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Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29045

By Samanfur - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:07 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:07 pm #29045

Spoonman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:58 pm
Samanfur wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:51 pm The BBC're reporting that he's gone.
Nothing I see on the BBC website or on their News channel?

But in related news on the BBC News live update page - ha!

They've posted a correction in place of the original post (20:28): he's not resigned.

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Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29047

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:09 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:09 pm #29047

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29048

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:10 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:10 pm #29048

"Loyalist" James Duddridge claiming that there will be more Cabinet appointments made tonight- what does that mean? Who's resigned from the Cabinet who hasn't been replaced?

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29049

By Spoonman - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:18 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:18 pm #29049

Breaking on the BBC News Channel: Michael Gove fired from the cabinet.

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"Grey will never go out of fashion, because it's never been in fashion!"

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29050

By Watchman - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:18 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:18 pm #29050

Mass sackings?

Well, I don't know, but I've been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwin' up, tired of going down
Tired of myself, tired of this town

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29051

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:19 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:19 pm #29051

Same on Sky News.

This is Alan Partridge sacking Peartree Productions staff. Nadine Dorries to play the part of Jill.

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Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29052

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:20 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:20 pm #29052

Who's going to take Gove's job? Peter Bone?

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29053

By davidjay - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:22 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:22 pm #29053

I expect to be offered a job by ten pm.

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Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29054

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:22 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:22 pm #29054

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29055

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:24 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:24 pm #29055

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29056

By Spoonman - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:26 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:26 pm #29056

Christ, a No.10 press release has referred to Gove as a snake!

Dunno wherever to

or

"Grey will never go out of fashion, because it's never been in fashion!"

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29057

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:30 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:30 pm #29057

Spoonman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:26 pm Christ, a No.10 press release has referred to Gove as a snake!

Dunno wherever to or or

Didn't several of them do exactly the same as Gove?

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29058

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:31 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:31 pm #29058

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29059

By Boiler - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:32 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:32 pm #29059

So what's next - an army of Gammon laying siege to Parliament?

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29060

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:35 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:35 pm #29060

Oh my good God, James Duddridge!

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29061

By Watchman - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:39 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:39 pm #29061

Gove; “Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of Cummings”

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Well, I don't know, but I've been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwin' up, tired of going down
Tired of myself, tired of this town

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29062

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:40 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:40 pm #29062

James Duddridge is absolutely getting killed by Jon Craig. This is the worst performance I've ever seen by a frontbencher.

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29063

By Crabcakes - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:42 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:42 pm #29063

I’m not saying Gove is spectacularly unpopular, but managing to be the only one fired today out of 40+ resignations is a staggering achievement

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Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29064

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:45 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:45 pm #29064

Tim Loughton just called James Duddridge "comical Ali", albeit affectionately.

Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?#29067

By Crabcakes - Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:49 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:49 pm #29067

Also, my uninformed hot take:

1. He’s offered Zahawi a Blair-Brown deal for him to eventually take over as PM. It’s bullshit, of course - but got him back on board.
He has also probably promised the same deal to god knows how many others in cabinet
2. He’s going to spend the next 3 days bribing the fuck out of every no-mark backbencher he can find with junior jobs (now that he has a lot of vacancies)
3. Depending on his numbers by Tuesday, he will either try and grind on after scraping a win or go for an insane snap GE to force people on side at risk of losing their seats
4. Resignation is now not an option - if he wasn’t going to go today, he never will.