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Who In The Tory Hierarchy Would Be Most Suitable To..
... deliver a black spot to the PM?
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None have the gumption though, that’s what Johnson does, surrounds himself with sycophants and lackeys who would never nurture their own ambitions for the top spot.
His closet rival was Sunak but the fine, green card and non-dom fiasco blotted his copybook and his image was tainted, his approval rating sank faster than a wicket canoe.
But one cabinet member could go and trigger a leadership contest whilst attaching their colours to a certain mast if they don’t actually want it themselves.
His closet rival was Sunak but the fine, green card and non-dom fiasco blotted his copybook and his image was tainted, his approval rating sank faster than a wicket canoe.
But one cabinet member could go and trigger a leadership contest whilst attaching their colours to a certain mast if they don’t actually want it themselves.
From Sky News.
What have the cabinet said so far?
Home secretary Priti Patel was on the airwaves earlier defending Boris Johnson, so was Deputy PM Dominic Raab and business minister Paul Scully also came to the wicket.
But none of them have repeated their comments on social media, and when it comes to statements of support from the rest of the cabinet and other ministers, it has been remarkably quiet.
Rishi Sunak said he was "sad" that Oliver Dowden had resigned, and added that "we all take responsibility for the results", but there was no mention of the PM.
No social media comments eh? Don’t want to be reminded of something in the near future? Lol.
I’ll bet there will be a few being primed over the weekend whilst Johnson is out of the country for another week.
What have the cabinet said so far?
Home secretary Priti Patel was on the airwaves earlier defending Boris Johnson, so was Deputy PM Dominic Raab and business minister Paul Scully also came to the wicket.
But none of them have repeated their comments on social media, and when it comes to statements of support from the rest of the cabinet and other ministers, it has been remarkably quiet.
Rishi Sunak said he was "sad" that Oliver Dowden had resigned, and added that "we all take responsibility for the results", but there was no mention of the PM.
No social media comments eh? Don’t want to be reminded of something in the near future? Lol.
I’ll bet there will be a few being primed over the weekend whilst Johnson is out of the country for another week.
//Another Confidence Vote cannot be held until a year after the last one. What other mechanisms are there to remove him?//
Ways and means, old boy, ways and means.
One of the tactics being discussed a few weeks ago was that backbenchers might go on a "vote strike". That is, they would refuse to vote in favour of any government measures put forward in the Commons. But if the Cabinet and backbenchers want him out, out he will go.
I'm pleased to say that Mr Johnson's days in No10 are drawing to a close. My only hope is that they can find a suitable replacement who will restore Conservative policies and values sufficiently in time for them to manifest themselves to the electorate before the next GE. I might then be persuaded to vote in it.
About 17,000 fewer people turned out to vote in Tiverton than did in 2019. If I lived there I would be among that number and so would quite a few people I know. Although Labour may be dancing from the rooftops, the Labour candidate lost her deposit. It is clear there is no way Labour will ever come close to winning such a seat as Tiverton & Honiton. Mind you, politics is a bit funny in the West Country. Older readers will recall that one Jeremy Thorpe represented the North Devon constituency for 20 years, before losing the seat to the Conservatives in the 1979 General Election (shortly after having been committed for trial on charges of conspiracy to murder and incitement to murder, charges on which he was later acquitted). It's a funny place is the West Country.
Ways and means, old boy, ways and means.
One of the tactics being discussed a few weeks ago was that backbenchers might go on a "vote strike". That is, they would refuse to vote in favour of any government measures put forward in the Commons. But if the Cabinet and backbenchers want him out, out he will go.
I'm pleased to say that Mr Johnson's days in No10 are drawing to a close. My only hope is that they can find a suitable replacement who will restore Conservative policies and values sufficiently in time for them to manifest themselves to the electorate before the next GE. I might then be persuaded to vote in it.
About 17,000 fewer people turned out to vote in Tiverton than did in 2019. If I lived there I would be among that number and so would quite a few people I know. Although Labour may be dancing from the rooftops, the Labour candidate lost her deposit. It is clear there is no way Labour will ever come close to winning such a seat as Tiverton & Honiton. Mind you, politics is a bit funny in the West Country. Older readers will recall that one Jeremy Thorpe represented the North Devon constituency for 20 years, before losing the seat to the Conservatives in the 1979 General Election (shortly after having been committed for trial on charges of conspiracy to murder and incitement to murder, charges on which he was later acquitted). It's a funny place is the West Country.
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//Why does he need to control them, Fatti? What are they going to do, keep shouting 'Boris Out!'
I'm not sure that will have any effect on The Bullingdon Bully.//
Why? It’s what he does! Sends the cabinet out with instructions to firefight every mistake and blunder he’s made, not to mention Partygate and the culture in Downing St.
It’s always more difficult to keep the vegetables in order whilst several thousand miles away.
Do I have to explain everything for you?
//Why does he need to control them, Fatti? What are they going to do, keep shouting 'Boris Out!'
I'm not sure that will have any effect on The Bullingdon Bully.//
Why? It’s what he does! Sends the cabinet out with instructions to firefight every mistake and blunder he’s made, not to mention Partygate and the culture in Downing St.
It’s always more difficult to keep the vegetables in order whilst several thousand miles away.
Do I have to explain everything for you?
Why do you have to be so confrontational, Fatti?
I'm trying to put the argument that if Boris digs his heels in he may be more difficult to remove than you (or a lot of other people)think.
What he instructs his cabinet to do is completely different to them removing him.
I've posed the question 'what methods are there to remove him' and so far, no one has posted anything other than using words. NJ came closest but even his post doesn't contain anything other than rumoured tactics.
I'm trying to put the argument that if Boris digs his heels in he may be more difficult to remove than you (or a lot of other people)think.
What he instructs his cabinet to do is completely different to them removing him.
I've posed the question 'what methods are there to remove him' and so far, no one has posted anything other than using words. NJ came closest but even his post doesn't contain anything other than rumoured tactics.
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