Who are your top 3 MPs for a Portillo moment.

[Violetparis]

Inspired by another thread, which 3 MPs would you love to see having a Portillo moment ?

Mine are:

Caroline Nokes
Jacob Rees Mogg
Jonathan Gullis

Me too

Braver man
Rees-Mogg
Jenrick

Victorian Where’s Wally… can’t stand him!

I doubt it.

I don't work on Fridays thankfully!

Liz Truss,
Jacob Rees-Mogg,
Priti Patel,
Suella Braverman,
Johnny Mercer.

Oh yeah, I'll add Miriam Cates and Kemi Badenoch to that list as well.

I’m not convinced. His majority is less than the 15k danger mark. It would certainly be a highlight for me.

I don't think many Tory MPs are conviction politicians, except maybe the genuinely "swivel-eyed loon" contingent. It's just a gravy train for the others.

Rees-Mogg for sure. I loathe him more than almost any politician of recent times.
Mordaunt, although I'd love to see her making an utter fool of herself trying to lead the tiny rump of the Tory Party that may be left after the election if some polls are to be believed.
Hunt.

I really came here, though, just to say how hard I find it to connect the Michael Portillo who lost his seat so spectacularly in 1997 with the charming presenter of innumerable travel and train programmes which my husband and I often find ourselves watching these days. Is it feasible that 25 years from now somebody will be saying similar about Gove?

Probably. Tory ministers tend to become smarter, better people once they leave Parliament.

I'm looking forward to hearing more from Theresa May in the future.

I think this is mine too.

Sorry hadn't thought of the friend of and apologist for the McCanns. The Minister for Common Sense who condones leaving pre-school children alone, just to go and have a meal.

Michael Portillo to his credit realised why the Tories had lost so badly, indeed was only not shortlisted for Tory leader when IDS was chosen because of the then view amongst Tory MPs about his gay experiences whilst at university.

Rees Mogg (please!)
Patel
Joy Morrissey

@ConfusedKoala13 Can Sunak lose Richmond?

If he does, he'll probably have difficulty not looking delighted. Losing would save him the bother of resigning his seat and finding a candidate for the by-election.

It certainly looks like a possibility now that George Galloway has put up a candidate and Reform are struggling to sign up candidates.

2019 results (without Galloway's candidate):

Labour Angela Rayner 18,544
Conservatives 14,281
Brexit Party 3,151
Liberal Democrats 1,395
Green 1,208

Majority 4,263

Reform [faces] a race against time to meet its pledge to stand a full slate of candidates. It needs to select for as many as 160 constituencies before the cut-off point for nominations in 14 days.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/24/reform-uk-forced-to-remove-more-than-100-general-election-candidates-in-2024

Suella Braverman
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Liz Truss
Robert Jenrick
Pritti Patel

Priti Patel
Suella Braverman
Gullis
30p Lee
Liz Truss

I think this is true. He clearly wants out, but is too worried about his reputation to look like a "rat leaving a sinking ship" - he's rich enough for it not to affect him materially, but most ambitious vain types are susceptible to embarrassment. To use a military metaphor, he wants to be honorably discharged rather than look like some ignominious deserter.

He won't be the only one. It really depends how much in the public eye they are, and how much their future career would be helped by choosing the least undignified exit.

Ditto Dineage

can I just say every Tory MP - 🍾 at the ready

@Clavinova your wishful thinking depends on a swing away from Labour in that seat. That hasn't been the trend. Galloway only got into the seat he did because Labour couldn't field a replacement candidate.

Also it's a London seat - Galloway's candidate is going to be tarred with his master's homophobia and his anti abortion beliefs in a city with a lot of people who have liberal values.

But do keep on dreaming.

Oh, and my three are
Jenrick
Cates
McVey

Braverman
Braverman

And

Braverman.

She's my MP. She's worse than the media portray her.

Nope