Updated: Boris resigns as party leader

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Reads like a Spanish tourism suicide note. Please add Spain to my shit list of France and Ireland governments.

Yes sounds like Project Fear to me. But Oops, its all come true, well would you believe it !

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Hugh

I imagine they will be as distraught as the French and Irish Governments are…

They might well be if they get no tourists from the UK.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Mr K

You might well be asked in the future.

https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/26/briti...pain-17070901/

100 euro per day, that's a lot of lager, have they thought this out properly

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Your imagination is only surpassed by your sarcasm.

Thank you - that means a lot to me…

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Originally Posted by Mr K

You might well be asked in the future.

https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/26/briti...pain-17070901/

"May/might be" being the operative terms - sounds like the Spanish are giving themselves a get out of jail card if they want to keep out hooligans/lowlifes…

https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/...y-condiciones/

Foreigners must prove, if required to do so by the officials in charge of controlling the entry of people into Spanish territory, that they have economic resources, in the amount that, as a minimum , is indicated below:

[Mr K]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...adership-news/

The host of TalkTV leadership debate Kate McCann fainted during tonight's head-to-head debate and Liz Truss dashed over to help her, The Telegraph understands.

The second Conservative leadership contest between Ms Truss and Rishi Sunak in as many nights was cut off around halfway through after a loud crash was heard.

There was subsequent confirmation tonight's debate will not resume, with the hopefuls instead chatting to the studio audience of Sun newspaper readers.

She probably fell asleep through boredom. Should have got GB News to do it, they're much more professional

The Telegraph are getting really desperate to find Johnson a new job, aren’t they?

(probably trying to save the £275k a year (approx. £2,300 per hour) they used to pay him for the ten hours a month he ‘worked’ when he threw together his weekly column…)

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www....-general-nato/

Boris Johnson is being backed by senior Tories to be the next Secretary General of Nato when the high-profile role next becomes free.

The Prime Minister is being touted as a candidate to fill the key defence post with the incumbent Jens Stoltenberg widely expected to stand down in September next year.

Westminster Voting Intention:

LAB: 39% (-1)
CON: 32% (+3)
LDM: 12% (-1)
GRN: 8% (+1)
RFM: 4% (=)
SNP: 4% (=)

Via @YouGov, 22-22 Jul.
Changes w/ 13-14 Jul.

[tweetiepooh]

Much as I like Boris a position in NATO really wouldn't be a good match for him. Part of his popularity is that he is sometimes viewed as one of the lads, someone you could go to the pub with (even if you need to count you fingers afterwards). I can't see that working in NATO, the NAAFI maybe.

Originally Posted by Mick

Westminster Voting Intention:

LAB: 39% (-1)
CON: 32% (+3)
LDM: 12% (-1)
GRN: 8% (+1)
RFM: 4% (=)
SNP: 4% (=)

Via @YouGov, 22-22 Jul.
Changes w/ 13-14 Jul.

Tories will be hoping to close that gap further with Johnson gone. Maybe he wasn't dragging down the party as much as was suggested.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Damien

Tories will be hoping to close that gap further with Johnson gone. Maybe he wasn't dragging down the party as much as was suggested.

Remember the 'Brown Bounce' and how that ended up ?
Truss will be a gift to Labour, Sunak more challenging...

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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

Much as I like Boris a position in NATO really wouldn't be a good match for him. Part of his popularity is that he is sometimes viewed as one of the lads, someone you could go to the pub with (even if you need to count you fingers afterwards). I can't see that working in NATO, the NAAFI maybe.

HIGNY was his best role. He's an entertainer. He's an excellent Upper Class Twit character. Nato errm, no.

Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

Much as I like Boris a position in NATO really wouldn't be a good match for him. Part of his popularity is that he is sometimes viewed as one of the lads, someone you could go to the pub with (even if you need to count you fingers afterwards). I can't see that working in NATO, the NAAFI maybe.

Not sure if he would be popular in the NAAFI - never pays for a round, always scrounging off his mates, not a team-player, always skiving off rather than actually working.

Those sort of people aren’t very popular in the Military…

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Remember the 'Brown Bounce' and how that ended up ?
Truss will be a gift to Labour, Sunak more challenging...no.

I wouldn’t be so sure, Mr K. People like your good self will hate Truss as PM, but she is a Maggie Thatcher type without that condescending maternal voice she had, who won over both the right wing of the party and the centre ground, hence the huge majorities she had at each election.

Truss might just see Labour out of office for another 15 years minimum. That suits me just fine.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I wouldn’t be so sure, Mr K. People like your good self will hate Truss as PM, but she is a Maggie Thatcher type without that condescending maternal voice she had, who won over both the right wing of the party and the centre ground, hence the huge majorities she had at each election.

Truss might just see Labour out of office for another 15 years minimum. That suits me just fine.

Ah, so you like her Thatcher clothes/impersonation ! Funny impersonation being a remainer and a Liberal Democrat.

Interesting after the first debate Sunak rated more highly than Truss wit the general public. But it was the other way round with Con members (who represent 0.2% of the population). They are going to fall into the trap of choosing who they prefer rather than who the electorate prefer. Con MPs know this and also went for Sunak as their jobs depend on it !

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Ah, so you like her Thatcher clothes/impersonation ! Funny impersonation being a remainer and a Liberal Democrat.

Interesting after the first debate Sunak rated more highly than Truss wit the general public. But it was the other way round with Con members (who represent 0.2% of the population). They are going to fall into the trap of choosing who they prefer rather than who the electorate prefer. Con MPs know this and also went for Sunak as their jobs depend on it !

I didn’t mean that Truss is a Thatcher clone. But she does have similar no nonsense ways of looking at things.

She will not tolerate fools gladly, and you can bet your life she would win any war with the trade unions. She’s already threatened to take away some of the trade union mechanisms for disrupting the country and I have no doubt she will take this a lot further if they try taking her on.

I’m sure the grassroots Conservatives will love her, and the public will warm to her as she starts to achieve real benefits for the country.

The Left will become even more disgruntled as it is brought home to them that they do not, and never will, represent the majority views of the British public.

Quite how she will go down with the Scots, however, I’m not so sure! But she will certainly not give them a second referendum!

I am pretty sure that Truss will be our next PM.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I didn’t mean that Truss is a Thatcher clone. But she does have similar no nonsense ways of looking at things.

She will not tolerate fools gladly, and you can bet your life she would win any war with the trade unions. She’s already threatened to take away some of the trade union mechanisms for disrupting the country and I have no doubt she will take this a lot further if they try taking her on.

I’m sure the grassroots Conservatives will love her, and the public will warm to her as she starts to achieve real benefits for the country.

The Left will become even more disgruntled as it is brought home to them that they do not, and never will, represent the majority views of the British public.

Quite how she will go down with the Scots, however, I’m not so sure! But she will certainly not give them a second referendum!

I am pretty sure that Truss will be our next PM.

I actually feel sorry for you, you're like one of those OAP's scammers target repeatedly and you keep falling for it, no matter what, there you are parroting the party line, btainwashed into not believing the evidence of your own eyes, they kick you and kick you like an abused puppy and no matter how cruel they are there you are, tail wagging, with boundless enthusiasm ready to be kicked again but in desperate hope of a pat on the head, meet the new master, same as the old master except maybe crueler