Re: Matt Hancocks Affair

Someone who wanted him gone. The Cummings comments clearly put him on the exit chute but they needed a stronger excuse than a former advisor. They have dirt on everyone do they not? Isn't that what whips use to push through the party line?

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What were those reasons in your opinion?

If it was to expose him as a hypocrite for breaking his own guidance, then one has to wonder why someone held onto this video for over a month (the "event" took place some time in May) instead of getting it out there immediately "in the public interest".

As an aside, it seems that Hancock and Gina have left their partners and set up house together.

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Unsure where the info about a smoke detector comes from, but some products can look like detectors to hide their purpose. Nothing unusual about that.

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I never knew that they held onto the camera footage for over a month....

Have no idea why they did that.

I was under the belief that the footage was released to the press straight away,...you never know what to believe, but obviously there is no unbelieving that footage.

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Obviously someone who wanted him gone.

Sending a copy of it to the chief whip or some other office would have been equally effective since, once aware of it, Hancock would have known the writing was on the wall and might have been able to resign without it ever coming out in public.

Money has most likely changed hands on this.

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True.

What were the "right reasons" you mentioned earlier?

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I know all about hidden cameras, again how do we know the information about the smoke detector is true.

Hidden cameras come in all sorts of objects...

I am very aware of potential hidden cameras, seen them a lot in the care field...
Watched a lot of footage caught on camera, abuse of the elderly .
Also in residential kitchens.( care homes)

I believe they are more widespread nowadays....

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I agree with all of this. No idea where the smoke detector info came from, nor indeed whether it's really relevant unless someone is suggesting a covert operation which begs other somewhat obvious questions.

I suspect that the footage comes from the system already legitimately installed.

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In this case..the right reason, being caught for the good...not for him...but uncovering his “ deceit “ ... just because he is is a “ politician “ doesn’t excuse his behaviour...

It needed to be highlighted .which it was, therefore those were the consequences.

Sorry edited my post.

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Yes, l know that but wasn’t this a secret camera located within the smoke alarm?
It seems the footage of the security recording was filmed onto a mobile phone and then forwarded to the Sun newspaper.