bickster Posted October 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2022 Guido Fawkes has the current scores on the doors as Sunak: 150 Johnson: 75 Mordaunt: 28 So that leaves 104 unknowns by their reckoning but remember these are only nominations and not votes. There will be a considerable number of MPs who don't want to be involves in nominating anyone. If Johnson had the hundred in the bag, he'd have absolutely declared by now. Mordaunt is hanging on for either Johnson to collapse (and hope to get the ABS nominations) or some horse trading for a cabinet post and her actually nominating Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Djemba_Villan said: Im convinced the only reason Boris is running is leverage while he still has a decent wedge of support and knows he’d still win the populist members vote. Fully expect a deal to see Sunak in office and Boris given a well paid, cushty foreign office role while his investigation(s) are quietly diluted as well as some of his ‘backers/donors’ interests wound into Sunak’s plan. That was my thought. He will agree not to run if Sunak gives him a cushy job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 A dutch newspaper today apparently 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 The bloke who you booted out this year got all of the big calls right? They're absolutely **** shameless. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 23, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 23, 2022 I reckon he got one and a half big calls right. I’ll round up to 2 to be kind. That makes it about 497-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2022 If only his kids could vote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted October 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2022 Sobriety out of the window again Or… desperation in plain sight Way to go in attempting to pull the party together there Nads, keep up the great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) Still a big if but lets say Johnson gets to 100 MPs, Mourdant drops out as she can't make 100 and gives her backing to Sunak, with many of her supporters doing likewise, which seems likely, then you could well have a situation where Sunak has the backing of over twice as many MPs as Johnson. Johnson would likely want to still take it to the membership where given how brain dead they are they'd then back Johnson. You then have a situation where you have the vast majority of Tory MPs not even wanting Johnson as PM. It will be farcical with 2-3 months of chaos to follow before he is again forced out. Edited October 23, 2022 by markavfc40 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 minute ago, markavfc40 said: Still a big if but lets say Johnson gets to 100 MPs, Mourdant drops out as she can't make 100 and gives her backing to Sunak, with many of her supporters doing likewise, which seems likely, then you could well have a situation where Sunak has the backing of over twice as many MPs as Johnson. Johnson would likely want to still take it to the membership where given how brain dead they are they'd then back Johnson. You then have a situation where you have the vast majority of Tory MPs not even wanting Johnson as PM. It will be farcical with 2-3 months of chaos to follow before he is again forced out. Stupid party full of stupid MPs with even more stupid members and you expect them not to have stupid rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 11 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: Still a big if but lets say Johnson gets to 100 MPs, Mourdant drops out as she can't make 100 and gives her backing to Sunak, with many of her supporters doing likewise, which seems likely, then you could well have a situation where Sunak has the backing of over twice as many MPs as Johnson. Johnson would likely want to still take it to the membership where given how brain dead they are they'd then back Johnson. You then have a situation where you have the vast majority of Tory MPs not even wanting Johnson as PM. It will be farcical with 2-3 months of chaos to follow before he is again forced out. The wheels would be off again by Christmas is Boris gets back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Missing Nadine as Muttley. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Davkaus Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 The one trait I almost admire about Boris is he just doesn't give a ****. I can't imagine being that self-absorbed and care-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I really hope its done and dusted by tomorrow afternoon and Sunak is the new pm. The way its going most of the tory mps are backing him so he would be churlish of Boris to take it as far as the members evcn if he gets to 100 nominations which I have doubts he will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 hour ago, bickster said: Stupid party full of stupid MPs with even more stupid members and you expect them not to have stupid rules? It was stupid of me I know. I'm just off to fill in my Tory party membership form. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2022 31 minutes ago, PaulC said: I really hope its done and dusted by tomorrow afternoon and Sunak is the new pm. The way its going most of the tory mps are backing him so he would be churlish of Boris to take it as far as the members evcn if he gets to 100 nominations which I have doubts he will. Careful what you wish for. His campaign slogan always seems to be missing a bit He got furlough done (even though he didn’t want to) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Genie said: The wheels would be off again by Christmas is Boris gets back in. By the following weekend I reckon. For the "we need a General Election now" crowd, the only realistic version this side of 2024 is Johnson being such an absurd choice that enough Tory MPs decide to jack the whole lot in and walk. (still an unlikely prospect) But a new Johnson administration is basically starting with only two of the four wheels to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MessiWillSignForVilla Posted October 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2022 Claims he got 102 nominations. "I totally could've done it, I just don't want to" 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 23, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2022 Hahaha Johnson pulls out of contest he never entered 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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