Rishi is dead in the water since his wife’s non-dom front it out then U-turn debacle.
Plus his green card retention was unwise and went down very badly after the tax hoo-ha. He says in his resignation letter that chancellor would probably be the last ministerial post he’d ever hold. If I had to bet on it, I reckon he’ll be living in California fairly soon.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Tue 5 Jul 2022, 23:40,
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you're probably right, though far worse scandals never stopped de pfeffel. if boris had a wife who was an issue he'd simply get a new one, thought the issue is normally him and his issue
like any politician he's probably gauged the numbers of support in his own party for a tilt already, which doesnt always equate to electability but is more about factionalism, and I'm no expert on the internal tory machinations
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 6 Jul 2022, 0:03,
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I think he wants out of it all.
Seems odd to mention it’d likely be his last ministerial job otherwise. He was stung by the non-dom stuff, and handled it very cack handedly. He doesn’t need this shit, he’s a multi-millionaire and his wife’s a billionaire, and I reckon he’s just gonna do one.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 6 Jul 2022, 0:12,
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there's not many of them that haven't been tarred with some scandal or other
Raab was as complicit as Boris in the Pincher thing, and he was the front runner at least according to the betting sites.
Gove, Rees Mog, christ know who'll they end up with when the music stops
just saw an article of the odds. Mordaunt is favourite. they have Rishi as second favourite but I'm inclined to agree with you, it's not the actions of bloke gunning for the job (unless he's so sure of the numbers he can afford to act like he's not interested until he shows his hand, I guess) www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/05/who-are-the-favourites-to-succeed-boris-johnson
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 6 Jul 2022, 1:45,
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My guess is that it will be Jeremy Hunt.
Beaten by Boris for the leadership last time, he has kept his distance from the shit show and will probably appeal to the Tories as a 'new start' candidate. Having said that, he is still a cunt.
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It needs to be someone who can admit that the last 10 years has been utter shite
Not sure they've got anyone willing to do that
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They and their pointless project have crashed the economy love, that's why he wants out
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JRM says he won’t serve another PM.
How right he is.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 6 Jul 2022, 8:36,
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He's a nailed on future pm unfortunately
Exactly the sort of maladjusted, pampered weirdo that rises to the top in this country.
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