Kemi Badenoch’s time is up!

[brogdale]

Historically the Tories have been survivors but this time, I think my money would stay in my pocket. There has been a pattern across the Western neoliberal world of traditional parties collapsing. That hasn't happened here since the demise of the Liberal party a century ago, but I do think it could happen here. Think the Gaullists in France (who bizarrely have the PM right now, but whose vote has totally collapsed).

All fair, but if Johnson/Truss/Sunak didn't yield complete collapse, I can't really see them doing anything other than gaining more seats in 2029. Notable that, unlike Truss, Badenoch has assembled a shad cam from across the factions so she probably has secured more general party support for her opposition.

 

[two sheds]

Did have fewer MPs to choose from though

 

[SpookyFrank]

2024 majority of just 61, but seems very unlikely that as many will vote LP next time...

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Libe dems will fancy a crack at it though.

 

[brogdale]

LP's initial analysis of Badenoch's shallow cabinet:

Labour says that three quarters of the members of Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow cabinet abstained in the Commons vote to approve the report condemning Boris Johnson for lying to MPs about Partygate, that 42% of them (11 out of 26) backed Liz Truss for leader and that nearly three quarters of them served in Truss’s government.

Looking good

 

[brogdale]

Badenoch's bunch was already Badenough, but seriously?

 

[LakieLady]

Badenoch's bunch was already Badenough, but seriously?

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She really is scraping the bottom of the barrel with that halfwit.

 

[starfish]

She really is scraping the bottom of the barrel with that halfwit.

The worst of the worst.

 

[stavros]

Badenoch's bunch was already Badenough, but seriously?

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Fucking hell, Essex is taking over. As well as Badenoch, there's Patel, Burghart, Harris and now Francois. Could Cleverly still get a post?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Could Cleverly still get a post?

He's said he doesn't want one, and is looking forward to time as a backbencher.

 

[planetgeli]

She really is scraping the bottom of the barrel with that halfwit.

Tbf, the bottom fell out of the barrel and the barrel rolled off down the hill quite some way back.

Starmer, nice guy that he is, has promised to fix the barrel and carry it back up.

 

[LakieLady]

He's said he doesn't want one, and is looking forward to time as a backbencher to plot Badenoch's downfall.

Fixed that for you, cupid_stunt.

 

[PR1Berske]

Fucking hell, Essex is taking over. As well as Badenoch, there's Patel, Burghart, Harris and now Francois. Could Cleverly still get a post?

How did Essex get so many awful MPs?

((Essex))

 

[brogdale]

How did Essex get so many awful MPs?

((Essex))

Enough people living in Essex voted for the cunts.

 

[stavros]

How did Essex get so many awful MPs?

((Essex))

We've got fewer now, after the Lib Dems took Chelmsford and Labour took Colchester, Harlow, both Southends and one of the Thurrocks. Deform also got the other Thurrock and Clacton. Before July it was all Tory.

 

[Boo Radley75]

Interesting. Bad Enoch is making her leadership all about being anti woke yet one of her first acts as leader is to stand up in parliament and demand the foreign secretary apologise to a foreign rapist.

Watch: Awkward moment Badenoch confronts Lammy over Neo-Nazi Trump comment

New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has confronted foreign secretary David Lammy over his previous criticism of Donald Trump following his election to US president. Mr Lammy, has previously compared Trump to Hitler and called for his state visit to be canceled during his last presidency. In...

www.independent.co.uk

 

[likesfish]

He's said he doesn't want one, and is looking forward to time as a backbencher to plot Badenoch's downfall.

Fixed that for you, cupid_stunt.

tbf thats like an Mi5 spook claiming he organised agent provectuers rather than pocketing the cash and waiting for a fuckwit to do his job for him

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Interesting. Bad Enoch is making her leadership all about being anti woke yet one of her first acts as leader is to stand up in parliament and demand the foreign secretary apologise to a foreign rapist.

Watch: Awkward moment Badenoch confronts Lammy over Neo-Nazi Trump comment

New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has confronted foreign secretary David Lammy over his previous criticism of Donald Trump following his election to US president. Mr Lammy, has previously compared Trump to Hitler and called for his state visit to be canceled during his last presidency. In...

www.independent.co.uk

Pretty cringe exchange all round. And check the smirk on Priti Patel.

 

[PTK]

Interesting. Bad Enoch is making her leadership all about being anti woke yet one of her first acts as leader is to stand up in parliament and demand the foreign secretary apologise to a foreign rapist.

Watch: Awkward moment Badenoch confronts Lammy over Neo-Nazi Trump comment

New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has confronted foreign secretary David Lammy over his previous criticism of Donald Trump following his election to US president. Mr Lammy, has previously compared Trump to Hitler and called for his state visit to be canceled during his last presidency. In...

www.independent.co.uk

Surely Badenoch's statement is a demonstration of being "anti-woke"? What could be more "asleep" than demanding that the Foreign Secretary apologise to Trump?

 

[PR1Berske]

This exchange suggests KemiKaze is going to need a bit of help.

 

[brogdale]

Surely Badenoch's statement is a demonstration of being "anti-woke"? What could be more "asleep" than demanding that the Foreign Secretary apologise to Trump?

And maybe Badenoch thinks this former Foreign Secretary* needs to apologise as well?


* quote dates from his previous post

 

[stavros]

And check the smirk on Priti Patel.

I think you could make millions if you could find a photo of Patel not smirking.

 

[Boo Radley75]

This exchange suggests KemiKaze is going to need a bit of help.

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So, to sum it up - Bad Enoch is pro foreign political interference then? Got it.

 

[Petcha]

Jesus, just catching up on PMQs. She's not the sharpest pencil in the box is she?

 

[Petcha]

But clearly thinks she is. Awful.

 

[rasputin]

This, from the BBC's piece on Badenoch's ShadCam, made me chortle....

The current Labour government has 120 ministers, meaning the Tories may struggle to shadow all posts given they only have 121 MPs.


Literally a prize for everyone! How very woke.

While the wider point is valid, I don't think the BBC has that number right. They are either counting whips as government ministers, or ministers who sit in the Lords, or both.

The Opposition doesn't have to shadow every whip, and they can easily find members in the Lords to do a shadowing role.

 

[PR1Berske]

KemiKaze has finalised her Shadow Cabinet. Here are all the whips she's allocated, suggesting a lot of back scratching.

 

[Sue]

KemiKaze has finalised her Shadow Cabinet. Here are all the whips she's allocated, suggesting a lot of back scratching.

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Who?

 

[JimW]

Obese is an unusual surname.

 

[andysays]

Who?

Don't tell me you haven't heard of Ben Obese-Jecty...

 

[brogdale]

KemiKaze has finalised her Shadow Cabinet. Here are all the whips she's allocated, suggesting a lot of back scratching.

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I once had a twitter spat with that Ben Obese-Jecty when he was a councillor somewhere in North London, I think. Told me that Goldsmith's London mayoral campaign against Khan (in which the vermin said that Khan would steal their gold jewellery) was not racist. Cunt.