Would the new party leader not have authority to remove him as PM?
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Re: The Elephant in the Room - Brexit
He'll basically be staying on until the party choose a new leader, or at least I think that's implied. I don't think Johnson is PM because he was elected, the Conservatives were elected and he's their leader.
The "darn" was more because I was still hoping for a spiteful snap election. Resigning means the Tories have two years to regroup, the new leader can distance themselves from Johnson and persuade the country that everything that went wrong during the last few years was Johnson's fault.
I suppose what could still happen is that the Tories could still change their rules, put through another vote of no confidence, remove Johnson and stick a caretaker PM in until they choose a new leader. I just don't see Johnson being able to govern for the next few months when nobody apparently wants to be in his cabinet.
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Looks like large swathes of the party aren't going to accept him staying on until the Autumn and are calling for Dominic Raab to be a caretaker PM. What's disturbing is the suggestion that Johnson could escalate our involvement in the Ukraine conflict if he stayed on, using that a pretext to drag out his term even longer. It's a sad day when your leader is capable of using the same political tactics as Emperor Palpatine.
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He's just resigned then. Will the tosser still be around until he's replaced or is he just gone?
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-62072419
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-62072419
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I'll be amazed if he survives the weekend.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... e-him.htmlUK PM Boris Johnson blames politics' 'herd instinct' for his removal from office but admits 'no one is indispensable'
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A bulldozer?
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Last the month then
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Fucks sakes, the new cabinet are apparently happy with him staying on as caretaker PM until a new leader is chosen, although there are rumours they want to get this done before the summer break, which would be remarkably quick.
There's also a rumour that Johnson is planning a big wedding party at Chequers in a few weeks, and that's why he wants to stay in the chair for now (presumably he'd have to move out if he gave it up). I can't say I'm surprised.
Starmer was saying that if Johnson doesn't leave immediately, he'll trigger a a vote of no confidence in the PM. Ball's in your court now Kier, might be nice for you to actually do something for a change.
There's also a rumour that Johnson is planning a big wedding party at Chequers in a few weeks, and that's why he wants to stay in the chair for now (presumably he'd have to move out if he gave it up). I can't say I'm surprised.
Starmer was saying that if Johnson doesn't leave immediately, he'll trigger a a vote of no confidence in the PM. Ball's in your court now Kier, might be nice for you to actually do something for a change.
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Sunak has unsurprisingly launched his campaign to be Tory leader.
Incidentally, any chance we can rename this thread "The British Politics thread" or something? I feel like it's basically being used for that now.
I'm sure your background of family tax evasion and literally being the person responsible for the state the economy is currently in will stand you in good stead. I also really don't like it when politicians try to get you to use their first name; not only do I not want to be that personable with them, but it gives them this sense of familiarity that I think lets them get away with more. It worked astoundingly well for Johnson and look at the shit he managed to get away with.Announcing his decision in a social media video, under the slogan "Ready for Rishi", Mr Sunak said he wanted to "restore trust, rebuild the economy and reunite the country".
Incidentally, any chance we can rename this thread "The British Politics thread" or something? I feel like it's basically being used for that now.
The Absolute State Of It - It's The UK Politics Thread!
YepRaid wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 3:57 pmSunak has unsurprisingly launched his campaign to be Tory leader.
I'm sure your background of family tax evasion and literally being the person responsible for the state the economy is currently in will stand you in good stead. I also really don't like it when politicians try to get you to use their first name; not only do I not want to be that personable with them, but it gives them this sense of familiarity that I think lets them get away with more. It worked astoundingly well for Johnson and look at the shit he managed to get away with.Announcing his decision in a social media video, under the slogan "Ready for Rishi", Mr Sunak said he wanted to "restore trust, rebuild the economy and reunite the country".
Incidentally, any chance we can rename this thread "The British Politics thread" or something? I feel like it's basically being used for that now.
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