Steve Baker doesn't stand much chance of making it to the final two. Not sure about Mordaunt.
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Starmer rules out any coalition with the SNP, remains open to one with the Lib DemsComment
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So, Sunak is formally in the race now.
God help us allComment
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My local tory MP was out in town today trying to flirt with the public.
'You'll vote for me still right? Boris was the bad guy.'
You voted for every bull**** law they put in and backed Boris to the hilt you ****ing wanker!Comment
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Boris Johnson accused of trying to derail Rishi Sunak’s bid to be next PM | Conservative leadership | The Guardian
I'm not sure if this is an attempt to stop Sunak or help him....Comment
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His video is taking the piss.Originally posted by Neon Ignition View Post
'ill fix the economy' says the guy who was in charge of the economy for 3 years, for a party who is in power for 12 years.Comment
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Church of England: There is ‘no official definition’ of a woman (msn.com)
The Church wrestles with defining what a woman is.
The obvious issue with all these wrangling stories is that they're always tellingly one directional. Like the transition of a woman to a man doesn't exist for them thereby exposing a lot of their real thoughtsComment
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So Liz Truss is in the leadership race now. Brilliant - there's faasands of 'em! Every obsequious toady who took a job she/he wasn't remotely qualified to do in exchange for propping up Johnson is now stepping forward as a political visionary and titan. I really hope we get Patel, Dorries, Gove, Mogg and Hancock to complete the set, and then we can enjoy watching them snide and defame each other to pieces.Comment
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I think she'll win, truthfully. She's free of a lot of the muck covering the rest, as a relative unknown, and - a rare thing for the Tories - she's very photogenic.Originally posted by Neon Ignition View PostComment
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Flip side is that her name sounds like a Harry Potter villain.Originally posted by Asura View PostComment
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Congratulations to all these Conservatives that handed in their letters of resignation one day, then the following day released a slickly produced leadership bid video in such a short amount of time and in no way pre-prepared.Comment
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Only in the same way that there's no official definition of man, cup or plate. Or an official definition of which religion is the correct one. The C of E can do one, this is nothing to do with them.Originally posted by Neon Ignition View PostComment
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Yeah I heard someone describing these tories resigning last week as akin to Nazi generals on 9th may 1945 saying yeah, we might have gone a bit to farOriginally posted by QualityChimp View PostComment
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On LBC at the weekend a caller got into an awkward bind by saying would Sunak, Javid etc have much of a chance winning the competition to be leader because they're not white. The presenter gave the response you'd expect in the spirit of equality but the point still stuck... this is the Tory party... and Tory voters...
Channel 4 privatisation plan could be dropped by next prime minister | Channel 4 | The Guardian
Channel 4 might be saved by the next PM
Report that the benchmark for remaining in the leadership race will be set at 36 supporters
Tory leadership race: who’s standing, what are they promising and who’s backing them? | Conservatives | The Guardian
A breakdown of the current runners
Pure, ignorant armchair glance view but:
Badenoch - No chance, Borisite with no notable reputation and I don't think the 'woke' campaign is the matchstrike she thinks it is
Braverman - The same thing but dialled up even more, very much part of the poison the Tories need to expel
Chishti - Can't imagine he'll get traction, likely just boosting his profile ahead of the next cabinet picks
Hunt - Probably get some of the way but I don't think he's remotely popular enough
Javid - Will get reasonable support for this slimy unreliable worm of an MP. Hopefully doesn't make it because he's so weak and very much part of the problem
Mordaunt - Possible runner, she'll likely make Ukraine arguments. I'm not sure the Tories are past the 'woman PM' factor but setting aside the risk of skeletons in the closet she seems popular and lacks the taint of Johnson which could be critical in the next GE.
Shapps - I can't imagine he has enough support to make it
Sunak - Regardless of his enduring popularity amongst bookies I feel only a true and utter irredeemable moron would vote for one of the very most poisoned and clearly unrelatable options on the table. Shouldn't be anywhere near the cabinet next time out.
Truss - Another part of the problem one who shouldn't be considered. Literally as I'm typing this it's depressing how there's a near void of notable MP's Johnsons era hasn't corrupted.
Tugendhat - Possibly the closest to another candidate who might be able to somewhat hit a reset button on Johnson's era
Zahawi - Pretty much one of the worst options on the table too
So, to me there's only two stomachable options pretty much meaning neither will winComment
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