[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...

[A1X]

*The question is: how many tory MPs would back him in a leadership contest. More than one might think, I fear.

"Fresh start, clean slate, proven winner, 14m voters, mandate from the public, Got Brexit Done, vaccines, rah rah rah we're going to smash the oiks"

It might just work.

 

[Napper]

Worst PM ever . Who would of predicted !

 

[Lever]

How is it that so many of the Johnson acolytes cite 'integrity' as motivation for overthrowing the Rwanda Panda after a couple of years publicly excusing his disgraceful behaviour? Do they actually understand the meaning of the term?

 

[Brian Fantana]

Out of interest, with 50+ resignations, just how many jobs are there for MPs to have? I always thought that PPSs were Civil Servants.

There are c100 jobs in total across cabinet, PPSs and things like trade envoys, I think.

 

[The Clamp]

Nothing would surprise me. I wouldn’t be shocked if he gets up to the lectern, unzips his face and a worm with Margaret Thatcher’s reanimated head on it crawls out and screams like a newborn goat.

 

[Binney on acid]

I’m gonna really miss Boris. His premiership has bought back many happy memories of watching Frank Spencer on the box in the 70’s.

 

[peterward]

It’s no rumour. He has said that is what he intends to do. I imagine he may say that it’s a condition of his resignation. If he doesn’t get that I reckon he’ll force a VONC or call a snap election.


This may not be over.

Again, as much as he may try to blackmail with calling a snap election, he wont do it....... Enough MPs have already abandoned him, more would not go out on the stump supporting him. There wont be a GE imho.

Which may also be a blessing for Labour as Starmers is in many ways just the Joe Biden candidate, drab, got many of the big calls wrong but just not Johnson.

We could do with better leaders in both of the only 2 major parties of government.

 

[Worthing exile]

There are c100 jobs in total across cabinet, PPSs and things like trade envoys, I think.

And they say that Local Government needs trimming lol

 

[birthofanorange]

Leave means Leave.

 

[peterward]

Leave means Leave.

Get exit done !

 

[Hugo Rune]

Here is the nightmare scenario

Johnson, by resigning as leader, has precluded a 22 committee confidence vote.

Only losing the latter would preclude him from standing again as leader.

If his loyal supporters* back him, he could end up as one of the two candidates left standing for a member vote.

If the blue rinsers get a chance to vote for him as leader, he will be back in number ten before he's been required to leave.

*The question is: how many tory MPs would back him in a leadership contest. More than one might think, I fear.

Sounds like the plan.

 

[BLOCK F]

Here is the nightmare scenario

Johnson, by resigning as leader, has precluded a 22 committee confidence vote.

Only losing the latter would preclude him from standing again as leader.

If his loyal supporters* back him, he could end up as one of the two candidates left standing for a member vote.

If the blue rinsers get a chance to vote for him as leader, he will be back in number ten before he's been required to leave.

*The question is: how many tory MPs would back him in a leadership contest. More than one might think, I fear.

Don’t worry Harry, he’d be ‘ Novichocked’ by someone or other if that were likely to happen.

 

[The Clamp]

Anyone know what time today he may step out?

 

[Brok]

He's going.

 

[Brian Fantana]

And they say that Local Government needs trimming lol

I've just looked it up and there are apparently 122 ministers, as of May 2022.

 

[A1X]

Anyone know what time today he may step out?

Midday seems to be the thinking

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

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[ManOfSussex]

I can't see how he stays on until the autumn if he can't fill the ministerial posts that are now vacant because of him.

 

[peterward]

Anyone know what time today he may step out?

You're enjoying today aren't you!

Political death, by being slowly eaten alive is Voyeauristic political pleasure

 

[Mellotron]

Not especially. Any shock is damped by his predictable wish to stay on after he has resigned. Probably in a bid to out serve May, he is 28 days short of her rather short term.

He ain’t gone yet.

You were telling anyone who would listen endlessly over the last few days that he’s definitely not going and is here to stay for good. How this scandal was no different to the ones that preceded it.