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Brexit

The Westministenders Hunger Games continues. Hunting for the Opposition.

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RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 14:18

THE BREXIT FALLOUT OUT CONTINUES - THREAD EIGHT!

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Each of the parties seem to have a taken a very different style to their leadership contests.

The Tory party have been well documented as doing in the classic style of Hamlet. After the entire Conservative Party have spent two weeks stabbing each in the back and front, May steps forward to take the crown for herself.

But what about the others?

The UKIP leadership contest seems to be in comedy style of Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights. In a strange turn of events, that no one predicted and seem quite absurd, they seem to be changing their rules so their new leader must have been a member for 5 years. The punchline is this rules just about everyone out, apart from Neil Hamilton and Steven Woolfe. As BigChocFrenzy points out, we are expecting Arron Banks to hand out the brown envelopes. We are just waiting for the poorly thought out, and badly booked racist band to turn up and make everyone cringe in horror and distract everyone from UKIP's candidates and their manifestos in the process.

Meanwhile Labour Party decide to do what they thought was Star Wars Panto. After spending a week going “She’s Standing”, “Oh No She’s Not” Angela Eagle is declared the Empire Strikes Back candidate by Diane Abbot. Well if she’s the rebel leader, then who is Darth Vader and the Emperor?

Unfortunately, you’d be forgiven for thinking the performance is starting to look more and more like a re-enactment of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, by the minute:

A battle of wills between two forces locked together in a room with ultimately different and opposing self-interests. This is only resolved when the new leader to the dynamic who sought to upset the institution, and give the others their freedom, is lobotomised and subsequently killed in an act of mercy. His murderer manages to escape the prison to the cheers of those still stuck inside.

The Greens of course are a foreign language film, no one has heard of and no one is really that interested in watching.

The Lib Dems are merely sat in the audience. With Tim Farron heckling.

But where is Gandalf? Sad

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At least some sanity has returned and we now have some leaders. May can now get stuck into the job of handing the nightmare that is Brexit whilst making herself at home at Number 10. Rumours are circulating that it’s been left a bit of a pigsty.

We will follow May, on her new adventures to foreign lands to persuade Merkel and Juncker to hand over a mythical unicorn to the UK. Meanwhile will we continue our own hunt for the opposition, whilst we all consult our dictionaries for the meaning of the word ‘Brexit’ in bafflement in the wake of ‘Brexit means Brexit’.

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Sense of humour compulsory. No experience necessary though

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RedToothBrush · 13/07/2016 19:32

Robert Peston ‏@Peston · 6s6 seconds ago

If @BorisJohnson foreign sec, that is a comeback and a half.

David Davies also at No 10

Damien Green on twitter now denying he's off to no10!

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TheBathroomSink · 13/07/2016 19:32

derxa new Cabinet post - official punching bag

RedToothBrush · 13/07/2016 19:33

Phil Reilly @phil_reilly

May and Hammond. We are doomed to years of shit Top Gear jokes.

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TheBathroomSink · 13/07/2016 19:34

Robert Peston ‏@Peston 11s12 seconds ago
Presumably David Davis will be Brexit minister

flippinada · 13/07/2016 19:34

Floisme

I predicted earlier this week (can't remember where, these threads move so quickly) that AE would be subject to awful abuse based on her gender and sexuality. I hoped I was wrong but it looks like I'm not - not only that but it appears to be widespread. So either what's happening is JC tacitly approves of this stuff, doesn't care or he doesn't approve but is powerless to stop it. None of which reflects will on him.

Regarding your comments about militant back in the day, I think there's always been this element on the left wing. Men who consider themselves very right on but all of a sudden that changes when it comes to Women's issues/rights. Look at the revolting conduct of Tommy Sheridan for example.

colouringinagain · 13/07/2016 19:36

Johnson!!!!! AngryAngryAngry

squoosh · 13/07/2016 19:36

Johanna Baxter is on Channel 4 news talking about the abuse and threats she's received from Labour party members. Visibly shaken.

RedToothBrush · 13/07/2016 19:37

fleetstreetfox @fleetstreetfox

I'm going to say this just once. Brexit Minister will be the person who Theresa hates most and will get blamed for everything.

(boris boris boris boris!)

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TheBathroomSink · 13/07/2016 19:37

Jim Waterson ‏@jimwaterson 1m1 minute ago
A year ago Westminster consensus had Osborne as favourite to be next prime minister and now he's not even in the government. Strange times.

Michael Fallon has arrived.

flippinada · 13/07/2016 19:38

*reflects well, not will.

I know I'm banging on about this a lot, but it's really made me angry.

Not surprised Osborne's off. He and Cameron are so closely linked together it was a matter of when, not if.

RedToothBrush · 13/07/2016 19:38

Micheal Fallon arriving

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flippinada · 13/07/2016 19:38

Wouldn't it be poetic justice is BJ got Brexit!

TheBathroomSink · 13/07/2016 19:39

George Eaton ‏@georgeeaton 44s45 seconds ago
Like Alistair Darling, Philip Hammond is a good man to have deliver bad news.

Lucked · 13/07/2016 19:40

I was going to say BJ for Brexit minister. Ruin any chance of him ever beng PM, keep it in everyone's mind that he is instrumental in the mess.

TheBathroomSink · 13/07/2016 19:40

BJ won't last if he gets Brexit. This might be a way of killing him off once and for all. Could be evil genius on a scale we haven't seen in a while!

Floisme · 13/07/2016 19:41

So far, the White House, Justin Trudeau and JC Juncker have contacted TM to offer congrats. Has there been a statement from Corbyn yet?
Tom Watson has put out a statement. Guess he got tired of waiting for the Leader of the Opposition to do his job.

TheBathroomSink · 13/07/2016 19:42

Tom Newton DunnVerified account
‏@tnewtondunn
Breaking: George Osborne was sacked. Theresa May told him she didn't want him in her Cabinet. Wow.

TheBathroomSink · 13/07/2016 19:43

on her speeach:

Peter WalkerVerified account
‏@peterwalker99
The sound you hear is Theresa May's tanks arriving, and parking, on Labour's lawn.
fleetstreetfox
‏@fleetstreetfox fleetstreetfox Retweeted Peter Walker
And the sound you can't hear is Jeremy filming it on his iPhone then sending it to Seumas asking for it to stop.

squoosh · 13/07/2016 19:44

Kirstie Allsop telling Jon Snow that she's sad George Osbourne has gone as he worked so hard.......

Floisme · 13/07/2016 19:45

I agree flippinada It was one reason why I always steered clear of them. (Admittedly I was never invited to join - they clearly thought I was too shallow and vain to bother with Grin )

TheBathroomSink · 13/07/2016 19:45

Boris is Foreign Sec

colouringinagain · 13/07/2016 19:47
Angry
prettybird · 13/07/2016 19:47

Fuck! Shock

RedToothBrush · 13/07/2016 19:47

Boris, curiously, does not look happy.
He looks pissed off.

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ObiWanCannelloni · 13/07/2016 19:47

Johnson Foreign Sec? Really?
Shock

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