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Suella Braverman has reacted to a photo in which she was pictured standing on a guide dog’s tail at the Tory party conference.

The Home Secretary issued an “apology to all dogs” after she took to the stage at a Blue Collar Conservatism reception on Tuesday (3 October).

Ms Braverman was pictured with her foot on a guide dog’s tail.

The dog, named Inca, was at the conference with Guide Dogs UK, who are campaigning for a ban on pavement parking.

“I don’t think any dogs were harmed in the filming of my visit,” Ms Braverman said.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“I don’t think any dogs were harmed in the filming of my visit,” Ms Braverman said.

Although she did later eat a puppy for lunch. Which didn't get in the top ten of the worst things she did that day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeesh. If Braverman said nothing at all, it would have been better than trying to make a joke of it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

the fluffy ones are more tasty

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hear she's got a nice sideline going in Dalmatian coats.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I hear she hates her immigrant parents, Jewish husband, and herself for not being white.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As a foreign observer, the UK seems to have seen the clown show going on in the “United” States and decided they want in on the ridiculousness. It’s a sad time to be alive.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Exceptionalism. We had the ridiculousness down pat before yous were a country you knob 😂

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

People really forget that america inherited many of its problems from the europeans who made it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

the clown show going on

Hey, that means currently. Reading comprehension is hard.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I’m very obviously talking about since 2015/2016 ya knob.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you honestly comparing the governing of today to the past 100 years…?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As usual the difference between the US and UK is that the US clown show is over the top and overstated all-signing-all-dancing slapstick, while the UK clown show is the kind of cringe delivered entirely deadpan that you watch through your fingers because it's too embarrassing to watch any other way, and that we will nervously laugh at the next day while wondering just how badly we'll feel the consequences.

But they both do the job of totally fucking everyone but their donors over.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We aren't going to let you colonials beat us at ridiculousness now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Some of this reads like satire, absolutely bizarre, much like most of the things coming out of this conference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Where do UK voters find these amazing folks like Cruella Braverman?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TIL - it's legal to park on pavements

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In most of the UK yes, subject to local council byelaws - eg. locally the rule is if you can't get a wheelchair past, you get a ticket (although enforcement is basically non-existent).

In London it is actually illegal.