choffer Posted June 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, bickster said: I was at Uni with Vic Derbyshire, she used to be quite a good friend of mine. She's been an excellent journalist at the BBC for years. I suspect whe isn't well liked by the plants upstairs She's done a good job today for sure. You can see there are times where she's having to provide "balance" through gritted teeth but she's always been one of the best at holding people to account. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 6, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 6, 2022 John Lamont, PPS to Liz Truss resigns to vote against Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Demitri_C Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 35 minutes ago, Jareth said: Trashing the NHS? That's a vital quality in being a Tory leader! Here it is for anyone that's forgotten. Arrogant prick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, bickster said: I was at Uni with Vic Derbyshire, she used to be quite a good friend of mine. She's been an excellent journalist at the BBC for years. I suspect whe isn't well liked by the plants upstairs Warning, contains a swear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, choffer said: She's done a good job today for sure. You can see there are times where she's having to provide "balance" through gritted teeth but she's always been one of the best at holding people to account. Watched a bit of her earlier and she was very very hard on both sides to be fair to her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Here it is for anyone that's forgotten. Arrogant prick He is an also ran at best Dem. He is as serious a contender as Dwight Yorke. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2022 It's worth pointing out that very few Tory MPs wanted him as leader in the first place - he was widely disliked within the parliamentary party. It was the throbbers out in the local grassroots associations that loved him and voted him in. Of course, the MPs then promptly fell over themselves to pledge allegiance, but now the wind has shifted. Let's see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 BJ has just been in to vote, I wonder if he thins he's up to the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: It's worth pointing out that very few Tory MPs wanted him as leader in the first place - he was widely disliked within the parliamentary party. It was the throbbers out in the local grassroots associations that loved him and voted him in. Of course, the MPs then promptly fell over themselves to pledge allegiance, but now the wind has shifted. Let's see what happens. Eh? He was by far the most popular candidate in each round of MP voting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Liar by the Sex Pistols currently being blasted outside Downing Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Davkaus said: Eh? He was by far the most popular candidate in each round of MP voting Yep, they did a very good job of hiding their dislike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, Risso said: Yep, they did a very good job of hiding their dislike. They saw the polls from the membership and saw which way the wind was blowing. Off the record, it was widely reported that he was unpopular with MPs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 6, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 6, 2022 Boris Johnson won 51.1% of the MPs votes in the fifth round of voting That is as slim as victory as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, bickster said: Boris Johnson won 51.1% of the MPs votes in the fifth round of voting That is as slim as victory as possible It really isn't. Jeremy Hunt was runner up and therefore his opponent in the member ballot with 24.6%. He got more the other two combined in the final round of MP voting. Edited June 6, 2022 by ml1dch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, bickster said: Boris Johnson won 51.1% of the MPs votes in the fifth round of voting That is as slim as victory as possible No it isn't. The fifth round of voting is between three candidates with the last placed person dropping out, so theoretically a vote share of 35% could see somebody through in first place for the members vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, bickster said: Boris Johnson won 51.1% of the MPs votes in the fifth round of voting That is as slim as victory as possible What a disingenuous way of representing it. It was between 3 candidates, he beat both of the other 2 candidates combined, there's nothing slim about that victory. In fact, in every single round of voting, no three other candidates combined had more votes than him. Edited June 6, 2022 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 JRM saying brexit won't be fully delivered if Boris goes !!!! Talk about being out of touch ! - sounds a bit desperate to me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2022 I never said he wasn't widely backed, I said he was not liked in Parliament. They voted for the bloke who was clearly the favourite with their core electorate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 6, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 6, 2022 Just now, ml1dch said: It really isn't. Jeremy Hunt was runner up and therefore his opponent in the member ballot with 24.6%. He got more the other two combined in the final round of MP voting. No, it is Teresa May won on the second round with over 60%, she was over 50% on the first ballot, Johnson was 36% in the first round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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