Genie Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 7 minutes ago, Nicho said: Who takes over Sunak after this? Boris Johnson… could it happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 7 Moderator Share Posted June 7 1 minute ago, Genie said: Boris Johnson… could it happen? Only if he decides to stand in the next 7 hours and manages to get elected (big if) That's a no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Just now, bickster said: Only if he decides to stand in the next 7 hours and manages to get elected (big if) That's a no I’d forgotten he isn’t standing again. Does the leader of the party HAVE to be an MP? I know they are sticklers for bending the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 7 Moderator Share Posted June 7 Just now, Genie said: I’d forgotten he isn’t standing again. Does the leader of the party HAVE to be an MP? I know they are sticklers for bending the rules. Technically no, practically yes. It creates a rather difficult situation of the PM not being allowed in the commons and someone having to speak on his behalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 1 minute ago, bickster said: Technically no, practically yes. It creates a rather difficult situation of the PM not being allowed in the commons and someone having to speak on his behalf I bet that would suit Boris just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 7 Moderator Share Posted June 7 Oddly, after what I said a couple of posts up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 7 Moderator Share Posted June 7 Another interesting point. No idea what the answer is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 7 Moderator Share Posted June 7 4 minutes ago, Genie said: I bet that would suit Boris just fine There is of course another problem. He'd also need to be in the Lords and his party won't really be able to get him there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 7 Moderator Share Posted June 7 Tim Montgomerie, the man that started the Conservative Home website which is the Tory version of VT if you like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 10 minutes ago, bickster said: Oddly, after what I said a couple of posts up... What on earth is going on there? That's not normal is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 7 Moderator Share Posted June 7 Just now, desensitized43 said: That's not normal is it? Could be a number of things No, it most definitely isn't normal in a modern General Election campaign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 7 VT Supporter Share Posted June 7 3 minutes ago, bickster said: Tim Montgomerie, the man that started the Conservative Home website which is the Tory version of VT if you like I'm trying to imagine a world where Jeremy Corbyn was PM and he'd left the D Day stuff early I think he'd have been fired into the sun by now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted June 7 VT Supporter Share Posted June 7 1 minute ago, bickster said: Could be a number of things No, it most definitely isn't normal in a modern General Election campaign Possibly due to the money having dried up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy7211 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 39 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: It's not a good look for sure. It's not "Prime Ministerial conduct". I wouldn't get particularly angry about it. The dead don't care and in my view these events are always for the living and to make sure we don't forget the lessons of the past but I get what you say about the allied dead. I've been very fortunate to have met some of the veterans who landed. I once spent a weekend with a para going around the sites where he and his colleagues jumped in, and he told me about the Nazi's turning telegraph poles into spikes for the paras to land on, and he saw his best friends hitting them. I've never been able to get past that. They all told me about their dead friends being the real heroes whilst they don't seek any glory, with many tears in their eyes. I get angry about it because Rishi is treating their memory with utter contempt and ignorance. The feeling of remembrance is a very real feeling for me, and often brings me to tears for the fallen colleagues I lost in Iraq and Afghanistan. I empathize with those lost in our country's greatest moment completely. Rishi has dismissed all of those we've lost in conflict in the name of flagrant self promotion. He couldn't sink any lower. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 7 Moderator Share Posted June 7 You know when you think it couldn't get worse... Tory sources confirm!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 29 minutes ago, bickster said: Could be a very short list of candidates the way this going Polling in a couple of days is going to be rather amusing I think Seriously, it could be Liz Truss vs Pritti Patel the way its going It would have been pretty unthinkable even a week ago, but Farage wouldn't be completely out of the question. Gets elected (pretty nailed on I reckon), immediately defects to the Tories and in the chaos emerges as one of the loudest voices. The biggest issue would be getting enough MPs to back him, but if it got anywhere near the membership he'd walk it Johnson-style. If not this time, I'd bet good money it would happen in time for the leader-after-next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 7 Moderator Share Posted June 7 2 minutes ago, cyrusr said: Possibly due to the money having dried up? That's one of them, though I suspect it isn't that just yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 I don’t think Farage has the stomach for front line politics long term. He enjoys being the dog barking from the sidelines without being accountable for anything. I have a feeling if he gets elected he’ll quit again and go back on the private grift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 5 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: What on earth is going on there? That's not normal is it? That’s definitely not normal. digital advertising is now far more effective than traditional print and broadcast advertising. Stopping their social media advertising means either 3 things. They’re changing campaign direction, they have budget issues or they’re giving up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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