no idea. Davis was pushed ofrward to be a big beast with his for god's sake go line....
Gove? Sunak's lot? Can't think who'd they'd replace him with that's better for their cause. They want an election winner; a pig with a blue rosette would do if they thought it better than Johnsson but have they got that? Sunak? Dorries? New untarnished dark horse? Now Peston reports that Sue Grey found the email Cummings was on about that warned the May 20 party should be cancelled. www.itv.com/news/2022-01-20/sue-gray-finds-email-warning-against-no10-drinks-party-in-may-2020
It's a shame that politics is such a spectator sport and whatever happens, it usually means nothing of benefit to the public. Gah, but at least some simple pleasures, I suppose
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unclepills, Thu 20 Jan 2022, 13:54,
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Rishi Sunak is far and away the strongest potential leader that they have.
Young, slick, perceived as having been a safe pair of hands during Covid (implementing furlough etc). Plus, he would benefit from the meathead vote 'I can't be racist, I voted for a brown person' etc.
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Bear in mind that the tory party membership is composed entirely of horrendous old duffers though
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I still reckon Rishi Poo-Snacks is their most credible leader-in-waiting
The Tory faithful don't always go for the 'traditional' choice; David Cameron did beat David Davis in the final shoot-out.
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Canon was overwhelmingly the traditional choice there
Eton, Oxford, very old and wealthy tory family. Davis grew up on a council estate
*Cameron
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if only there was an edit button
Tories love a working-class lad made good, look at John Major.
'Canon' was a fresh-faced new MP with no cabinet experience and a modernising agenda; Davis was a late middle-aged ex Army bloke with traditional right wing views.
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You can't edit subject lines on /links
thanks to the unique way b3ta has been coded.
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This is the most vote-winning election slogan of all time
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Thu 20 Jan 2022, 15:13,
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Has no experience of leadership and leads a millionaire lifestyle.
Seems more articulate than Boris, but then who doesn’t?
Let’s face it, the only reason anyone likes Rishi is furlough.
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jonbob loves you, Thu 20 Jan 2022, 20:23,
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Sunak is reliant on everyone giving up dishing the dirt once the big dog is gone.
He runs away from interviewers who ask him about his partying, and is snappy - doesn't feel he needs to stay and respond to press.
He's probably been at some of these flipping parties. Unless the social group is beneath him?
He'll be fine as long as he doesn't have too many enemies...
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Thu 20 Jan 2022, 21:31,
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Davis? He looks like a distraction while they pick another.
Or a fall guy if Johnson gets away with it.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 20 Jan 2022, 14:34,
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