Statement at 1.30 from Downing Street

[Viviennemary]

Please please let her be gone at 1.30.

Fraser Nelson thinks Sunak will be PM this time next week.

She got in by having a lot of backing from the rich. Compiled a budget (with Kwarteng) the gave a great opportunity for those with enough capital and ‘in the know’ to make a shedload of money. Now she’s bailed.
Go figure 🤷🏻‍♀️

I might be wrong but I think she needed to be in office for two months min. to qualify for that.

I don't understand.

How come she will be replaced in a week with the MPs choosing the next leader, but Boris faffed around for another 3 months while Tory party members chose his replacement?

Why couldn't we have had that last time?

Omnishambles x 100000

I remember in the heady days of post-referendum there were loads of social media posts commenting about how we must tell students taking politics at A level/degree that they mustn't get carried away and think that its always this exciting.

Little did we know...

Although 'excitement' isn't the right word now. Depressing, embarassing, horrific, shambolic might be a better fit.

No wonder she kept her running shoes on.

I also would support Charles Walker - he was also against the lockdowns and the way the rules were aggressively applied. He seems passionate, articulate, principled and not afraid to criticise the various shitshows over the past couple of years. Talks a lot of sense.

Good riddance, you useless fucking imbecile! Why aren’t people on the streets? These Tory bastards need to be pulled kicking and screaming out of office!!

The money I have left after paying my bills is on Rishi Sunak to replace her

does Anyone know if Therese Coffey will now lose her position as Health Secretary and Deputy PM given Liz is going?

Quelle suprise.. she's come out bleating the same old things on repeat.
Every time she mentions Putin's name ( which is a lot) he must be having a right old laugh at the chaos he's causing.

I think it will be Mordaunt.

I suspect Boris is feeling pretty smug about now.

@uncomfortablydumb53

I would do the same, but I don't have any money left after bills these days!

He's calculated that it's hard to sack him as CX having played nicely and only had a couple of days in role. Better the bird in the hand and all that...

Total disrespect for democracy, the arrogance of the Tory party loud and clear. That LT was chosen is ALL down to them and their leader process. They are all accountable and have no credibility however they select yet another pm. GE the only fair thing now.

And Rishi!

It is absolutely torrential in this part of London. They must have just missed that

Please not Sunak.

Two years and a few weeks before we have to have a General Election. Quite long enough to do a lot of damage. I hope against hope it's not Mordaunt or Braverman.

I've brought him out before, I'm just going to pop him in a cab and let him take over. He can't see, hear, or think. Perfect leader of the Tory party. I give you Boris, the Mango Stone. He's going to run the country in coalition with the Lettuce.

Do all governments have a natural shelf life? Seems to me that after about ten years the wheels start to come off, whatever party is in power.

It's a poisoned chalice. Various factions in the Tory party can't agree on anything. Going into winter with the threat of blackouts. Massive cuts needed to plug the huge hole in the finances that Truss has left behind. Some polls have them at less than 20%.

Anyone who takes it on now would have to be insane. Which is worrying.

i think it needs a man unfortunately not penny moduant to bring discipline to those dreadful tories