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Lewis Goodall

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2657 total appearances

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The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

And so there are people now who say, hang on a second.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

You didn't notice the Jaguar.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

You didn't notice the Lalique silver and pepper pot.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

You didn't notice the Smithson handbag.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

And when people tried to call the alarm, you didn't want anyone to hear.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

Just listen to her then.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

So how do we make sense of the fact that...

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

She clearly didn't want much of an investigation to go ahead then.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

She says that she cooperated fully with the police investigation.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

She was, you know, in a sort of deposition for, I think, up to seven hours.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

The Scottish Sun is reporting actually what they call frustration amongst the police officers who questioned Nicola Sturgeon at the time because...

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

By all accounts, by their accounts, by whoever's leaked this to The Sun, she preferred not to answer in a very full way.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

She says she cooperated fully, but the accounts that have come out of that deposition essentially suggest that she said, words to the effect of no comment or I can't answer that or I don't recall, stuff that essentially shut down their ability to get

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

kind of broader answers from her as to what was actually going on then.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

Yeah, I think that's right.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

I mean, Peter Murrell was brought in as chief executive by Swinney in 2001.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

Where are we now?

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

2026, so 25 years later, and the same man, John Swinney, is still atop the party.

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

And that period of theft, I mean, it was not taxpayer, it was SNP member theft, right?

The News Agents
Why is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?

Frankly, went on for a period of 10 years.