Well I was miles off, confidently predicting an October GE.. 🙂
Are the tech companies really going to employ him? With his record?
If Nick Clegg can score a tech sector gig job Lil' Rishi is well in. It's not like he's going to be straight down the Job centre on July 5th is it.
A tech bro who's previously held the top job in Blighty and can hook up you data analytics outfit with thr right procurement managers in various public services is worth his weight in gold to the right companies (for a couple of years at least)...
I can honestly say I'm not looking forward to the next six weeks though, a month and a half of intense culture warring doesn't appeal anymore...
I can honestly say I’m not looking forward to the next six weeks though, a month and a half of intense culture warring doesn’t appeal anymore…
I can see blood being spilt.
Well I was miles off, confidently predicting an October GE
Tbf it's absolute madness to go for one in July, at best he can hope reform can't get their candidates in place, but many of his own MPs apparently very upset at this last minute u-turn, so much for sticking to the plan!
I'm wondering if the polls will narrow at all
Sounds like not all the tories have been selected either and sounds like there are still more to stand down. That's going to look good during an election campaign
^^ lol, excellent trolling. 👍😁
@ratherbeintobago Scotland will already be on holiday by that point. Can't speak for Wales or NI.
Steve Bray.
The hero we need!
Labour have no plan, says the chap outside his front door without a brolly.
@squirrelking I had it in my head Scotland was two weeks before England at both ends of the holiday - do they finish the Friday before the election? IIRC NI and Wales aren’t that different to England.
Do they even have candidates ready to replace all those standing down?
https://twitter.com/christopherhope/status/1793354876396744756?t=EJh6e0WDSm085AWAH5Zrng&s=19
Anyway, that sounded like a resignation speech.
Exactly this. It was an attempt at a legacy speech, not a 'here's what we'll do next' speech. It's fabulous, he's not there to campaign properly, to offer a vision, to engage with the public. He's there to do the bare minimum over the next six weeks and then disappear.
do they finish the Friday before the election?
Mostly. Some a full week before the election, Wed 26th.
IIRC NI and Wales aren’t that different to England.
https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/articles/school-holidays
Summer holiday begins 1 July 2025
Not that NI will have played any part in Sunak’s decision making.
Just listened to the news agents podcast and they suggested that the only reason he would go for July is that he has finally realised there is no way back for the Tories and he wants it over and done with , if that's the case I can't imagine what energy he'll bring to the campaign.
The same horrible snarky energy he’s brought to all interviews in the last year… a complete turn off for voters, even those more inclined to vote Conservative in the past. His special take on self entitled fake upbeatness is painful to watch.
I’m sure he’s fundamentally a decent guy. But he really needs to experience a bit of failure in his life.
Just listened to the news agents podcast and they suggested that the only reason he would go for July is that he has finally realised there is no way back for the Tories and he wants it over and done with
He wants to be settled in his tech-bro job in California before another British winter
^^ His Mrs can stop paying her voluntary UK tax too.
The couple only made £108 million this year. Times are tough.
GE launch still going well
https://twitter.com/JackParkr/status/1793358332507418722?t=MZfzBVGOJaFRIpz91GXr0w&s=19
finbar
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All those poor MPs who thought they had another four months on the take 😀
Poor little luvs. No way even GB News can take them all in.
Well I was miles off, confidently predicting an October GE..
As was I although given that his own mps seem to be going nuts about it I think it is excusable.
Somewhat odd decision.
They think Sunak doesn't care about them with his millions and his US home. "Selfish" a word I've heard a lot
Libertarian right wing Tory’s, devoted as they are to the cult of the individual, accusing anyone of being ‘selfish’ is absolutely priceless! 😂
Caroline Nokes on Peston is so smug, smarmy and blithely assured that she won’t lose her seat that she’s just taken over as the prime candidate I’d like to see have her own personal ‘Portillo Moment’ on July 4th
I do hope the voters of Southampton North do the honours
D:Ream hits the top 10 of the iTunes UK chart
Another reason to hate the Tories, not an earworm I wanted this morning
His special take on self entitled fake upbeatness is painful to watch.
That encapsulates him for me. I don't think he's a decent bloke in the slightest.
Nick Robinson slowly and simply taking him completely apart on Radio4 right now. He’s utterly done for.
They're bonkers...some Tory MPs believe they can replace Sunak before Parliament is dissolved next Thursday, and then cancel the dissolution! 😂
Nick Robinson slowly and simply taking him completely apart on Radio4 right now
Sunak just sounds like a malfunctioning droid, ignoring every question and endlessly repeating the same pre-prepared soundbites
He makes Theresa May sound spontaneous and charismatic
Playing a blinder latest
To not have the election in May, and then pull this stunt? I'm not surprised the Tories are furious with him. The man has zero political nous.
Nick Robinson slowly and simply taking him completely apart on Radio4 right now
It's all good, NHS waiting lists have fallen by errrrr.... 0.8% from only 7.6 to 7.54 million. Noise.
To not have the election in May, and then pull this stunt? I’m not surprised the Tories are furious with him.
Depends if the story that he was told the votes of no confidence were mounting up and decided sod it lets go out with a bang is true or not. If so its more "you are furious now but just wait five minutes..."
