Dear God, Steve barclay as health Secretary.
I mean it could have been worse, moggster prescribing leeches but still

BREAKING: The trade envoy to Morocco has quit and he’s not even bothered to get out the bath to do it. https://t.co/dHrP8QaZyp

— Tom Peck (@tompeck) July 5, 2022

Someone must be doing the Hitler bunker video now

Boris will barricade himself in number 10 and be like one of those Japanese soldiers found in the jungle on a Pacific island, still fighting the Second World War

That’s why he wanted the armoured tree house.

Dear God, Steve barclay as health Secretary

Or to give him his full title. The shortest serving health Secretary in political history

I imagine it was like the episode of the Thick of It when Nicola Murray, the 9th choice for the role is appointed

I hope everyone’s looking for this all falling apart over the next couple of days. PMQs is going to be brilliant tomorrow. Can Keir get covid so Angela Rayner can do it? 😂

Can Keir get covid so Angela Rayner can do it?

That was my thought too

Or to give him his full title. The shortest serving health Secretary in political history

Will his new department even bother setting up a meet and greet?

Wasn’t he supposed to be merging various other departments and being Johnson’s Chief of Staff in the wake of partygate? I suppose throwing in a fourth job won’t be that hard.

Boris’ next job might be in cyber

Boris’ next job might be in cyber

😂

So I wouldn’t be surprised if they try and keep the circus rolling for a bit longer yet.

I would be. But if it’s a circus that they are after all is not lost. The current bookie favourite to replace Johnson is Penny Mordaunt.

And Penny Mordaunt is such a prankster – who can forget that hilarious speech she made in the House of Commons when she repeatedly used the words “cock” and “laid” for a dare and for a laugh?

I saw S’Kiers response to this stream of events on C4 news earlier – OMG the headteacher at my daughters primary school had more prescence about him. Just pathetic electoral waffle about a clean slate for Britain.

I think the tories could field a potato with googly eyes stuck on and and it would do a better job in the polls! 🤣

The thing is with all these resignations, some are saying now that they’re fed up because Johnson keeps lying to them. To “Them”. Not “Us”. they’re all more than happy to tell huge whoppers when it suited them for public consumption, but suddenly come over all Braveheart about lies told to the party.

Future pub quiz question:

Who was appointed Health Secretary for 3 days in July 2022?

what have I missed, why 3 days?

His responses to SunaK and Javid are sickenly telling – thanks and here’s everything I’ve done while you worked for me.

What a c….

what have I missed, why 3 days?

That’s how long the ammo will last that Nadine Dorres has taken in to Number 10 with her

Hearing that Zahawi has won the tussle – with Michelle Donelan to Education. As per two sources. https://t.co/479B30W9Cs

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) July 5, 2022

Liz 🤦‍♂️

It’s brilliant that he’s still clinging on

It’s like a never ending parade of daring to see just how low he can sink

Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed Chancellor following the resignation of Rishi Sunak

For more on this and other news visit https://t.co/NEDMP2uP6W

— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) July 5, 2022

I desperately hope this chancer can be kicked out at last.

Although I don’t kid myself that sunshine and rainbows will follow.

I saw S’Kiers response to this stream of events on C4 news earlier – OMG the headteacher at my daughters primary school had more prescence about him. Just pathetic electoral waffle about a clean slate for Britain

That was as technically as hasty as it gets. Double flags, out of focus, on camera mic sound – distorted.

Liz Truss as chancellor? You wouldn’t trust her to work out the change from a round of drinks

His responses to SunaK and Javid are sickenly telling

In fairness their letters were also telling about what a great job they had done only held back by him so its time to resign and let them take over.

Nadhim Zahawi is chancellor

Boris wanted Liz Truss as chancellor!!! That was a close shave for the UK , jeses

Javid’s timing is as good as his trolling.

Zahawi is only the lesser of two morons
I don’t have much faith in him as chancellor

Don’t worry he won’t be chancellor long 🤣

Truss won’t be happy

But it’s Zahawi who’s just blown up his ministerial career

Stand off in No10.

Boris wants Liz Truss to become Chancellor.

But Nadhim Zahawi says he will quit if he isn't moved from Education to No11.

— Jonathan Reilly (@thejonnyreilly) July 5, 2022

Liz Truss would have taken the job of Chancellor because she is a simple as an 8 piece Jigsaw.

I had Zahawi down is a bit more sophisticated than that. I can only assume he is hoping it wins him some political capital for an upcoming leadership contest

I wonder what the Mail’s headline will be in the morning?

LOOK! Squirrel!

Or they’ll just brand Javid and Sunak as traitors. Probably traitors with funny coloured skin and funny names.

Almost certainly. They’ll either field a non-story or it’ll be ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE and all their (or our) fault for just not believing in him enough.

The question is… Which of the slippery **** will replace him?

As I’ve said repeatedly over the last six years: be careful what you wish for. Not so long ago I’d have said Gove but all bets seem to be off right now. It could be Diane Abbott at this rate.

WTF is going on!

While remaining publicly loyal, it’s possible that some ministers will privately ask the PM to consider his position.

If he refuses to do so, this could provoke some further departures, with one minister telling me they’d go if the PM tries to stay on until the summer recess.

can only assume he is hoping it wins him some political capital for an upcoming leadership contest

Snouts in trough time. He has no chance of being leader and wouldnt have a job under a competent leader

I had Zahawi down is a bit more sophisticated than that. I can only assume he is hoping it wins him some political capital for an upcoming leadership contest

Leadership and potentially the next GE, its a very public role so might get him some sort of a profile in the running. The rest of the cabinet are, unless they screw up, largely a non event if you’re not especially interested in the political happenings of the country. Under Boris you need to be a in the mould of Patel or truss if you want to be seen.

Truss will be fuming mind and now actively trying to figure out which end of the knife to stick Boris with

The number of Britons who want Boris Johnson to resign has reached a new high, at 69%.

The majority of 2019 Conservative voters (54%) also want to see the PM go, the first time this has been higher than the number who want him to stay (33%)https://t.co/EdF2u3hW1Z https://t.co/dNLiHNtf6E pic.twitter.com/uQb2x5bZtB

— YouGov (@YouGov) July 5, 2022

https://twitter.com/danjconn/status/1544404218877984771?s=21&t=U1hx6YJu3KP_RKia85opwQ

Eldest’s Tory boy uni friend has an older brother on holiday with a broadsheet journalist and a junior No10 staffer.

Getting some interesting third hand gossip about Liz Truss being Boris’s first choice for Chancellor 😱

Edit – Read back and obviously the story is out and confirmed.

UK’s new chancellor of the exchequer Nadhim Zahawi used company in tax haven to buy his Warwickshire constituency home. https://t.co/BXJHGdEWWd

— Ian Fraser (@Ian_Fraser) July 5, 2022

only held back by him so its time to resign and let them take over.

Yup, Sunak’s resignation letter is particularly worrying imo, it included:

We both want a low tax, high growth economy, and world class public services, but this can only be responsibly delivered if we are to work hard, make sacrifices and take difficult decisions, I firmly believe the public are ready to hear that truth”.

When Tories talk of “difficult decisions” they always mean cuts in spending and services.

The “truth” which the public are apparently ready to hear is no doubt the same sort of “truth” as the public were told when the need for austerity to clear the deficit was sold to them.

Sunak also says:

“In preparation for our proposed joint speech on the economy next week, it has become clear to me that our approaches are fundamentally too different, I have reluctantly come to the conclusion we cannot continue like this”.

All of that has bugger all to do with the Pincher scandal or Johnson lying about what he knew concerning previous allegations. It is a criticism of Johnson’s economic approach.

The Tories have always been the party of austerity but it was Corbyn’s election as L TVabour Party leader that forced Theresa May to give up arguing the case for austerity, the public simply weren’t going to buy it anymore.

Johnson has maintained that position, as a big spending showman who needs to be loved by the public austerity has no obvious appeal to him. But now with him clearly on the way out I reckon the Tories will be ready to do what they do best – screw the public whilst telling them that it’s for their own good.