[Tubby Isaacs]

I don't know. Easier to rally that sort of voter from opposition. Stick it to Sir Prime Minister Keir is a more appealing message, than Vote for Rishi.

[Abernathy]

Two to drop out this afternoon, then.

I’m thinking Mel Stride, and maybe Patel, too. I don’t think she has that much support, somehow.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Taxi for Patel.

Robert Jenjerk 28
Bad Enoch 22
Jimmy Dimly 21
Tom Tug 17
Mel Strudel 16
Priti Prattle 14

I make that 118 votes. There are 121 Tory MPs.

[Andy McDandy]

Sometimes the outgoing leader abstains. Also perhaps the 1922 committee leader, and the party chair?

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I wonder if Jimmy managed to vote for himself?

[Andy McDandy]

Depends. If they did the candidates surnames first, he could have been thrown by Jenrick.

[Crabcakes]

If Jenrick wins, the rank and file who want Badenoch won’t be happy and it’ll all kick off again in 6 months. So doubtless this will happen.

Dunno about piss up in a brewery. This is more can’t organise a piss in a toilet.

[Watchman]

Proves how much interest I was giving the subject, I hadn’t realised that Braverman was a non-starter !

[Killer Whale]

Proves how much interest I was giving the subject, I hadn’t realised that Braverman was a non-starter !

The next Tory leadership contest that has any implications at all for anyone outside the Tory party will be the one after next.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Sometimes the outgoing leader abstains. Also perhaps the 1922 committee leader, and the party chair?

Sunak says he abstained, though some might suspect he voted for Mel Stride who I thought was dead cert last.

[Bones McCoy]

If Jenrick wins, the rank and file who want Badenoch won’t be happy and it’ll all kick off again in 6 months. So doubtless this will happen.

Dunno about piss up in a brewery. This is more can’t organise a piss in a toilet.

And vice-versa of Badenoch wins.

Nobody's saying it in public, but the obvious subtext is: "Badenoch and Dimly won't get those Reform voters back onside".
With that logic plus "Tugendhat and Stride is wet pooftahs sah!!"

Pugsly walks it..

[satnav]

I think Jenrick and Patel were both looking to get most of their support from the right of the party. Some of Patel's supporters may have switched to Jenrick early doors to try and ensure that one candidate from the right makes it through to the final 2. Assuming all the rest of Patel's supporters now switch to Jenrick that will still only give him 42 which should guarantee he makes it to the final 2. Realistically when it comes to the final vote of MPs only two candidates can get 40 votes especially if only 118 votes are cast.

Badenoch's share of the vote is smaller than expected but may be this could be down to a bit of tactical voting. I really didn't think that Stride would get 16 votes so some of these could have come from Badenoch's camp to get rid of Patel.

[Abernathy]

Could well be Jenrick they turn to, though Badenoch would be better from a Labour POV.

[satnav]

Is that Lord Frost sat behind him? Having Frost on his side could well prove a bit of a liability if he does eventually become leader.

At this point it is hard to see where Badenoch picks up votes from. She might pick up a few of Patel votes if some Tory MPs are keen to see a female in the final 2. I really would expect Mel Stride to go next with the majority of his supporters pivoting to Cleverly.

[Abernathy]

The odd thing about this whole contest is that 4 candidates now go to the Tory Party conference for a kind of beauty contest, but it still isn’t finished then. I don’t think they get a new leader until early November. Which leaves the party at its annual conference with only the lame duck Sunak as leader, instead of having the new leader decided on, and crowned, in glory (?) at the actual conference. Very odd indeed.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Ha ha.

[Abernathy]

Taxi for Patel.

Robert Jenjerk 28
Bad Enoch 22
Jimmy Dimly 21
Tom Tug 17
Mel Strudel 16
Priti Prattle 14

I make that 118 votes. There are 121 Tory MPs.

Just call me Mystic Aber.

[Tubby Isaacs]

This went well.

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Priti Patel repeats call for Tory members to have more say in running party after defeat in leadership race – as it happened

[Bones McCoy]

So... we say goodbyee; to the berk with the smirk.

[Crabcakes]

This is spot on re: Patel. So spot on, it’s barely spoof!

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics ... 0905250654