Cable Forum - Updated: Boris resigns as party leader

The bookies have the top 5 as
1. Sunak
2. Mordaunt
3. Truss
4. Hunt
5. Tugendhat
https://www.oddschecker.com/politics...prime-minister

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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36127841)

If any of those two fannies get the job I might even vote for independence :D

Lol - Sunak's the bookies' favourite so you may find yourself voting with jfman!

Sephiroth

10-07-2022 21:02

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What do the bookies know of the Conservative members' minds? Of course I wouldn't put it past the MPs to do a stitch up to secure a particular result.

1andrew1

10-07-2022 21:10

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36127849)

What do the bookies know of the Conservative members' minds? Of course I wouldn't put it past the MPs to do a stitch up to secure a particular result.

It's literally their business to know them as best they can. ;)

Damien

10-07-2022 21:11

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36127849)

What do the bookies know of the Conservative members' minds? Of course I wouldn't put it past the MPs to do a stitch up to secure a particular result.

There is regular polling of the membership from proper pollsters as well as Conservative Home. The bookies are probably getting it from places like that.

There are people - well, journalists - whose job it is to be deeply ingrained with the membership of the main parties precisely because of how it filters through to the country so we usually have an imperfect but decent understanding of it.

Julian

10-07-2022 22:29

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Sunake in pole position is ludicrous.

Didn't he get a fine for partygate?

Isn't there still a stench around his tax affairs and his wife's non-dom status?

But he is a fully paid up member of WEF......

Kursk

10-07-2022 22:29

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1. Sunak - leave
2. Mordaunt - leave
3. Truss - remain
4. Hunt - remain
5. Tugendhat - remain
6. Javed - remain
7. Shapps - remain
8. Wallace - remain

I miss Boris already. Back-stabbing bar stewards

1andrew1

11-07-2022 00:23

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Originally Posted by Julian (Post 36127861)

As the most-favoured Leaver, the MSM will be on board to support Sunak. Expect the Daily Mail, The Sun, The Times and Daily Telegraph to be encouraged to promote him by their foreign and offshore owners. The Daily Express will doubtless follow suit as well.

Damien

11-07-2022 08:12

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Originally Posted by Kursk (Post 36127862)

The difference is that's increasingly less of a dividing line now. The Remainers there aren't advocating rejoin - even Labour aren't advocating Rejoin - and are signed up to the result. The Tory Membership originally had high numbers for Wallace and Truss is quite popular despite both being Remain. People have largely moved on from this being the central issue of politics.

Sephiroth

11-07-2022 08:25

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Mordaunt strikes me as the candidate with the least adverse form.

I believe

Truss to be a facade,
Sunak to be uncommitted to the UK,
Hunt is rhyming slang,
Tugendhat to be least unacceptable
Javid to be too political,
Shapps ditto.

jfman

11-07-2022 09:02

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I really hope it doesn’t boil down to whether someone campaigned to leave or remain. The Tories can’t reasonably expect the country to move on if even they can’t!

papa smurf

11-07-2022 09:09

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36127874)

I really hope it doesn’t boil down to whether someone campaigned to leave or remain. The Tories can’t reasonably expect the country to move on if even they can’t!

The country hasn't moved on, the "48% "are still moaning about the sodding bus etc

1andrew1

11-07-2022 09:34

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36127876)

The country hasn't moved on, the "48% "are still moaning about the sodding bus etc

Externally, the Conservatives and their followers have tried to weaponise Brexit by saying Starmer voted to overturn a democratic decision. So they have a motive to lean into 2016 mode to remind Red Wall voters.

But in the realm of the next Conservative leader, Truss's popularity suggests a moving-on internally.

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