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Post by capitalomnibus on Oct 20, 2022 12:24:37 GMT
Expect a statement at 13:30 from Liz Truss Liz Truss position seems untenable, says senior Tory MPLiz Truss's position as prime minster seems "untenable", a senior backbench Conservative MP has said.www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63325779
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Post by capitalomnibus on Oct 20, 2022 12:34:49 GMT
Expect a statement at 13:30 from Liz Truss Liz Truss position seems untenable, says senior Tory MPLiz Truss's position as prime minster seems "untenable", a senior backbench Conservative MP has said.www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63325779Well she has resigned
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Post by wirewiper on Oct 20, 2022 12:36:29 GMT
Liz Truss has just announced (at 13.34) that she is resigning as Leader of the Conservative Party. She will remain as Prime Minister until a successor is chosen, which could be as early as next week.
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Post by southlondon413 on Oct 20, 2022 12:37:52 GMT
Liz Truss has just announced (at 13.34) that she is resigning as Leader of the Conservative Party. She will remain as Prime Minister until a successor is chosen, which could be as early and next week. I suspect it will be an internal decision without any of us members being involved. It’s a shame she f**ked it up so early but let’s be honest for all his faults Boris was and always will remain a tough act to follow.
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Post by northlondon83 on Oct 20, 2022 12:38:41 GMT
Expect a statement at 13:30 from Liz Truss Liz Truss position seems untenable, says senior Tory MPLiz Truss's position as prime minster seems "untenable", a senior backbench Conservative MP has said.www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63325779Well she has resigned Good riddance! Bye bye to the UK's worst PM who achieved nothing! Can't believe we're seeing two new PM's in the same year Question is will we get someone better? Best thing to do is to hold a general election, let the people decide who they want. The Tories are surely finished. I thought she'd at least make it till Christmas but not anymore!
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Post by wirewiper on Oct 20, 2022 12:39:56 GMT
Expect a statement at 13:30 from Liz Truss Liz Truss position seems untenable, says senior Tory MPLiz Truss's position as prime minster seems "untenable", a senior backbench Conservative MP has said.www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63325779Well she has resigned After just 45 days. I believe that is the shortest tenure in the UK's history.
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Post by southlondon413 on Oct 20, 2022 12:47:38 GMT
After just 45 days. I believe that is the shortest tenure in the UK's history. Served just over a 1/3 of the next shortest George Canning, who served for 119 days. He held the shortest PM record for 195 years. He also only held the record excuses he died. There are shorter unofficial tenures from James Waldegrave (4 days) and William Pulteney (2 days), however both were just First Lord of the Treasury and historians count neither as a Prime Minister.
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Post by rif153 on Oct 20, 2022 12:49:30 GMT
So the clownshow has finally been bought to an end (not that I'm challenging her successor to try and do worse!) There'll be a quick coronation by the MPs and I suspect the two main contenders will be Penny Mordaunt, Jeremy Hunt - Rishi Sunak probably also a contender and maybe Boris is the dark horse for a comeback.
EDIT: Just seen Jeremy Hunt isn't going for it, can hardly blame him or anyone else for not wanting to inherit this mess
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Post by southlondon413 on Oct 20, 2022 12:52:18 GMT
After just 45 days. I believe that is the shortest tenure in the UK's history. Served just over a 1/3 of the next shortest George Canning, who served for 119 days. He held the shortest PM record for 195 years. He also only held the record excuses he died. There are shorter unofficial tenures from James Waldegrave (4 days) and William Pulteney (2 days), however both were just First Lord of the Treasury and historians count neither as a Prime Minister. Boris ain’t coming back. He makes far more money on the private lecture circuit than he ever would as PM, still draws up to £115k per annum as all PMs since Thatcher have been able to and doesn’t have the stress of the scum media, let alone the scum public.
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Post by greenboy on Oct 20, 2022 12:53:09 GMT
Boris was good, his biggest downside was his ego and lies. He knew how to put a team to get the job done. I can not see Boris coming back, that would be stupid and makes no sense. In the past there has been ex prime ministers make a comeback, notably Churchill, but in modern times it is a rarity. Maybe they may drag soppy Cameron out the drawer. I agree, it was his personality that let him down. Liz Truss is just weak and wobbly, like a weak bridge that is about to collapse. Personally I wouldn't mind David Cameron coming back, I'd even be willing to give Jeremy Corbyn a chance to lead the country. I thought Boris did a pretty good job considering all he had to deal with, yes he made a few gaffes but being a bit of a rascal was all part of his character. Whether Boris would want to make a comeback I don't know, clearly Liz Truss wasn't up to the job she really comes across as the stereotypical bland civil servant, not that I'm suggesting they're all bland of course🤣
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Post by mkay315 on Oct 20, 2022 13:08:38 GMT
Well this isn't a surprise
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Post by WH241 on Oct 20, 2022 13:11:12 GMT
I agree, it was his personality that let him down. Liz Truss is just weak and wobbly, like a weak bridge that is about to collapse. Personally I wouldn't mind David Cameron coming back, I'd even be willing to give Jeremy Corbyn a chance to lead the country. I thought Boris did a pretty good job considering all he had to deal with, yes he made a few gaffes but being a bit of a rascal was all part of his character. Whether Boris would want to make a comeback I don't know, clearly Liz Truss wasn't up to the job she really comes across as the stereotypical bland civil servant, not that I'm suggesting they're all bland of course🤣 Boris would have probably been exposed sooner if Covid hadn’t come along a few months after he was elected. I Being a rascal? Really? he was just a laughing stock. Yes things were calmer than now but the Conservatives lost the plot several years ago and have been in power for too long. Not a big Labour fan but something has to give! The Conservatives will be out of power for many many years once we get an election.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Oct 20, 2022 13:13:35 GMT
Served just over a 1/3 of the next shortest George Canning, who served for 119 days. He held the shortest PM record for 195 years. He also only held the record excuses he died. There are shorter unofficial tenures from James Waldegrave (4 days) and William Pulteney (2 days), however both were just First Lord of the Treasury and historians count neither as a Prime Minister. Boris ain’t coming back. He makes far more money on the private lecture circuit than he ever would as PM, still draws up to £115k per annum as all PMs since Thatcher have been able to and doesn’t have the stress of the scum media, let alone the scum public. That is crazy and amazing they make this kind of money. The same has happened with ex Presidents of the USA making extreme amounts of money on lectures and attending certain events.
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Post by vjaska on Oct 20, 2022 13:26:20 GMT
Hilarious coming from someone who could see no wrong whenever Boris screwed up, you sound just like Nadine Dorris. Both him & Truss are as bad as each other Boris was good, his biggest downside was his ego and lies. He knew how to put a team to get the job done. I can not see Boris coming back, that would be stupid and makes no sense. In the past there has been ex prime ministers make a comeback, notably Churchill, but in modern times it is a rarity. Maybe they may drag soppy Cameron out the drawer. Boris wasn't good and that's from someone who actually voted for him in the Mayoral election - the difference is I woke up and smelt the coffee on him whereas you and The Nadine Dorris fan club still have yet to do so. The early favourites are Sunak & Mordaunt but really, a general election is needed because the way things are going, we could well be back here watching another resign given we've had four resignations in under 10 years
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Post by northlondon83 on Oct 20, 2022 13:34:26 GMT
Liz Truss may have been a failure, but she achieved something no one else could achieve, and that is having the shortest tenure as a PM
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