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Sajid Javid just resigned

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achillestoes · 05/07/2022 18:11

That’s all.

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user1471504747 · 05/07/2022 18:36

MarshaBradyo · 05/07/2022 18:33

I hope Johnson doesn’t try to force a GE I’d rather see him taken out

There’s no way he’s deluded enough to think the conservatives will gain seats in a GE surely?

Actually what am I talking about, it’s Boris - nothing could surprise me anymore.

As much as I can’t stand having him as the PM I wouldn’t mind if he stuck around a while more to continue making the tories even more unelectable. With some of the more popular party members leaving, it’ll be interesting to see where the party is headed.

RedToothBrush · 05/07/2022 18:36

The sharks are circling for Johnson then.

I think thats the only conclusion I'm going to draw...

BreadInCaptivity · 05/07/2022 18:36

The timing is such that Boris's replacements will be in situ well before the next General election and will have hoped to have undone the self-inflicted damage by then.

Exactly. The Tory's are damn ruthless when they decide a leader is a liability they don't want to face the electorate with.

They know they've got act now - Pincher is the straw that broke the camels back.

They will re-group under a new leader.

This is actually really bad news for Labour.

Portillista · 05/07/2022 18:36

On your bike, Boris.

Let's have a proper Conservative government (and preferably one which will reverse Brexit, though that's too much to wish for in one post).

AmaryIlis · 05/07/2022 18:36

achillestoes · 05/07/2022 18:18

I’m sad too, I don’t think Johnson’s a bad man. He has his demons.

He's a habitual liar, corrupt, sexually incontinent, lazy, a lawbreaker ... that's a bit more than demons.

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achillestoes · 05/07/2022 18:35

@SausageinaBun

That’s a surprise to all of us.

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FigRollsAlly · 05/07/2022 18:34

Liz Truss reported as saying she’s 100% behind Boris.

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achillestoes · 05/07/2022 18:34

Wallace isn’t resigning, neither is Patel or Kwasi Kwarteng.

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SausageinaBun · 05/07/2022 18:34

Bizarrely brought down by someone else's sexual transgressions instead of his own. Wouldn't have predicted that.

MoltenLasagne · 05/07/2022 18:33

There are lift and drop sentences in Rishi and Sajid's letters so it's clearly been planned together. Wonder if anyone else is in on it.

Artichokeleaves · 05/07/2022 18:33

Becoming more and more convinced Javid is a sensible man.

Johnson needs to go. Hopefully this will topple him.

BreadInCaptivity · 05/07/2022 18:33

SudokuMania · 05/07/2022 18:28

Rishi Sunak's letter says 'resigning from the Government'.
Does that mean leaving the Tory party?

No - resigning from the Cabinet ie being in a ministerial position.

He's still a Tory MP - just a backbencher now.

MarshaBradyo · 05/07/2022 18:33

I hope Johnson doesn’t try to force a GE I’d rather see him taken out

GerryAtrick · 05/07/2022 18:32

vivariumvivariumsvivaria · 05/07/2022 18:19

Oh, thank feck for that. SOMEONE has to have some balls in that party.

Balls? He folded pretty quick with the compulsory vaccinations for NHS staff.

BreadInCaptivity · 05/07/2022 18:31

Wonder if we will see Wallace follow suit.

He's popular with the grass roots of the party so if he can get to the final two he's got a real shot at the leadership.

All still assumes Boris will go quietly though and I don't think he will.

It's going to take changing the 1922 rules to shoehorn that bugger out.

oviraptor21 · 05/07/2022 18:31

SarahShorty · 05/07/2022 18:24

Government has hours left, not days. Oh well. I'm sure a properly socialist government will be installed in no time.

The timing is such that Boris's replacements will be in situ well before the next General election and will have hoped to have undone the self-inflicted damage by then.

LettuceB · 05/07/2022 18:31

achillestoes · 05/07/2022 18:30

@Clymene

Don’t hold back, now. 😂

😅

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achillestoes · 05/07/2022 18:30

@Clymene

Don’t hold back, now. 😂

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oviraptor21 · 05/07/2022 18:30

@SudokuMania No - it means leaving ministerial office

vivariumvivariumsvivaria · 05/07/2022 18:29

I am very happy for the Queen. It must have been a disappointment thinking of that being the PM your long reign goes out on. She's dealt with some titans of politics in her time, imagine facing finishing up with that actual muppet?

She'll maybe have time to see Biden off too.

That would be nice.

SudokuMania · 05/07/2022 18:28

Rishi Sunak's letter says 'resigning from the Government'.
Does that mean leaving the Tory party?

LoobiJee · 05/07/2022 18:28

Melroses · 05/07/2022 18:23

twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1544368323625947137

Sunak's letter

And another carefully crafted pitch for party leadership. I notice he fails to mention the self-inflicted harm of Brexit in his list of economic challenges.

Clymene · 05/07/2022 18:28

I think he's an absolutely abominable sociopath

ZaraSizeMedium · 05/07/2022 18:27

Come on Liz Truss, you next please.

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achillestoes · 05/07/2022 18:27

@user1471504747

People have their own perceptions. I don’t think Johnson is a misogynist or a racist. A lech and a lazy drunk, possibly. But anyway, let’s agree on one thing: the fat lady is singing.

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