No expert, but the invasion doesn’t seem to be going particularly well.
Ukrainian tractor steals Russian APC today 👇
Johnny Mercer
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Johnny Mercer
@JohnnyMercerUK
Father of three; husband of 1. Believer in change.
- Fuck me, he’s nailed it. Every word. 👇
- If you haven’t seen it.. these Russian Paras yesterday were seeking a way to the top of a building.. obviously they took the lift (why not?) and the caretakers switched off the power and took a photo of them.
- This will stop you in your tracks. Unbelievable. We gave them the names of those we trained to fight them. And some we will leave behind to the violence we see at the airport. An appalling day, verging from rage to tears. x.com/maj_retd_fox/s…
- 12 years ago this morning, LBdr Mark Chandler was shot at close quarters and died in my arms. The perfect soldier; loyal to the last. His parents never recovered, and both died prematurely. Afghan casts a long shadow. Much more to do. See you at the Valhalla brother 🫶
- I think Jeremy should come with us in some of these operations and try to arrest individuals wearing suicide vests like Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. I may hang back at a safe distance and see how it goes.Jeremy Corbyn told LBC that the "right thing to do" would have been to arrest IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after he was killed in a US operation.00:00
- If anyone knows these poppy sellers please DM me. I will try and rattle a tin with them tomorrow.. The saddest thing my generation of Veterans ever say to me is that they struggle to recognise the Country they wore the uniform for. This is not it. We mustn't allow it to become
- 14 years ago this morning, Mark was shot in the face next to me and died in my arms. I’m sure he’d be very happy now, got married, had babies, built a family. But he gave it all up for his Country. I will never forget him.
- Beautiful day with some veterans down my way. This is my friend Owen and his Service dog Zaddi, from his Afghanistan tour. She’s too old to stand for the 2 minutes silence now, but on what will probably be her last Remembrance Day, she wanted to parade anyway. Never forget.
- I lost a lot of friends in Afghanistan in June which can be a tough month. But this one really stung.. 11 years ago this morning Mark was shot in the face next to me and died in my arms. I still think of what might have been for him - family, life, happiness. #neverforget
- Honestly? Try being in our shoes in the current environment. He panicked, he’s not trained in restraint and arrest, and if you think this is ‘serious violence’, you may need to recalibrate your sensitivities. Calm down, move on, and be thankful this wasn’t worse.Watch as Tory MP for Cities of London & Westminster @MarkFieldUK grabs a Greenpeace protester who interrupted a Philip Hammond speech in London tonight itv.com/news/2019-06-2…00:00
- I don’t care what everyone else says, I think I’ve taken my sacking quite well 🤦🏽 Have a nice weekend x
- In politics you have two sorts of people. Those who want to do something, or those who want to be someone. I’ve never seen it encapsulated so well in one photo.
- I’m sorry to have been relieved of my responsibilities in Government tonight.
