The Westminster Hunger Games Contines. May Day! May Day!

[RedToothBrush]

THE BREXIT FALLOUT CONTINUES - THREAD NINE

The Tories have settled their scores and May is now PM.
Is it May's Day or May Day for the people?

After careful consideration I thought the best way to sum up the Labour Contest was in one simple picture. May Day, might also be appropriate here too.

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Things are moving fast, so hold on tight for the Brexit Ride

Sense of humour compulsory. No experience necessary though

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/2683852-The-Westministenders-Hunger-Games-continues-Hunting-for-the-Opposition?pg=1 Previous Thread Eight.

[GingerIvy]

Lib Dem leader not impressed by Boris Johnson job
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Tim Farron ✔ @timfarron
Theresa May's reputation for competence lasted a few hours. @BorisJohnson will spend more time apologising to nations he's offended
8:43 PM - 13 Jul 2016


Tim Farron's new job appears to be heckling everyone and everything. Shame he doesn't expend that much energy in more positive pursuits.

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George Eaton ‏@georgeeaton 1m1 minute ago
Labour MP: "All these new Secretary of States mean another reshuffle or even more vacancies in shadow cabinet ..."

oh yeah. where are our Opposition leaders?

[RedToothBrush]

So she's put all the right wingers in charge of foreign positions. Does this mean she'll put all the moderate conservatives in domestic roles. Therefore she keeps both parts of the party happy at the same time as they are focused on their pet projects?

[TheBathroomSink]

Tom Newton Dunn ‏@tnewtondunn 1m1 minute ago
So the new Govt's top tier is May, Hammond, Boris, Rudd, Fallon, Davis and Fox. Not massive on charisma, but quite a hard arse team.


Louise Mensch ‏@LouiseMensch 17s17 seconds ago
Tories had new PM and full Cabinet in less time than Corbyn's reshuffle (probably)

[Helmetbymidnight]

I was feeling more optimistic today- but boris?
She must know he's hated (in my house) throughout the world, surely?

[TheBathroomSink]

hope so Red. I really want her to do something with Health and Education and I hope that she doesn't think NM or JH are the answer to anything.

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Tim Montgomerie ن ‏@montie 29m29 minutes ago
Davis and Fox get on terribly. Won't be an easy working relationship.

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‏@SamCoatesTimes Sam Coates Times Retweeted Tim Montgomerie ن
Likely Cabinet tensions
Rudd v Johnson
Davis v Fox

[Helmetbymidnight]

Yeah red, I think that's quite a statement isn't it- it kinda puts clear water between remainers and exitters too.

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Robert Harris
‏@Robert_Harris
Boris could be the most amusing Foreign Sec since George Brown, who asked a woman in red for a dance & found she was the Archbishop of Lima

[SwedishEdith]

Hmm, if Farage likes it I instinctively don't. But, I still think (hope!), she's set them all up to clear up their own mess

[colouringinagain]

Praying for good people for health and education tomorrow. Please no Hunt, Government, Morgan.

[TheBathroomSink]

Farage can't really complain at the Brexiters negotiating Brexit, it spiked his guns to some extent.

sketch

[colouringinagain]

Gove!

[SwedishEdith]

Wonder what will happen about Leadsom?

[TheBathroomSink]

I have found a Labour reaction:

Chuka Umunna ‏@ChukaUmunna 1h1 hour ago
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's first official meeting with President Obama will be interesting. Suggest it starts with the word "sorry"

[SwedishEdith]

I agree, she's take wind out of Farage - for now

[squoosh]

colour I fear you're a soothsayer and your Gove/government typo was in fact a dark omen............

[squoosh]

Wonder what will happen about Leadsom?

Minister in Charge of Simpering, CV Doctoring and Smiling Patronisingly At Other Mummies.

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Jason Cowley ‏@JasonCowleyNS 7m7 minutes ago
How powerless and hopeless Labour MPs must feel as they watch Davis, Fox and Johnson march into Downing Street.


Leadsom - hopefully utter irrelevance.

[Helmetbymidnight]

Here is our new foreign secretary's thoughts on the president of Turkey:

There was a young fellow from Ankara
Who was a terrific wankerer
Till he sowed his wild oats
With the help of a goat
But he didn’t even stop to thankera.

[herecomesthsun]

www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/13/philip-hammond-appointed-chancellor-as-george-osborne-exits

Davis, Johnson, Fox

THE THREE BREXITEERS!!

sorry haven't read whole thread bedtimes stories

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Ed Conway ‏@EdConwaySky 3m3 minutes ago
Philip Hammond trivia: he is the first Chancellor since Norman Lamont to have an economics degree (well, PPE). End of Philip Hammond trivia.

[Tanith]

"Philip Hammond trivia: he is the first Chancellor since Norman Lamont to have an economics degree (well, PPE)"

According to Sir Humphrey Appleby, that's a distinct disadvantage

[officerhinrika]

Johnson is also now in charge of GCHQ

[ObiWanCannelloni]

Leadsom - minister for men, perhaps

Disgraced Fox back... Seriously politics has a very short memory....