This sounds more like a threat to his own party after seeing the results last week. Otherwise it's just this...
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This sounds more like a threat to his own party after seeing the results last week. Otherwise it's just this...
nicko31
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I think the Tory intention to would be to call an election if Kier resigns hoping to capitalise on Labour being without a leader to campaign with.
This would mean Rayner would have to stand in.
If found guilty they both said they would resign. That would leave Nandy or Wes Streeting to go for leader and IMHO both would wipe the floor with the Tory front bench.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Rayner is also up for resignation if she gets a fine.
I just expect maximum dirty tricks from Johnson.
I concur but to err on the side of caution, I would still prefer that EITHER Labour or LibDem stood against the Tories (whoever has the best chance of winning) and not both and risk splitting the anti Tory vote. Yes, that would probably end up with a Lab/LibDem coalition but would that be such a bad thing?
Robinjakarta
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And himself.
nicko31
Well-known member
There are reports in the press that the Tories would wait till the conclusion of a Labour leadership election, then call an election
But why would they wait for that?
Robinjakarta
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That's the only way he's likely to still be 'leader' at the time of the next GE. This will not have escaped his self-survival skills.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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I could certainly vote for him.
Common sense, centre ground politics.
Listening to him and Alistair Campbell on their podcast shows us what we are currently missing in British politics.
We need a new Party - and it is possible - look at Macron in France - he completely changed the dynamics of French Politics.
I'm sure the egg-chasing lot will be forgiving, they usually wouldn't get too het up about such a mix up.
Billy the Fish
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As much as I like Rory Stewart I don't think he's right as a leader. He's got a few quirks, he's already admitted smoking opium which I don't have a problem with personally but that's the sort of thing that can follow you around forever in politics, I dare say there's some more skeletons to be found.
His skillset is made for foreign secretory, but I think he'd be great as home secretary also - the home office has been going downhill ever since Blunkett left!
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Billy the Fish
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That's mostly down to their voting system. From what I've read, Macron is incredibly unpopular but gets the left wing vote so they can keep out Le Penn.
Alistair Campbell the war criminal [emoji2357]
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Ahhh so sort of it’s either me the nob, or him an even bigger nob, sounds strangely familiar……
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Agreed, not a chance. That's a tweet written by an aide after prising the phone out of her hands after she's collapsed into an alcohol-fuelled snooze on the train back to London.
nicko31
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That an opinion of course which you are entitled to
In the case of Johnson, just an observation. A convicted criminal...
Billy the Fish
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Also him having left politics for a job at Harvard might be an issue
Hypothetical, obviously.