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Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:04 pm
by Youngian
We’re in Spitting Image doing Reagan territory
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:11 pm
by Malcolm Armsteen
Samanfur wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:53 pm
According to The Independent, the Deputy Chief Whip resigned at the same time.
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:13 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:04 pm
We’re in Spitting Image doing Reagan territory
She might have been fighting with Wendy Morton who didn't vote either.
Though James Duddridge says he voted with the government and isn't shown on the list.
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:30 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
I'd guess the public doesn't care about who controls the timetable, Alex. If there's something bad, they expect it to be put to a vote and ruled out.
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:32 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:40 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:07 pm
by Youngian
Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:13 pm
She might have been fighting with Wendy Morton who didn't vote either.
Was that a guess?
“Oh now go, walk out the door..”
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:08 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
More comedy. I don't know who the Tory MP asking the question is, but she's seriously unimpressed.
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:31 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Seems like the Chief Whip and Deputy aren't resigning now
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:37 pm
by kreuzberger
The custodians of party discipline.
Utter charlatans, every last one of them.
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:40 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Truss saying she did vote after all.
Did she? Did anyone see her?
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:44 pm
by Spoonman
This headline intro on tonight's News At Ten could have came out of Brass Eye!
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:20 am
by Samanfur
So the Chief Whip and her deputy didn't resign after all.
So what was Truss screaming about for long enough to miss last night's vote?
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:21 am
by Samanfur
Does that include the PM, who's now frantically alleging that she voted?
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:51 am
by Samanfur
This isn't a u-turn - it's a carousel:
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:13 am
by Oboogie
Further to Samanfur's post and answering the question in this thread's title, it appears Truss forgot to vote in her own confidence vote, thus breaking her own whip. That'll solve the problem of how to get rid of her!
"Tory rebels warned they will be punished over 'confidence vote' in 1.30am U-turn
The 36 MPs who abstained include Boris Johnson, Kwasi Kwarteng, Theresa May and Liz Truss herself"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/20 ... am-u-turn/
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:16 am
by Watchman
And to think, there are still those out there who want Kier to rant and rave at every opportunity; this is a clear win for the intelligent, measured approach
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 10:09 am
by Tubby Isaacs
Theresa May was paired, Truss is now officially recorded as voting, apparently a card reader problem.
UQ on Braverman.
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 10:45 am
by Youngian
Watchman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:16 am
And to think, there are still those out there who want Kier to rant and rave at every opportunity; this is a clear win for the intelligent, measured approach
I’d be happy with that but Starmer’s smarter than I am and 30 points ahead in the polls.
Re: Liz Truss - dimmest prime minister ever?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:27 am
by Samanfur
Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 10:09 am
Theresa May was paired, Truss is now officially recorded as voting, apparently a card reader problem.