Boris Downfall Part 5

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Wouldn't be surprised to see Mirza popping up on Sunak's team at some point

@CryingAtTheDiscotheque

Wouldn't be surprised to see Mirza popping up on Sunak's team at some point

I think it’s unlikely. It’s not his time yet. He’s the face of the current and future economic shitshow and being PM would be even more of a poison chalice for him than anyone else. I suspect she’s off to make a lot of money in the private sector.

The Southend West by-election was a disaster for them IMO

Labour, Lib Dem and Greens didn't put a candidate forward out of respect for Ames

The conservative winner only polled 12,792 votes
Ames got 27,555 in the last GE (I know by-elections and GEs aren't the same thing but still)
The labour candidate got more votes in the GE than the candidate that won this by-election (13096)

The only other candidates were UKIP, and some weird parties nobody has ever heard of ('the Psychedelic party', for instance )

Turnout was really poor
£1000 ballots got spoiled

If labour and lib dem voters had a candidate to vote for the conservatives would have lost

Boris will just read the headline that they held the seat and put that down as a win.

Surely even Johnson can’t see an essentially uncontested seat as a win? If he does, he’s the only one

@DePfeffoff

It's my job to make sure the country is prepared on all things related to energy. It's not my job to make energy price forecasts for the future

Loving that admission that Hands literally has no idea how to do his job. How can you possibly make sure the country is prepared without making some sort of price forecast for the future?

Luckily the government of which he is a part has been making careful preparations to remove us from needing so much oil and gas, by for example providing a guaranteed price for home generated solar to house holders and a generous fund for the least well off in society to insulate and make other improvements to their homes.

Maybe @Blossomtoes but she has put the boot into Johnson very publicly, which may be self-protection, but also benefits any ambitious would-be leader.

@redtoothbrush and @thecatfromjapan

So good to see you both posting on threads like these again. I have missed your intelligent and insightful contributions!

Re laughing or crying at the current parlous state of affairs - let's not forget comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin.

I suspect she’s off to make a lot of money in the private sector.

This lot are all so privileged that they have the luxury of 'resigning in protest' secure in the knowledge they'll find another 6 figure salary somewhere else before the week is out. How the other half live

I don't know why The Spectator doesn't move its production into Downing St instead of all the to-ing and fro-ing of staff between the two. Saving money all round.

I see Johnson is quoting from the Lion King now. I half expected it to be singing "a shining new era is tip toeing nearer" to the hyenas.

Yep, from Pippa Crerar

I’m told Boris Johnson addressed dozens of staff in No 10 this morning in what he described as a “half-time pep talk”.

He told them: "As Rafiki in the Lion King says, change is good, and change is necessary even though it's tough.”

She continues with

The PM added: "This is like a half-time pep talk…This is the moment when spit out the chewed up slice of orange. You put the gum-shield back in and then you get back on the pitch. That's what we're doing".

I’m told some eyebrows were raised when PM - who spent £100k plus on lavish revamp of official flat - said: "None of us are in this business because we want to be luxuriating simply in being in Downing St because it's a wonderful place to be. It's a privilege to work here.”

@DuncinToffee

Yep, from Pippa Crerar

I’m told Boris Johnson addressed dozens of staff in No 10 this morning in what he described as a “half-time pep talk”.

He told them: "As Rafiki in the Lion King says, change is good, and change is necessary even though it's tough.”

Well you can definitely tell when the advisors have left the building or he'd forgotten his lines.

Peppa Pig, now the Lion King?!

I can't wait for his next address to the nation, using the wisdom of Hey Duggee and Teletubbies.

Just make sure you throw in a bit of Postman Post for the good ole fashioned British Nostalgia and patronism to appeal those a bit older too.

I really hope this is a low point for British politics but I fear we have some way to fall yet.

He already compared himself to Othello and Cumming to Iago earlier in the week

Another aide has left too , thats five so far

Oh, who’s gone now?

He wants to be Churchill or a heroic figure of Greek Classical literature.

The reality?

Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius. Rather than act as Emperor he preferred to fight as a gladiator. During his fights in the arena, he started bringing in cripples or hunchbacks and asked them to fight against each other with meat cleavers. Character-wise he was self-obsessed, arrogant, and loved hunting rather than paying attention to Rome’s politics or military aspect. Besides this, he renamed himself Hercules and was a self-proclaimed living god. He was also responsible for the outbreak of the Civil War. He died being strangled by a wrestler called Narcissus.

Nope I'd never heard of Commodus before either.

Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus in Gladiator. He was strangled in his bath.

Don't know if this has been shared yet, Boris explained to Americans

twitter.com/nytopinion/status/1489566060328198148?s=21

@Blossomtoes

Oh, who’s gone now?

Number Ten Policy Unit member Elena Narozansk according to Sky

Thanks Duncin. I can’t keep up!

'Fiddling while Rome burns'.

Almost time for a new thread. Please could we reiterate in the next thread title that this was supposed to be about enjoyment of down fall and finding the ridiculousness amusing. It's all gone a bit too high brow for my lunch breaks!

I keep checking the news hoping that 1922 committee has an announcement to make. How they can tolerate this pathetic man as their leader is beyond me.

The 1922 committee need to double check their in tray as surely some letters must have fallen down the side of the desk. There can be no other reason they haven't got all the required letters!! Someone needs to get searching!