Alexandole Boris de Pfeffel Johnson

[Mike D]

Fully expect him to pop up as Tory leader for the next GE if sunak is not a success :-(

No doubt but the fact that he was begging people to vote for him in a forceful way does not bode well for him

 

[MillionMilesAway]

No doubt but the fact that he was begging people to vote for him in a forceful way does not bode well for him

He'll have to still be an MP by then - depends on the Privileges committee.

If the Conservatives have to change leader again before an election, they're in an awful lot of trouble.

 

[Mike D]

He'll have to still be an MP by then - depends on the Privileges committee.

If the Conservatives have to change leader again before an election, they're in an awful lot of trouble.

This was a damage limitation exercise in choosing Sunak and the adults in the room the next election is back in opposition unless Labour implodes which is not looking likely.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

This was a damage limitation exercise in choosing Sunak and the adults in the room the next election is back in opposition unless Labour implodes which is not looking likely.

I would think that's likely - fix a few things that they wanted changed, and keep going.

Johnson seems unlikely to stand next time unless he's shifted to a friendly constituency whose populace don't expect him to do any work. The British public like giving a bloody nose to The Man, and his ego may not allow him to risk it.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Is it me or has Sunak got wonky eyes? They don't seem to focus on anything in particular. I'm a Foc so more than likely me.

I don't think it's a senior moment, you could be on to something.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Bottomley on newsnight implied he’d heard Johnson was going to make 8 MP’s into lords which would obviously trigger 8 by elections. Let’s hope he doesn’t disappoint for once.

Probably the whole shadow cabinet. It’d be a good way of destabilising the opposition!

 

[bluethrunthru]

This is quite a funny read were it not so tragic - they were so loyal to a man that all of us on the outside was so untrustworthy it was untrue. They are reaping what they sowed.

The inside story on Boris quitting leadership race - DAVID MADDOX

"He's f**ked us!" That was the reaction of a very senior Conservative backbencher on the right of the party to Boris Johnson's decision to pull out of the Tory leadership race late on Sunday evening despite having the backing of 110 MPs. It's a sense of outrage and despair held by many MPs and...

www.express.co.uk

 

[laserblue]

Duncan-Smith is reported as saying Johnson managed to get 65 MPs at most to back him and even then had to beg and grovel to manage that total. 102 backers my arse.

 

[bluethrunthru]

So as late as Sunday night he had 102 votes eh? Not like Johnson to lie is it?

 

[MillionMilesAway]

So as late as Sunday night he had 102 votes eh? Not like Johnson to lie is it?

More to the point

Sunday before 9am: Johnson to Mogg "not got enough"
Sunday after 9 am: Mogg to Kuennsberg "he'll definitely stand"

Mogg openly admits to lying on national TV.