Sajid Javid just resigned

If he won't I think someone may apply some kind of personal pressure to force him to do so. Blackmail him, essentially.

As long as he has some in party support he could probably carry on, but if they are pretty united about him being a liability, I think they can probably manipulate him.

She’s already in education. She’s been promoted from a junior ministerial role (higher education minister) to Secretary of State in the same department.

I’m pleased but wonder if he’s another high spender

They already tried that, though. Then they leaked a barrage of hypocrisy/sleaze/misconduct stories. Now his mates are hinting that he’s deceiving the public. He’s unsackable, isn’t he? Mind you, it’s probably not the worst thing for the country. With a bit of luck, he’ll take the Tories down with him for good long time - that’s why they want him out - but they mistook him for someone who cared for, well, anything but himself. He’ll be around for a while longer.

What do we know about Barclay?

Yes, I am thinking more personally really. Things like sexual continence, for example. He does better in politics, but the two spheres cross enough that it makes him a liability in politics. Most of his scandals have their origins in that kind of weakness getting in the way of better politics.

There have been political figures who were moral failures in their personal life but never let it touch their work, BJ is not one of them.

At least Sunak’s wife can carry on not paying tax /being a non dom (or whatever it was) without kickback over him being chancellor now. 👀🙄

There’s a lot of mumbling re high spend on Times radio

Some people in gov want him out due to that

Also, Sunak’s letter says:

The public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously.

Has he even fucking met Johnson? Because it’s obvious at first glance that he is not, and has never been, any of those things. I mean, I don’t know my neighbours that well, but I thought these two worked together, too?!

Wonder what gravy train he’s jumped onto, and what’s about to come out.

And the PM is sacked….how?

Through the 1922 committee of backbenchers. They can trigger a leadership contest following a vote if no confidence.

Currently BJ is safe as the 1922 rules say that having held a NC vote you can't hold another for a year....but the committee could change the rules if they wanted and next week a new committee will be voted in.

Behind the scenes there will be a hell of a lot of jostling between pro/anti BJ MP's to gain those seats to enable/prevent a change in the rules.

How though? How can you get rid of a PM if he won’t do the decent thing and resign when not wanted? I’ve been saying it for a couple of years - Bozo will never resign. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks. So he’ll HAVE to be sacked. And the PM is sacked….how?

this is clearly internal power politics at play.

Completely.

I think people in politics who are effective/successful, or at least somewhat those things, tend to deal with the situation before them, or the realistic possibilities that appear to be on offer. If that includes BJ as PM they are just going to get on with it.

That's not going to be an absolute, most people have a line, but I don't think idealists are usually all that effective in politics.

I think the party has decided BJ is a liability and they need a replacement in good time to reset for the next election. He may kick and scream but if they want him gone I think it will be quick.

Tbf there’s good reason after the horror show of Covid closures. I doubt the public would be happy

but other services are more critical when it comes to strikes - eg fire service or Drs

I think you are right.

I imagine he might have a slightly reduced majority, but a GE win is a mandate for his corruption.

He’ll come for the RMT, the teachers or the NHS unions (or all three) the way MT went for the miners. And many of his voters will love it.

It’s no better in England. I’d actually say it’s worse. The SNP aren’t great but have done a better job than the Tories.

I’ve lived and worked in both England and Scotland. English living in Scotland.

England certainly had a high amount of drug related deaths, a very shite health service (worse than Scotland - although both are shite) and a fractured and very shite education system when I was born and raised there, and when I lived and worked there.

The NHS and life in Scotland is better than in Northern England. Maybe there’s a different England that we in the North haven’t experienced.

Coming from an English person who has lived and worked in both countries. Scotlands public services are better.

I think he is mainly a morally weak person, he tends to take the easiest path when it comes to those kinds of choices.

out of all the strikes rail has the weakest position

But a teacher strike would really hit mumsnetters hard.

I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting that