"I can still be Prime Minister. This is still on. Absolutely"

[BrilloPad]

If he won a no confidence motion he would only stay PM for a few weeks, "looking regal" driving around in a posh car, attending summits etc to polish his image as a prime minister in waiting, then announce he needs a popular mandate and call a general election.

eh?

If there was a no confidence motion in the country that was passed, the Tory leader(May?) would still be PM. They would be obliged to call an immediate general election.

In 1979 the same thing happened.

[motoukenin]

And then if the country who are lucky enough to have to you elect a government you don't like, you are off again?

You might have to learn how to live out of a car.....

Pretty sure this is the second time he has "left"

[BrilloPad]

And then if the country who are lucky enough to have to you elect a government you don't like, you are off again?

You might have to learn how to live out of a car.....

He has a car. Made entirely from Gold. That way he can take his assets anywhere.

For DP, leaving means leaving Swindon....

[northernladyuk]

He has a car. Made entirely from Gold. That way he can take his assets anywhere.

For DP, leaving means leaving Swindon....

DP is Swindon. He can no more leave Swindon than fine dining can leave France.

[Paddy]

If he won a no confidence motion he would only stay PM for a few weeks, "looking regal" driving around in a posh car, attending summits etc to polish his image as a prime minister in waiting, then announce he needs a popular mandate and call a general election.

The UK has not only lost its influence and credibility in the UK but also the UK as become the laughingstock of the World. This will also effect the credibility of the UK at the UN.

Its's Emperor May and the Tory MPs tell her that her new clothes are so fine; when in fact she is naked.

[jamesbrown]

Yep

He'd then lose to a Tory majority of 25 odd as brexiters fight back and the Tories run a far more confident campaign under Hammond or Rudd.

Personally I think his campaigning skills weren't fully realised, he's a very, very experienced campaigner, it's what he does, but it's interesting to see that he's still not seen as the best PM, even in his moment of victory (ish)

May isn't a campaigner, she's a manager, and doesn't have the reach and debating skills that he has developed over the years.

All they really have to do is promise millennials a bag of cash and they'll vote for them.

The Tory selection process is rather brutal, and there's little chance that Hammond would come through that process, based on his current standing within the party (esp. among the grassroots who vote). Rudd, perhaps, but it's very tough to be a PM candidate when you're defending a constituency majority in the hundreds. More likely to be a pro-Brexit candidate, although the options in Cabinet are limited. The Anyone But Boris (ABB) collective is probably spinning up already

[Paddy]

Queen's speech delayed and put on hold. Brexit negotiations delayed again.

Strong and stable...

[BlasterBates]

The government is going to collapse...

[northernladyuk]

The government is going to collapse...

Hopefully it will drag on for a while.

[VectraMan]

Queen's speech delayed and put on hold. Brexit negotiations delayed again.

Strong and stable...

BBC article:

One of the reasons for the delay is also believed to be because the speech has to be written on goat's skin parchment paper, which takes a few days to dry - and the Tory negotiations with the DUP mean it cannot be ready in time.

As if the rest of the world isn't laughing at us enough.