Who should/will replace Cameron when he steps down as Conservative leader?
 

Following on from the link to this article by denphone, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32022484, who could replace Cameron?

FAO Mods: Done a thread on this as cannot do a poll in the Election thread.

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No Milliband option?

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Fudge.

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Personally l think Boris Johnson will be their next leader.

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LOL @ Boris Johnson.

the whole world thinks the UK is a joke with Dave running the show.
having Boris will have them in stitches.

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Last time I checked Milliband was Labour, not Conservative ;)

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Even more of the world thinks the US is a joke with the way the GOP are acting at the moment!

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Jeremy Clarkson. Done deal.

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That was posted before I corrected the title and asked mods to correct poll question. So before that, Miliband would have been a choice to make.

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You missed off Arthur in that poll :LOL:

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...and Kelly Brook. Although half the population may suffer from inflation when she's doing PM's Questions in the House :D.

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Exactly.

It'll be funny, and I mean this in all seriousness, I'd love to see it.

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He'd sit around the world leaders table wearing a red nose making funny animal noises. and cracking stupid jokes.

then he'd keep calling Obama up telling him to press the button for a laugh.

and within a month he'd give every tax payer a million pound bonus refund.

He's a dithering idiot.

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I thought we weren't allowed to vote for Ed

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Boris Johnson is very smart. He may be eccentric but he is an old school conservative who is very intelligent. People who are expecting a comedy act would be disappointed. I actually think we would make an effective and different Prime Minister although what he would actually do might be a different matter.

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IDS a popular man of the people - Ester McVay (failed TV presenter) - Grunt Shapps - The one that looks like Mr Spock.

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Thats the unions job. ;)

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You don't do irony do you.

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Boris is my only choice to replace David Cameron.

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Well I find myself in complete agreement with Damien. Think I'll need to take a sedative and lie down in a dark room.:D

We've had clowns and idiots, why not a Joker?

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So Boris isn't actually senile then?

he can actually dress and feed himself too?

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TO be honest a glass of water could do a better job than Cameron.

But I do like Boris, especially after his appearances on Have I Got News For You :D

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Boris has the charisma and charm as well as the intelligence, albeit sometimes well hidden under a layer of buffoonery. Beating the odious but highly experienced Red Ken twice on his turf took a lot of doing and for that he'll always get a great deal of credit from me. I think he'd grow into the role and wouldn't be forgotten in a hurry whatever the outcome.

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Boris Johnson is no fool despite his positioning himself as one occasionally and it's paid dividends for him with many underestimating him in the process and I have no doubt he'll be the one taking the job when Dave disappears. Sadly though he isn't that old school a Tory as he's more in step with IDS then true conservative beliefs which were to provide for the vulnerable who through no fault of their own needed help a lot of Tories have forgotten that part of what they were. Only obstacle to him is what if any backlash there might be against the public school brigade should they lose the election by those Tories that will be keen to distance themselves.

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they could get a lump of wood it'll listen to the people more than any on that list ;)

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It's actually very true that is.

we don't vote for someone to listen, work, to do what we want.

we vote for someone to do what the hell they want. and what they think is best. and to take all our money to give to the rich people.

what a load of poo it all is.
but we get very excited for it all.

me. I'm normal. I take no notice.

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He's not eccentric, it's an act, the fact people seem to still be drawn in by it is shocking imo, he was amusing at first but I soon tired of his act, just hope the electorate feel the same before it's to late as make no mistake he is a pretty shrewd, very ambitious chap gunning for the top job.

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Are you lining him up as your next hate subject :D

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No.
it will be his carer :)

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He certainly plays up to the image but I think the very fact he does qualifies him as eccentric. It's certainly an unconventional approach to politics where the usual approach is media managed safety as seen by Blair/Cameron. However I do think he does have some initial eccentricity.

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probably another Zombie !

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Not after he came out with his Sharia law comment surely? People used to talk about Jews taking over the country, synagogues and Jewish civil courts in the same way as they now talk about Muslims.

Boris has put himself in the same camp as Oswald Moseley, Farage and the EDL with his comment. He should know that Beth Din, Jewish courts, and Sharia courts operate entirely within the limitations of British law. Jewish and Muslim law covers the same subject matter food laws, burial rites, marriage and divorce. Those accepting the judgement of such courts do so voluntarily and have to be Jewish or Muslim respectively. Such courts are not the thin end of a wedge. We have had Jewish civil courts and synagogues for many decades. There has been no Jewish takeover. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...letely-5390680

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As long as it ISN'T Ian Duncan Smith or Gove.

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If Cameron quits, anyone who has not attended Eton, Harrow or Oxford. If Boris is elected, he will turn this country into a joke. Don't forget he invested Thousands of pounds into water cannons, that cannot be used

And definitely, not that idiot DW that bald headed ****.

Howabout Farage

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if you want Farage vote UKIP

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I will tell you now -I will be voting LABOUR. There are too many of my friends and families that have been hit by Tory cutbacks.

I have been in fear of losing my job over the past two years, each month l am told that something will happen, and that my household bills have gone up - but not my wages.

And because of the fear of losing my job, l am looking for a TWO bed house, as if l am made redundant, l will have to pay the bedroom tax. I will NOT put my wife and family in poverty.

Cameron thinks of one person - himself and rich friends.

I cannot think od ONE decent MP in the Tories to take his place.

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Yes we know who you vote for Arthur. You have moaned and bitched about the Coalition long enough now that it comes as no shock that you will be voting for the party that left the Coalition a note saying no money left, and take us back to tax hikes, borrow and borrow and spend and spend with no long term plan to pay the money back.

I thought anyone who voted UKIP were fools. I have to say, Farage is looking a safer bet to run the country right now than Miliband and Balls.

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Boris would be an interesting choice, however, I voted "Dont care".

Politicians are only really interested in themselves.

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Really ? Shocking ...

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Tell us something we did not know :)

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Borrow, borrow borrow, remind me who doubled labours already hideous national debt to over a trillion, in fact under Gideons stewardship we have borrowed more in five years than bliar and his chums managed in thirteen, all these years of austerity with the promise of more of the same for twice as big a debt, anyone that thinks any of these parties are anymore than different cheeks on the same arse is the fool imo

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you would vote for a cabbage if it had a red rosette on it - don't all you labour voters live in two up two down houses with outside lavies .;)

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Insulting reply I would say papa smurf. Arthur can vote for who he likes!

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I dunno, Boris has done a fairly good job of promoting London as an excellent venue for business. So much so that a few multinationals (e.g. HSBC ) have their world headquarters here. On a smaller scale, he has also managed to get the train companies to agree to take Oyster cards, and managed to get TFL to seriously look at Air Conditioning on the tube. Both things that Ken promised, but failed to achieve.

Boris has also managed to get TFL looking seriously at expanding travel options south of the river, by extending tube lines, tram lines or DLR lines. Something which Ken, TBF, didn't even promise, only really being interested in the areas North of the river, despite a lot of potential voters living South of the river.


I never thought you'd vote anything but Labour. I, of course, will be voting anything but Labour, as I personally believe they are the reason we went into the recession early, and were still struggling to come out as other countries had started to recover. I also believe the Gordon Brown's actions as Chancellor directly contributed to the cause of the recession.

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These multinationals were based in London before Boris arrived. I am not sure why he gets the credit for it. HSBC have been there for years.

That is really unfair. It takes time to get air-conditioned trains built and you can't simply credit Boris Johnson because he was in charge when they started to rollout. It's also unfair to say Ken failed to achieve it because he was voted out before their introduction. He was still the one to commission them. Also it's not as if they missed their target by much.

Crossrail 2 has been in consideration for a while. It's not moved ahead any further than consultation though so until Boris secures funding for it/gives it the go-ahead then it's just theoretical. Livingstone did actually get Crossrail 1 moving along with the Government at the time. That's more of an achievement that 'looking at it'. Crossrail 2 has had routes reserved since 2001. It's still not been seriously lobbied for yet.

Boris' achievements as Mayor have been modest. He has been a competent Mayor, for the most part, who has seen though or expended existing projects (Olympics, Crossrail, the Bike Scheme, Oyster cards and the TFL upgrade program) and also got those new buses but his legacy won't be as lasting as that of Livingstone who initiated most of those schemes for which you're now (along with Tory supporters) crediting to Boris.

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for future reference if it has a :)after it its a joke/ humor/a jolly jape /a witticism/a jest/pun ....

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Must give people a nice reassuring feeling knowing they're voting for the same party as Arthur... :D

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People can vote for who they want as many people sacrificed the lives to give us the right to vote nowadays.:)

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So true. Even if people are prepared to vote for the losers that wreaked the country last time round. It's taken 5 years of pain to get back to the point we have now with living standards higher than when the co-alition came to power. Are people so ready to throw that all away for the promise of milk and honey that will never materialise?

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A small piece of putty will do job than DC.

This morning he never answered the questions he was answered.

I believe he was on Radio 4 doing the same BS, I turned off when he "Blamed the last lot" if you can't sort it out after 5 years Jog on you numpty.

Every time they start to blame the previous government (regardless of which party it turn off the radio/TV).

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I think they would refute the premise that you're making. Additionally it's pretty hard to talk about higher living standards to those that aren't experiencing it. People will have different circumstances and different outlooks on what is happening.

Saying these people want to vote for the people who wreaked the country is the same as they saying Tory voters want to vote for the people who've wreaked people's lives.

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I just love all this bickering amongst friends. Funny thing is l like cabbage - with salt. I have a 3 bed house, BUT no outside bog.

I bath in an old tine bath, and boil water on the stove. If Cameron has his way, that's how l will end up.

I have running hot water and a proper showerhttp://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...es/biggrin.gif

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That X, was supposed to be a great grin

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you just described my childhood:)

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the good old days
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We used to wee in a bucket that was on the stairs landing.

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Luxury....

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It was. I didn't know anyone who had one too.

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Shame there was a hole in it really :(

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How about Ruth Davidson? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUF19xR6rzE