Did not see that coming (at least not before the rumours earlier😂)
Well, that's Hunt tarred forever now. Good.
Ever the political opportunist. And this is a hell of an opportunity, you have to admit.
https://twitter.com/iainmartin1/status/1580894164929064960
Ever the political opportunist. And this is a hell of an opportunity, you have to admit.
And so it begins...
Well, that’s Hunt tarred forever now. Good.
How long ago was the Junior Doctor episode? I remember a (Spectator?) article about 'Post Truth Politics' during Hunt's argument with the Junior Doctors and prior to the rise of Trump and BJ, scarily prescient.
It's bizarre that he nows seems like a level headed voice of reason.
Hunt’s the new Chancellor…
He knows something we don't...
Let Nigel split the far right vote further I say.👍
Yep, it's official Jeremy Hunt it is.
Minor point: Why is her letter formatted like this? It appears to be addressed to the Prime Minister, and signed by Kwasi. Obviously it's hard to believe that her staff would have so little attention to detail...
Daily Star doesn't give her long...
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/liz-truss-lettuce-last-longer-28235047
Ever the political opportunist. And this is a hell of an opportunity, you have to admit.
New party alert… https://t.co/zt4wuqtWE3
— Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) October 14, 2022
That titan of sense,eh?
Nigel Farage
@Nigel_Farage
Today was the best Conservative budget since 1986.
12:49 pm · 23 Sep 2022
Last thing i saw him doing was telling pensioners to "unlock" there pensions by investing in Bitcoin. About 3 weeks before Bitcoin tanked.
Let Nigel split the far right vote further I say
Ah yes, that [s] worked well in the past didn't it?[/s] still working well for us isn't it?
I've never voted Tory in my life and never will. But we need as a country to get out of huge pile of mess.
Assuming Truss will go before Christmas, and there not being a palatable replacement who won't cause even more in fighting amongst Tory members and MP's, I ask does the PM have to be an MP?
Would or could John Major step up as a caretaker to steady the Tory ship and perhaps steady the economy.
I know, again, he wouldn't be everyones choice, but you could say that he's been there and done that! He appears to still have all his 'marbles'. Biden is doing it in America, (ie steadying a rocky ship) couldn't we have a wise old sage here too?
Ah yes, that worked well in the past didn’t it? still working well for us isn’t it?
He agreed to not contest the election from memory, therefore gifting the Tories.
I'm not saying his presence is ideal by any means but we can't magic him away so if he splits what is left of the Tory voters. Good.
Why not get Cameron in? He started it.
True
I expect if "Spreadsheet Phil" Hammond was still in the Commons she would have asked him. Just the nickname would have calmed the markets.
With Chris Philp, the third man, out of the picture, that only leaves Liz Truss herself.
And with Tories now apparently openly talking of replacing Truss the only question really is when, not if.
What shouldn't be forgotten however imo is that whilst the harebrained idea of growth through tax cuts appears to have been short-lived there still remains an international crises in global capitalism. I have little doubt who will be paying the price for that, and it won't be those responsible. I can't see much to celebrate.
Why not get Cameron in? He started it.
Because revenge, no matter how satisfying, is not a recruitment tool for a reliable, steady, clear and strategic politician and leader of our nation.
(but it would be funny).
I ask does the PM have to be an MP?
No real reason they can't be from the Lords.
He agreed to not contest the election from memory, therefore gifting the Tories.
Before or after UKIP terrified the tory party and gifted us the referendum? It's not a faint line between Nige, Brexit, Boris and Liz.
Because revenge, no matter how satisfying, is not a recruitment tool for a reliable, steady, clear and strategic politician and leader of our nation.
You say that, but whatever process we're currently using, which isn't revenge*, isn't working.
*unless of course Liz won on the back of votes of anti-tory voters who joined the Conservative Party do they could vote in the hope of selecting a leader who would do most damage to the party.
Would or could John Major step up as a caretaker to steady the Tory ship
Well John Major was Thatcher's personal choice to replace her and he did an excellent job of carrying on with her policies, including privatisation of the railways (which she had attempted) introducing the bloodsucking PFI into the NHS, and oversaw the greatest home repossession in UK history, so yes, I can understand why he might appeal to the Tory Party faithful.
I'm not sure why he might appeal to someone who claims to have never voted Tory in their life though.
I think there could easily be an election before christmas. If Truss hangs on there'll be civil war within the tory party. If she goes the right wing will kick off and there'll still be civil war. The result of that will be more economic chaos and potentially civil unrest. Something will have to give and the govt itself will collapse. Starmer will be thinking carefully about when to call a VONC.
Starmer will be thinking carefully about when to call a VONC
I can't see the government waiting until starmer comes up with a plan. Heck they've only got a few years left on office 😉
Not forgetting Major was shagging Edwina Currie and hectoring us about going back to "Family Values" as part of his Back to Basics campaign
Throw your hands up Liz. Give a big pfffffff. Say ‘dunno’. Shake your head, and head off to the pub (empty lectern).
Watching her conference. Jeez this is painful!
Incredibly stupid or incredibly arrogant?
She is toast.
Don't think she fancied sticking about after Peston's question!
If it wasn't so serious it would be hilarious. No attempt to answer a single question that was asked of her.
Liz I've got one answer to whatever I'm asked Truss.
She's just a passenger, she has no idea what is going on.
If Truss hangs on there’ll be civil war within the tory party. If she goes the right wing will kick off and there’ll still be civil war.
There's already civil was within the Tory party, well the parliamentary party at least, do we know how the old duffers that got final say and installed dizzy Liz feel about the last few weeks? Is this what they were actually hoping for?
What's putting the shits up tory MPs is that Truss has gone and done exactly what they disliked most about Boris. i.e. happily throwing a cabinet member under the bus to save her own skin, if she's willing to sacrifice a willing puppet chancellor within her first month, then they know that none of them are safe.
There's no way she's going to call a GE, and despite the very public bickering there's no way the Tory MPs want a GE right now or another leadership race as either of those puts their seats in more immediate peril...
Really all SKS needs to do is sit back, have a few pops at PMQs and let the whole thing implode over the next year(?) or so...
Not even pretending to answer questions - wouldn’t it be great if all the journos agreed to all say “there’s no point asking questions because you’re just going to read your script so can you tell us a joke instead”
“What I’ve delivered is blah blah blah”
Lordy.
I'm going to need more hobnobs.
Someone posted that AI robot at the select committee earlier this week, this is worse than that. Put some sunglasses on it and wheel it out the back to recycle into spares.
Just awful, but brilliant at the same time.
Totally untenable. If having to get rid of someone that you were in lockstep with 2 days ago isn't enough, claiming she's delivering on financial stability to the country is just ridiculous.
I liked how Liz Truss kicked off her statement by yet again reminding everyone of her tough upbringing. I hope that her leftie mathematics professor father is thoroughly ashamed of the fact that she had such a miserable and disadvantaged childhood.
She didn't seem to like the hostile questions after her statement, despite being very careful who she picked to ask them.
FFS is it too much for a Tory prime minister not to expect a hostile question from a Daily Telegraph reporter?!
Edit : I am not a fan of Robert Peston but imo he asked the best question, and they were all pretty good....."Are you going to apologise to the Tory Party?"
Less than 24hrs ago little Dougie bawbag was backing her all the way, it'll be interesting to hear what what he's mouthing off now.
do we know how the old duffers that got final say and installed dizzy Liz feel about the last few weeks? Is this what they were actually hoping for?
"she's fixed immigration [by turning us into the bastard economy of Europe and putting the pound on parity with the Zimbabwean Dollar so no one wants to come here anymore]"
I love how BBC news have pinned the GBP/USD exchange rate to the scrolling strip of doom at the bottom of the screen. It's already creeping down.
Don’t think she fancied sticking about after Peston’s question!
Is it just me, or did anybody else get the impression she walked off because she was about to burst into tears?
I almost felt sorry for her.
What was Peston's question?
Is it just me, or did anybody else get the impression she walked off because she was about to burst into tears?
Yes. She was getting skewered though and must be knackered. I'm not sure why she is doing it to herself.
Peston asked her to apologise to the party or something like that. May have hit a nerve.
I almost felt sorry for her.
It must be awful basically spending your entire life working towards gaining a very specific job and then once you get there you find you are shit at it.
I almost felt sorry for her.
The only time I started feeling prangs of compassion was when she spent ages looking intensely at all the journalists in a desperate attempt to find one she thought may ask a friendly question.
She looked like a lost child surrounded by scary strangers.
What is your name?
She struggled with that
