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Aims to be gone by October.

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he won't be instigating article 50 the new pm will get the job

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He's trying not to blub

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Gonna make Gary's day. :hyper::hyper:

Is Gideon going too?

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Chancellor isn't a directly elected position within the party. Gideon will stay on until the new leader forms his first cabinet. At which point he's toast.

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Laura Kuennesberg is saying on the tellybox that she doesn't think Gideon will stand for the leadership either. He's damaged goods.

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probably emptying the till ;)

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Well after the ludicrous idea of a £30bn panic budget to punish the proles for voting the wrong way I should think so.

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Might have an election before too long

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Never thought I'd feel physically sick the day Cameron resigned. It should have been a day for rejoicing.

I really don't think people have a clue what they've done. FTSE down 11% already. The poor will suffer most in the coming years. The British people are idiots.

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your just a little ray of sunshine and joy this morning .

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Indeed.

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Democracy, eh?

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It certainly has.

He's practically gone already. 3 months is nothing!


I will be making a speech later :)

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So which Tory do you want in his place?

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Boris will be a laugh. I want Boris.

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i think we could run the country from CF

i would like to be minister for getting rid of cyclists and dogs on the streets ;)

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It would never be boring. Boris this side of the pond and Trump the other. :D

I also want to see all the fawning pro-EU sycophants blown out especially those like May who said one thing and then U-turned

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Bags I minister for the eradication of people with tiny blue bollocks ;)

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I first tipped Teresa May for the Tory leadership 15 years ago. I think she might well do it now. She's kept her powder dry throughout this campaign and has avoided upsetting anyone. Boris is too polarising.

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IDS?

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Not effective enough. They tried him once before, remember, and he couldn't cut it even as opposition leader.

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Boris will have a momentum for leadership now but don't think he's the right choice we need someone from the middle ground to start healing divisions. Mr K honestly give it a rest you got it wrong live with it many voted and understood there would be consequences and are ready to face them anything but idiots, though I personally offer to come and help you pack for when you leave the country you clearly hate.

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Just because he voted differently to you, doesn't mean he is wrong, and doesn't mean he hates the country.

The fact the Nigel Farage has already tried to distance himself from the inference during the Leave campaign that the £395m a week we save could be spent on the NHS might ultimately cause some voters to wonder if they were wrong though.. Note, I said inference. The campaign were very careful to say that £395m a week COULD be spent on the NHS, which a lot of people seem to have mistaken for £395m a week WOULD be spent on the NHS, so the campaign never actually promised to spend that £395m a week on anything.

Still, looking on the bright side, leaving COULD be good for us. I have actually always thought that, but personally, I think it's a big gamble we can't afford to take. I doubt Leave will be able to deliver on their promise of no European immigration while having free trade though. That has been a condition of every free trade deal with the EU, and I doubt they'd allow us to get away without imposing it.

In the mean time, leaving has already potentially cost us £250bn.

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Given his posting history it does

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I thought the PM said the British weren't quitters? And yet, his quitting reveals that he is not prepared to implement the instructions of the majority of the British people. :erm:

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Juncker and Tusdk due to speak soon. Resignations for a failed policy? Recognition of the need for EU reform? Humility in defeat? A pledge to make the decision work for both sides of the argument? Let's see eh?

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Indeed as we each have our own opinions and one should listen to other peoples opinion even though we might disagree with them as l myself voted Remain but l still love this country despite its many faults.

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Given the amount of extra free time Mr Cameron will have there are a lot of nervous pigs in the country.

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I think he's right to go and not immediately. Sadly, due IMHO to the way in which he led the campaign, he's tainted when it comes to taking the process forward and that will be an enduring distraction when it comes to negotiations.

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Not that I want the Tories in Power but I think Theresa May would do a good job.

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Realistically I don't think any of us have a clue what we've done.

After the initial shock the FTSE, both 250 and 100, and Sterling have recovered somewhat.

Way better than putting us down is perhaps looking to trying to depolarise somewhat.

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:tu:

But then again you haven't been posting all sorts of stuff denigrating 'the British people' which is what Rizzyking is referring to I believe - "The British people are idiots". There's not much respect for the other side evident in that comment is there? It's hard to reconcile someone who does that with someone who loves his/her country and respects the outcome of the democratic process we've just been through.

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I suspect that the EU will be keen to offer the new incumbent a much better deal than David Cameron could have got which isn't difficult as the original EU offer was an insult to our intelligence.

I think we need a PM and cabinet of Eurosceptics working to stop the EU from working its way back into control.

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We are leaving the EU. The vote isn't a negotiating position. We aren't getting a much better deal. It would be suicidal for the EU to do that.

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It might be suicidal any way especially if dissatisfied voters in the EU start voting for parties on an anti-EU platform spurred on by the British example.

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So encouraging such parties by providing concessions to the UK as an example of what happens wouldn't be suicidal?

Okay.

Juncker just made very clear: we are leaving the EU, there will be no renegotiation. We are expected to make our proposals for co-operation with the EU as a 'third country', with the assumption that those proposals will be in the interests of both.

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How about a reborn party riding on a pro EU ticket and a GE called very soon.

Said party then wins the election or can secure power with the SNP.

They would then have the mandate of the electorate to nullify the referendum.

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We are indeed leaving and the EU apparatus will certainly not want to make it look easy.

But Angela Merkel is the power behind all this, and she needs votes from Germany's manufacturing workers if she is to stave off an attack from AfD next year.

The EU is very good at making things up as they go along, in response to inconvenient referendum results. I didn't vote Leave in the expectation of a sweet deal, so I'm content with whatever we get, however I'll be surprised if, when the ink dries, it will turn out that we have been thoroughly shafted.

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he's coming to cleethorpes tomorrow i bet he's blubing when he leaves he aint popular in these parts .

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the i poker generation would go into meltdown if any one stopped them pokeypading .

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Of course they will ,the only question is will they have any desire to make a good job of it .We need a Tory leader who supported leaving

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Yes it's iPhones young people are worried about. Not jobs.

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they will be glad we are leaving then ,there's a lot of young uns looking for work in the all borders open EU
http://www.statista.com/statistics/2...-eu-countries/

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Yes I am sure the boomers have young peoples' interests at heart.

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grand parents always look after the grand kids , would you like a humbug ;)

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I can congratulate people on a victory they deserved, such as Osem, but I will still call out patronising dismissal of the fears and motivations of young people.

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It's looking like turnout in the under 35's was poor! So they couldnt even be bothered to vote, so don't cry to many tears for them. Just like the Scots with only 60% turnout, so 40% we can assume didn't care if they stayed or left.

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People who wanted their voices heard got up and voted, those that weren't interested or couldn't be bothered cannot not complain! They had their chance.

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You're right of course. Btw, may I congratulate you on an informed and relentless campaign here on CF. There is much to be done now but we will be masters of our own destiny.

Many Remainers contributed eloquently too meaning the full range of the pros and cons were discussed at length. I'm sure it helped the then undecided.

Well done everyone (and cheer up Damien!) :)

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Osbourne next please :D

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He's vowed to make Brexit work ..........god help us

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I don't feel I've won any victory, like I've said I wish it had never had to come to this and the EU had seen sense.

And likewise us parents will call out the patronising dismissal of our love for our children and concern for their futures. If you're lucky, you'll know what it feels like one day... ;)

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Will that be after his emergency budget of doom?...

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What with! The emergency budget?

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Given he felt so strongly that the UK would fail if we left i don't see how he can remain as chancellor

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Nor me. In spite of how he handled the campaign I respect what Cameron did today greatly. Can't say that about the Chancellor.

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I didn't say that though. I was aiming that at the constant refrain of people saying the young people care about iPhones and games etc but in reality it's a generation which entered the job market in the aftermath of 2008 and know all to well the price you pay for economic instability.

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That's a fair point. Do you think the young people have a sense of how Sovereignty has been systematically eroded bit by bit before we older peoples' very eyes? Or how it has come to light that political union was the aim from the get-go, but never made public? If they hid that, what else could they also be hiding? Once bitten.. etc. Youth and age both have their advantages.

Age often brings wisdom that is just not there as a young person.

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I think I'd quite like a few more of the advantages of youth right now... :D

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always take experience with you on your journey- it weighs nothing ;)

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The young feeling more pessimistic I can understand to a point they have never known a UK without the EU and it's natural I think they attribute more to it then it might deserve. I got quite annoyed by the constant "EU has made Europe safer" as that is very disingenuous to NATO which was the number one reason for the peace in western Europe and a far bigger reason then the EU. For many of us we know there was life before the EU and there can be again and while the next year or so will have it's bumps the future for the UK is now brighter.

The referendum was very divisive and has split the country it's time now to start joining together and getting everyone on board with the path into our new national future. I am getting tired of some remain supporters who are continuing the scare mongering as it failed as a tactic in the referendum and to continue it will just highlight the divide more. Not everyone has to be happy with the result 48% of the country didn't get what it wanted but that is our democratic system and it's time to accept the result and move on.

I do wish this vote would mean the end of Nigel Farage I know he has his fans but for the majority he is off putting and an example of the lower end of the political scale and the triumphant attitude he has is not helping us to progress.

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Wouldn't it, I'm bored with bozos act already and I'm sure I'm not alone

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I'm no fan of Dave and I've not seen anything he's said bit until I do I'd prefer to see it as a noble act rather than petulance

Jacob Rees Mogg for prime minister!

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2016/06/21.jpg

He's waaaaay funnier than Boris.

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I still think Theresa May would be the best choice to take over.

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l can't see it happening though Stephen.

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The Tories really should have Ruth Davidson in Parliament. She could be a good candidate albeit she is a Remain supporter. I think Boris would struggle if there was anyone willing to go against him of sufficient weight, the problem is it really had to be a Brexit supporter. There shouldn't be a PM who supported Remain put in charge of securing Leave's promises/vision.

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Well whoever becomes Tory leader will probably call a General Election quite quickly as he or she has only been elected by their own party and probably will feel that they have not got the electorates mandate to govern.

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That hasn't happened the last couple of times a PM resigned...

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Only if they think they're going to win it - don't forget most politicians are only in it for the good of themselves the people.

Cheers

Grim

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But do you think it should Hugh?.

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Indeed Grim as the country obviously have just voted to get out of the EU but anybody who thinks politicians are suddenly going to be changing their spots will be in for a lot of disappointment in my opinion

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To be honest with you Den, part of me is hoping for an election before too long as it's good money helping out. The local/PCC elections in May and the referendum have paid well over £650 between them.

Cheers

Grim

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Agreed. You really need someone who is committed to Brexit which eliminates all those who voted to remain.

Given that the referendum is over you would hope all Conservative MPs would rally round and support Boris who has put his career on the line for this and co-lead the Leave campaign, especially now as the fate of the nation is at stake.

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Boris didn't put his career on the line. If he had lost he would have still picked up support from the Brexit side of the Tory party. It was a win-win for him.

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Boris has a career ? i thought he was relatively new to the political landscape ,or are we talking about his Have I Got News For You appearances :)

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If I remember the MPs EU poll correctly most voted to remain.

I can't imagine that Boris would have got enough support to win through, especially as he has essentially been the cause of Cameron's resignation.

It may be the case that Boris has done all the hard work but does not actually get the job that allows him to carry out the job in hand.

I believe he is the bookies' favourite but life is not always fair and he may get beaten at the post.

Michael Gove and Ian Duncan Smith do not appear to want the job but we'll only find out how the Conservatives MPs feel when the candidates are announced and they actually vote.

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Armed guards have been placed outside Cameron's home.

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why has the wife kicked him out ??

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That's to keep him in, not anyone out.

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I voted out and when i saw Cameron resigned i was sooooo happy!

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The move in leaving article 50 to his successor was masterful.

Someone else, likely Boris, is going to be down in history as the person who formally began the break up.

This was in the comments sections of everyone's least favourite newspaper.

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Pointless posts removed, stick to the topic and be sensible people.

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Some of these remain people really need to get a reality check you didn't win for god sake whoever takes over will put it right....

Shall we talk about past Gov that have ruined this country before we start on the EU?

Get over it get a life

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Really like this guy...

http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/24/rememb...endum-5963900/

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Ironically the person who started the petition was a Leave supporter who started it thinking they had lost the referendum.

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http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/683...ail-the-Brexit

2nd Year Politics student