DOOM: Boris

[AtW]

"Brady won’t rule out another no-confidence vote on Johnson within a year

Chair of the 1922 Committee leaves door open to rule change as William Hague says PM could be ousted by other means

Boris Johnson could face the prospect of another no-confidence vote within a year after Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee, refused to rule out changing the rules.

Some Tory rebels hope that after the prime minister faced calls from 41% of his own MPs to quit, a second bid to depose him could come sooner than expected.

Under the current rules of the 1922 Committee, a leader who wins a no-confidence vote is immune from facing another one for 12 months, meaning Johnson is likely to remain leader of the Conservatives until at least June 2023.

However, the committee’s 18 officers are able to change the rules and cut the immunity period to six months or less."

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-within-a-year

Wow, how democratic - change of leader must lead to immediate General Election

[malvolio]

It's a bit of a puzzler. Bin Boris by messing with the rules meaning he can't re-stand as leader meaning they have nobody who could win an election.

We all know politicians are narcissistic thickos, but they are going to wreck their cosy world for no real reason...

[SueEllen]

We all know politicians are narcissistic thickos, but they are going to wreck their cosy world for no real reason...

You mean like Boris Johnson himself?

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a...nger-2rdzzc0tm

https://www.independent.co.uk/climat...-b2097016.html

[BlasterBates]

Boris didn't have a problem deposing Theresa May after she won her confidence vote with a bigger margin.

[malvolio]

Boris didn't have a problem deposing Theresa May after she won her confidence vote with a bigger margin.

She was a vote loser. It was only Corbyn kept her in charge.

[d000hg]

Boris is quite happy to change the rules so this would be somewhat poetic justice.

[mattster]

She was a vote loser. It was only Corbyn kept her in charge.

You honestly think Johnson is still a vote winner? Evidence on the ground suggests the exact opposite. Agreed, it's not clear who would do any better out the options available, but it's also not clear that anyone would do significantly worse. Best guess: Tories are toast whoever leads them into the next election - they've had 12 years or so now, and we usually switch it up about then anyway.

[malvolio]

You honestly think Johnson is still a vote winner? Evidence on the ground suggests the exact opposite. Agreed, it's not clear who would do any better out the options available, but it's also not clear that anyone would do significantly worse. Best guess: Tories are toast whoever leads them into the next election - they've had 12 years or so now, and we usually switch it up about then anyway.

Irrelevant to my comment, I didn't say that, I was talking about May

But if you think the ideas-free vacuum that is Starmer is a better vote winner then fine, but prepare to be disillusioned.

[DealorNoDeal]

Closet Bojo groupie?

[mattster]

Irrelevant to my comment, I didn't say that, I was talking about May

But if you think the ideas-free vacuum that is Starmer is a better vote winner then fine, but prepare to be disillusioned.

You certainly implied that BJ wasn't a "vote loser" in the same way that May was, but whatever.

I'm not super excited by Starmer but boring competence does have a certain appeal. More than the moral vacuum it is the utter uselessness and lack of any kind of policy direction at all that really does my head in with the current government.