Should Theresa May resign?

My thoughts exactly daz!

This Brexit/Corbyn paralysis that has the Tories all rabbit in the headlights, seems to have neutered their usual efficiency at swiftly decapitating weak incompetent leaders!

This Brexit/Corbyn paralysis that has the Tories all rabbit in the headlights, seems to have neutered their usual efficiency at swiftly decapitating weak incompetent leaders!

I’m not sure what they’re worried about. At a strategic level, there is surely an argument that it would be better to relinquish govt to the labour party and then take advantage later following the inevitable brexit chaos brought about by a bumbling Jeremy Corbyn. Unless of course they believe that labour will make a better job of delivering brexit and Corbyn is not the incompetent ditherer they make him out to be?

Unless of course they believe that labour will make a better job of delivering brexit and Corbyn is not the incompetent ditherer they make him out to be?

They are acting in the national interest as they believe that the socialists will destroy the economy just like they did in Norway.

Oh. Hang on a mo …

Boris has a brilliant cameo in this:

Unless of course they believe that labour will make a better job of delivering brexit and Corbyn is not the incompetent ditherer they make him out to be?

or they think labour won’t execute brexit.

At a strategic level, there is surely an argument that it would be better to relinquish govt to the labour party and then take advantage later following the inevitable brexit chaos brought about by a bumbling Jeremy Corbyn.

Not really, Labour are going to borrow half a trillion and the following Government are going to be the deeply unpopular people who have to pay it all back. That’s a worse job than the one they’ve already been lumbered with. Apart from that putting Labour in to bat would be *very* appealing.

There’s no way out for May.

or they think labour won’t execute brexit.

You mean May thinks the people who have campaigned to leave Europe for 30 years will change their mind? Interesting.

or they think labour won’t execute brexitenough poor people

But yeah don’t wanna mess up brexishambles is the priority, amusing coz it means they get to own it and continue alienating everyone under 50, to keep their dying demographic of choice happy.

If May is replaced sooner means that have to be a rabid brexiter replaces her Patel in with a shout if members can get past her ethnicity, Rudd seems obvious but majority is tiny, Johnson, Mogg both shot their bolts too early, so I reckon Raab or someone equally odious that the members will be happy with.

This all requires May to go, I reckon she’s got 1 more fukup before she’s out.

And one thing we’ve learnt about May is that she’s very good at fking things up.

‘I have have the backing of the full cabinet’

Sounds like she’s for the chop then lol

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41519601

If Grant Shapps has 30 MPs signatures Diane Abbott must be doing the adding up 🙂

Supposedly this is from an MP’s WhatsApp group after Shapps was added (just one of many)

There are fewer signatures on your list than files sent to the CPS after the election campaign you ran as chairman.

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@kimbers Rudd has little chance of being elected Leader, see poll of Tory members last week. She’s miles behind Boris and even Davis who doesn’t even want to stand based on his age.

I so what to see her chuck in the towel, the aftermath would be amazing – Boris V Mogg you can not make that up. Can you imagine the sheer knee trembling reaction of the swivel eyed party members, my god how would they choose.

Please let it happen….

Boris V Mogg you can not make that up.

They’d have to have a duel. It’s traditional. What what what.

With the high accuracy and low recoil of modern handguns, and the close proximity of the target there’s a high chance they could kill each other.

Handguns? Surely they should each get an AR-15 with a bump stock in order to make sure.

it still needs the big hitter to execute the coup de grace ala Geoffrey Howe in the commons for all to see

It is rather like sending your opening batsmen to the crease only for them to find the moment that the first balls are bowled that their bats have been broken before the game by the team captain.

what is it with the tories and europe

see poll of Tory members last week

Too small a sample size.

Surely they should each get an AR-15 with a bump stock in order to make sure.

That’s a great idea, it’s keeping the tradition, but it would also show that the Conservatives are progressive and can embrace modern technology and adapt to change.

jambalaya – Member

@kimbers Rudd has little chance of being elected Leader, see poll of Tory members last week. She’s miles behind Boris and even Davis who doesn’t even want to stand based on his age.

And that’s why the Tories are in trouble, the ageing members want someone as rightwing as possible, unpalatable to the majority of the electorate.

The irony is that it’s the constant sniping of the brexies, IDS,redwood, mogg & johnson etc that have so undermined May & weakened the party

Looks like the next leader will be the last one in the room really, expect the same games and stupid moves, some spectacular self destruction and reputation damage.

Tories really are working hard to shake off the “ruthless with weak leader” reputation. It seems quite possible that she will sit there twisting in the wind, a national laughing stock, for weeks or even months to come.

Or she could be gone in a few days of course.

Interesting change of words from May (reported in guardian re. whether she’d sack BJ) , she’s given up on “strong leadership” and dropped it back to “calm leadership.” Tacit acknowledgment she’s in an awful position?

Well I see her intervention on behalf of 4000 NI workers to Trump has worked well, tarrifs on bambardier gone from 220% to 300.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41532309

Meanwhile an actual conservative party leader has stepped up to defend her
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41534552

& Torygraph reports that the EU now talking to Corbyn, as they want to talk to the person who’s actually going to be running the show

A week ago it probably seemed like after her car crash on Marr that things couldn’t get any worse….

Oh well.

I observed the comings and goings from St Peter’s Square. In front of the Midland hotel was a high metal security fence with some armed coppers and a sign saying ‘Welcome to Manchester’. Despite their losing younger voters most of the young men were dressed up like old men. They seemed terrified of the locals and not one of them was seen in the City Arms, the Brink had a sign up saying ‘Beware: the publican is a socialist’. People like Rory Stewart immediately held phones up to their ears in the street to avoid anyone speaking to them. Despite the claim that over 47 people become Tory many of the protesters in the square were pensioners. MrsMC had the final speech on her ipad on the way back and that greatly improved driving through the M6 roadworks. Interesting to compare Labour’s dignified reserve to the way the Tories went for Diane Abbott.

Clearly it’s an average – 47 is simply the age at which more people support Tory than Labour.

And being in that age bracket, I fully expect that threshold to increase at a rate of about one year per year.

Old enough to remember Thatcher but not the preceding Labour shambles 🙂

As I understand it that’s not happening, the switchover, is being delayed, either something to do with having kids later & living longer, memories of the last real Labour gov (70s) dimming, or just conservatism falling out of fashion

Exactly. **** off.

^ sadly that’s the nail on the head, she needs to go.

that is brilliant – funny and true she cannot even lie and she is improvising like a never ending jazz solo.

improvising like a never ending jazz solo

🙂

Maybot’s Ipod right now…

😆

Interested that the argument above (that TM should simply have lied) gets such positive responses. Says a lot.

If you’re tasked, nay chosen the task, of crafting a shit sandwich for the nation you have a responsibility of at least pretending to believe in the deliciousness of the shit sandwich.

^^tomd has a point there. 🙂

Actually tmh, I’d rather she told the truth, was up-front about the size of the catastrophe ahead, and said that she’d put forward a vote in the house to bring this silliness to an end.

But failing that, the least she can do is act like the shit sandwich she’s foisting on the rest of us is really tasty.

But failing that, the least she can do is act like the shit sandwich she’s foisting on the rest of us is really tasty.

Corbyn wanted to trigger A50 on June 24th, 2016. I think you’d find we’d be in a trickier place now had he done so certainly if you are a Soft Brexiteer / Remainer

Can you tell me 3 things the make may a good leader?
Jeremy says….

Yep, it tells you all you need to know.

May has made so many u-turns I don’t think she knows what she believes anymore.

It would be funnier if it wasn’t such a **** up.