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MercladUK replied

11 May 2015, 14:18
Originally posted by Zero Liability View Post

He's not a bad bloke. Better than most in politics.
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alphadog replied

11 May 2015, 13:49
I think it's crazy that this joker is allowed to hold down at least three jobs (mayor, MP and telegraph columnist) simultaneously... and get paid out of the public purse for two of them. You can't tell me he's doing as good a job as he would be if he didn't have as much on his plate!
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unixman replied

11 May 2015, 13:15
Boris should remain MoL in my view. I can't ever see him losing a mayoral election, and he serves the Conservative cause well in that post. If the job passed to a Labour person, it would be a constant voice of critisism raised against everything the Torys did.

Boris is not a debater. His cheerful ebullience is not suited to scoring political points. See how he floundered against Ed M. on that TV sofa last week.
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TheFaQQer replied

11 May 2015, 12:59
Originally posted by Batcher View Post

Cameron promised to serve the full term and then stand down if he won. Can he remain PM if he steps down early as party leader to let someone else run for GE2020?

Yes.

As long as the PM commands the confidence of the house, then they stay - whether they are party leader or not.

There was a thing on the BBC about it a while ago.
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Batcher replied

11 May 2015, 12:48
Cameron promised to serve the full term and then stand down if he won. Can he remain PM if he steps down early as party leader to let someone else run for GE2020?
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SueEllen replied

11 May 2015, 12:38
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

No job for Boris, but he does get to attend some cabinet meetings

Keep your friends' close but your enemies closer.....
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DaveB replied

11 May 2015, 11:47
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

A cabinet position ?
Groom him or set him up ?

There are three top posts left vacant by the lib dems

business
energy
chief secretary to the treasury

Minister for Religeous Affairs
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EternalOptimist replied

11 May 2015, 09:34
No job for Boris, but he does get to attend some cabinet meetings
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SimonMac replied

9 May 2015, 15:48
He won't get a cabinet job until after he stands down as Mayor of London
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TheFaQQer replied

9 May 2015, 14:43
Minister for Women
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SlipTheJab replied

9 May 2015, 12:09
He's still mayor for a year so will sit on the back benches till then, and I inagine he'll then be put in charge of the Tories winning the referendum on Europe in 2017!
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Zero Liability replied

9 May 2015, 10:44
He's not a bad bloke. Better than most in politics.
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GlenW replied

9 May 2015, 09:38
Originally posted by mudskipper View Post

Full time job hosting HIGNFY

He'll have to fight Farage for it.
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mudskipper replied

9 May 2015, 09:31
Full time job hosting HIGNFY
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centurian replied

9 May 2015, 08:45
Give him all the rope he needs...
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