What stinks is this government. From top to bottom. It’s no more complicated than that.
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I doubt there is any principle involved.
They stayed and enabled Johnson for months and years whilst he behaved in exactly the same way.
It is down to political calculation. Pincher and the latest round of lies is just the excuse. And the by election results which spooked all wings of their party.
Three quarters of Tory backbenchers voted against Johnson in the recent ballot. They are about to win total control of the 1922 Committee and change the rules so the confidence vote can be re-run. Johnson will lose and his loyalists will go down with him.
The Tories are calculating their best chance of winning the next election or limiting the damage. Enough of them now think that means changing the leader and hoping the public have short memories.
Their problem is there is no obvious alternative. As a non-Tory watching their implosion will be a small compensation for the continuing disaster of this incompetent, lying, corrupt government. The smallest of silver linings!
Surely he can’t survive this……..but I’ve been saying that for over a year.
Even if he doesnt its not going to see an alternative to the facking Tories
Because starmer and the liberals don't offer one
A nice safe John major type of tory and its back to the opposition benches
The labour party is dead in the water with the liberals in the lifeboats picking up scraps
The opinion polls would be showing huge leads if the tories were on the ropes but it's not happening
Thoroughly depressing
I'm now getting furniture restorers adverts popping up showing how they can repair cabinets 😂
I'm sorry but I don't think they can fix this one.
Two things are amazing. It's amazing how when politicians are surfing the wave their sins go completely unnoticed, unreported or glossed over. Nobody leaks because there is no great route to power and even if they do nobody in the press that matters wants to listen.
Then when the shine wears off how swiftly those unreported sins come to the surface.
The sleazy bits are when politicians like Johnson think they rule all they can see so do what they want. I think it's called hubris!
I think it's amazing that the sleaze started virtually from the start of his leadership. Didn't even behave for a bit at the start, just straight on doing what he wants. I'd love to know how much carrie has earned in dodgy deals and nonsense jobs he has got her. Must be millions already
Nadhim Zahawi upping his credentials for a pop at being leader IMO. Blojo desperate but appointing Zahawi as Chancellor might prove yet another disastrous decision. The clock ticks.
Nadhim Zahawi as chancellor. It makes, me want to throw up. He along with Patal come over here and tell us we don't need foreign workers. Can't get an holiday abroad because of chaos at the airports. Can't get a bus no drivers. Can't get staff in nursing homes because of piss poor pay What a fcuking shambles.
This country is up to its neck in debt. I daresay the chancellor will increase it by borrowing more for tax cuts.
I’m fairness, he was elected after driving around the country in a big red bus with a blatant lie plastered all over the sides of it. A large percentage of the general public lapped that crap up, so it’s little wonder that Johnson believed he could get away with anything. And thus far he has.
I still cannot understand the apparently popular notion that Boris Johnson has somehow single-handedly "delivered" Brexit, defeated COVID, and is now set to solve the Ukrainian situation and the cost of living crisis; and all this excuses him for telling blatant lies as he is too busy concentrating on the last two aforementioned matters that he forgets about being at lock-down parties and promoting a sexual predator!
Just seen the news from Harrogate, typical well to do tory seat
A few opponents but many still backing him saying OK he's lied but he's done a good job
Well there you go then
This is incredible for anybody who wants the complete destruction of the conservative party/brand. Keep going Boris, keep appointing people. We believe in you.
I can't be too critical because I've done it myself once or twice, but it is weird how people on the left on here seize on a Tory f*ck up to have a go at the Labour party - especially in this case where Labour are entirely blameless as far as I can see.
but but but Jeremy Corbyn has moved to but but but Keir Starmer.
They say you could put a monkey in a red rosette in Labour areas.
Its worse in Tory areas but a blue rosette on Boris Johnson and some will vote Tory. Or Raab Patel Rees Mogg and all the incompetent idiots. Put a red rosette on a monkey against that lot and if its a straight choice the monkey would be the better option.
Zahawi making himself look a right idiot on TV. No shame.
Reporting that 12 of his government have resigned in the last 24 hours with more to follow?