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As big dog Gromit quits Wallace is who Tory members want to replace him – politicalbetting.com
As big dog Gromit quits Wallace is who Tory members want to replace him – politicalbetting.com
Boris Johnson confirms he will appoint a new cabinet and continue as PM until a new Conservative leader is elected.Election timetable will be announced next week.
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Martin Lewis
@MartinSLewis
I would politely urge the Conservative party to a v quick succession process. We need a working administration at speed.
This Winter will be catastrophic, pushing millions into poverty with typical energy bills rising to £3,000/yr. We need leaders in office taking action asap.
the timetable is indefensible, expect SKS to vonc this afternoon
The Government under Boris's leadership had many achievements - delivering Brexit, vaccines and backing Ukraine.
We need calmness and unity now and to keep governing while a new leader is found.
https://twitter.com/trussliz/status/1545010090977026050
And Bozo and the rest of the clowns in cabinet are not in a position to make such decisions...
What am I missing?
Those who hate Boris will hate the speech, etc etc
I note the YouGov polling this morning which says all leadership candidates bar Wallace, have the public scoring as doing worse than good. A heavy caveat is that many are unknown.
I would support Wallace as PM, he seems a decent guy and has done well in Ukraine. I could not vote for this iteration of the Tory Party whilst people like Nadine are still around but I would have hope for its future with him at the helm. He scores well with the leadership, he surely must be a good contender.
Other than that Penny Morduant, who I confess I know little about, would also seem to be popular with the Tory Party. Perhaps others can speak more.
The next election then, will not be about personalities but instead possibly about policies. The difficulty for any Tory now is that without Johnson they will probably lose a large number of voters anyway who only voted for Johnson (albeit they dwindled). This new PM will have 13 years of Government to defend, a CoL crisis and rising bills and a possibly incoming recession.
I think my central estimate of a Hung Parliament remains fair - but a Labour majority and indeed Tory majority, is also not out of the question. I do not think we will see a large majority on either side.
It will be a repeat of 2015, or 2010, I think.
Strongly suspect a woman will be seen the best to confront Starmer.
Sunak 6
Mordaunt 8
Truss 12
Javid 14.5
Hunt 21
Zahawi 22
Tugendhat 24
Baker 27
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/politics/market/1.160663234
Yes. We will. Especially if we get a duffer like Wallace
He's brought down by his own personal flaws, despite great talents; it is sad and it is a waste
The PM has made the right decision.
The Government under Boris's leadership had many achievements - delivering Brexit, vaccines and backing Ukraine.
We need calmness and unity now and to keep governing while a new leader is found.
https://twitter.com/trussliz/status/1545010090977026050
I think those saying it was great or atrocious could have pre-written those messages before he even opened his mouth and that yawnfest came out.
Johnson isn't.
Got the big calls right, treated the small calls with utter contempt.
It was bizarre
https://twitter.com/AvaSantina/status/1545010154982281218
As for Wallace as the favourite to replace Johnson… Does anyone know anything about Wallace’s actual views? He seems like a cipher to me, people putting their hopes in him, but who knows how a leadership campaign will test him?
He's backing Tom Tugendhat.
In his head he thinks he's like Gromit.
Though interesting comments from resigned junior ministers that the cabinet seriously let them down by failing (other than Sunak and the Saj) to take a lead.
All the whining he put in there was just the self-justification and myth-making that he was stabbed in the back, and the public were robbed of their glorious leader, that he will eat out on for the rest of his days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Conservative_Party_leadership_election#MPs'_vote
He's the favourite in the betting stakes and with the Tory Home survey.
Terrible numbers for the former Chancellor, even beaten by Liz Truss despite being favourite yesterday
@GoncharenkoUa
Dear @BorisJohnson ! Ukraine is infinitely grateful to you for everything you have done for us. You will forever remain in our history and will be involved in the future victory. Thank you.
https://twitter.com/GoncharenkoUa/status/1545012234044297221
@mrsorokaa
⚡️UK Prime Minister Johnson resigns.
Tangled in scandal back home, he’ll be remembered in Ukraine as a true friend and supporter of the country in its darkest hour.
https://twitter.com/mrsorokaa/status/1545011243878170624
(or is it the end...?)
Boris listened to the calls to leave the EU - and acted. For that, he was rewarded with an 80 seat majority.
It was his casual relationship with the truth that did for him.
(*) the blurb at the start of the quiz confirming the date that the answers were checked as accurate was slightly different...
Edit - he hasnt got time to get anything through of major controversy
@hoffman_noa
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Senior government source messages: "That speech was a fucking disgrace."
I forget how this is done. Will there by hustings and debates and speeches?
Don't know much about him, mind.
Then Osbourne screwed up the plan by winning a small majority.
But it's their funeral. (Unless he really starts a nuclear war, in which case ...)
Quite something. Also puffin - yeuchhh
An inconvenient truth for HYUFD.
He could certainly get a big job with whoever the PM is, by swinging his support behind them. He may think that doing Defence is a very important job and continuity is important.
On the other hand in a random pub/restaurant I had by far the best soup I've ever had in my life. Great mix of seafood in it and the soup was just incredible. My wife found the recipe online afterwards and makes it on special occasions.