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Is it still grassing up if she's asked for her opinion on something that happened?
Surely grassing up would require her spilling the beans on the dinner he attended, as opposed to answering a question on her opinion of Ellwood's actions by a journalist.
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There is a bit of background though - there were a few articles (ES was one, can't remember the others) a couple of weeks ago suggesting that she was one of the 'toxic' members of the cabinet and suggesting, among others, Ellwood as 'one for the future'. I doubt she shied away from the answer, but maybe the journo was thinking they'd get a printable reaction when they asked.
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Perhaps ‘telling tales’ might feel more palatable..?
I appreciate she did not ‘spill the beans’, but the relish with which she publicly shamed her colleague feels, to me at least, akin to grassing someone up. I feel to label this turn of phrase ‘dangerous territory’ is perhaps rather dramatic.
I was also alluding to the revelations a while ago about her being an advocate of calling the police on neighbours for possible misdemeanours during lockdown.
I think she seems to be a very spiteful, mean-spirited and unpleasant individual.
Let (s)he who is without sin cast the first stone, sorta thing.
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To further the discussion re. nasty Tory female ministers, unashamed bully PP is back on the case about grassing-up ones mates:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/17/priti-patel-dont-travel-to-see-people-this-christmas-covid