Updated: Boris resigns as party leader

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Mr K

How terribly exciting it all is.

Maybe the electorate should decide who runs the country not a few easily bribed MPs. Democracy in action , UK style.....

It's like watching the worst ever episode of the apprentice, with the worst ever candidates...

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

Someone could pop up tomorrow sometimes the outsider wins, personally i think quite a few of them are dreamers, if Sunak wins I'm finished with the party.

I would likely resign my membership. I'd think for a month to see what happens.

What do you guys hate about Sunak? He seems the most fiscally conservative candidate. Some of them are going on about 20% cuts to each department, massive tax cuts on fuel, corporation tax and income tax.

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At least one candidate has come out against the online safety bill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwkeLYgEsqA

Never even heard of 'Mordaunt' ..

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Originally Posted by Damien

At least one candidate has come out against the online safety bill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwkeLYgEsqA

Which one ?

[ianch99]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

I would likely resign my membership. I'd think for a month to see what happens.

But isn't that "democracy" (Tory-style) and don't you have to "accept the result"?"

Originally Posted by Paul

Which one ?

Badenoch, I was being lazy and trying to avoid typing it.

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Damien

What do you guys hate about Sunak? He seems the most fiscally conservative candidate. Some of them are going on about 20% cuts to each department, massive tax cuts on fuel, corporation tax and income tax.

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At least one candidate has come out against the online safety bill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwkeLYgEsqA

"hate isn't the word I'd have used, What I dislike about Sunak is threefold:

1/
His commitment to the UK is in question for reasons we all know.

2/
His personal wealth renders him disconnected from ordinary people (who know how to put petrol into a car and then pay for it).

3/
At the end of the day, he's up there with worst of the poor judgement lot. His petrol pump stunt would not have been performed by a more savvy person.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Damien

What do you guys hate about Sunak? He seems the most fiscally conservative candidate. Some of them are going on about 20% cuts to each department, massive tax cuts on fuel, corporation tax and income tax.

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At least one candidate has come out against the online safety bill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwkeLYgEsqA

I think he would be more at home in the labour party spending other peoples money on all the wrong things and taxing the arse off them.



He craped on pensioners, I'm one of them

He is too disconnected from the people and their problems

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

So they upped the nominations from 8 to 20 knowing full well who had enough votes, this whole process stinks from the get go.

There's no chance of a wild card candidate making it to the first round.

Yes, papa, but if your 'wild card' can't find 20 backers now, there's no chance they are going to win, so it would be a waste of valuable time including them.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Paul

Never even heard of 'Mordaunt' ..

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Which one ?

Penny Mordaunt is MP for Portsmouth North which ain't far from the sitting MP in my parents area Braverman.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Yes, papa, but if your 'wild card' can't find 20 backers now, there's no chance they are going to win, so it would be a waste of valuable time including them.

Who do you want as the next leader, OB?

Originally Posted by papa smurf

I think he would be more at home in the labour party spending other peoples money on all the wrong things and taxing the arse off them.



He craped on pensioners, I'm one of them

He is too disconnected from the people and their problems

It seems he’s also been secretly campaigning for leadership since at least December 2021, ready4rishi.com was registered last week, but readyforrishi.com which forwards to the first url, was registered in December 2021. He had a polished, professional campaign video ready to go as soon as Boris resigned. He’s super rich, a botched photo op when he didn’t know how to pay for an item at a petrol station, borrowing a car and filling it with petrol, a car that wasn’t even his.

I’m sorry but if Sunak gets in as leader, then I’ll be one of those demanding we have a General Election too.

[1andrew1]

Criticism of leadership challengers for being prepared swiftly in the case of Johnson stepping down. But surely that's what we want from our leaders - thinking ahead and preparing for the challenges of the future rather than being in a kerfluffle when they happen.

Any politician who thought Johnson would be a safe pair of hands and wouldn't be a car crash PM shouldn't really be in politics.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Mick

It seems he’s also been secretly campaigning for leadership since at least December 2021, ready4rishi.com was registered last week, but readyforrishi.com which forwards to the first url, was registered in December 2021. He had a polished, professional campaign video ready to go as soon as Boris resigned. He’s super rich, a botched photo op when he didn’t know how to pay for an item at a petrol station, borrowing a car and filling it with petrol, a car that wasn’t even his.

I’m sorry but if Sunak gets in as leader, then I’ll be one of those demanding we have a General Election too.

My son pointed out to me that the first url was registered in July 2021,this treachery has been long in the making.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Criticism of leadership challengers for being prepared swiftly in the case of Johnson stepping down. But surely that's what we want from our leaders - thinking ahead and preparing for the challenges of the future rather than being in a kerfluffle when they happen.

Any politician who thought Johnson would be a safe pair of hands and wouldn't be a car crash PM shouldn't really be in politics.

Come off if Andrew, we’re in a cost of living crisis, but here, we had a chancellor far more interested in his personal ambitions than helping the nation out & those in need.