Who is angling to be next Prime Minister?

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The Times has the knives out for Boris today.

So who is behind this? Is your money on Gove? Could he stab Boris in the back once again?

Not Raab or Hancock.

Agree that Rishi Sunak has been the outstanding performer in all of this. But he's still a new boy.

The problem with idiots like Johnson and Trump is not just that they are totally unsuited to hold positions of such importance, but rather that such is their self delusion/ego+ massive insecurity that they ensure that greater talents are excluded from holding top positions.
You'd think Starmer ought to have a shot at breaking this virtual one party rule of the past 40+ years, but realistically we'll probably see an independent Scotland before the Tories are out of government as England can never seem to get enough of the Eton brigade.

Blair was a relative new boy when he broke through. I see no reason why Sunak, if he is genuinely talented, couldn't make a go of it. Couldn't do worse

Agree that Rishi Sunak has been the outstanding performer in all of this

If your definition of "outstanding performer" means hasn't come across as totally clueless , deer in headlights, out of their depth (Boris "Shaky Shaky Vanish" Johnson, Priti "One thousand hundred twenty five million thousand" Patel, Matt "The Fury" Hancock") I share your assessment.

Oh not Gove, please

I believe Jeremy Hunt is the backstabber, and also think he's probably the person best placed to become PM.

What unescorted says. As to who next, well, who knows. Gove is a Brexit die hard too and has in the past worked closely with Cummings.

Gove or Hunt, maybe both. Somebody is up to something, that stuff in the Sunday Times didn't come from nowhere...

My money is on Gove. The bitter pill is only slightly sweetened by BJ's legacy wanting the top job since forever then being the shittest PM we've ever had.

No one if they had any sense!!

I presume it will be one of these Mumsnetters who have been explaining what the Gov has been doing wrong and how they would do so much better.

Boris "Shaky Shaky Vanish" Johnson, Priti "One thousand hundred twenty five million thousand" Patel, Matt "The Fury" Hancock"

I presume it will be one of these Mumsnetters who have been explaining what the Gov has been doing wrong and how they would do so much better.

No, they are too busy completing their applications for teaching training.

Not POB, pritti is a liability, possibly Matt Hancock?

There will never be another PM. The divine DC will declare himself Supreme Archon of the Known Universe and we'll all live happily ever after North Korea style.

I wonder if the scientists and medical/public health leaders leaked anything. It must be galling standing next to ministers who constantly recite "we follow the science" and they think "but you didn't bloody listen to us or take action until March!"

I too wondered who will apply from Mumsnet, since many of them seem to know best.

Please don't bring Bliar out of retirement to be PM again. That oik who couldn't tell the difference between himself and God would have just loved to put the little people in their place!

Gove. Twat.
Twat is not a separate person. I can only speak of Gove in single word epithets.

Arse.

betty, or nursing...filled in by volunteer work in a care home.

I'm not sure. I just want Mr Johnson to face a trial for corporate manslaughter or something as severe once this is all over, as any other Tory leader would have acted more quickly and saved lives, compared with him.

I think Gove will stab and think it would be disaster for Conservatives if he then becomes PM. Brandon Lewis has been quiet & has some experience, barrister to match up against KS and preferable to Rees-Mog or Gove.

Rees-Mogg wouldn't be in the running, he's not a serious contender at all. He's even more of a performer than Johnson and that is not what is needs, an inauthentic, pontificating empty vessel.

I reckon Robert Jenrick would put his hat in the ring, and stand a good chance. He’s been very visible On behalf of govt during CV.

Corporate manslaughter 😂 hilarious. You’ve literally no idea, have you.

Jenrick is an awful man. He is a male Nadine Dorries.

Gove. He's always had his beady eyes on the job.
Can't stand the man after what he's done to state education.