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Well, when there was that Torry leadership contest, I don't think she wasn't aware that there was a referendum just before that. Did the party force her to stand, or was her ego bigger than her ability? As a former cabinet minister she should have had a good idea what the PM should be doing.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have too much sympathy for her.

She clearly had ambitions to be PM and you can't always pick and choose when opportunities arise. She's got the bad luck to be PM at a time when she's mandated to do something she doesn't personally agree with, and that could possibly do massive damage to the country and our economy.
 
There's a big core of support for Jacob Rees Mogg, but I'm not a fan

Amber Rudd is a likely candidate

I don't want Boris, I'd cease my membership if he became leader.

I'd gladly support Damien Green, or Tom Tugenhadt if they had a chance.

Ive already texted the minister for sport asking her to throw her hat in the ring, she would be absolutely fantastic, Tracey Crouch is a great MP here.
 
There's a big core of support for Jacob Rees Mogg, but I'm not a fan

Amber Rudd is a likely candidate

I don't want Boris, I'd cease my membership if he became leader.

I'd gladly support Damien Green, or Tom Tugenhadt if they had a chance.

Ive already texted the minister for sport asking her to throw her hat in the ring, she would be absolutely fantastic, Tracey Crouch is a great MP here.

I'd cease to have any faith in humanity....
 
There's a big core of support for Jacob Rees Mogg, but I'm not a fan

Amber Rudd is a likely candidate

I don't want Boris, I'd cease my membership if he became leader.

I'd gladly support Damien Green, or Tom Tugenhadt if they had a chance.

Ive already texted the minister for sport asking her to throw her hat in the ring, she would be absolutely fantastic, Tracey Crouch is a great MP here.


That is a seriously scary list.

Corbyn has bombed on his Scottish tour.......very little support, crowds counted in their 10's at some venues.
He also made a huge gaff about our legal system [which he did not know we had]
Labour cannot win the UK without the Scottish votes, so I think he can be ruled out now.
 
We'll be keeping Sturgeon thanks but they can do whatever the hell they want with wee Colonel Davidson.

Agreed, and there's no doubt The Mooth has been trying to build a profile in England over the last couple of years. Happily she is literally all mooth and no troosers, and will be found out when she has to come out with actual policies rather than repeating "referendum" ad infinitum.
 
There was a worse pm in between those two. I can understand why TM might want out since she inherited a real poisoned chalice.

Unfortunately, I can't think of any current front bench politicians who seem like good candidates for pm at the moment. Maybe the tories could get Ruth Davidson to swap Scottish politics for Westminster?

I think she cares too much about Scotland and would much prefer to be First Minister. Besides - I suspect she is way too much of a leftie for the majority of Tories.
 
Or wee Nicola? Don't like her politics much but at least she has some presence about her...

Which would be fun but I'm not sure of the circumstances that would make that happen, besides she'd have to be MP of an English seat - as would Davidson. And aren't the English sick of being bossed about by Scots :)
 
I did actually think May would make a reasonable of being PM - but she has turned out a disaster (IMO). And quitting in two years time? Might go some way explain Labour's shift of position on the SM and the CU i a transition. 2 yrs down the road - post March 2019 - potential for a shambolic exit - with a confused and furious electorate. New Tory leader would have to call a GE?
 
Come again? :mmm:

Westminster MPs of Scottish seats don't have a vote in the Commons on English matters - remember EVEL? Can't ever imagine a PM not being able to vote on any important piece of legislation. EVEL effectively rules out an MP for a Scottish constituency ever becoming the leader of Labour or Conservatives. Good bit of democracy that.
 
I think that Boris is playing his own "end game" and doing it very well [for himself].
Whether that is a positive or negative for UK politics is yet to be seen...only a couple a years to wait!
 
The sooner May goes the better,totally inept woman who hasnt got a clue and makes ridiculous decisions like being so naive as to call a general election and thinks she would easily win it :rolleyes:.Step aside May the country needs a leader and not an emotional busybody.
 
I don't think May was the only person in the country "naive" enough to think the Tories would win the election easily. Pretty much every polling organisation and political commentator was of the same view when the election was called.
 
I think that Boris is playing his own "end game" and doing it very well [for himself].
Whether that is a positive or negative for UK politics is yet to be seen...only a couple a years to wait!

If being a joke amongst foreign diplomats is doing very well for himself - then yes - I suppose he is

Jacob Rees Mogg as PM; Boris Johnson as FS, and Andrea Leadsom as Chancellor would make a laughing stock of the UK. But it just wouldn't be very funny.
 
If being a joke amongst foreign diplomats is doing very well for himself - then yes - I suppose he is

Jacob Rees Mogg as PM; Boris Johnson as FS, and Andrea Leadsom as Chancellor would make a laughing stock of the UK. But it just wouldn't be very funny.

Juncker is thought a bit of comedy figure, by many, throughout Europe and beyond...

Yet, you are quite happy to believe he's the best thing since sliced bread...
 
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