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The Westministenders / Media Baron Hunger Games continues. Who is trying to outmanoeuvre who?

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RedToothBrush · 07/07/2016 16:21

Don't worry we've all lost track.

In the Blue Corner
It started out with Cameron and Osborne trying to win the battle of the Tories, but they got stung in a UK wide vote. Some of us thought it was about the 'EU'. Instead it has turned out it was an internal Tory Bitch fight between some old Oxford and Eton mates, whilst for others a protest vote at being disenfranchised.
Gove and Johnson stabbed Cameron & Osborne in the back to run for Team Leave. Then they won when they didn't expect to. And there was no Plan. Uh Oh. Then it all started to go really wrong.
Cameron quit in disgust. Johnson went all President Churchill, before he also got stabbed by Gove (possibly with the assistance of the dark influence of Osborne).
We now have a Tory Smackdown with the shadowy influence of the Media Barons in the background.

#Team Gove has been doing their best with the knives. This is a mission to stab as many Tory MPs in the back as possible in order to become PM. Sponsored and supported by Murdoch

#Team Leadsom has been selling more unicorns and trying to pretend her CV and tax return are completely transparent. Think positive and the economy will be just fine. She is the homeopathy of politics. Sponsored and supported by Arron Banks, Leave.eu, UKIP and Britain First.

#Team May has been threatening to deport everyone if the EU don't play nice. Sponsored and supported by The Daily Mail's Dacre

In The Purple Corner
Tragically, it appears that not only do UKIP have a Plan A, they also have outwitted everyone by having Plan B. Yes that’s right TWO plans.
Farage has swanned off –sacked—for a life on CBB so they are looking for a new leader.
The potential candidates are all equally loathsome. They include Arron Banks himself, a suspended member of the party and several other people with an uncanny ability to put their foot in their mouths.
If this wasn't horrible enough, Team Leadsom is increasingly starting to look like a UKIP take over bid of the Conservative Party, which might be a neat way of avoiding a leadership battle of their own considering the quality of the candidates on offer.

In short, its a bit like a Bad Dystopian Movie that invokes Godwin, set in 2016 Westminster. Except its real.
In the Red Corner
Meanwhile the WMD has finally gone off in the Labour Camp, as Chilcot has been published. However the Chicken Coup rattles on regardless.

Corbyn is STILL clinging on, putting in a good claim for the Westminster 'Charlie off Casualty' Award. He has however had his Big Moment in the Commons. Which was a bit of a let down really. ...

The Unions have been trying to talk some sense into everyone. Meanwhile everyone else is has given up and are now just praying for a ruddy miracle to end this torture and give the country an opposition party.

Angela Eagle is still outside for the 5th day in a row, going "I will stand. Soon. If he doesn't quit" The BBC now qualify for a discount deal at the local Travel Lodge.

We FINALLY know who the fuck Owen Smith is! He's a Welsh MP and sounds like he's not completely away with the political fairies.

George Galloway appears to be trying to make a late bid to be included on the ballot paper for any leadership election.
Bliar's cried. We didn't. Chilcot took over 2 million words to tell us everything we already knew. As well as the fact that Mi6 like Nicholas Cage a lot.

The Cult of Momentum are still worshiping their Dear Leader by sending death threats to PR companies they suspect of disloyalty. Somehow they still manage not to get the title of the most vile pressure group in the UK.

And I suppose I should ask, when will a50 be triggered....? And by whom?

All these questions and more.
Tin foil hats now available upon request

Sense of humour compulsory. No experience necessary though

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/2670552-Has-Boris-been-outmanoeuvred?pg=1 Previous thread 1

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DoinItFine · 10/07/2016 11:19

Parliament in Tunstall!

SwedishEdith · 10/07/2016 11:20

Agree that Momentum and Banks are same cults on opposite sides. It feels like the late 70s with Militant and National Front.

Unicornsarelovely · 10/07/2016 11:22

But Nick boles and Nicky Morgan both supported Gove and are pro leave!? Is Philip Hammond a leaver or a very apathetic remainer? Not the people I would expect to be out of the door.

citroenpresse · 10/07/2016 11:23

i.e. exactly what you are saying Floisme. Not a member of any party either. If there's going to be a new head of government every five minutes, we all need to join all of them.

SwedishEdith · 10/07/2016 11:25

I suspect Sarah Wollaston would go as well. I realise I keep repeating this but she doesn't seem to be a natural hard line tory. Was her seat previously Lib Dem?

BigChocFrenzy · 10/07/2016 11:26

ALEC (The American Legislative Exchange Council):
The Koch brothers far right American lobbying group - that denies climate change science and pushes gun ownership - paid for the Loathsome Unicorn to fly to the United States to attend its conferences.
ALEC was a key lobbying group for the "Stand Your Ground" / "Shoot Black People" law

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/09/andrea-leadsom-tea-party

What a divided Britain needs of course, is for assault weapons to be legalised, so Tory property owners can mow down protect themselves against the hungry hordes of plebs.

TheBathroomSink · 10/07/2016 11:26

DoinIt - if that's Tunstall in Stoke, it would serve them all so very, very right!!

PH is apathetic remain, but he is dealing with foreign ministers every day, he knows what's being said about us.
NM I'm thinking is more of a powergrab opportunist.

SwedishEdith · 10/07/2016 11:27

Hammond is pro-EU

annandale · 10/07/2016 11:28

Huge scrap likely between York and Manchester if HOP up for grabs, with Birmingham creating merry hell Grin Hoping Newcastle could be a unifying option, also the loveliest place on earth Flowers

BeMorePanda · 10/07/2016 11:28

Sounds to me like Andrea "I love my kids" Leadsom, is the Peter "I love my kids" Andre of politics.

TheBathroomSink · 10/07/2016 11:29

Swedish no, was Tory but with a massive expenses offender, rabbit fences and tree surgery were claimed for. He stood down, she was a fresh new face. I also suspect she'd be off like a shot.

annandale · 10/07/2016 11:29

Arron Banks as Katie Price makes a lot of sense Panda, with two enormous moneybags upfront

SwedishEdith · 10/07/2016 11:32

I like that - Andre Loathsome

citroenpresse · 10/07/2016 11:35

Should Politicians have their mental health monitored?
www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jan/23/politicians-stress-mental-health-monitor

BoreOfWhabylon · 10/07/2016 11:37

Sounds to me like Andrea "I love my kids" Leadsom, is the Peter "I love my kids" Andre of politics.

Grin

She is also rather orange isn't she? needs to colour-match her foundation

SwedishEdith · 10/07/2016 11:38

What's happened to Gisela Stuart? Where's she in all the Labour shenanigans?

BeMorePanda · 10/07/2016 11:44

Love the idea of parliament moving north.

And now the economy is fucked the empty Westminster stand a tiny chance of not being converted into very fancy flats for foreign oligarchs etc.

ReggaeShark · 10/07/2016 11:45

Good question Swedish. Not seen hide nor hair of her.

TheBathroomSink · 10/07/2016 11:45

GS hasn't commented on Labour leadership. She's been pretty quiet, couple of 'yay Leave' and 'don't call us stupid and racist' columns she wrote for various papers in the first week, but very low profile otherwise.

DoinItFine · 10/07/2016 11:45

DoinIt - if that's Tunstall in Stoke, it would serve them all so very, very right!!

Grin
citroenpresse · 10/07/2016 11:48

Is 'hiding' worse than 'resigning'? Oh yeah, she 'won' didn't she….

TheBathroomSink · 10/07/2016 11:53

doin just imagine, if MPs had to get around the city every day, they might do something about the traffic!

citroen - I think hiding is worse, I think she had as much duty as Johnson/Gove/Loathsome to get out there and explain our brave new world.

HesterThrale · 10/07/2016 11:54

Didn't TM 'hide' during the EU campaign?

Brilliant thread by the way.

citroenpresse · 10/07/2016 11:56

She has a business interest in a firm that advices on tax planning for non-doms. She said it was related to her late husband's estate (and only declared it when the Guardian were on their way to interview her). But she still ran to be chair of the public accounts committee which includes consideration of tax avoidance. The Guardian seems to suggest investigation might be ongoing. All sounds a very good reason to heel your head down.

citroenpresse · 10/07/2016 11:58

TM's hiding is COMPLETELY different….! Didn't many other MPs hide in shame, not wanting to be associated with any of that!