A thread to catalogue the eloquence, dignity, diplomacy and wisdom of Boris Johnson: IV VONC

[Ponty]

Time to place your bets. My money is on someone who’s so far kept their head down. Maybe Raab, Hunt, Truss.

 

[Bob McC]

Well that's my point - it's just not credible. Surely Raab, being Deputy PM, could stand in much more straighforwardly...

If he quits as PM until his replacement is found the queen appoints an interim successor.

 

[Bob McC]

Time to place your bets. My money is on someone who’s so far kept their head down. Maybe Raab, Hunt, Truss.

The gullible’s choice seems to be Truss.

 

[twotone]

Time to place your bets. My money is on someone who’s so far kept their head down. Maybe Raab, Hunt, Truss.

No it will be that penny maurdaunt

 

[Konteebos]

Awww, I was hoping he would desperately try to hang on for longer and humiliate himself.

 

[gavreid]

If he quits as PM the queen appoints an interim successor.

It's not in her gift though - parliament decides and tells her who the appoint.

Labour must call a confidence vote if Johnson seeks to stay on...

 

[Caledon1297]

Steve Baker considering throwing his hat in the ring.

Out of the frying pan...

 

[The Far North]

According to what's being reported, he'll stay as PM until the party conference in October. He could cause quite a bit of chaos between now and thn, but Raab seems pathetically inadequate as a substitute.

Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative leader today - he will continue as Prime Minister until the autumn.

A Conservative leadership race will take place this summer and a new Prime Minister will be in place in time for the Tory party conference in October.

 

[Nero]

Steve Baker for PM!

 

[TheDecameron]

Johnson to resign today...

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...gnations-today-conservatives-uk-politics-live

But stay on until the autumn?!

Ah well, as we know, Johnson's word is his bond, so nothing to worry about...

Unacceptable- get him out today. Removal trucks round the back, physically remove him without delay.

 

[Ian G]

Any thoughts on a worthy replacement to lead us all out of this shit storm ?

 

[Bob McC]

According to what's being reported, he'll stay as PM until the party conference in October. He could cause quite a bit of chaos between now and thn, but Raab seems pathetically inadequate as a substitute.

If Raab was going to stand as replacement in the election he couldn’t take over.

 

[Nero]

Imagine how many empties Philip had to put out this morning at the May household

 

[Bob McC]

Moses

 

[SteveS1]

Any thoughts on a worthy replacement to lead us all out of this shit storm ?

None of those sh1ts who needed to wait until it was in their personal interest to do what they should have done months ago. Anyone remotely suitable will never get the vote of the UKIP activists who infiltrated and took over the Tories at local level from 2016.

 

[Caledon1297]

https://twitter.com/mouthwaite

 

[Tony L]

Time to place your bets. My money is on someone who’s so far kept their head down. Maybe Raab, Hunt, Truss.

None of them have kept their heads down. Every last one of them has stood behind corruption, embezzlement, racism, the breaking of national and international law, the trashing of our economy, our human rights etc. You really can’t whitewash this shit.

PS As ever I encourage people to consider donating to Good Law Project. The pressure to hold this government to account if anything needs to be ramped up if they try to conceal their corruption, law-breaking and erosion of our basic human rights behind a quieter more stealthy leader. I am in zero doubt the criminality will continue, as will the Trump/Tea Party trajectory. That is all embedded at the party donor/owner level. The direction towards fascism will continue just as it will with the US Republican Party.

 

[Ponty]

Steve Baker for PM!

Or Mark Francois?!

 

[TheDecameron]

Gotta love Zahawi's letter including "keeping a dangerous anti-semite out of No. 10", but presumably too scared to actually put a name to the person? Quality right wing bluster for their supporters.

I found that utterly offensive. It shows they’ve learned nothing- the whole rotten, corrupt shower have to go.

 

[Pete MB&D]

Rees-mogg he will bring back gas lighting and rickets

Pete