The Conservative Party leadership vote…

‘One of the things that’s very important is that we draw a line under everything that’s happened over the last fourteen years.’

Oh ok.

As a lifetime Labour voter I’d have preferred any of the other three quarter finalists to win. I can see Badenoch taking Stanmer to pieces every time they debate.<br style=”box-sizing: border-box; –tw-border-spacing-x: 0; –tw-border-spacing-y: 0; –tw-translate-x: 0; –tw-translate-y: 0; –tw-rotate: 0; –tw-skew-x: 0; –tw-skew-y: 0; –tw-scale-x: 1; –tw-scale-y: 1; –tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; –tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; –tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; –tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246/0.5); –tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; –tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; –tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; –tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000;” />She seems smart (comparatively, you understand). Stanmer’s approval ratings are dismal, and if that continues it will make Badenoch seem succesful.

Others here seem very confident, me not so much. I can see her leading the Tories into the next election, and I can see her winning.

Red Wall type Labour voter?

For me she fits the word “condescending” to the T, and she’ll be exposed during PMQ’s.

Reading the room well there Kemi

This is what will undo her. She has absolutely zero empathy. She simply can’t imagine what it is like to be anyone but her. She will continue to put her foot in it as she has done so many times already – maternity pay, imprisoning civil servants, Partygate…

….we need more austerity…

The next Parliamentary race will be to see who gets the boot first, Starmer or Badenoch

Labour will take a long time to ditch Starmer; he has delivered them into power and is handing out decent pay rises to his union backers.

yeah Starmer has his faults but pitting him vs Badenoch doesn’t really seem a fair fight!

This is what will undo her.

She sees herself as the new Thatcher, a dispruptor sent to break up the old boys network and crack heads together. I’m not sure it’ll work though, it’s far more likely that she’ll piss off her MPs and be booted out within a couple of years.

Labour will take a long time to ditch Starmer

Starmer won’t be ditched, he’ll go the same way as Blair, probably midway through a second term. It all depends on how much of his majority he can hang on to at the next election.

If we’re going to make this another… “Labour must ditch Starmer” thread… I’d say all eyes need to be on which regional mayors stand to be MPs at the next general election… that’s where the next leader comes from, IMHO, rather than someone currently a senior MP. No point changing leader without a major policy step change to go with it, which would be hard for anyone working closely in/with the government over the next 7 or so ******* difficult years.

‘One of the things that’s very important is that we draw a line under everything that’s happened over the last fourteen years.’

Yes, Kemi. Great.

But what does that actually mean?

Ah, yes. Kemi doesn’t actually do meaning, does she? Or policies. Or practicalities. Just claps her hands in the face of nonplussed minions and says “make it happen”.

If there are still questions…

She claps her hands in the face of nonplussed minions and says “make it happen” but slightly more like David Brent.

New shadow cabinet is looking a little like Monsters INC.

New shadow cabinet is looking a little like Monsters INC.

BBC seem to think Priti Patel will be Shadow Foreign Secretary. The same Priti Patel who was sacked by Teresa May as the real Foreign Secretary for going off message on Israel. What could go wrong this time…..

There are so few Tory MPs left that when those standing down and those clearly disloyal to the current right wing junta are taken out there are not many choices for Ms Badenoch to make.

I mean there are 120 ministerial positions in the Labour Govt and 121 Tory MPs in total……I wouldn’t be surprised if she gives Patel the Home Office as well

So, to summarise..::

The woman sacked for freelancing on foreign policy while foreign secretary is appointed shadow foreign secretary?

The man referred to by everyone sarcastically as ‘honest Bob’ as he’s so bent is now shadow justice secretary?

Laura Trott who looks like she’d struggle with her times tables is now shadow education Secretary

It’s absolute comedy gold!

They’ll need to be restocking the champagne supplies in Labour Party headquarters. It’s been party time on Kemi for the last few days. Maybe they could send one of Borises old number 10 staffers with a suitcase?