Thread 46 Sunak - don't rain on our parade

[DuncinToffee]

He called it, countdown to 4th July

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Who cares? She's black, she's a woman, she's expendable for the years that the Conservatives are in the wilderness opposition.

The men in grey suits will then choose someone more "suitable" when it looks like the Conservatives have a chance again - which may or may not be in 5 years time, but could possibly be 10.

So I wonder which rats will desert the sinking ship today? 🤔

Perdy cat also taking a day off, so here’s Cinders, one of the dogs I walk for the local Dogs’ Home, showing her excitement at the thought of a GE.

incidentally - of Sunak resigns whoever takes over will only be Leader of the Conservatives, not PM, surely? Once Parliament is dissolved we don’t have one (or a government) and everything is run by the Civil Service for a bit.

I would imagine that the Deputy PM would take over Oliver Dowden, isn't it?

The Government doesn't step down on dissolution. Only the Parliament. They only step down when the new government is formed after the election.

So we've got this shower of rogues at least until 5 May.

Yes, I believe the ministers stay in place.

Sunak assesses his campaign launch

https://vimeo.com/950085130

Ah, ok. Must have misheard/misunderstood then.

But essentially Sunak could say he wasn't standing again and would still remain PM until 5 May (or later in the very unlikely event of a hung parliament)

😂

That is one of the best Downfall clips I have ever seen.

Thanks for new thread.

I cannot keep up but I am reading every post when I get time.

No pet tax here and no flowers either as ds hayfever is not good atm!

I'm a long time lurker on these threads. Getting excited for hopeful Tory obliteration in a few week's time. I've put my holiday request in for 5th July and have prepared my bingo card, although I'm going to have to replace Leadsom and Gove before the night.

Cat tax below. She's an old lady and doesn't really go out much now. She will be delighted to have some human company throughout election night.

Gorgeous cat JoJo.
Loving all fabulous photos of pets & flowers.

Hmm see no R Sunak on your fabulous bingo card @Cheguevarahamster .

Thanks for the thread @DuncinToffee. Here's a picture of my local cemetery. It's very green at the moment.

The Daily mail said that the PM was in Yorkshire today. I thought they said he was having a day off for meetings ?

It is one of many cards😃

Great card@JoJothegerbil

Isn't his constituency in Yorkshire, so he'll have at least a nominal residence there? Amongst his many other homes

His constituency is in N Yorks, he has a palace home there.

With a swimming pool

Haven't had time to take more cat photos, so I'm with newnamethanks and posting a picture of a capybara...

He actually paid to upgrade the electricity network to heat said pool https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-splashes-huge-sum-29436243

Will Sunak attend Wembley tomorrow to cheer on his beloved Southampton?

I am reposting this - a salutary reminder of the damage caused by the Austerity politics and Cameron & Osborne

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/01/what-have-fourteen-years-of-conservative-rule-done-to-britain

Ah @Cheguevarahamster !

Does anyone know if this is termed a "snap election" (as mentioned all over the press) just because he didn't go to maximum term? I had thought it was called that because of short length of time of the campaign period?