For someone who had publicly denounced the policy for years, praising it now would lie ill in one's mouth.

When the town's only mill closed, the villagers sighed that it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good, since nearly every household relied on its wages.

When the factory closed, some investors profited, proving it's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

When he leaked the company's secrets, everyone said it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.