dolphins
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Just gone up to 35 on the BBC's Resignometer...
[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...
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Neville's Breakfast
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The Government wouldn’t stop working. Parliament takes the Summer off anyway. A snap election would make no difference to those issues.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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Another surprise party for Boris Johnson in No 10 by the sounds of it. Not sure he'll enjoy this one though.
Boris will no ok though as they will social distance from him
KZNSeagull
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Agree re Parliament but the government and MPs would stop - they would stop working and be out campaigning instead.
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
Read earlier that the queen can refuse the election and instruct the government to elect a new leader …Now that would be funny.
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The Government has the stench of a mob who need a spell or two in opposition to sort themselves out and decide what they stand for.
Maybe she should lie to him and say he’s getting an election then not go through with it?
The newly appointed chancellor is now telling the PM to go.
Neville's Breakfast
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Ok, but we are likely to have cost of living and Ukrainian crises even when the GE comes around on its current cycle. It can’t be postponed because the Government is too busy.
The reason the question was asked was not tasteless. It was specifically to get Johnson to rule out plunging the nation into a general election in order to avoid his having to stand down as leader. Think about it - a general election with Johnson at the helm of the Conservatives.
But.....Johnson insisted months ago in response to calls by Starmer that with the war in Ukraine and the challenges with the post Brexit economy it would be irresponsible to hold a self-indulgent general election, and every tory stood fore-square behind him.
Personally I would like to see a Labour government, but I fear that, now that Labour are committed to an unworkable Brexit, a Brexit fiasco that has unresolved issues that Johnson has repeatedly kicked, like a can, down the road, they will inherit an unplayable hand in an unwinnable game. It would be better for Labour if the tories replace Johnson with someone decent, and they get a chance to fix the monumental **** up that Johnson has delivered. But it may be in the nation's interest to get the tories out now.
Make no mistake about how deep the hole is, that Johnson has dug for us all.
Hope he hangs on, doing untold damage to the party.
dadams2k11
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You can not make it up. He was on TV/Radio this morning saying how he supported Boris and thought he was honest.
Can the nation afford it, though? I think not. Nation first for me. Get him out, now.
Wonder if they are going to shout "SURPRISE" when he walks through the door
deletebeepbeepbeep
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Now up to 36 resignations.
Larry's gone
Neville's Breakfast
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And I disagree with that entirely. Labour has returned to its roots and will walk a GE. Johnson’s purpose was to safeguard our leaving the EU. He did that. Labour’s role is to take us forward and if Southern Remainers prefer the Lib Dems then at least we are all being honest.