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Post by gar on Jul 6, 2022 17:03:59 GMT
BBC are saying its when not if...
Zahawi came here from Iraq as a refugee as a child...quite a journey!
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Post by gar on Jul 6, 2022 19:01:39 GMT
Priti Patel is among them it seems…
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Post by gillyp on Jul 6, 2022 20:42:17 GMT
Priti Patel is among them it seems…
Among the ones calling for him to resign? The news seems to say so. Michael Gove has been sacked too.
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Post by hopemax on Jul 6, 2022 20:45:05 GMT
When the house is burning, I guess the only thing one can do is pour some petrol on it. Boris needed to do something, so he sacked Michael Gove
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 6, 2022 20:53:13 GMT
It is like watching a car crash in slow motion. 42 have resigned now.
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Post by gar on Jul 6, 2022 21:12:40 GMT
Priti Patel is among them it seems…
Among the ones calling for him to resign? The news seems to say so. Michael Gove has been sacked too.
No idea why this is coming out bold! Not intentional. Yes. The only ones I can see as being firmly still pro Boris are Nadine flippin' Dorries and the 1950s ridiculous upper class twit whose name escapes me for the minute. |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 6, 2022 21:16:42 GMT
Among the ones calling for him to resign? The news seems to say so. Michael Gove has been sacked too.
No idea why this is coming out bold! Not intentional. Yes. The only ones I can see as being firmly still pro Boris are Nadine flippin' Dorries and the 1950s ridiculous upper class twit whose name escapes me for the minute. Jacob Rees Mogg. |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 6, 2022 21:18:54 GMT
I think Patel was waiting to see how things panned out before declaring allegiance or otherwise. I’ve not seen footage of her for ages. Is she even in the country now?
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Post by wellway on Jul 6, 2022 21:31:48 GMT
Among the ones calling for him to resign? The news seems to say so. Michael Gove has been sacked too.
No idea why this is coming out bold! Not intentional. Yes. The only ones I can see as being firmly still pro Boris are Nadine flippin' Dorries and the 1950s ridiculous upper class twit whose name escapes me for the minute. Jacob Rees-Mogg who was, unbelievably, born in 1969. |
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Post by gar on Jul 6, 2022 21:32:02 GMT
I think Patel was waiting to see how things panned out before declaring allegiance or otherwise. I’ve not seen footage of her for ages. Is she even in the country now? Quite possibly. Today was the first time I've heard her name mentioned for ages...I think she's in the country but certainly seems to be keeping a low profile. |
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Post by gar on Jul 6, 2022 21:33:06 GMT
Yes. The only ones I can see as being firmly still pro Boris are Nadine flippin' Dorries and the 1950s ridiculous upper class twit whose name escapes me for the minute. Jacob Rees-Mogg who was, unbelievably, born in 1969. Yes, he's younger than me but seems to be stuck in time warp  |
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Post by lesley on Jul 6, 2022 21:34:15 GMT
Yes. The only ones I can see as being firmly still pro Boris are Nadine flippin' Dorries and the 1950s ridiculous upper class twit whose name escapes me for the minute. Now there’s a man with a backpfeifengesicht, as my German friends would say. (A face in need of a fist, in case you haven’t come across the word! 😄) |
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Post by gar on Jul 6, 2022 22:11:37 GMT
Now there’s a man with a backpfeifengesicht, as my German friends would say. (A face in need of a fist, in case you haven’t come across the word! 😄) Perfect word for him! Now if only I could remember it! 😄 |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 7, 2022 8:15:54 GMT
Bye Boris, took you long enough to realise the end was nigh.
He is resigning today and will stay as caretaker through the summer recess until a new PM is appointed. Man, THAT should be interesting.
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Post by gar on Jul 7, 2022 8:21:05 GMT
Even he couldn't fight any more!
I can't picture who will follow on...
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Post by sueg on Jul 7, 2022 8:25:19 GMT
Even he couldn't fight any more! I can't picture who will follow on... I guess the summer will now be full of rumours and backstabbing, as everyone positions themselves, either as party leader or in the new cabinet. |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 7, 2022 8:26:52 GMT
Good riddance. He is a national embarrassment.
Apparently he will stay in post until a successor is found, instead of effing off. So no immediate change then.
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Post by gillyp on Jul 7, 2022 8:27:23 GMT
There is no one I can think of, of sufficient stature, to take on the role at the moment.
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Post by sueg on Jul 7, 2022 8:30:07 GMT
There is no one I can think of, of sufficient stature, to take on the role at the moment. I feel BoJo, like so many of his ilk, has surrounded himself with yes-men and women and driven off anyone with convictions and ideas of their own. |
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Post by gar on Jul 7, 2022 8:43:00 GMT
Someone mentioned Liz Truss yesterday and another woman I hadn’t heard of as being ‘the darling’ of upcoming conservatives. Liz Truss comes across as completely incompetent!
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Post by gillyp on Jul 7, 2022 8:50:31 GMT
Liz Truss can stand but she surely won't get in!
I wonder if Matt Hancock will stick his head above the parapet.
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Post by sueg on Jul 7, 2022 9:00:02 GMT
Watching BBC World news right now, and the commentator has a long list of potential candidates for leadership. Neither Liz Truss nor Priti Patel have been mentioned.
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Post by wellway on Jul 7, 2022 9:09:00 GMT
Liz Truss can stand but she surely won't get in!I wonder if Matt Hancock will stick his head above the parapet. We said that about Boris and look what the Tories did. I was out running errands when the news broke so am now sitting down with a cuppa and the news on to catch up. A comment was read out to me, an apprentice style competition should be held to select the next leader, see if they can run a sweet shop for 24 hours or run a new product campaign. |
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Post by wellway on Jul 7, 2022 9:11:07 GMT
The next leader had better love the wallpaper, I'll be pissed if they redecorate again.
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Post by gar on Jul 7, 2022 9:31:23 GMT
Jeremy Hunt has made no secret of his desire to be PM.
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Post by lesley on Jul 7, 2022 9:34:25 GMT
I was out running errands when the news broke so am now sitting down with a cuppa and the news on to catch up. A comment was read out to me, an apprentice style competition should be held to select the next leader, see if they can run a sweet shop for 24 hours or run a new product campaign. In that case, my money's on gillyp . 😂 |
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Post by wellway on Jul 7, 2022 9:39:59 GMT
Steve Baker has just said he is considering standing, he is/was one of the ERG group.
Liz is cutting short her trip and returning to London, making a statement soon.
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 7, 2022 9:44:30 GMT
Someone mentioned Liz Truss yesterday and another woman I hadn’t heard of as being ‘the darling’ of upcoming conservatives. Liz Truss comes across as completely incompetent! Well, if your voters are anything like our voters here in the States "incompetence" is no barrier to being elected to public office.  Can any of you British Peas give us a link or two to a good basic primer on who the major contenders are, and what the whole process is? I'll go read BBC as soon as I get my coffee, but just thought you all might have a link to a good article or two. |
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Post by lesley on Jul 7, 2022 9:46:07 GMT
Mr Rees Mogg is a man of the people - I’m sure he would be a popular leader. 😬
(Someone on the subreddit r/Scotland just referred to him as a Victorian wank puffin, and that is one of the best descriptions of him I have come across ever. 😂)
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Post by sueg on Jul 7, 2022 9:50:10 GMT
Someone mentioned Liz Truss yesterday and another woman I hadn’t heard of as being ‘the darling’ of upcoming conservatives. Liz Truss comes across as completely incompetent! Well, if your voters are anything like our voters here in the States "incompetence" is no barrier to being elected to public office.  Can any of you British Peas give us a link or two to a good basic primer on who the major contenders are, and what the whole process is? I'll go read BBC as soon as I get my coffee, but just thought you all might have a link to a good article or two. Not British, but I have the BBC live feed open in another tab. This gives profiles of some of the potential candidates. It was published this morning, but the situation is changing by the minute, so there may be other names in the mix. |
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