Alexandole Boris de Pfeffel Johnson

[bluethrunthru]

Surely a General Election has to be called asap when a new leader is in place as they wouldn't have a mandate from the public?

A new PM's mandate to be there is derived from the majority in their seat. That buys them a ticket to ride the MP Gravy Train. His/her Party wins a mandate by dint of getting enough other MP's elected to form a Govt and that mandate is based upon their manifesto pledges. I'd say only if a new leader comes in and announces they have a different manifesto to that upon which they were all elected on need they then go to the country.

Thats how it works in this parliamentary system - your conclusion alludes to a presidential style one which we do not have.

 

[bluethrunthru]

i have a slight fear the deluded sod will try and stay on as some never ending caretaker role.

took about a month to get him to leave the F.S residence - twat didn't want to pay rent on somewhere - I think at that stage his Mrs had booted him out of the family home

 

[Kippaxpete]

This says it all.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

Some twat on telly saying one of his great legacies will be levelling up.

fellow northerners do you feel levelled up!!

deluded.

 

[Claytop]

#prayforBoris

#prayforworsley

 

[Gabriel]

All the above, as well as being correct, suitably demonstrates how utterly broken our political system is.

Which is why changing the leader really won’t make a jot of difference. The public has deluded itself into thinking a referendum vote can immediately resolve deep-rooted problems, or that changing a personality at the top will fundamentally make things better. It can’t and it won’t.

 

[Vic]

A dozen Tory MPs in the HoC while Ellis the Paymaster General says government is "functioning as normal".

SNP MP says it's the HMG Ghost Ship with a skeleton crew.

Barry Sherman (Labour) says we should work cross-party in this crisis: "I've got lots of experience in education".

 

[HelloCity]

The worry is that Tory leaders have been getting progressively worse. Cameron, to May, to Johnson. Could end up with someone like Truss next.

Patel.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

A dozen Tory MPs in the HoC while Ellis the Paymaster General says government is "functioning as normal".

SNP MP says it's the HMG Ghost Ship with a skeleton crew.

Barry Sherman (Labour) says we should work cross-party in this crisis: "I've got lots of experience in education".

it's been mentioned by various MPs that there aren't ministers available to take bills to committees. Obviously Education is the worst, as there are no MP ministers.

I don't see how people can take jobs before Johnson waffles his plans.
Conversely, Johnson is presumably trying to appoint a load of people before making his announcement.

 

[Scottyboi]

Tories need to cull everyone who was linked to that parasite. Surely there is no place for the likes of Raab and Patel. Vermin the lot of em.