) October 20, 2020
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London stands with Manchester pic.twitter.com/FEOhLFcL0W
— KATHIE BENNETT (@kathiebennett) October 21, 2020
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I know a lot of us thought that Bumblecunt Johnson as PM might hasten Scottish independence. I’m not sure we expected Wales and Greater Manchester to be in the running for a conversation about their currency options as well.
— Malcolm Tucker Esq 🕷 (@Tucker5law) October 20, 2020
With ‘King of the North’ and ‘King in the North’ both trending on Twitter, it was inevitable that the government would find itself on the receiving end of some negative Game of Thrones comparisons.
if Andy Burnham is King of the North Jacob Rees-Mogg is definitely a White Walker patrolling the Red Wall for victims #GoT pic.twitter.com/Htdc2i7uGZ
— dave ❄️ (@davemacladd) October 20, 2020
from Game Of Thrones GIFs via Gfycat
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