Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
10-07-2022, 20:29
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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Originally Posted by Damien
They did it within minutes of each other, it was clearly planned together.
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Javid denied this today.
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Said there was NO coordination with Sunak
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https://twitter.com/janemerrick23/st...55362155057152
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10-07-2022, 20:32
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
Who cares? It doesn't half look like a "none of the above" situation.
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10-07-2022, 20:33
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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If any of those two fannies get the job I might even vote for independence
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10-07-2022, 20:58
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Who cares? It doesn't half look like a "none of the above" situation.
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The bookies have the top 5 as
1. Sunak
2. Mordaunt
3. Truss
4. Hunt
5. Tugendhat
https://www.oddschecker.com/politics...prime-minister
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Originally Posted by Mad Max
If any of those two fannies get the job I might even vote for independence
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Lol - Sunak's the bookies' favourite so you may find yourself voting with jfman!
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10-07-2022, 21:02
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
What do the bookies know of the Conservative members' minds? Of course I wouldn't put it past the MPs to do a stitch up to secure a particular result.
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10-07-2022, 21:10
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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What do the bookies know of the Conservative members' minds? Of course I wouldn't put it past the MPs to do a stitch up to secure a particular result.
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It's literally their business to know them as best they can.
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10-07-2022, 21:11
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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What do the bookies know of the Conservative members' minds? Of course I wouldn't put it past the MPs to do a stitch up to secure a particular result.
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There is regular polling of the membership from proper pollsters as well as Conservative Home. The bookies are probably getting it from places like that.
There are people - well, journalists - whose job it is to be deeply ingrained with the membership of the main parties precisely because of how it filters through to the country so we usually have an imperfect but decent understanding of it.
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10-07-2022, 22:29
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
Sunake in pole position is ludicrous.
Didn't he get a fine for partygate?
Isn't there still a stench around his tax affairs and his wife's non-dom status?
But he is a fully paid up member of WEF......
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10-07-2022, 22:29
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
1. Sunak - leave
2. Mordaunt - leave
3. Truss - remain
4. Hunt - remain
5. Tugendhat - remain
6. Javed - remain
7. Shapps - remain
8. Wallace - remain
I miss Boris already. Back-stabbing bar stewards
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11-07-2022, 00:23
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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Originally Posted by Julian
Sunake in pole position is ludicrous.
Didn't he get a fine for partygate?
Isn't there still a stench around his tax affairs and his wife's non-dom status?
But he is a fully paid up member of WEF......
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As the most-favoured Leaver, the MSM will be on board to support Sunak. Expect the Daily Mail, The Sun, The Times and Daily Telegraph to be encouraged to promote him by their foreign and offshore owners. The Daily Express will doubtless follow suit as well.
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11-07-2022, 08:12
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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Originally Posted by Kursk
1. Sunak - leave
2. Mordaunt - leave
3. Truss - remain
4. Hunt - remain
5. Tugendhat - remain
6. Javed - remain
7. Shapps - remain
8. Wallace - remain
I miss Boris already. Back-stabbing bar stewards
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The difference is that's increasingly less of a dividing line now. The Remainers there aren't advocating rejoin - even Labour aren't advocating Rejoin - and are signed up to the result. The Tory Membership originally had high numbers for Wallace and Truss is quite popular despite both being Remain. People have largely moved on from this being the central issue of politics.
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11-07-2022, 08:25
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
Mordaunt strikes me as the candidate with the least adverse form.
I believe
Truss to be a facade,
Sunak to be uncommitted to the UK,
Hunt is rhyming slang,
Tugendhat to be least unacceptable
Javid to be too political,
Shapps ditto.
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11-07-2022, 09:02
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
I really hope it doesn’t boil down to whether someone campaigned to leave or remain. The Tories can’t reasonably expect the country to move on if even they can’t!
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11-07-2022, 09:09
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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I really hope it doesn’t boil down to whether someone campaigned to leave or remain. The Tories can’t reasonably expect the country to move on if even they can’t!
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The country hasn't moved on, the "48% "are still moaning about the sodding bus etc
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11-07-2022, 09:34
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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The country hasn't moved on, the "48% "are still moaning about the sodding bus etc
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Externally, the Conservatives and their followers have tried to weaponise Brexit by saying Starmer voted to overturn a democratic decision. So they have a motive to lean into 2016 mode to remind Red Wall voters.
But in the realm of the next Conservative leader, Truss's popularity suggests a moving-on internally.
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