Big Dog - Going, going, not quite gone. Thread 14.

[Notonthestairs]

Will it be Continuity Truss or "Socialist" Sunak in charge?

"Asked why Liz Truss didn’t mention levelling up in her speech today Iain Duncan Smith tells us it’s become a pretty meaningless phrase. It was a key pillar of the 2019 campaign - now dead? #C4News"

twitter.com/krishgm/status/1567217093514231814?s=21&t=JuZFLCoJeoUioRXZ-1iKWg

That was pretty much the only bit of the Conservative 2019 manifesto I was genuinely interested in!

Given his relationship history and his action in appointing Pincher and then being incredibly slow to deal with him when he ran true to form, it's a fully evidenced opinion.

twitter.com/Peston/status/1567227539969511442?t=Rx12efvqjEFP5mc3KbMoPg&s=19

Yikes Robert Peston is not holding back

It's equally extraordinary how wanting the law to be obeyed has also become "lefty". Hence the fact that lawyers are automatically termed lefty lawyers for the crime of trying to hold the government to account in terms of, for instance, upholding the constitution and adhering to international treaties - let alone dangerous nonsense like complying with statutory obligations to the poor, the disabled and refugees.

Of the infinite number of parallel universes there must be very few where Therese Coffey is considered Deputy PM material. Or indeed Health Sec material.

Totally depressing all of it.

It really is a cabinet of intellectual pygmies. By the by I cannot believe that Therese Coffey is only 50!

Who is education secretary?

I agree about the lefty lawyers comment.

I feel it smacks of gaslighting. Because the Tory's are also meant to be the party of law and order?

It's another sound bite but it's so so awful and I think quite dangerous.

The law is there to be upheld. End of.

That's amazing has Raab actually got something right?

Johnny Mercer's wife hasn't held back on Twitter.

"He asked her ‘why would you do this, who is going to be better at this role than me, which of your mates gets the job, you promised a meritocracy?’
PM - I can’t answer that Johnny

This system stinks & treats people appallingly

Best person I know sacked by an imbecile @trussliz"

twitter.com/mercer_felicity/status/1567229997881987078?s=21&t=ZeSsRe2LmP-4Zf2FH8N2ag

The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP @NadhimZahawi has been appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations @CabinetOfficeUK and Minister for Equalities @GEOgovuk.

#Reshuffle

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Wonder if the erasing of Women from the job title is intentional or just an oversight ......

twitter.com/carolinenokes/status/1567231229602185217?s=21&t=ZeSsRe2LmP-4Zf2FH8N2ag

Appointing a women and equalities minister has always felt like an afterthought, particularly as a third or fourth position. Especially noticeable in the aftermath of Sarah Everard & Sabina Nessa.

twitter.com/shivanisharmaaa/status/1567241251249946629?s=21&t=ZeSsRe2LmP-4Zf2FH8N2ag

Kit Malthouse confirmed for Education.

Rees-Mogg is surely disqualified by his conflict of interests from being Business Secretary. His only interest in business is lining the pockets of himself and his friends.

Sacking Mercer is absolutely contemptible. A spiteful act by anyone’s standards. His wife’s assessment of our new PM is on the money.

I'll just leave this here. It rubber stamps what we say on this thread.

www.businessinsider.com/uk-public-rates-boris-johnson-worst-performing-post-war-pm-2022-9?op=1&r=US&IR=T

Am going to bed relieved that Boris Johnson has been consigned to the history books - the out and out worst PM I can remember. Good riddance to the lying, corrupt, inarticulate charlatan.

I hope Teresa May is laughing tonight!

Raab, Shapps and Bully-Girl Patel gone from the Cabinet too. Small mercies in bleak times.

The Telegraph reckons he’ll move to a safe red wall seat (is there one?) in readiness for a come back.

I couldn’t agree more Novum
It feels very dangerous when a political leader has successfully made a virtue (for their followers) of doing whatever you like, at whomever’s cost. Populist Johnsonian Bullingdon Club Trumpian ethics.
Like when the Daily Mail called the judiciary Enemies of the People.
And sidenote- that happened when Truss was Justice Secretary, and as the link above notes- she was very slow in defending the judges who had been put at risk by this awful rhetoric. She’s no principled politician.

It is all just a conspiracy by the left wing media in the UK. If you actually take the time to look at Boris' record of hard work and getting things done, like the War in Ukraine, the vaccine roll out and getting Brexit done, you would realise that he is one of the best an even worse Prime Minister than you thought.

I can't see Carrie being happy with that one .

Apparently the rumour among Mid Beds tories is that that is why Dorries will move to the HoL

Mid Beds isn't Red Wall.

God I hope this isn't true. I actually couldn't bear it.

I'd have thought Boris' deep unpopularity could render any seat unsafe.