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Mordaunt out, Sunak in: a good result (I hope)

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Sidaway · 24/10/2022 14:14

That's it, really. I'm not a Tory but I was desperately hoping for someone sensible to be in charge for the next two years.

Liz Truss very disappointing on this issue (wasting Kemi's talents on a trade post) - glad she's gone.

Boris would have caused more chaos.

Penny... well, need I say more.

Finally feel I can breathe!

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TheClogLady · 24/10/2022 17:13

If Labour stick with the imported American-left positions we’re going to have the super weird experience of watching a white, millionaire, Oxford-educated man criticising a brown, millionaire, Oxford-educated man over IDPOL.

TooBigForMyBoots · 24/10/2022 16:53

Feel I can finally breathe!

Me too.

Whippet · 24/10/2022 16:11

Is also pretty cool to have our first Hindu and first Asian PM.

Agree. Find it rather ironic that it is the Conservative party that has delivered on both female and ethnic minority PMs now though!
Labour can hardly claim to be the party of diversity really.

Unseelie · 24/10/2022 15:57

Yeah all the politicians and journalists on tv look very relieved. Feels like a grown up is back in charge after a couple of rando fanatic incompetents.

Is also pretty cool to have our first Hindu and first Asian PM. Feels like a new era - and Britain could certainly use one!

TheClogLady · 24/10/2022 15:57

Screenshot of the relevant bit from the PN article posted above:

Mordaunt out, Sunak in: a good result (I hope)
TheClogLady · 24/10/2022 15:55

Here’s a Pink News article from yesterday (archive link but it’s not paywalled): archive.ph/3Lnxv

It’s quite funny. They seem incredulous that Sunak can be opposed to anti LGBT discrimination whilst also not believing that humans can actually change sex.

Despite this being the majority position of UK residents on both the left and right of politics, across social classes, religions and age groups.

Musomama1 · 24/10/2022 15:50

I think he was the only sensible option and I wish they'd got him in the first place. Might say more about attitudes of party members voting for a very English Liz Truss over the chancellor that just happens to be British Asian.

GiantKitten · 24/10/2022 14:45

Hoardasurass · 24/10/2022 14:39

I just came to post this.
I suspect that this could be the best possible outcome. I'm sure that I remember RS saying some very gc things.

Also he has daughters, and I just read that he listens to them re environmental stuff, so maybe he’ll be tuned in to female ideas in general…?

Hoardasurass · 24/10/2022 14:39

I just came to post this.
I suspect that this could be the best possible outcome. I'm sure that I remember RS saying some very gc things.

Mollyollydolly · 24/10/2022 14:28

Thank God for that. Not a Tory but he appears to be sane, which is a bonus. Mordaunt has an interesting family .. not a good choice for women.

MangyInseam · 24/10/2022 14:24

Mourdaunt was never a real possibility, imo. She crashed and burned last time and Truss made it even less likely anyone would take a chance on her.

I think RS is smart and will look to keep things stable for now. I hope this gives enough time to get some things like the Cass report finished up and some actions taken. Even Labour may then have to back down to some degree, though I think they are likely to maintain their id pol framework overall.