Johnson has fired Gove

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer chap.

I feel similarly. I despised what he did as Education Secretary, but in other roles he's demonstrated that he's one of the few members of Johnson's cabinet that is reasonably competent. Plus he's quite powerful and has a lot of influence. Sacking him was a pretty stupid move.

Chris Curtis AT chriscurtis94
When are we allowed to start talking about the upcoming Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election?

Sweep stake on the timing of the lecturn appearing anyone?

Constitutional question. If The Queen isn't available to receive the PM for a 'dissolution audience', say because she's miles away or too ill, can anyone substitute for her ? Perhaps her Personal Private Secretary or Prince Charles ? I expect there is a protocol in place.

I'm expecting to see Raab doubling up as Justice Minister and Attorney General. He's about the only lawyer MP left supporting Johnson.

@PastMyBestBeforeDate @ChicCroissant

thank you - I remember that. That is sharp of them

And @minou123

I really need to go to bed. But before I do, I think this is my favourite tweet

Beth Rigby on the Cabinet Ministers waiting at No 10 to tell Boris to go:
"Jacob Rees-Mogg isn’t there"
Of course he isn’t. He’s in 1887

It reminds me of one if my favourite description of JRM here on mumsnet.
A poster said he looks like a man that when he masturbates, dust comes out.

What time do you think Johnson has gone to bed tonight?

And on that note, see you all tomorrow!

toomuchlaundry ·
Maybe Boris thinks that might make everyone like him again because no-one likes Gove!

Calling Gove a snake is an insult to snakes. I remember how Gove united the teachers though. We all hated him so I must admit Boris went up a bit in my opinion. He’d go up a bit more if he’d sacked Jacob RM too and don’t get me started on Priti Patel.

The Royal Family do have power. They get laws changed to benefit them or get exemptions.

🤣🤣🤣

It's almost like he's trying to make himself a laughing stock. It reminds me of a football manager who's absolutely panicking and throws all his U23 players on in the hope they'll be any good. It never works.

What's ridiculous is you'll still get people saying he's more trustworthy than Starmer. Politics is the most deluded aspect of modern life. People will cling to their beliefs, no matter what evidence to the contrary.

How could you say that when he appointed them in the first place?

Anyone who could appoint two more monstrous sneering hypocrites than JRM and PP is the depths of crookedness and dishonour, which sums up Johnson perfectly.

It really is looking very Trumpian.
And the spooky thing is that all those Pro Trump supporters who wandered into the Capital building on their "protest", looking a bit confused, like tourists, on Jan 6th.... Some of them are still being held in prison.

All very spooky and worrying. Their own stupidity - sure - but what a price to pay.

Perhaps BJ isn't clinging to his job so much as giving a metaphorical representation of why it's problematic to cling to outmoded and scientifically disproven ideals

Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart have a number one podcast

Bloody hell it's not even 7am yet, and another MP has resigned- Brandon Lewis

Christ on a bike....and another Helen Whately.

They’ll tell him there’s a young blonde lady asking to see him at the front door, then as he lumbers towards her drooling, they’ll slam the door shut behind him.

Michael Gove the rudest man in politics, but one of possibly if you are charitable three competent people who are/were in the cabinet. I'm giving Nadhim Zahawi the benefit of the doubt, and Michelle Donellan has only been there two days.

If they do finally dislodge him, who takes over as caretaker PM? Raab? 😱

I thought that was horrible actually, it was like they'd died.

Patel has called for him to go now, so does he have to sack her?

The NI secretary has now gone too.