The next Prime Minister of Britain

Tim of the Oak said:
Cracking up in public won't necessarily harm Leadsom. Our politics no longer have much to do with substance. It's more like the X factor where has to be an emotional back story.

Today's press report that Leadsom's campaign team are happy with the coverage of her CV because it highlights she's worked in business.

I agree with about Loathsom's comments but Tory activists might like them. 150,000 Tory members will decide on the next PM, whatever we may think.
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Ah, the return of democracy. Thank fuck for brexit..
 
MillionMilesAway said:
Ha. Nice. I think it unlikely she'd turn anyone down though.
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Is she a bit of a goer...? Nudge,nudge,wink,wink...
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cleavers said:
She won't be stupid enough to call a general election at this stage, too many risks.
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I agree. The last thing we need is a GE. We do need to start thinking about what sort of UK we want and the basis of trade with the EU and some form of discussion with the EU as to what is and isn't achievable. Some clear thinking and some stability for the economy is what we need right now.

That said I don't think she can last to 2020 without calling an election.
 
BobKowalski said:
I agree. The last thing we need is a GE. We do need to start thinking about what sort of UK we want and the basis of trade with the EU and some form of discussion with the EU as to what is and isn't achievable. Some clear thinking and some stability for the economy is what we need right now.

That said I don't think she can last to 2020 without calling an election.
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So after the whole Brexit camapign we are now completley in the dark as to what we can achieve - i thought the campaign was supposed to set that out or was it all a load of half truths and vague statements! As for stability for the economy that is exactly what we don't have and will not have until brexit is sorted which is a lot easier said than done!
 
BobKowalski said:
I agree. The last thing we need is a GE. We do need to start thinking about what sort of UK we want and the basis of trade with the EU and some form of discussion with the EU as to what is and isn't achievable. Some clear thinking and some stability for the economy is what we need right now.

That said I don't think she can last to 2020 without calling an election.
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She. Can't. Call. An. Election.

That's the point.
 
SWP's back said:
She. Can't. Call. An. Election.

That's the point.
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I am totally confused about all this. I have heard politicians and journalists talk about calling early elections in the last few weeks but I was under the impression they passed a law for fixed term governments about five years ago. Under what circumstances can we have an early election or are they all fucking idiots who have forgotten that it has all changed?
 
BobKowalski said:
I agree. The last thing we need is a GE. We do need to start thinking about what sort of UK we want and the basis of trade with the EU and some form of discussion with the EU as to what is and isn't achievable. Some clear thinking and some stability for the economy is what we need right now.

That said I don't think she can last to 2020 without calling an election.
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The fixed term parliament act means the prime minister cannot call an election by petitioning the queen anymore. The only way is for a no confidence vote in the government passed by the government and that is highly unlikely to ever happen because the party will always replace the PM and not give up the whole thing.
 
Lancet Fluke said:
I am totally confused about all this. I have heard politicians and journalists talk about calling early elections in the last few weeks but I was under the impression they passed a law for fixed term governments about five years ago. Under what circumstances can we have an early election or are they all fucking idiots who have forgotten that it has all changed?
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Section 2 of the Act also provides for two ways in which a general election can be held before the end of this five-year period:

In either of these two cases, the Monarch (on the recommendation of the prime minister) appoints the date of the new election by proclamation. Parliament is then dissolved 25 working days before that date.
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If the Tories believe they could win, then holding a GE before Labour get back into shape (if ever) will mean they 'reset' their 5 years... a good ploy IF they want to be in power for longer and want to secure that right away.
However, if ever there might be a time to hand the baton over to the opposition, the next few years are it!
 
Gaudion M said:
So after the whole Brexit camapign we are now completley in the dark as to what we can achieve - i thought the campaign was supposed to set that out or was it all a load of half truths and vague statements! As for stability for the economy that is exactly what we don't have and will not have until brexit is sorted which is a lot easier said than done!
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Yep. Don't blame me mate I voted Remain. I think the whole think is a shit sandwich but at the very least we have some political stability going forward which is a lot more than we had this morning. It's basically putting some ketchup on the shit sandwich.
 
SWP's back said:
She. Can't. Call. An. Election.

That's the point.
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She can if she engineers a no confidence motion. The Tories beat up Brown for not calling an election after he took over from Blair so they will be sensitive to the same charge levelled at them. Plus they will take into account the state of the opposition and if there is an opportune moment a year, 18 months from now then they may go for it. Hanging on for 4 years with your economic manifesto program in the crapper is never a good look.
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ve-beco/?campaign_id=A100&campaign_type=Email

Torygraph confirms UKIP split if Leadsome won.

At the weekend, it was reported that up to 20 Tory MPs could have left the party if Leadsom had won, such was the alarm that her candidacy was picking up support in the grassroots (Leadsom had come top in a poll of activists for ConservativeHome last week). Nick Boles, Michael Gove’s campaign manager and one of the Tories’ leading modernisers,
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