MICHAEL Gove was confronted over his Brexit “lies” at an airport on Sunday night after a passenger suffered a 30-hour delay to her flight home.
Candida Jones, a former Labour councillor who works for a Labour peer, challenged the former Cabinet minister at Athens International Airport in Greece.
The London woman had been due to return to Gatwick on Saturday but her Easyjet flight was postponed until 10.35pm on Sunday due to airport disruption, meaning she didn’t reach her destination until 2am on Monday morning.
Jones confronted Gove, who is thought to be holidaying alone after his divorce, accusing him of “treating the British people as if we’re stupid”.
The 50-year-old said UK airport delays were “compounded by Brexit” as she took the former levelling up minister to task.
Jones asked Gove to name the “opportunities” of Brexit, to which he said agricultural reforms and the Covid vaccine rollout.
She told The Mirror: “I said ‘come on, this is just ridiculous. There’s nothing about being an EU member that in any way impeded us from doing the vaccine rollout sooner’.
“I said ‘you are a smart guy, and know what you are telling me is not true, and you have got to stop treating the British people as if we’re stupid.
Jones vented her anger on social media alongside a picture of Gove on his phone in the airport, writing: “Almost 30hr delay to our easyJet flight now.
“I’m told the problem’s a lack of staff due to the pandemic compounded, in the case of the UK, by Brexit.
“So it’s at least some consolation to find arch-Brexiteer michaelgove caught up in the same shitshow.”
Jones said Gove was “polite but very passive-aggressive” as he insisted Brexit was not the cause of the disruption.
The former Labour politician also challenged Gove on the infamous £350m-a-week Vote Leave bus used during the EU referendum, as well as running through “some of the other lies” of the campaign.
Jones said she was polite to the politician but added that as a public servant, he must be held to account.
Jones said: “[Gove said] ‘I’m on my holiday and this is not the appropriate place for this conversation’ – that was the gist.
“I said yes, and I’m on my holiday and I’ve spent 30 hours trying to get home.”
She said the Brexiteer was essentially telling her: “I thank you for the opportunity of hearing your views but I don’t think you and I are going to persuade each other”.
Jones said while it was “impossible to quantify” how much of the airport disruption was due to leaving the EU or the impact of Covid, she said the staff shortages were “compounded by Brexit”.
The incident comes 14 years after Jones ran into another high-profile Tory politician.
In 2008 she had written an article titled “How George Osborne ruined my day at the beach in Corfu”.
According to Jones, families “complained loudly that this was an inappropriate place to bring a motorboat” to which Osborne replied: “It’s a pier, that’s what it’s for!”
An ally of Gove said of the confrontation: “He was polite as ever.”
> Athens International Airport in Greece
Wait… has Gove tagged along on the Johnsons’ honeymoon?! 👀
Calm down dear, it’s only a commercial (flight)
Brexit causes Athens airport disruption…
>”I said ‘you are a smart guy, and know what you are telling me is not true, and you have got to stop treating the British people as if we’re stupid.
why do people still not understand what the tories are doing.
They arent playing the same game. Tories do as much as they can to get as much money into friends hands to guarantee themselves a 6 figure “consultant” gig for life after being in politics.
They don’t care about anything else.
If youre on here pointing out how boris is lying based on what he said x months ago or finding facts that their policy is ill thought out or wrong…you’re missing the point – all that is just noise and smoke.
You’re pointing out how Sauron hasnt delivered on his plan to level up the economy of Osgiliath
I know it’s irrelevant to the story but… Candida? What sort of sick parent names their child after a yeast infection?
Isn’t travelling on an aeroplane rather reliant on those “experts”, Michael?
Good, his life should be uncomfortable. I hope everywhere he goes he is treated like the vermin he is.
Doesn’t sound like it has anything to do with Brexit
On one hand I would be extremely pissed off if someone tackled me over work while I was on holiday.
On the other hand
Gove is a cunt and is one of a small band of other cunts that shoud be pursued at all times
*Jones confronted Gove, who is thought to be holidaying alone after his divorce, accusing him of “treating the British people as if we’re stupid”.*
I can’t stand Gove, but you can’t fault his judgement on this point.
Michael is not holidaying alone – he’s come out as gay and has been having an affair with his special advisor.
In fairness brexit isn’t responsible for the air travel mess..that’s more to do with people finding better jobs after 18months of bugger all travel.
“Jones said Gove was “polite but very passive-aggressive” as he insisted Brexit was not the cause of the disruption.”
I think that Gove is part of the problem, don’t get me wrong, but I love how this is said as some sort of slight against him. If some stranger has come up to you and starting ranting about Brexit whilst you’re on holiday, passive-aggressive is the best case scenario. I bet he wasn’t even passive aggressive lol
Were all blaming Tory politicians the party formerly known as labour are really no different **”tory tony bLIAR” he of WMD lies** a cash pot of (some suggest) £400 million he invented the **”LLP”** like a limited company with no FULL accounting legend! Lawyers of which Anthony Lynton bLIAR is one & uses to its full extent!
It’s all scam by legal means! Tyburn is way too good!
I maybe think a donkey drawn tumbril round the M25 with rotting veg once a day then M1 into town for the finale @ Tyburn
I have to note: I have applied for the burgers & hot dog franchise all profits to foodbanks!
This country needs to get over brexit, we won, it’s done, it’s time to come together and make it work
This country needs to get over brexit, we won, it’s done, it’s time to come together and make it work. This is supposed to be great britain
I fucking dare Michael Gove to do a drugs test.
Hell, We get threatened with random drug tests all the time at work and our work place [wasn’t found to have cocaine found in most of our bathrooms](https://www.indy100.com/news/ocaine-use-parliament-toilets-illegal-drugs-8977061)
and this walking Columbian marching powder dispenser has the gull to continue feeding us plebs bullshit.
I don’t understand why someone that looks like a fish is allowed to work in government.
Will say it again.. When ‘Leaders’ no longer can tell the difference. between right and wrong’.
Rishni was right to walk out..
He stll could differentiate. Let’s hope he stays that why regardless.
The countdown has started. Does this Nation continue to be lead by not knowing the difference or a ‘birth of a’ Nation ‘ going to’ make correction’, to that which is currently ‘incorrect’..
Till the next Elections.
What carries after that, is what is ‘birthed now’.
Penfold’s (Danger Mouse) evil psychopath twin.
I’d bloody love to randomly bump into Gove, Johnson or f***ing rees mog..
I would summon every ounce of my strength and punch them square in the face. Screw the consequences..
This man should never be able to set foot in public without being yelled at over the state he and his cronies have brought this country.
There hasn’t been a fucking ounce of accountability for any of them so if the best that happens is me screaming at him every second he dares stick his vile head outside, so be it.
But the people of the UK are idiots. They have repeatedly shown it. Or at least, enough of them are that it negates the efforts of the rest.
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MICHAEL Gove was confronted over his Brexit “lies” at an airport on Sunday night after a passenger suffered a 30-hour delay to her flight home.
Candida Jones, a former Labour councillor who works for a Labour peer, challenged the former Cabinet minister at Athens International Airport in Greece.
The London woman had been due to return to Gatwick on Saturday but her Easyjet flight was postponed until 10.35pm on Sunday due to airport disruption, meaning she didn’t reach her destination until 2am on Monday morning.
Jones confronted Gove, who is thought to be holidaying alone after his divorce, accusing him of “treating the British people as if we’re stupid”.
The 50-year-old said UK airport delays were “compounded by Brexit” as she took the former levelling up minister to task.
Jones asked Gove to name the “opportunities” of Brexit, to which he said agricultural reforms and the Covid vaccine rollout.
She told The Mirror: “I said ‘come on, this is just ridiculous. There’s nothing about being an EU member that in any way impeded us from doing the vaccine rollout sooner’.
“I said ‘you are a smart guy, and know what you are telling me is not true, and you have got to stop treating the British people as if we’re stupid.
Jones vented her anger on social media alongside a picture of Gove on his phone in the airport, writing: “Almost 30hr delay to our easyJet flight now.
“I’m told the problem’s a lack of staff due to the pandemic compounded, in the case of the UK, by Brexit.
“So it’s at least some consolation to find arch-Brexiteer michaelgove caught up in the same shitshow.”
Jones said Gove was “polite but very passive-aggressive” as he insisted Brexit was not the cause of the disruption.
The former Labour politician also challenged Gove on the infamous £350m-a-week Vote Leave bus used during the EU referendum, as well as running through “some of the other lies” of the campaign.
Jones said she was polite to the politician but added that as a public servant, he must be held to account.
Jones said: “[Gove said] ‘I’m on my holiday and this is not the appropriate place for this conversation’ – that was the gist.
“I said yes, and I’m on my holiday and I’ve spent 30 hours trying to get home.”
She said the Brexiteer was essentially telling her: “I thank you for the opportunity of hearing your views but I don’t think you and I are going to persuade each other”.
Jones said while it was “impossible to quantify” how much of the airport disruption was due to leaving the EU or the impact of Covid, she said the staff shortages were “compounded by Brexit”.
The incident comes 14 years after Jones ran into another high-profile Tory politician.
In 2008 she had written an article titled “How George Osborne ruined my day at the beach in Corfu”.
According to Jones, families “complained loudly that this was an inappropriate place to bring a motorboat” to which Osborne replied: “It’s a pier, that’s what it’s for!”
An ally of Gove said of the confrontation: “He was polite as ever.”
> Athens International Airport in Greece
Wait… has Gove tagged along on the Johnsons’ honeymoon?! 👀
Calm down dear, it’s only a commercial (flight)
Brexit causes Athens airport disruption…
>”I said ‘you are a smart guy, and know what you are telling me is not true, and you have got to stop treating the British people as if we’re stupid.
why do people still not understand what the tories are doing.
They arent playing the same game. Tories do as much as they can to get as much money into friends hands to guarantee themselves a 6 figure “consultant” gig for life after being in politics.
They don’t care about anything else.
If youre on here pointing out how boris is lying based on what he said x months ago or finding facts that their policy is ill thought out or wrong…you’re missing the point – all that is just noise and smoke.
You’re pointing out how Sauron hasnt delivered on his plan to level up the economy of Osgiliath
I know it’s irrelevant to the story but… Candida? What sort of sick parent names their child after a yeast infection?
Isn’t travelling on an aeroplane rather reliant on those “experts”, Michael?
Good, his life should be uncomfortable. I hope everywhere he goes he is treated like the vermin he is.
Doesn’t sound like it has anything to do with Brexit
On one hand I would be extremely pissed off if someone tackled me over work while I was on holiday.
On the other hand
Gove is a cunt and is one of a small band of other cunts that shoud be pursued at all times
*Jones confronted Gove, who is thought to be holidaying alone after his divorce, accusing him of “treating the British people as if we’re stupid”.*
I can’t stand Gove, but you can’t fault his judgement on this point.
Michael is not holidaying alone – he’s come out as gay and has been having an affair with his special advisor.
In fairness brexit isn’t responsible for the air travel mess..that’s more to do with people finding better jobs after 18months of bugger all travel.
“Jones said Gove was “polite but very passive-aggressive” as he insisted Brexit was not the cause of the disruption.”
I think that Gove is part of the problem, don’t get me wrong, but I love how this is said as some sort of slight against him. If some stranger has come up to you and starting ranting about Brexit whilst you’re on holiday, passive-aggressive is the best case scenario. I bet he wasn’t even passive aggressive lol
Were all blaming Tory politicians the party formerly known as labour are really no different **”tory tony bLIAR” he of WMD lies** a cash pot of (some suggest) £400 million he invented the **”LLP”** like a limited company with no FULL accounting legend! Lawyers of which Anthony Lynton bLIAR is one & uses to its full extent!
It’s all scam by legal means! Tyburn is way too good!
I maybe think a donkey drawn tumbril round the M25 with rotting veg once a day then M1 into town for the finale @ Tyburn
I have to note: I have applied for the burgers & hot dog franchise all profits to foodbanks!
This country needs to get over brexit, we won, it’s done, it’s time to come together and make it work
This country needs to get over brexit, we won, it’s done, it’s time to come together and make it work. This is supposed to be great britain
I fucking dare Michael Gove to do a drugs test.
Hell, We get threatened with random drug tests all the time at work and our work place [wasn’t found to have cocaine found in most of our bathrooms](https://www.indy100.com/news/ocaine-use-parliament-toilets-illegal-drugs-8977061)
and this walking Columbian marching powder dispenser has the gull to continue feeding us plebs bullshit.
I don’t understand why someone that looks like a fish is allowed to work in government.
Will say it again.. When ‘Leaders’ no longer can tell the difference. between right and wrong’.
Rishni was right to walk out..
He stll could differentiate. Let’s hope he stays that why regardless.
The countdown has started. Does this Nation continue to be lead by not knowing the difference or a ‘birth of a’ Nation ‘ going to’ make correction’, to that which is currently ‘incorrect’..
Till the next Elections.
What carries after that, is what is ‘birthed now’.
Penfold’s (Danger Mouse) evil psychopath twin.
I’d bloody love to randomly bump into Gove, Johnson or f***ing rees mog..
I would summon every ounce of my strength and punch them square in the face. Screw the consequences..
This man should never be able to set foot in public without being yelled at over the state he and his cronies have brought this country.
There hasn’t been a fucking ounce of accountability for any of them so if the best that happens is me screaming at him every second he dares stick his vile head outside, so be it.
But the people of the UK are idiots. They have repeatedly shown it. Or at least, enough of them are that it negates the efforts of the rest.