Updated: Boris resigns as party leader

[Julian]

Originally Posted by Damien

Will Boris take the wallpaper with him?

There will be 2 removal vans and the wallpaper will be in the one for the princess.

[Dave42]

Beth Rigby
@BethRigby
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3m
Sir Graham Brady has now gone into see the PM, but didn’t come up the street, instead he went in via 70 Whitehall

https://www.express.co.uk/news/polit...principles-evg

The Lascelles Principles, which was devised by Sir Alan Lascelles, the private secretary to King George VI, is a convention which grants the Queen the ability to turn down an early election.

This can be done if the Queen can “rely on finding another Prime Minister who could govern for a reasonable period with a working majority in the House of Commons”.

Tory MPs would need to convince her Majesty that they can choose another leader and continue governing without forcing the public to vote early.

Other conditions which need to be met for the Lascelles Principles to be used include the Government being capable of doing its job, and an election being detrimental to the economy.

With inflation rising and expected to hit 11 percent by the end of the year, an argument could be made that a general election right now would distract from tackling the cost of living crisis.

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case told the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee this week that the Principle will be included in the Cabinet Manual - a document setting out the laws and conventions of the Government’s operations.

It would mark further integration of the ability of the Queen to reject calls for an early election in favour of allowing the Government to continue its work.

Do we think he might try to stay on even with the rest of the cabinet resigning?

[007stuart]

Deluded Boris clinging on, the parallels between him and Trump are frightening. The ultimate in its not my fault culture. How did the British people get fooled by such an untrustworthy person.

[Julian]

Speaking of the Queen, she has apparently returned to Windsor. She would usually stay in Sandringham all summer........

[mrmistoffelees]

There’s a burning question, that being with the cabinet at no10 will there be a cake ?

[heero_yuy]

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

There’s a burning question, that being with the cabinet at no10 will there be a cake ?

Leaving party?

[Dave42]

Harry Cole@MrHarryCole

NEW: Sources say PM is seeing Cabinet ministers one at a time rather than a being greeted by the whole delegation.

Number of them told Chief they would resign last night or today without movement.

When they did they were invited to No10 by CHH to tell the PM to his face.

[mrmistoffelees]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Leaving party?

Indeed….. something else for Nadhim Zahawi to plunge a knife into….

[mrmistoffelees]

Pritti Patel has apparently sided with those saying Boris needs to go (reported by the times)

[Dave42]

Patel told Johnson to go wow

Matt Dathan
@matt_dathan
EXCLUSIVE:

Priti Patel has sided with the group of Cabinet ministers calling for PM to go

The home secretary - one of Johnson's most loyal supporters - believes there's no way he can continue to govern without the support of his party

She's joined Shapps and Gove NOT Dorries

[mrmistoffelees]

Meanwhile

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

Meanwhile

It's Pip!