# UK Mayor who praised Boris Johnson getting sick has been fired **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 10, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475 "2020-04-10T02:51:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475/21 "2020-04-10T16:33:00Z")
Liberal party shows moral leadership by expelling a member who spouts offensive rhetoric, as opposed the the conservative parties who raise them to the offices of prime minister and President. Is that the message you wanted us to glean from the article Mr. Redneck? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475/22 "2020-04-10T18:22:07Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > According to the link, she did get fired. From her job, not from being the mayor. Where are you seeing that? I just saw that the Labour party had taken the whip off her. That’s not the same as ceasing to be a councillor, just that she’s now an independent. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475/23 "2020-04-10T18:38:19Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Where are you seeing that? I just saw that the Labour party had taken the whip off her. That’s not the same as ceasing to be a councillor, just that she’s now an independent. From the OP’s link: “Now she has been sacked by the law firm that employed her in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.” ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475/24 "2020-04-10T18:50:51Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > From the OP’s link: “Now she has been sacked by the law firm that employed her in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.” Oh, now I get it, and apologize for my earlier response. Urbanredneck has long been concerned about political correctness, the stifling of free speech, and call-out culture. This is just another example of him bemoaning mob overreaction to someone stating their political opinions, right? He posted this to defend the mayor from the mobs. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475/25 "2020-04-10T19:36:49Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Thoughts _AND_ prayers. Just prayers from me. I’m reserving thought for things of more significance like which whiskey should I open tonight. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475/26 "2020-04-10T20:38:52Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > From the OP’s link: “Now she has been sacked by the law firm that employed her in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.” Sorry - I missed that somehow. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475/27 "2020-04-10T21:39:43Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Oh, now I get it, and apologize for my earlier response. Urbanredneck has long been concerned about political correctness, the stifling of free speech, and call-out culture. This is just another example of him bemoaning mob overreaction to someone stating their political opinions, right? He posted this to defend the mayor from the mobs. I’ve never been one to push for a “Like” button, but, you know, like and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475/28 "2020-04-11T14:10:01Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Oh, now I get it, and apologize for my earlier response. Urbanredneck has long been concerned about political correctness, the stifling of free speech, and call-out culture. This is just another example of him bemoaning mob overreaction to someone stating their political opinions, right? He posted this to defend the mayor from the mobs. Actually I just found it interesting and was looking for commentary from those who know UK politics. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475/29 "2020-04-11T14:19:37Z")
Wait, you’re NOT standing up for her in the face of such rampant political correctness? You’re NOT decrying mob rule and vicious call-out culture? Whyever not, UR? What could possibly be different in this case from all the other times you’ve done so? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-mayor-who-praised-boris-johnson-getting-sick-has-been-fired/851475.md?page=1)