Factotum Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 Yeah Corbyn was right not to. Why unite the Tories behind May? Let them eat themselves. Not sure why people are criticizing him for it. Also, to the public and business' etc this is an utter mess of the Tories making. Several Tory MPs have said they would leave the party if Boris became leader according to the Guardian. Even the Tories hate that self serving mug. Quote
Wrasslin Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 Just now, Factotum said: Yeah Corbyn was right not to. Why unite the Tories behind May? Let them eat themselves. Not sure why people are criticizing him for it. Also, to the public and business' etc this is an utter mess of the Tories making. Several Tory MPs have said they would leave the party if Boris became leader according to the Guardian. Even the Tories hate that self serving mug. Because the press have to beat Corbyn with some kind of stick. And this is the one they've decided to reach with. Quote
Paid Members John Matrix Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) I was actually in Parliament a few weeks ago on work business, and found it fascinating, you'd imagine, to a degree, that Boris Johnson would be that guy in school everyone wanted to hang around with, such is the way he's presented as this sort of saviour in waiting, but alas, in what was a very busy day, PMQ's happening later that morning, where in seemingly every corner of the building where conversations were taking place, I watched him bumble along on his todd in the foyer for about 15 minutes looking utterly lost and miserable. Edited December 12, 2018 by John Matrix Quote
Paid Members quote the raven Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 Just now, John Matrix said: I watched him bumble along in the foyer for about 15 minutes on his todd looking utterly lost. Working the gimmick brother Quote
Factotum Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 Quote Johnson would be that guy in school everyone wanted to hang around wit He's utterly loathed by a lot of Tory MPs for a number of reasons, not least his disloyalty and self serving attitude. Even at conference he's seen as a pariah. Problem is, among a lot of Tory grass roots he's seen as this leader in waiting. Quote
Paid Members quote the raven Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 Raab has to win doesn’t he? I cant see them allowing Boris to get to the final two Quote
Paid Members Chunk Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, Factotum said: Several Tory MPs have said they would leave the party if Boris became leader according to the Guardian. Even the Tories hate that self serving mug. Is it possible for an MP to retain their seat whilst switching parties / leaving a party? Quote
Moderators PowerButchi Posted December 12, 2018 Moderators Posted December 12, 2018 Yeah, you can change parties and keep your seat as far as I remember. I think a few did it during the Major years. Quote
Paid Members JNLister Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 They'd most likely just become independents rather than switch. There is always the possibility that if you got Boris or somebody who was made PM and outright said "yeah, we're not getting a decent deal, we'll just crash out" you'd get enough Tory backbenchers commit political suicide and vote no confidence in the government to trigger an election as the only way to stop it. Quote
Paid Members John Matrix Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, PowerButchi said: Yeah, you can change parties and keep your seat as far as I remember. I think a few did it during the Major years. Didn't Mark Reckless retain his when defecting to UKIP the other year? I remember cries of "We have an MP! Nothing can stop us now!" around that time. Quote
Paid Members JNLister Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 Carswell and Reckless are pretty much the only MPs who've changed parties and resigned as an MP so they could restand in a by-election. Before that I think you have to go back to 1981 when one of the MPs who jumped to the SDP did a byelection (and lost). Quote
Factotum Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) Ha Carswell who said he wanted to 'decontaminate the UKIP brand' how that work out? Edited December 12, 2018 by Factotum Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 Over 100 Tory MP's have said they will support May tonight according to Sky News. 158 votes will give her a win and immunity from being challenged for a year. It's either Christmas comes early or gets cancelled tonight. Quote
Paid Members quote the raven Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Over 100 Tory MP's have said they will support May tonight according to Sky News. 158 votes will give her a win and immunity from being challenged for a year. It's either Christmas comes early or gets cancelled tonight. What they say and what they do are very different. I expect her to lose Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 12, 2018 Paid Members Posted December 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, quote the raven said: What they say and what they do are very different. I expect her to lose bookies have her to survive, but lets hope so. With that, and speculation of impeaching Trump, this month could be very interesting! Quote
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