The one where Big Dog gets poop scooped Thread 10

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http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/4584475-boris-johnson-and-the-long-road-to-nowhere-38-resignations-and-counting-thread-9

Brilliant. Totally sums up my feelings on the matter

Roussette - I misread that as "Resigning… but not yet … and now appointing new mistresses."

How will Conservatives choose a new leader?
Nick Eardley
BBC Political correspondent
It’s now up to the 1922 Committee of backbenchers to decide the timetable for electing a new Conservative Party leader.
My sources say there is likely to be a meeting on Monday, where the executive of the committee will decide on rules and timetable.
Tory MPs will whittle the number of candidates down to two. I’m told that’s likely before the summer recess.
The final two - assuming they both want to run - would then spend summer fighting for the leadership.
The expectation is a new leader will be in place by September. But I should emphasise - some Tory MPs want Boris Johnson out much quicker.

Sounds about right.

Matthew Parris -
Resigned? No he hasn’t. A prime minister offers their resignation to the person who asked them to form a government. That person is the monarch, not the parliamentary Conservative Party, the press or the political editor of the BBC. Boris Johnson has promised to resign in the autumn: he has not, I repeat not, resigned.
This will not do. To put the least charitable gloss on things — always good advice in this man’s case — he has bought himself a couple more months.
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/with-boris-it-isnt-over-until-its-over-and-this-political-death-cannot-wait-until-autumn-nv9dfq6bm

Parris suggests that the process of finding a new leader could take as little as 5 weeks and should not be tied to the party conference.

💥 John Major has written to the 1922 committee urging them to ensure Johnson leaves office and does not stay as caretaker PM

Forgot link

twitter.com/jessicaelgot/status/1545032297480699906?s=21&t=hh-jmF83kpprDBgv-Xr3XA

Jonathan pie ! He tells it like it is
Normally if people resign they take the big signed card and the present they don't want and they go.
Not our squatter of an PM. He came out to tell us what a good job his done and is still there hanging about probably propping up the bar later tonight to chew the fat with Nadine about the glory days and how everyone else are nothing but cattle and what he could have done if only they hadn't made him step aside.
No wonder they want to wrap this up soon , just get on with the leadership interviews and get someone to take over ASAP. He needs to go properly.
Plus they have the summer off too. None of them will want to come in then I bet.

Because it feels distinctly like an over reaction not to. Of course he’s shown us all that’s exactly the game he’s willing to play.

No, he needs to be gone and out of power asap.

If people on a forum are noticing then you can bet the penny is dropping for many, many others.

I thought JRM and ND looked particularly smug standing outside Downing Street.

JRM probably wrote a lot of that ( or helped him at least )

Big gesture that Boris will undoubtly assign to the pile of reasons why he’s fighting the good fight against persecution.

Can Johnson persuade MPs he's fit to stay in power until October?
Chris Mason
BBC Political editor
We've still got a constitutional question of whether it's possible for Boris Johnson to continue as prime minister until the autumn.
He was making the argument that it is - that he's assembling a new cabinet and filling the positions left vacant by those who've resigned in the last few days - but there are people within in his own party and others on the opposition benches who say that isn't tenable.
Labour are talking about bringing about a moment in the House of Commons for a vote of no confidence, which, if the Conservatives lose, will trigger a general election.
The crucial thing that we need to watch in the coming hours and days is how does Johnson's resignation statement go down amongst Conservative MPs - and more broadly in Parliament? Essentially, what is the mood of the party after what he's had to say, and what are others tempted to do?
Boris Johnson will have hoped that by saying what he has today, he has grasped back at least some control of events in the coming months - but only some. And we'll see just how much in the coming days.

John major's letter suggests Raab as caretaker or MPs choose new leader and party members just sign it off (which would speed up the process).

Anyone else worried he is hoping the Queen dies soon and it "wouldn't be proper" to hold a leadership election campaign until after the coronation.

Raab isn't running in leadership election so he's clear to be caretaker. Never thought I'd want that.

Yes - awful to say that crossed my mind.

Using the herd word was interesting.
They are bull dozing him out of office basically.
Dark forces at work to discredit his name and his past glories.

Honestly , it is so transparent really isn't it?
Do a non speech , don't mention the resigning word but still carry on !

Has he said he isn't running? Bookies currently have him about 8/1

Dominic Raab will not be running in Tory leadership election

twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1545035231404740615?s=21&t=hh-jmF83kpprDBgv-Xr3XA

He's got a tiny majority...

"When you have no power, delay."
Henry Francis, Mad Men

Weirdest resignation speech ever. No actual resignation, looking forward to a golden future. 🙄

Course not Cornettoninja

If Chris Bryant is worried, I am worried

He's got a tiny what?

Sorry, misread it. As you were.

Perfectly summed up in Jonathan pie video - thanks for posting!

Well thank goodness, the man is a wet blanket at best.