[Spoonman]

Some of you may recognise this kitten - I've posted this pic of her in the gallery thread before. Her name is Tilly...

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...in her lifetime, Tilly has seen four chancellors of the exchequer, four education secretaries, three home secretaries, three health secretaries, two prime ministers and two British monarchs.

Tilly is five months old.

[Crabcakes]

Johnson is expected to stand.

They really are that fucking insane, it seems.

[Bones McCoy]

That's four Horocruxes destroyed.

[soulboy]

160,000 Tory party members are likely to be given an online vote on final two

What's that Mum? Need some help with your computer? Sorry, I'm flat out.

[Crabcakes]

New poll. This, if enacted at a GE, would give the Tories 0 (zero) MPs. This is genuinely an extinction-level event for them.

[Youngian]

New poll. This, if enacted at a GE, would give the Tories 0 (zero) MPs. This is genuinely an extinction-level event for them.

Tempting for Labour supporters who are polled in future to pretend to vote Lib Dem. Just for the crack of seeing the Tories plummet to third place.

[Samanfur]

This article from the FT seems apt:

Quantifying Britain’s moron risk premium

Britain has finally got its longed-for exceptionalism in recent weeks, experiencing a yadda yadda yadda (you know the story).

Not a whole lot of value has emerged from the past month’s omnishambles, but one valuable development is the coining of “moron risk premium” — in short, the extra money the UK is paying to borrow because its leaders are a few sandwiches short of a tea party.

[Yug]

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[Bones McCoy]

A prediction.

On Monday, Sir Graham Brady will read out the nominations.
There will be one name: Rishi Sunak.

Membership will fling an impotent wobbler.
But Tufton and Fleet Street's won't let it lie.

Cue two more years of anarchy.

[The Weeping Angel]

[Crabcakes]

A prediction.

On Monday, Sir Graham Brady will read out the nominations.
There will be one name: Rishi Sunak.

Membership will fling an impotent wobbler.
But Tufton and Fleet Street's won't let it lie.

Cue two more years of anarchy.

It may not be 2 years. Rumour has it Sunak’s plan is apparently steady the ship and then GE in May combined with local elections (when Tories tend to do a bit better).

[Youngian]

Is Sunak part of the WEF Remoaner blob coup? The Boris loons aren’t going to take Rishi’s coronation lightly.

[Bones McCoy]

Is Sunak part of the WEF Remoaner blob coup? The Boris loons aren’t going to take Rishi’s coronation lightly.

Also a P-word.
Most of the membership are still furious with Gandhi.

[Oboogie]

Is Sunak part of the WEF Remoaner blob coup? The Boris loons aren’t going to take Rishi’s coronation lightly.

Also a P-word.
Most of the membership are still furious with Gandhi.

Ghandi who famously wasn't a "P-word", he really made quite a point of it!

But I doubt most Tory members would appreciate the distinction.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I think Johnson is stuck.

[Crabcakes]

I think Johnson is stuck.

In Gatwick? Hope they’re not letting him back in as a convicted undesirable

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Reports that he has his 100 nominations.

This is utterly unbelievable...

>edit<

It is. That's 'Dudders' saying that. In fact 50 have publicly come out...

[Oboogie]

I think Johnson is stuck.

So he is!

[davidjay]

Reports that he has his 100 nominations.

This is utterly unbelievable...

>edit<

It is. That's 'Dudders' saying that. In fact 50 have publicly come out...

Boris lying? Surely not.

[satnav]

There seems to be quite a bit of sniping towards Penny Mourdaunt at the moment which may suggest she is currently in the way of Johnson getting the numbers he needs to enter the race.

I wonder what happens if we end in a situation where Johnson eventually scrapes together around 100 backers and then Rishi gets around 250. Would the membership really back Johnson knowing that two thirds of MPs don't support him?