Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister

[honeybee13]

There are concerns about the Electoral Commission being under government control following the passing of the Elections Act.

 

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/the-electoral-commission-is-now-under-government-control-fear-for-uk-democracy-john-pullinger-interview-elections-act

 

[tobyjugg2]

Everything Johnson is doing is following trumps lead - trying to insert his people or himself as the end decider in everything - especially who can vote and who decides if hes officially declared a corrupt liar

 

Murmers of a recall movement against the pincher, and of desperate attempts by Johnsons lackeys to suppress it and the associated Tamworth by-election

 

[honeybee13]

You're right that it's shades of Trump and not in a good way.

[tobyjugg2]

New name for the 'used-to-be-tory' Party

- The populist pooper scooper Party

 

as they are constantly picking up Johnsons & co's doodoo

 

Hope everyone who hasnt got 'suitable' (whatever that will be) pictorial ID is going to their local town hall and asking for some.

[tobyjugg2]

I see Starmers all over the news saying yah boo to EU.

.. just when everyone else has come to the conclusion that Brexit really was the biggest event of self-harm we've ever done.

 

Piers Morgan

 

I now hope one of Johnsons lackies is in charge at Darlington police and Starmer gets a fine, justified or not.

[tobyjugg2]

Starmer seems to have forgotten that far more Labour voters voted remain than voted leave

perhaps he thinks they have nowhere else to go?

 

Perhaps they will literally go nowhere and stay at home

Perhaps they will go to the libs. Seems more likely now than before as traditional allegiances have been widely broken in all areas.

 

Are the libs going to be kingmakers again?

[tobyjugg2]

"Chi Onwurah (Lab) says, rather than investigate when Boris Johnson has lied, whether it might save time to hold an inquiry into whether he has ever told the truth."

[tobyjugg2]

Just looking at the current views on the ins and outs of an October election and saw this

 

"Case, who worked as Private Secretary to Prince William before being given his big promotion by Johnson, knows whereof he speaks. Asked by committee chairman William Wragg if he would be “uncomfortable if a Prime Minister capriciously requested of Her Majesty a Dissolution”, Case replied: “It would be quite wrong for the Prime Minister to put the sovereign in a difficult position constitutionally.”

- Waugh

 

WTFleck?

Have they forgotten Johnson unlawfully proroguing Parliament already?

- Case spouting johnsonisms through his teeth it seems

 

[tobyjugg2]

laughter -but its no joke that British ministers will stand up before their peers and the British public and spout this tripe in support of a ****ing ****bag corrupt liar

 

They are laughing at us all really - they should be shouting SHAME SHAME

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

Sunack and Javid, leader hopefuls have resigned ministerial positions

 

[honeybee13]

I can't remember the last time politics was this frenetic. Half a dozen other cabinet ministers have said they're staying.

[tobyjugg2]

If they are Johnsonites, they could well be lying ......

... or Johnsons spokesperson lying about them saying it

 

Can't trust a word any of the cabinet or the Johnsonite spads/Senior civil servants say.

Edited July 5, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[tobyjugg2]

and what a surprise (not) Johnson apparently called a real leader - zelenskyy and tried to brief it for some smokescreen to his lying about lies about lies about the pincher 

 

[tobyjugg2]

Johnson 'poisons the well of our democracy every day'

- Chris Bryant

[tobyjugg2]

Johnson on pincher (demonstrating his bare faced gall and utter inability to learn any lessons or change) :

Sorry - its now clear he wasn't going to learn any lessons and he wasn't going to change

 

 

Is that even nut nut briefing against him that the pincher should never have been promoted. ... LOL

[honeybee13]

So far all the nonentities have pledged to stay. About half a dozen haven't pronounced yet, Gove is one.

 

Ladbrokes have suspended betting on how long Johnson lasts and it's 7-1 there's an election this year.

[tobyjugg2]

I'm certain Johnson will try to call a general election when all else has failed, there will be massive efforts by the Tory party to prevent that.

[unclebulgaria67]

Would be surprised if Boris is not gone by the end of this week. 

 

There may be other resignations in the pipeline from ministers and Tory backbenchers are probably now looking at who will replace Boris.

[honeybee13]

I don't know if it will be that fast, UB, but I'm happy to be proved wrong.

 

From Peston just now.

.

@nadhimzahawi

has just gone into No10. The expectation is that he will be appointed Chancellor. Presumably, on the basis of what@Jacob_Rees_Mogg just said, the deal is he has to go against Treasury advice and reverse the rise in corporation tax

[tobyjugg2]

Steve Barclay new health minister LOL

- desperation

Edited July 5, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

That'll be interesting, TJ.

 

They were onto this very quickly, weren't they? I could be wrong but I don't remember replacements for important positions being announced this fast.

[tobyjugg2]

Interesting point:

There are statements about the 1922 committee 'elections in a few weeks 'allowing' a change to the rules to allow a second no confidence, with Bridgen saying he will force it.

.. not clear on this, but didn't the the 1922 committee threaten a change of rules against May to force her out after having a vote the results of which wasn't released and wouldn't be if she resigned (not that Johnson would)?

 

.. so why wait? Too many Johnson loyalists?

[honeybee13]

Quite a few PPSs are resigning. Is this so they can vote in a 1922 committee vote next week?

 

But I suppose if they're replaced by people like my 2019 intake MP who seems desperate to keep in with No10, then that neutralises things. I don't think it's right for the government payroll to outnumber backbenchers, it certainly skews any 1922 vote.

[unclebulgaria67]

Read a funny comment online about Boris, who is a great admirer of Churchill.

 

"Less Churchill, more like Benny Hill" !

 

I can see political broadcasts in the pipeline by opposition parties showing videos with Boris being a clown, with the Benny Hill theme tune playing in the background.

[unclebulgaria67]

Tweet from Larry at 10 Downing Street threatening to leave.

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/Number10cat/status/1544370237432381441/photo/1