Boris's Brain is missing

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Chris56
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Psamathe wrote: 5 Jul 2022, 7:55pm One sign Johnson's rule is over ("bar the shouting") is ... where's Nadine? Normally she's on every news program within seconds, wearing out Twitter's servers declaring Johnson's Infallibility.

Maybe her silence speaks volumes.

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According to BBC she was seen entering Downing St and leaving shortly after. She then Tweeted that she was 100% behind him. 2 more have now resigned: The Vice Chair and the Special Envoy to Morocco
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Yep went into no10 about an 1hr ago and tweeted support ~45min ago.

Bets on health or chancellor? After the oral exam of course.
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Mick F wrote: 5 Jul 2022, 7:12pm The one to watch is Boris himself.
Go, or be pushed.
I think that Johnson's behaviour would be less predictive of anything in the future than any other senior politician's. He doesn't care about lying or breaching other social norms and he has no detectable legislative programme to complete.

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Was on top of a london bus when i learned of the twin departures.
Stopped off at one of my favourite spoons to celebrate with a fine strong porter from oakham.
He can't survive this.
Wot's he gonna do, pull a more spectacular lie out of the hat?
People of all stripes now see him as the liar he is I think.
Character will out.
Hope someone wins some dosh on a bet.
The rest of us can just raise a glass.
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Sweep wrote: 5 Jul 2022, 8:06pm ...He can't survive this.
...
But he'll likely humiliate himself desperately clinging on.

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Psamathe wrote: 5 Jul 2022, 7:49pm Something on the Radio the other day was that if 1922 guy gets letters from more than 50% of MPs they don't need wait 12 months and don't need another vote. That many letters is enough to do it on its own. I don't know that procedures/constitution so I'm just repeating what I heard the other day (and I can't remember who said it).
The Executive Committee can change the rules very easily and quickly:
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org. ... p-contests

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Psamathe wrote: 5 Jul 2022, 8:08pm
Sweep wrote: 5 Jul 2022, 8:06pm ...He can't survive this.
...
But he'll likely humiliate himself desperately clinging on.

Ian
Fine by me.
I bet he's already redrafting his resignation speech where he tries to present himself as going with honour, all that guff about what a privilege it has been to lead this great nation etc.
He will i am sure go down as the most dishonest PM in modern history.
Bliar must be having a quiet chuckle tonight.
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I think we need another big resignation from the Cabinet to seal it, and so far they are just expressing loyalty. That could be a ploy to gain advantage in an upcoming leadership battle because, traditionally, the one who wields the knife on the incumbent does badly in the following leadership race.
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PMQs could be fun tomorrow (6 July) although it's always possible that Boris Johnson might decide to jet off somewhere like Ukraine.

Assuming he's there as scheduled, then the dynamics should give some insight eg who packs the benches surrounding him, always assuming they do. The Opposition benches will surely be jubilant and if last week's predictions are correct, there could be members crossing the floor.
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PS In other news I see Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed he's going nowhere....................
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Can't pretend to have read all the thread, but it is of course mistitled.
The problem has never been his brain.
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Highlight's Johnson's grammar shortcomings. When he recently said he's be PM until 2030 he missed out the colon and meant "until 20:30"

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Psamathe wrote: 5 Jul 2022, 8:44pm When he recently said he's be PM until 2030 he ... meant "until 20:30"
:lol: :lol:
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I notice with some amusement that all the cabinet ministers sticking to their posts, like something unpleasant on the sole of yer shoe... are the ones with the nasty nicknames! Examples: Doughnut Dorries, The Minister for the Nineteenth Century, Ugli Patel, Dizzie Lizzie - and of best of all - Five Is Raab. hahahahaha I expect they'll all be out with the bathwater...
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Those two resignation letters in full.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62058236
Health and chancellor major positions in any times of course.
More so in these extraordinary times.
Toast.
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Barclay to Health.

(After his notable success as Chief of Staff of 10 Downing Street.)

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