Boris Johnson and the long road to nowhere. 38 resignations and counting.... Thread 9

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tobee my 2 turn up if I open the cutlery drawer...or if I go for a pee I keep dreamies in the window of the downstairs loo 🤦‍♀️😻

Cat crack innit?

Larry has existential questions to think about and they bloody won't shut the door. "What if the next PM is allergic to cats?"

yep. 😸

@Isaidnoalready Years ago, in the course of a work event, I had the ‘pleasure’ of meeting Nick Griffin when he was an MEP. Once you’ve removed all the obvious words to describe him (vile racist and so on), Od sum him up with a word - clammy.

They all feel clammy to me these days - the whole cabinet, the whole Conservative party tbh. A clammy, grubby little bunch.

There are a lot of Whitehall civil servants who despise Johnson because of his lack of integrity. And don't forget it is Lord McDonald, former civil servant, who arguably started this ball rolling. It is the Spads who do most of the covering up and the ever changing lines to take. Civil servants aren't allowed to engage in anything that is "political", which handling this mess certainly is.

JRM went in a little while ago by a side door. He says that BJ has his full support and that of Queen Victoria.

Larry for PM! And a catflap!

JRM went in a little while ago by a side door. He says that BJ has his full support and that of Queen Victoria.

Been to a seance has he? Bless him.

Could Boris pick any 22 MP's to become the Cabinet or is there a process he has to go through ? And does anyone think there are 22 out of the 350 or so who are self serving enough to go for it ?

Thanks for the explanation about the Spads. That makes sense.

While a couple were clearly leaking and pushing, I just couldn't see how they were functioning without a significant number colluding in the crap. But Spads fit the bill.

This is an extraordinary evening.

New thread. Great 😁

@guinnessguzzler I'd love to discuss it with Alastair Cambell .

Sir Charles Walker looks like he’s trying to hypnotise Cathy Newman on CH4 News.
He needs to try that on Johnson. “It’s over….OVER….look into my eyes, not around the eyes….it’s OVER”.

Was watching ITV news this evening - is BJ likely to resign tonight??

Will any ambitious backbench MP want to take a job, when it is clear that Johnson is finished? It would be career suicide.

I keep thinking about what that civil servant said on LBC. We are now approaching failed state territory. We have no functional government.

They could come over all Zahawi, take the job, turn round and bite Johnson’s arse?

NEW: PM ally tells me he 1/ is not going to resign 2/ he fights on 3/ More appointments tonight

Told that Brady told PM they’d be an elex on Mon & and could result in another confidence and could result in him losing that vote 1/

twitter.com/bethrigby/status/1544756387573829632?s=21&t=Z-

He's going to drag this out.

So, the man has no honour (stipulated), and is divorced from reality.

Shapps and Dorries have departed No 10. Lewis should be arriving around now.

Speaking of SpAds has anyone heard anything from Dominic? Surprised he hasn’t been giving it the “I told you so”

I've just read that they are unable to fill the ministerial posts now as MPs are refusing.

Downing Street now...

I quote, overheard: 'Mummy must be in a very good mood because she's allowing us sweeties on a Wednesday night!' 'I know! I think it's to do with Boris, she says he's going'.