Chris Mason is a serious step down from Laura Kuenssberg (even if his name is a hell of a lot easier to spell). He brings no value at all, tripping from banality to banality.
Eddie Mair had him nailed back when he was still at R4. A comedy Chris Mason spot every night. About all he's good at - which of course is why the pro-Tory BBC News managers unexpectedly gave him the job.
Don't worry, Rees-Mogg and Raab will be along in a moment to explain their damascene conversion away from the idea that that means the winner should resign.
At the next GE it’s all going to be a bit French Resistance members after WW2 when more Tory MPs tell their constituents they voted no confidence than the numbers prove.
In a sense, that's the worst imaginable result for the Tories. They keep a dud leader, they are associated with his failures and crimes, and they have to explain why he stays in office.
And at the same time, he's lost pretty much all his authority with his party as well as with the public.
One instructive thought - I didn't hear Brady say 'no challenge for a year' the way he did three years ago.
4% worse than Theresa May and she was out pretty quickly.
I don't think that's comparable remotely, she couldn't get her flagship policy through Parliament.
The MPs have bottled it, they can't expect a resignation in a few months time to let them off the hook, they had the chance to oust him today and they haven't taken it. That's on them.
Boris will say, 'blah blah blah ... this a wakeup call for me ... mistakes I've made a few ... time to turn a new leaf ... blah blah blah' Nothing will change of course, but this will all be tomorrow's chip paper. Then all eyes will turn to Sir Keir and his fine.
4% worse than Theresa May and she was out pretty quickly.
I don't think that's comparable remotely, she couldn't get her flagship policy through Parliament.
The MPs have bottled it, they can't expect a resignation in a few months time to let them off the hook, they had the chance to oust him today and they haven't taken it. That's on them.
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123 against
(Eastenders "doof doof doof"...)
No Confidence - 148
359 cast
148 no
Labour landslide is on.
211 - 148
Hard to see how he can carry on much longer. That must include a big chunk of the payroll vote.
Oh, it's lame.
(And presumably also a substantial majority of those MPs not on the Government payroll.)
Well, it's a bit lower than Corbyn managed against Smith (among Members)
But to be true to what I posted earlier, I look forward to fall-out and reasoned analysis as the week progresses.
Theresa May had 63% of the votes in 2018, she resigned months later
https://twitter.com/electpoliticsuk/status/1533902226661462016
And at the same time, he's lost pretty much all his authority with his party as well as with the public.
One instructive thought - I didn't hear Brady say 'no challenge for a year' the way he did three years ago.
The MPs have bottled it, they can't expect a resignation in a few months time to let them off the hook, they had the chance to oust him today and they haven't taken it. That's on them.
Worst possible result for the Tories.
And now the BBC treat us to extreme close ups of the gammon.
We were only 30-35 MPs away from that coming off.