Boris Johnson!

Boris will fluff, flounder and flop about

Ah, that explains everything. Boris is from Sqornshellous Zeta.

I think there’s a high chance he’ll call an election, or at least he’ll try

That wouldn’t surprise me in the least. I think it’s hopelessly naive of any Tory MPs to believe that Boris won’t ultimately treat them with the same casual disregard as he did all the unknown number of mothers of his many illegitimate offspring

He’ll throw the entire party under the bus to save his own fat arse, without a second thought

I think there’s a high chance he’ll call an election, or at least he’ll try.

Or take a leaf from thatcher’s play book and deploy British troops somewhere that’ll go over well with the electorate and force the press and party to focus somewhere else.

Now if only there was a nasty little war going on somewhere with an obvious good guy bad guy set up.

It’s cringeworthy but I’m quite enjoying this. ;o)

What will he do next?

Javid is an experienced operator and it shows – he sensed what was happening and got his resignation in first. Last two times he has left office, it was his choice.

GE please! Let the country kick him out

"Dear Prime Minister, It is with great sadness and regret that I must tender my resignation to you…"#BorisJohnson pic.twitter.com/XAX7jXed4R

— Scarfolk Council (@Scarfolk) July 6, 2022

How easy is it for him to call an election?

They repealed the fixed term parliament act so I don’t think it’s any more complicated than going to the Queen and asking her to dissolve parliament. Then tory MPs would have to decide whether to change the leadership rules and kick him out or stick with him. If the former they’ll have to enter into an election campaign with an interim leader, Dominic Raab I presume given his position as deputy. 😄

Raab leading a tory election campaign would be wonderful to see

Can he unilaterally call one or does the party/govt have a say? I very much doubt the party will let him have one as it’s guaranteed suicide for most of their careers!

I dont think they did repeal it but its only a figleaf. A vote in the HOC leads to an election

I’m just wondering how many MPs are worried about Johnson’s selective memory kicking back in once he returns to journalism and writes his memoirs?

We also know he’s a vindictive bastard too, after all

Johnson will be hitting a Massive line of coke just before PMQs today, but I can’t see his backbenchers mustering up much enthusiasm

If he’s gonna quit*, he’ll do it before the liason committee, because that’s the kind of tedious detail focused questioning he despises

*He won’t quit, his ego is simply too large

The country may be going to the dogs, but Johnson has at least boosted my sense of schadenfreude.

He’ll throw the entire party under the bus to save his own fat arse, without a second thought

Issue with that is the chances of him losing his seat would be rather high and think that would make him the first PM to lose his seat (couple of others resigned just beforehand).
Only an 8k majority and I would guess quite a few tories wouldnt turn out for him whilst the libdems and greens would find better places to campaign.

I dont think they did repeal it but its only a figleaf.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tried-and-tested-system-for-calling-elections-restored#:~:text=Under%20the%20Fixed%2Dterm%20Parliaments,the%20Government%20lost%20a%20vote

 I don’t think it’s any more complicated than going to the Queen and asking her to dissolve parliament.

Interestingly since “That time the Govt shut parliament illegally” the Queen has new powers to prevent govts doing exactly that, if she thought it would be against the public good. Wouldn’t that be funny…

Online newspapers struggling to keep ahead of all the resignations, tweet and letters withdrawing support.

Or take a leaf from thatcher’s play book and deploy British troops somewhere that’ll go over well with the electorate and force the press and party to focus somewhere else.

Now if only there was a nasty little war going on somewhere with an obvious good guy bad guy set up.

It’s easy to miss, but he unilaterally gave Ukraine another £100m during his phonecall with Zelensky yesterday morning.
Yes, supporting them financially is critical to keeping Ukraine afloat, however the casualness at which he’s handed out the money whilst we have increasing poverty on our own doorstep is unsurprisingly callous and disingenuous.

Anyone getting any work done today? 😂

Anyone getting any work done today? 😂

Less than i should be

Interestingly since “That time the Govt shut parliament illegally” the Queen has new powers to prevent govts doing exactly that, if she thought it would be against the public good. Wouldn’t that be funny…

Not least because it would put her in a very awkward position when, immediately after saying no to him, BJ walks out of buck house, dissolves parliament and tells everyone the Queen said he could.

We also know he’s a vindictive bastard too, after all

Do we, what have I missed?

Bringing back Javid into the cabinet a while after he very publicly resigned doesn’t sound particularly vindictive. Are there any examples of Johnson being a vindictive bastard or are you getting confused with Dominic Cummings?

To be vindictive he’d have to be able to remember things wouldn’t he?

*He won’t quit, his ego is simply too large

Every weapon in his armoury is for deflecting responsibility – the obscure literary verbiage – disappearing acts – the hiding in a fridge. Quitting is something he doesnt have the strength or courage to do. Its weakness not strength thats keeping him in place.

Johnson can’t hold a grudge against anyone as he struggles to remember what they did that would warrant one! All he cares about is whether, at that moment in time, you are useful to him furthering his career prospects or not. That’s it.

They have the MP’s Panel on Five Live every Wednesday before PMQ’s.

They haven’t been able to get a single Tory MP to come on today to comment. Hardly surprising with the pace everything is moving along at

Can’t wait to watch Boris portray himself as the victim at PMQ’s, something I’m sure he firmly believes

 Are there any examples of Johnson being a vindictive bastard

The briefings on Sunak’s financial position, his Green card and his wife’s involvement with Russian money has been attributed to Johnson as a way of getting him out the way when it looked like Sunak was a candidate to take over?

But I tend to think that he’s a sort that because he doesn’t hold a grudge, gets very confused when his behaviour results in people feeling antipathy towards him. Others have said that Johnson tends to operate on the basis that once he’s apologised for his behaviour, regardless of how egregious it may have been, that the end of the matter as far as he’s concerned.

To be vindictive he’d have to be able to remember things wouldn’t he?

Only some of the time.

I didn’t do it

I don’t remember doing it

I did do it and I’m sorry

I did do it and I’m not sorry

I did do it but it was ages ago so it doesn’t matter

I think I’m going to have to avoid the news for the rest of today and catch the highlights this evening. It’s all moving along too quickly for me to keep up between jobs 🤣

Johnson is a narcissist who needs to be admired and loved, being a vindictive bastard doesn’t work well for those who yearn to be loved.

The briefings on Sunak’s financial position, his Green card and his wife’s involvement with Russian money has been attributed to Johnson as a way of getting him out the way when it looked like Sunak was a candidate to take over?

That is not really an example of him being a vindictive bastard, it’s a better example of him possibly undermining a potential leadership challenger.

How about getting journalists beaten up?

That strikes me as quite vindictive

Okay there was an incident over 30 years ago. I am assuming the lack of reference to anything more recent suggests that the vindictive bastard side of his personality hasn’t been particularly obvious for a while?

John Glen is about to resign as economic secretary to the Treasury, one source in the department says

— Eleni Courea (@elenicourea) July 6, 2022

Yeah, I struggle to see Johnson as vindictive

Anyway, the day of rolling resignations didn’t work to make Corbyn resign, perhaps this one won’t either.

That strikes me as quite vindictive

It was his mate who was the vindictive one and even then it was them trying to silence someone who was currently doing damage as opposed to just getting revenge.

I doubt he would really go after people in his memoirs since he is far too self obsessed and living in the present. I expect the only attacks on others will be pure blame deflection from himself rather than actual vindictiveness.

perhaps this one won’t either.

Difference being Corbyn had the support of the party as a whole whilst the latest polls indicate Johnson doesnt.

Anyone getting any work done today? 😂

Absoultely! (Zero 🤔😂)

Another one gone, with another fairly unambiguous resignation letter

With deep regret I am resigning from the government.

I will not be doing media interviews regarding this. pic.twitter.com/IT0C50g8My

— John Glen MP (@JohnGlenUK) July 6, 2022