Boris Johnson!

The Labour calling for a vote of no confidence thing was just a distraction. Thankfully the conservative woman from the Cameron years explained the obvious, that those Tories who could vote against Johnson tomorrow would suddenly rally around him were Labour to call for one.

Didn’t stop Kirsty from the block labouring the point even further though. She is utterly useless. The Labour rep doesn’t do herself any favours though, the last few times I’ve seen her she has seemed slow witted and walks into traps all too easily.

She should have just told Wark to stop beimg stupid and left it there. Mick Lynch has shown the way to deal with TV pundits (I hesitate to call them joirnalists), and all Labour politicians need to take note.

The morning papers.

Looks like the Mail are still supporting him, for now anyway.

Why is nobody shouting down this “14 million voters” mandate? That’s not how government works in this country, he’s not the president. 25,351 people in his constituency voted for him, plus the nitwits in the Conservative party who chose him to be PM. Some way short of 14 million.

Of the best of the rest, one who is not goimg to lead the country to the abyss,
My money would be on Ben Wallace. He emgages his brain before opening his mouth. Doesn’t come across as the spoit child, ex head boy of a posho school.
Looks normal in a suit that doesn’t look like it was deliberately cut badly by a tailor, then never hung or folded correctly.
The tories are here to stay, which tories though, thats the question

Why is nobody shouting down this “14 million voters” mandate? That’s not how government works in this country, he’s not the president. 25,351 people in his constituency voted for him, plus the nitwits in the Conservative party who chose him to be PM. Some way short of 14 million.

It is how government should work but in reality it is not how it works. People vote for a party above the actual MP in their constituency and those 14MM wanted a conservative party led by Boris.
The recent by election losses are not because people don’t want a conservative party it is because they don’t want a Conservative party with Boris leading it.

Looks like the Mail are still supporting him, for now anyway.

Likewise The Sun and Express.

Oh my, this is too perfect pic.twitter.com/5DcKwfIaZ0

— Laurie (@Laurie1984) July 7, 2022

LOL

Fingers crossed he inflicts as much damage as possible to the Cons

Looking forward to the next round of voting intention polling.

It’s not even 7 o’clock and a minister has just quit

A decent and responsible Government relies on honesty, integrity and mutual respect – it is a matter of profound personal regret that I must leave Government as I no longer believe those values are being upheld.

I have submitted my letter of resignation to the Prime Minister. pic.twitter.com/EG6u52BdDc

— Brandon Lewis (@BrandonLewis) July 7, 2022

And another

Treasury minister Harlem Whately resigns

— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) July 7, 2022

Dunmo why its not been modded

You sound surprised

Having had a post removed here,  hypocrisy over the moderation on this thread is astounding.

Helen Whatley

With sincere regret I am resigning from Government pic.twitter.com/HpQ2rgkr4q

— Helen Whately (@Helen_Whately) July 7, 2022

She’s lied for him on plenty of occasions

It’s pure self preservation & it’s hilarious

Ding Ding round 2 (or is it 3?)

I have visions of Priti and Grant going round to number 10 and trying to hunt down Johnson as he hides in various cupboards and fridges refusing to come out despite being told that he’s not really in trouble and that while they do love him, they do need to have a chat and he might have to think very hard about what he’s done.

My Canadian wife just complained that no one told her that she’d be moving to a politically unstable country when she came here.

It has been a huge privilege and responsibility to serve as security minister.
It shouldn’t take the resignation of dozens of colleagues, but for our country, and trust in our democracy, we must have a change of leadership.
My letter to the PM: pic.twitter.com/V82wT5P2Ta

— Damian Hinds (@DamianHinds) July 7, 2022

At least they have the gumption to resign. Braverman wants the piss stained sofa to go but won’t resign herself because she knows this is the pinnacle of her career and she won’t get another chance.

Do we get cameras into the briefing room every morning?

How long can this go on for?

I have work to do today!

Pretty bonkers thou Johnson’s government collapsing after one blokes boozy night out and not even Johnson.

Didn’t see that one coming.

Boozy night out, or sexual assault enabled by Johnson?

Science Minister has gone…. this is NUTS!

Enough is enough. This can’t go on.

The chaos in No10, the breakdown of Cabinet collective responsibility, the abandonment of the Ministerial code, the defence of impropriety & defiance of Parliament are all insults to the Conservatism I believe in and stand for: pic.twitter.com/7OO5fbzdPO

— George Freeman MP (@GeorgeFreemanMP) July 7, 2022

My Canadian wife just complained that no one told her that she’d be moving to a politically unstable country when she came here.

Boris Johnson Broke Britain.

And we’re all paying the price.

The next 12 months are going to be very tough for most of us. And he did this to us. It was always going to be this way, a state, a country, an economy, a population, hamstrung to cope with world events and day to day business and life by a man who only acts for himself. Only cares about himself. You put this man in office, and this is what you get. Slow hand clap for everyone who enabled him, not least these Conservative MPs only now publicly admitting what they’ve always known… that Boris Johnson should not be PM. It will take decades to clear up his mess.

Yes, a HIGNFY special, please.

Regarding the ‘mandate to rule,’ he’s truly crazy if he thinks he’s going to have his own Capitol moment. How long before the first ‘Boris Must Go’ march in old London town?

I met George Freeman a couple of years ago, he wasn’t all bad actually.

Does anyone know how many this is now? It was 45 when I went to sleep last night..

I *think* George Freeman makes it a half century for Boris, a good innings in anyone’s book!

sexual assault enabled by Johnson?

Definitely..

It’s pure self preservation & it’s hilarious

Yep once the games up they’re all trying to save their political careers,it’s sickening really,you’d never believe that they’d only voted on his confidence what was it 3-4 weeks ago,now he’s persona non grata.

The gift that keeps on giving. This is so terribly damaging to the tories. Long may it continue 🤣

The Sun says Boris Johnson should go with dignity…. when you’ve lost the dirty digger the jig is up.

Yep, we’re at 50 now. The Chief Whip has turned up to try an do some more convincing.

+1 to what Kelvin said. After seeing Klunks comment i watched the comittee recording last night, and it’s very apparent Johnson doesn’t have a clue about half the things that should or need to have been done in this country. It’s all sitting piling up in a back office whilst he blusters his way through lies and sound bites daily. Watch it, it really is quite shocking that this could have been allowed to happen.

It’s going to take some effort and some pain to sort out for sure.

What a complete sh*t show eh?! I hope people remember how many of his suck up MPs supported him and kept him in office for so long.

It’s too late for leaving with dignity. No support from the mail either, branding him shameless.

Watching the vox pops on the various news programmes last night, people bizarrely still like him and some were backing him.

It shows how much the mainstream media is controlled by the likes of Murdoch etc. They control the narrative and when the truth leaks out, BJ and chums just rant on about Corbyn, Durham beer and curry and how they saved us from Covid. Basic distraction techniques and they are allowed to get away with it

There is no scrutiny, no grown-ups involved. We had the ideological driven austerity plan, then Brexit, now this shit show. 12 years of the Tories with their snouts in the trough making the rich richer and the poorest in society much worst off. It’s a national scandal enabled by the media

Lil Matty on BBC. Saying that sofa should resign but stay in post, possibly for months, to achieve a smooth hand over.

Oh, and Putin must be pissing himself at the irony. Not only did Putin covertly fund the Brexit campaign, but his icing on the turd cake was also install a pisshead called Boris as PM! However, I think this is completely lost on anyone who doesn’t remember Boris Yeltsin.

Watching the vox pops on the various news programmes last night, people bizarrely still like him and some were backing him.

It’s a national scandal enabled by the media

Vox pops are the worst kind of media manipulation…. they may of had 99 – 1 anti Johnson but still make it look like he was still popular.

It’s a national scandal enabled by the media

Exactly!

51

It has been a honour, and a great responsibility, to serve as a minister, but we need leadership change, and I have resigned. I will continue to work for my constituents in Hexham from the backbenches.
My letter to the PM. pic.twitter.com/1BQMaY1ITI

— Guy Opperman (@GuyOpperman) July 7, 2022

Piffle! Not even a third of the payroll. Plenty of talent left on the back benches.

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/payroll-vote