Brown's last act of spite

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Why did he resign before the Tory-Lib Dem was final, despite being asked by both of them, in the interests of the country, to wait?

He will go down in history as one of our very worst Prime Ministers.

get a grip

Not aware that I ever called Brown a squatter.

It is his constitutional duty to stay as PM until another person is able to form a government.

Technically Cameron is not yet able to give that assurance to Her Maj because the deal has not been agreed.

NO
It's his constitutional duty to stay until he is sure his party cannot form a government.

No matter where your affiliations lie, I thought that was a dignified and brave exitfrom no. 10, and people will, and should look back on this and see how the media turned it into a slanging match, and that, actually, the politicians were a lot more respectful and polite than I think we all expected.
I'm not particularly keen on any party, but I think they've all acted with great decorum.
I just wish others would do the same!

legostuckinmyhoover - lmao, scarily plausible, but by everything I hold dear, I bloody hope not!

hahahahaha @ LFPB Labour = Left Wingers

What a load of bollox you're spouting!

Rubbish. He is actually obliged, conventionally, to resign once he finds that he cannot form a government. Once it was clear that DC would be the new PM, whether heading a minority govt or a coalition, that obligation was acted upon. As per usual, whatever GB does, he's wrong. (And I didn't even vote for him this time!)

What a spiteful op.

Eightieschick - hear hear!

Thank God he has gone.

In the interests of fairness I should point out that infantile accusations about other people's political views are not confined to those of a right wing persuasion.

I have been called a cunt on here for being a tory. As well as a baby burning, old people bashing selfish git. I am paraphrasing slightly

Actually I think that leaving a bit too early wasn't the end of the world.

B@"@£&ks op!!

On the flip side peeing my pants at team cameron standing outside no 10

Humphrey, ditto.

Personally I don't think he could leave soon enough.

Why, Nettiespagetti?

tell the truth OP

It's the dgnified exit that is getting your goat

You wnted to see DC turf him out of the door onto Downing St in a big

dishevelled heap didn't you?

I actually really like brown. He may not have been able to talk his way out of shite like the other politicians but at least you knew if was lying. I am actually really sad to see him go.

Hobbit just laughing at how portrayed by journalists as team cameron. Just imagined people standing by going "wooop wooop, go team cameron"

Thanks, riven.

Am now picturing dav'n'samcam carefully opening doors in case a bucket of custard falls on their heads.

lol Nettiespagetti - I thought for a moment that you were commenting on Team Cameron's 'fitness'!!!

Um...

I agree that it was dignified and that both of his speeches were fantastic and wonderfully delivered however he did only have to wait 2 hours or so for NC to get the approval of the LD party faithful. GB could have done damage to the country or at the very least potentially damaged the LDs as NC needs 3/4 approval of party faithful to proceed.

That said they were great speeches and TBH I never thought I'd say it but Cameron's speech has been OK and quite dignified too.

true MN Hubbie - however un-tory I am, I have to admit he's coming off a lot less smug than usual - maybe the effect of the less than storming victory?

Or just the sheer enormity of it hitting him. He would have had "the talk" from the Queen, plus the victory and so on.

Obama is phoning in a moment too which'll be scary for him I guess.

lol - yes, there's no escaping now, is there? He wanted it, he got it!! He talked the talk, can he walk the wslk and make those all-important decisions?!!

No, his final act of spite was the rubbish he spouted in his farewell speech about the Armed Forces whom he has let down and betrayed through cuts, under-manning, under-funding and overstretch. Disgrace that even now he can't admit how badly he has let them down and apologise.

Because he's got young children. He can't keep them up all night waiting for the Lib Dems and the Tories to dot all the i's and cross the t's.

Am feeling a bit warm and fuzzy towards them all at the moment to be honest. They work bloody hard and they believe in what they do.