[Boiler]

Sunak now.

Didn't some Tory just ask "no-hopers" to step back?

'cause what we really need right now is the son-in-law of a billionaire running the country.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I like Quince.

He's got Bottom.

[mattomac]

Rehman Chishti and John Baron are exploring the possibility of running.

It seems to annoyed Iain Dale , no i've never heard of them.

Chishti appears to be a reasonably sound constituency MP, Brexiter on the grounds that his constituents were. Lots of private members' bills, many worthy causes.

Baron's a soldier turned merchant banker arch-Eurosceptic. Took over from Teresa Gorman which I think says it all.

Chishti has zero experience of high level politics, but seems a hell of a lot more reasonable than any of the other candidates.

Problem is with zero name value in a field that’s going resemble a battle royal they will struggle.

Saying all that a massively long drawn out contest helps Labour and allows Starmer to step in the void.

This is a summer to potentially seize it.

I’m seeing so little from Tungenhat, seems less odd but he needs to start to paint a canvas or he will get drowned, Wallace is still delaying so I think that might be a ship that sinks, his endorsement might be worth it.

Sunak’s support so far can’t seem to follow copy and paste techniques and is being panned on Twitter, can see it being sunk before it starts.

[Andy McDandy]

That government of all the toadies is really going to hurt them. Shame, that.

[Watchman]

#Ready4Rishi……….for fucks sake!!!!!!!!!

[Tubby Isaacs]

My MP launching a long shot candidacy.

[Crabcakes]

Dorries is contemplating a run. So now, astonishingly, Braverman might not be the dumbest of an unbelievably dumb bunch.

[Samanfur]

Mine (Jake Berry, head of the NRG) is allegedly thinking about running, as well.

[Andy McDandy]

It's like the days of the pulp comics, when having a pair of stilts, a strong grip, or just a tight pair of jodhpurs was enough to make a superhero.

[satnav]

I think ultimately the contest will end up boiling down to the Tory grassroots having to chose between Rishi and the stop Rishi candidate. Hopefully the 1922 will make the contest as quick as possible. If MPs can whittle the field down within the next two weeks I can't see why a national contest to take more than a couple of weeks, the two final candidates could have a couple of TV debates and a week to vote.

[zuriblue]

I like Quince.

He's got Bottom.

You should be bard for that.

[Andy McDandy]

Gotta admire his puck for trying.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Did we have this?

[Andy McDandy]

I know Blackpool is a dump, but really...

[Boiler]

[Tubby Isaacs]

Team of all the talents assembling.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Robin Cook dictum applies.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Kemi Badenoch joins Conservative leadership race
Former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch, who resigned from government two days ago, has announced she will be joining the running to be Boris Johnson’s successor.
She told The Times she would radically cut the size of the state[ and provide a “limited government focused on essentials”.

That's what they voted for in Blyth Valley.

[Boiler]

Nadine Dorries 'poised to join race to be Prime Minister to keep Boris’ flame alive’

"Hello fish and chips, didn't expect to see you again?"

[Bones McCoy]

Nadine Dorries 'poised to join race to be Prime Minister to keep Boris’ flame alive’

"Hello fish and chips, didn't expect to see you again?"

Quite touching really.

Reader, I imagined I married him.