Murdoch Abramovich Deflection FLOPS

While Fox News Channel (fair and balanced my arse) shills so openly for the gangsterist régime of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin that Russian state media is re-broadcasting the rants of Fox host Tucker Carlson with sub-titles, another Murdoch property is pretending that the UK is being really tough on Vlad’s pals, specifically Roman Abramovich, but not because ordinary Brits know who he is cos he owns The Chelski, oh no.

A lame propagandist writes

So it is that, with a full-scale invasion of Ukraine having been launched in the small hours, today’s Sun front page carries, at top right, an alleged “exclusive” under the by-line of its political editor, the odious flannelled fool Master Harry Cole, who is still pretending to be a real journalist. “Putin pal Abramovich not welcome in UK … KEEP OUT” it claims.

The problem for Master Cole is that, not for the first time in his less than illustrious career, the substance of the story does not stand up the headline. “CHELSEA’S Russian owner Roman Abramovich has effectively been barred from living in Britain again” begins the narrative, adding “The billionaire - a pal of warmonger Vladimir Putin - has not been seen at the club’s Stamford Bridge home for months”. Which doesn’t mean he’s been barred.

But do go on. “He withdrew his application for a UK Tier 1 investor visa in 2018, following criticism of oligarchs in the wake of the nerve gas atrocity in Salisbury, Wilts”. So what? His visa withdrawal is well known and also does not mean he’s barred. Try again. “Now senior security sources say it is unlikely the 55-year-old will ever be allowed to set up home in Britain again”. Christ on a bike, that’s lame. “Unlikely”. HE’S NOT BARRED.

Can it get yet more lame? Best not ask. “The Sun understands immigration officials are under clear instruction to work towards ensuring Mr Abramovich cannot base himself in the UK”. “Working towards”. HE’S STILL NOT BARRED. “It is understood his case is being handled by the Home Office’s secretive ‘Special Cases Unit’. It is part of the Security and Counter Terrorist directorate which handles top-secret matters of national security”.

So it’s a secret! Er, no it isn’t: we then learn how Abramovich visits the UK visa-free, and how he has been doing so for more than three years: “In 2018 he acquired Israeli citizenship that would allow him entry to Britain for up to six months. Last October he used an Israeli passport to make a flying visit to London”. Abramovich is Jewish, and so is eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. So he STILL ISN’T BARRED.

But we do get a hint of one reason - apart from deflecting from the minor issue of Ukraine being invaded - why Master Cole is spinning this drivel. “Yesterday Boris Johnson corrected a Commons statement, made on Tuesday, that Abramovich had been officially sanctioned by the Government. The PM said the billionaire ‘has not been the subject of targeted measures’”. But Master Cole wants you to believe he’s being barred.

Expect more of this alleged journalism from the Murdoch droids in the coming days as Putin, praised to the rafters by Rupe’s pal Combover Crybaby Donald Trump, and excused by Fox News, shows exactly what he’s about. Neither the Sun, nor any other paper, has any evidence that Abramovich is being targeted. Because he isn’t. End of story.

Bozo acting tough in the retelling. The new reality from his fanboys. Pass the sick bucket.

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