Mordaunt gone

[MrsSnippyPants]

And I’m glad

Is that The Andrew Gillian of all fab Times pieces?!

The very same, Lizzie. He and BJ go way back - BJ hired him on the Spectator years ago.

I’m in bed but doing a little happy dance ? It all helps.

Andrew Gilligan this is your moment to use your influence.

Oh maybe we can have some actually useful webchats now - that'd be lovely.

Bloody brilliant!

Come on Andrew, let BJ know
the full facts of what’s going on at the moment.

Ooooh fab news!

Hope that Gilligan still has time to cover the trans cult though.

I had the same thought Pop. We need you Andrew, please find time to carry on your very important work.

From Guido:

Victoria Atkins remains as a PUSS at the Home Office, and as Minister for Women.

She seems fairly GC:

www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2018/08/atkins-careful-and-considered-words-on-trans-issues-must-not-be-howled-down.html

Great to hear that Gilligan has BoJo's ear.

As Home Secretary, her defence re the Windrush scandal was that she hadn't read the memos, so I fully expect her to let civil servants dictate her stance on self-id.

Another interpretation at the time was that she did not want to say ‘My predecessor did all this and as she is the Prime Minister there wasn’t a lot I could do about it.’

I agree with Alwaystawnyowl that the size of her majority will be what’s most on her mind.

Another interpretation at the time was that she did not want to say ‘My predecessor did all this and as she is the Prime Minister there wasn’t a lot I could do about it.’

Yes, she was made to take the hit for May’s vile policies.

Mordaunt's sacking, given that she is a staunch Brexiteer, is seen as something of a surprise. A small part of me is wondering if/hoping her unequivocal declaration that transwomen are women and links with Stonewall somehow contributed to her downfall.

As has been said upthread, Cummings is too astute not to notice that this position is a vote-loser. Removing her gives the party a perfect opportunity to do a U-turn on self-ID.

I wonder if the ( Unknown) Cabinet Minister Intent on Pushing Through Self ID ( I paraphrase) has also gone?

I don't rememebr who it was said there was someone in cabinet - someone senior who is totally for self ID - was it David Davies, or a Journo?

I'd forgotten about that......I think it may have been suggested by James Kirkup

IIRC it was David Davies MP. Can anyone recall the source of that observation?

I don't rememebr who it was said there was someone in cabinet - someone senior who is totally for self ID - was it David Davies, or a Journo?

It was James Kirkup. He also said that it was someone you really wouldn’t expect to hold this view.

I miss R0wantrees

Where is R0wantrees?

I have a feeling the Speaker is totally for self ID. But he was meant to be going too, wasn't he?

I feel it's time for him to go.

Wouldnt surprise me if it was the speaker. He has made comments that would suggest it could be him. He is supposed to be impartial but is anything but so needs to go.

Agree about Bercow, but is Speaker a cabinet position?

Think it must be meaning someone else.

The Speaker is not in the Cabinet.

Wrong David Davis. Ours is a worthy Welsh back bencher David TC Davies. Unlikely to be in the cabinet, ever, but a Brexiteer so may be listened to.

Bercow is almost certainly self-ID. He hosted the Girl Guides consultant which included that brave and stunning Credit Suisse person Pips Bunce. Close to Edward Lord, I think.