Johnson is NOT running

[HuzzahIndeed]

Thank god for that.
I guess Sunak is the least bad option then.

So we will be led by 2 multi millionaire telling us how to scrimp and save.

The only good news this week!

My prediction:

• whoever becomes PM is set up for failure. Probably Sunak. The tories will be out at the next election, no doubt losing to Labour
• Sunak will be ousted after ‘losing’ the election. Johnson will become Leader of the Opposition
• Labour will be unable to fix everything/ enough in one term (who could??!!) The general public seem far less forgiving of Labour’s faults than of the Tories, and they will be out after one term. Tories back in.
• Boris the hero of the hour, PM again, promising to fix the country (never mind that his party fucked it all up). People have short memories

Also, chinny reckon that he got 102 votes! I bet he knew he wasn’t actually going to get enough.

I literally felt my shoulders relax when it popped up on my phone. Rishi’s got it in the bag. No member vote. Thank the good lord.

I wonder what’s gone on behind the scenes here

Oh thank goodness for that

He got only 60 backers so he knew it was over

Good news for the country but we still need a GE now.
Sunak and Co don't live in the real world either so we are still up shit creek.

Re your last sentence...see a message I sent a few minutes' earlier!

Someone gave him a good talking to, I'd think!

What does chinny reckon mean?

And agreed to pay for another holiday.

Not like Boris to pull out…

I think I'd go for Penny at this point

@Keyansier chinny reckon was 90s slang for ‘yeah right’, basically 😆

Hopefully a very long one!

@NoWordForFluffy ummm the person who did has a different username, so … switching accounts?

"Someone gave him a good talking to, I'd think!"

I don't think anyone needed to give him a talking to. He didn't have 100 votes so couldn't progress. By withdrawing before the deadline he can lie and bullshit about it all but at least he's out.

And the other good news is all those dickhead Johnson supporters who came out in his favour are hopefully now finished. At last.

Can Rees-Mog disappear at the same time???

Eh? I sent mine on WhatsApp.

Oooh I’m sorry, there was someone with a different username who made the same point who cross-posted with me - I thought you were suggesting that was your post so I thought it was a name-change fail situation!

Time for me to use the sleep (facepalm)

So called as you stroke your chin saying hmmmm

This is exactly what I think too.

I think that behind the scenes both Rishi and Penny have told Boris to piss off, they are going to run and won't do a deal with him. He hasn't got the required 100 backers. That's yet another lie from him.

I think you are spot on!