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Doesn’t sound like a good idea if he wants them to vote for him… twitter.com/LiveSquawk/sta…
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By this time next week I’ll know who my new lodger is, so at least there’s that to look forward to. Enjoy the weekend x
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Seen it all before. Lots. twitter.com/PjrFoto/status…
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And it would absolutely be stupid. Johnson’s been found out and is widely disliked. If the Conservatives tell the electorate that he’s the best they can offer then the electorate will undoubtedly remove them from office. But petrified, desperate people do stupid things.
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People are asking me if the Tories will make Johnson Prime Minister again.
It’s unlikely given they forced him to resign in disgrace 3 months ago BUT they are desperate and petrified of how unpopular they are and petrified, desperate people do stupid things…
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- Liz Truss was selected to replace Boris Johnson by members of the Conservative Party
- She announced a raft of unfunded tax cuts to “grow the economy”
- The economy collapsed
- She sacked her chancellor
- She resigned
Fin.
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- The UK left the European Union in January 2020
- Major Brexit issues remain unresolved and it has negatively impacted the UK economy
- Boris Johnson was forced to resign in disgrace in July 2022 following a series of scandals
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- She couldn’t get the Conservative party to agree on a Brexit deal so she quit
- Boris Johnson became Prime Minister promising to “Get Brexit done”
- He called a general election and won a majority
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- Theresa May became Prime Minister saying that “Brexit means Brexit”
- It turned out that nobody actually knew what Brexit meant
- She called an election and lost the majority
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- He promised a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU if he won the election
- He won the election
- The referendum was held; 52% of people voted to leave the EU
- David Cameron resigned
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For those asking from around the world how Britain has gotten into this mess:
- The Conservative Party has always been obsessed with Europe
- This caused divides making the party hard to manage
- Back in 2015 then Prime Minister David Cameron had an idea
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This is true; those politicians are still in power. twitter.com/NileGardiner/s…
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Blimey, the Conservatives are already selling a souvenir programme for the leadership election… Oh, silly me, that’s for their last leadership election shop.conservatives.com/liz-truss-cand…
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Brendan and his ilk don’t seem to have realised that this Conservative government is currently a disaster for the people of the UK. The fact that his solution is already a proven failure rather gives the game away. When they let you vote, make sure to use it to demand better
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Told you so… twitter.com/Number10cat/st…
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“The King has asked me to become Prime Minister because this nonsense has gone on long enough.”
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Liz Truss is resigning, just as soon as we can get her out from under the desk. #kitileaks
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As I told Liz Truss this morning, some days you’re the pigeon and other days you’re the statue. Perhaps it’s her turn to be the pigeon today... One that gets eaten by a cat.
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We genuinely have to restart it again. twitter.com/Number10cat/st…
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“She didn’t hide under the desk for PMQs so we thought it was going to be a good day but then the Home Secretary had to resign in disgrace and the Chief Whip’s just quit, so it’s sort of evened out”
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Calling this government a clown car is an insult to clown cars. twitter.com/PippaCrerar/st…
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 15 year old tabby. Living with my fifth Prime Minister. Unofficial. A subpar odyssey.