HKP90 Posted July 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Seat68 said: As a non Tory I want Truss to win. For reasons stated by @chrisp65. I will take the skip fire. Even if it's four years of skip fire? The country might never fully recover. Of the two it has to be Sunak. Has to be. The alternative is f**king horrendous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Even if it's four years of skip fire? The country might never fully recover. Of the two it has to be Sunak. Has to be. The alternative is f**king horrendous. The long term benefits of Truss coming in and actually losing the next election (hopefully) would far outweigh the short term pain. Rishi might be more competent, but we're set for more and more misery under the Tories with him Edited July 20, 2022 by Stevo985 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Even if it's four years of skip fire? The country might never fully recover. Of the two it has to be Sunak. Has to be. The alternative is f**king horrendous. Both choices are horrendous. Given half a chance Rishi will be hacking state funding back to further increase inequalities and chucking the levelling up agenda in a skip. Truss may be mercifully quicker as she is surely unelectable for the wider British public. Surely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Even if it's four years of skip fire? The country might never fully recover. It will be much less than four years, the very last date a General Election can be called is 17th December 2024, the election must be within 25 days of that date. It will not go past the autumn as no party is insane enough to hold a General Election campaign over Xmas The latest it will be is October 2024 and that in itself is a sign of how bad the Tories are doing. So pretty much 2 years Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 16 minutes ago, bickster said: It will be much less than four years, the very last date a General Election can be called is 17th December 2024, the election must be within 25 days of that date. It will not go past the autumn as no party is insane enough to hold a General Election campaign over Xmas The latest it will be is October 2024 and that in itself is a sign of how bad the Tories are doing. So pretty much 2 years Max Does the GE not automatically revert to May unless parliament votes to take it early or at another time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 13 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Does the GE not automatically revert to May unless parliament votes to take it early or at another time? Don’t think there’s anything in law that requires a May election. It’s just been the norm for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Does the GE not automatically revert to May unless parliament votes to take it early or at another time? No, since this government repealed the FTPA we have reverted to the previous rules. When to call an election is at the whim of the govt. They have 5 years from the date of the last general election to call it and it must be within 25 days of that date 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) Truss would be the absolute worst. I cannot actually believe these idiots voted her in the final 2 Edited July 20, 2022 by Demitri_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Will Truss get to the GE without being hounded out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 minute ago, KentVillan said: Don’t think there’s anything in law that requires a May election. It’s just been the norm for a while There was under the FTPA the dates for elections were semi-set in stone unless a super majority of MPs overturned that in Parliament. So if an election was 5th May the next election would have been whatever the Thursday closest to 5th May was 5 years hence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Straggler Posted July 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Genie said: Will Truss get to the GE without being hounded out? Even if they show her the door she still won't be able to find it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, bickster said: There was under the FTPA the dates for elections were semi-set in stone unless a super majority of MPs overturned that in Parliament. So if an election was 5th May the next election would have been whatever the Thursday closest to 5th May was 5 years hence. That’s not relevant anymore though right? Edit: and May was just an accidental consequence of the law being brought in after a May election? No specific reason for it to be in May? Edited July 20, 2022 by KentVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted July 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2022 22 minutes ago, KentVillan said: That’s not relevant anymore though right? Edit: and May was just an accidental consequence of the law being brought in after a May election? No specific reason for it to be in May? Yes and yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 It's like the South Park episode. Choose between a giant douche and a Turd Sandwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 minute ago, calcifer said: It's like the South Park episode. Choose between a giant douche and a Turd Sandwich. Not for the Tory members it isn’t. It’s a choice between Maggie reincarnated and that brown chap whose good with numbers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Dominic Cummings states Bozza wants Truss in, so that she will reliably blow up and he can sweep back into power. I wouldn't put it past the Tory members to vote him in again, maybe it gets so bad his MPs put him back on the ballot? DC probably talking shite, but it all sounds plausible given Bozza's character and his little hasta la vista exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Just now, bickster said: Not for the Tory members it isn’t. It’s a choice between Maggie reincarnated and that brown chap whose good with numbers Both horrendous for the country! One is a rich snob, who will complety shaft us, the other will probably get lost trying to get out the door to number 10! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2022 23 minutes ago, Jareth said: Dominic Cummings states Bozza wants Truss in, so that she will reliably blow up and he can sweep back into power. I wouldn't put it past the Tory members to vote him in again, maybe it gets so bad his MPs put him back on the ballot? DC probably talking shite, but it all sounds plausible given Bozza's character and his little hasta la vista exit. Apparently 2000 Tory members have already signed a petition demanding he be put on the ballot paper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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