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Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:07 pm
by Samanfur
Spoonman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:58 pm
Samanfur wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:51 pm
The BBC're reporting that he's gone.
Nothing I see on the BBC website or on their News channel? 
But in related news on the BBC News live update page - ha!
They've posted a correction in place of the original post (20:28): he's not resigned.
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:09 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:10 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
"Loyalist" James Duddridge claiming that there will be more Cabinet appointments made tonight- what does that mean? Who's resigned from the Cabinet who hasn't been replaced?
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:18 pm
by Spoonman
Breaking on the BBC News Channel: Michael Gove fired from the cabinet.
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:18 pm
by Watchman
Mass sackings?
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:19 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Same on Sky News.
This is Alan Partridge sacking Peartree Productions staff. Nadine Dorries to play the part of Jill.
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:20 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Who's going to take Gove's job? Peter Bone?
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:22 pm
by davidjay
I expect to be offered a job by ten pm.
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:22 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:24 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:26 pm
by Spoonman
Christ, a No.10 press release has referred to Gove as a snake!
Dunno wherever to
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Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:30 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:31 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:32 pm
by Boiler
So what's next - an army of Gammon laying siege to Parliament?
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:35 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Oh my good God, James Duddridge!
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:39 pm
by Watchman
Gove; “Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of Cummings”
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:40 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
James Duddridge is absolutely getting killed by Jon Craig. This is the worst performance I've ever seen by a frontbencher.
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:42 pm
by Crabcakes
I’m not saying Gove is spectacularly unpopular, but managing to be the only one fired today out of 40+ resignations is a staggering achievement
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:45 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Tim Loughton just called James Duddridge "comical Ali", albeit affectionately.
Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:49 pm
by Crabcakes
Also, my uninformed hot take:
1. He’s offered Zahawi a Blair-Brown deal for him to eventually take over as PM. It’s bullshit, of course - but got him back on board.
He has also probably promised the same deal to god knows how many others in cabinet
2. He’s going to spend the next 3 days bribing the fuck out of every no-mark backbencher he can find with junior jobs (now that he has a lot of vacancies)
3. Depending on his numbers by Tuesday, he will either try and grind on after scraping a win or go for an insane snap GE to force people on side at risk of losing their seats
4. Resignation is now not an option - if he wasn’t going to go today, he never will.
