Boris Johnson - let's see how he and his government performs....

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[Secret Chief]

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WARNING: Contains truthful language.

 

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[Secret Chief]

Johnson, the lying, reckless, selfish, lazy, philandering, bull****ting racist is losing his grip on his job. (First) Vote takes places this evening.

- Boris Johnson latest: Vote of confidence to happen today - BBC News

 

[exchemist]

Johnson, the lying, reckless, selfish, lazy, philandering, bull****ting racist is losing his grip on his job. (First) Vote takes places this evening.

- Boris Johnson latest: Vote of confidence to happen today - BBC News

Hmm. But he may well win it, in which case he will be safe from challenge for 12 months. He may be weakened, though, if his majority is not considerable.

The problem is the lack of wide support in the party for any alternative leader. The speed of the vote allows no time for candidates to drum up support.

I’d love to see him forced out, but I fear the greased piglet will wriggle free, yet again.

 

[Secret Chief]

Hmm. But he may well win it, in which case he will be safe from challenge for 12 months. He may be weakened, though, if his majority is not considerable.

The problem is the lack of wide support in the party for any alternative leader. The speed of the vote allows no time for candidates to drum up support.

I’d love to see him forced out, but I fear the greased piglet will wriggle free, yet again.

I reckon he'll win the first round and he clearly won't resign but he'll be gone in a few weeks max one way or another. Enough tory MPs will be considering their own job prospects come the next GE..

 

[exchemist]

I reckon he'll win the first round and he clearly won't resign but he'll be gone in a few weeks max one way or another. Enough tory MPs will be considering their own job prospects come the next GE..

Eh? If he wins the vote of no confidence there won’t be any “rounds”. If he wins today there is no leadership contest.

 

[Secret Chief]

Eh? If he wins the vote of no confidence there won’t be any “rounds”. If he wins today there is no leadership contest.

My mistake. Back tracking furiously I suppose what I really meant was if he wins but not resoundingly I think his days are numbered.

 

[exchemist]

My mistake. Back tracking furiously I suppose what I really meant was if he wins but not resoundingly I think his days are numbered.

Yes it could leave him struggling on as a lame duck for 12 months, saddling the Tory party with the dilemma of whether or not to have another go at excreting him with only a year to go before the next general election.

 

[Secret Chief]

41% voted agin him. A good kick in the knackers.

 

[exchemist]

41% voted agin him. A good kick in the knackers.

Yes, that’s more than I expected - and by the sound of it more than his team expected, too. He’s definitely damaged by this. I suspect we will now get the rivals starting to campaign to replace him. His authority in the party, such as it was, will largely have gone. He will be going cap in hand for support. But technically nobody can force him out for 12 months. The party may regret not being decisive now when they had the chance.

 

[Secret Chief]

Yes, that’s more than I expected - and by the sound of it more than his team expected, too. He’s definitely damaged by this. I suspect we will now get the rivals starting to campaign to replace him. His authority in the party, such as it was, will largely have gone. He will be going cap in hand for support. But technically nobody can force him out for 12 months. The party may regret not being decisive now when they had the chance.

Let's hope so.

 

[mikkel_the_dane]

Yes, that’s more than I expected - and by the sound of it more than his team expected, too. He’s definitely damaged by this. I suspect we will now get the rivals starting to campaign to replace him. His authority in the party, such as it was, will largely have gone. He will be going cap in hand for support. But technically nobody can force him out for 12 months. The party may regret not being decisive now when they had the chance.

No, they can change the rules.

 

[Secret Chief]

1. The Tories and PM Boris Johnson have been dealt a major blow as the Lib Dems and Labour win two by-elections
2. The Lib Dems storm to victory Tiverton and Honiton in Devon, overturning a 24,000 Tory majority with a 30% swing
3. Their leader Ed Davey hails the "biggest by-election victory our country has ever seen", while winning candidate Richard Foord says it has sent a shockwave through politics
4. Labour win the Wakefield by-election in West Yorkshire, having lost the seat to the Conservatives at the 2019 general election
5. Conservative Party co-chairman Oliver Dowden quits with immediate effect, saying "someone must take responsibility"
6. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says the result shows the country "has lost confidence in the Tories"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-61789404

O happy day.

 

[Secret Chief]

- Tories lose two key byelections on same night in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton

"A sense that Johnson is no longer an electoral asset, coupled with the parties, could result in Tory MPs turning decisively against the prime minister, although a new challenge is viewed as unlikely before autumn."