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Originally Posted by Pierre
Tory voters are not going to support Sunak, I’ve voted Tory since Cameron, I’m not voting for a Tory party lead by Sunak.
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The thing that surprises me about this is that Sunak is more of a Tory than a lot of others. Wants to cut spending and taxes generally. You've been talking of furlough spending but that was more something he had to do, it's why he was generally against the lockdowns.
I don't like him. He'll be less likely to do anything bold and against the election mandate. Although it's harsh to hold someone's wealth against them I do believe his riches and American green card also disconnect him from the public a bit.
He seems to be one of the many politicians whose in it because they think it's a cool gig rather than motivated by a cause. I think it's likely he may have left at the next election to do something else if he thought his time had passed. Like Cameron, like Osborne, and David Miliband. People whose motivation was to be PM and not to be in Parliament or public service. Contrast that to May who stuck around and Brown who stunk around for a bit and then did public service-type stuff after he left.
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Originally Posted by Chris
Why? I don’t see the timing making much difference, if any.
He seems to have tried to exact a price from Sunak, been sent packing, and spent the afternoon contemplating whether getting the job back is worth the cost. Apparently it isn’t, which is somewhat lucky for us judging by immediate market reaction.
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It seems odd to have that moment of reflection so late in the process. Johnson flew back early from his holiday for this after all, he wouldn't do that just because he is technically still an MP.
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If the Tories really care about the economy they would elect Mordaunt thus making me several hundred pounds richer.