A group of senior Tories have been holding discussions + have decided the following: the sacking of @KwasiKwarteng will prompt them to come out publicly next week + call on @trussliz to resign. My source: “These are serious people. The PM will find it difficult to survive.”
Comments
DYOR
Nothing.
Just get gone, lass. You'll never be remotely happy while you are in Downing Street.
Papandreou
Papademos
Samaras
Pikrammenos
Tsipras
Thanou
Tsipras again
Mitsotakis
In Italy
Berlusconi
Monti
Letta
Of course @trussliz isn't safe. This is the start, not the end
https://twitter.com/Mij_Europe/status/1580890598998802437
There is no argument for sacking Kwarteng that doesn't equally apply to the Prime Minister.
The buck stops in 10, Downing Street, not 11.
Jeremy Hunt is the new chancellor
He'll be announced shortly at Liz Truss's press conference https://twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1580890171213766656
There won't be.
Chris Philp is out as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and will be replaced by Ed Argar
Not clear if anything's happening with other ministerial roles
https://twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1580899279564312576
Time to Bring Back Boris
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/14/time-bring-back-boris/
Neither with Tory MPs nor the Markets nor the Country nor even - post U turns and after this - with Tory members.
https://twitter.com/elenicourea/status/1580899249423687680
The question is do the Tory MPs act? I suspect when it comes down to it they won't be able to agree on a successor and there are MP's who will throw a spanner in the works on any coronation - this could be either from the Boris Johnson loyalist wing or the Suella Braverman/ERG wing.
Just because the tories need to remove Truss doesn't mean it will actually happen.
My feeling is Truss will limp on for at least 10 days, possibly longer. But anything could happen. Interesting that there are now two former foreign secretaries in Nos 10 and 11. When did that last happen?
If they do have a coronation of Sunak after he was rejected by the membership it's not totally impossible the party could split... In which case another winter crisis election could rapidly start to become likely?
Hold on to your hats it's gonna be a bumpy few weeks...
With apologies to Jeremy Thorpe.
https://twitter.com/tompeck/status/1580900706613342208
Can they agree convincingly to pick Sunak/Wallace/whoever? Feels difficult to me.
But we are in uncharted territory here.
Move over Roger, Leon is the new Rogerdamus
https://twitter.com/patrick_kidd/status/1580895174393094145
"Of course, there could be an even worse option: that Ms Truss caves, gives up on her agenda, increases taxes and then just staggers on anyway. In doing so she’d become pointless, an emblem of a Conservative Party drained of ideas and personnel, unable to enact its own agenda and regarding its principles as politically unsellable."
@Nigel_Farage
After 12 years of Tory misrule, we need a realignment in British politics.
https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1580885183493873664
You don’t last as Health Secretary for six years without having competence, nous, and steel.
https://twitter.com/shippersunbound/status/1580901215722143744?s=46&t=s_ViaGSYR4mS1xWYRHGmAw
https://twitter.com/alexmassie/status/1580901752962158593
First order of business: Hire Tom Scholar...
That is absolutely hilarious if true. What a bunch of clowns.
ETA: Ah, already noted upthread
Perhaps we could have a special thread devoted to all the celebrated anti-tipsters PB has known, and an appreciation of the long, long period Roger has worn the Crown. He has done so nobly, and with good humour, but time for him to move over now.
Arise King Leondamus, the greatest anti-tipster this Site has ever known.
Was 2.4 a few mins ago.
https://twitter.com/breeallegretti/status/1580901884390305792
“Liz Truss campaigned on these tax cuts…. It is absurd for her to blame Kwasi.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-63221738
1. "We share the same vision" - so having sacked him you say you remain handcuffed to him and the ideas you had to sack him for
2. "I deeply respect the decision you have made today" - she *sacked* him. What decision - to not go down fighting?
3. "I know you will continue to support the mission" which is such a disaster that she has just sacked both the Chancellor and the Chief Secretary
She has completely fucked this. You sack both senior ministers in the Treasury when you are blaming them for a disaster, not because you still back them and the policies.
Doesn’t exactly reassure me that Truss is thinking clearly or competently right now. She can’t even sign off a letter with her own name
How long?
30 days - Iain Macleod, Chancellor, died of heart attack 1970
38 days - Kwasi Kwarteng
40 days - Jesus fasting
44 days - David Blaine in box, Brian Clough at Leeds
67 days - ‘Big’ Sam Allardyce
69 days - Chilean miners
90 days - B&Q returns
https://twitter.com/GoodwinMJ/status/1580865449763667968
More popcorn, Jeeves!!!
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rishi-sunaks-resignation-letter-and-the-prime-ministers-response
I'd never noticed that before. Looks odd (hasn't in the past normally appeared right under the signature, I think, which is why I noticed it this time)
And Hunt was the least incredible.
I don't think it saves her.
About two hours in I asked I what he did for a living. Oh I'm in the Shadow Cabinet he said. Oops
Either way, he's behind her as Sir Humphrey might note.
People are asking why he would accept. Ask rather, why wouldn't he?
"Oh - on second thoughts, don't bother even to sign it. Trust me to take care of everything."
NASUWT TO BALLOT MEMBERS FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION OVER PAY
The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union is today announcing it will be balloting its members for industrial action over the failure by Government and employers to guarantee teachers and headteachers a fully-funded real-terms pay award of 12%.
The NASUWT is recommending that members vote Yes to taking strike action and Yes to support action short of strike action.
Today’s announcement comes after Ministers failed to engage in negotiations with the NASUWT, despite repeated calls to do so.
Ballot papers will be issued to members from 27 October and the ballot will close on 9 January with the result to be announced immediately.
The NASUWT’s campaign for a 12% pay award for teachers will include ballots of members in schools and sixth form colleges in England, Scotland and Wales.
Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary said:
“The NASUWT has done everything possible to seek a resolution to this dispute and to avoid escalation of industrial action in schools and colleges.
“The Government has failed to recognise the damaging impact of years of real terms pay cuts on the morale of teachers and which is fuelling the teacher recruitment and retention crisis.
“The 5% pay award for teachers and headteachers is unacceptable at a time when inflation is running at more than 10% and it will result in even more financial misery for hard working teachers.
“The Government must ensure additional money is provided to schools and colleges to ensure that this year’s pay award does not become a lottery for teachers.
“Teaching is at the bottom of the graduate pay league table. Teachers need and deserve a fully funded pay award which will begin the process of restoring the real terms value of teachers’ pay.
“Ministers will be entirely responsible for industrial action unless they act immediately to deliver a better pay deal for teachers.”
ENDS
If they haven't worked that out now, then they might as well go down with her at the next election.
One might say in 'the thick of it' even.