Liz Truss’s time is up
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Supine
Newt Member
I officially don't understand anything that is going on now.
PMQs as tedious as ever. Some run-of-the-mill sleaze inquiry into a SPAD as breaking news that we're somehow supposed to care about. It's like business as usual all of a sudden.
Apparently the SPAD is the person who briefed that Javid is ‘a shit’ at the weekend. They are just getting rid of the honest guy.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
yeah I know. Who gives a shit who called who shit, though?
not a trot
Well-Known Member
All Starmer had to do today, was, stand up, point at the Government and declare you're all shits. Job done, nothing more needed saying.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Thing is The Guardian is now commenting that Starmer did well today precisely by giving Truss more chance to survive. And apparently doing so with a straight face.
It's hard to tell sarcasm from straight talking at the moment, but I'm pretty sure The Guardian were serious in suggesting that Starmer shouldn't be trying to tear Truss down.
I don't understand.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
It's nonsense isn't it. He tried his best but a) he's not very good and b) she was sticking to the Johnson playbook of having a bragging line and an attack line and sticking to it regardless of the actual question, which is pretty effective at getting you through PMQs without attracting much attention, even if it looks shit to the tiny minority of people who care. On its own terms she did pretty well considering from what I saw. Unfortunately for her though it won't make any difference to anything.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
In the bigger picture, pmqs doesn't matter. But still, even with starmer being useless, it's hard to see how truss managed a score draw. It feels like a post-truth microcosm somehow, with truss refusing to allow her own multiple humiliations and horrors she is inflicting on people into the conversation. All backed up by the sound effects from the very back benchers who will boot her out at the very first opportunity. I know it's always been like this in general terms, but it feels like someone accused of murder in court, when confronted with the CCTV and forensics starts rattling on about where they are going on holiday.
would a rousing singalong of "you're shit and you know you are" be considered unparliamentary behaviour & get the opposition expelled from the chamber?
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Suella Braverman forced to resign as UK home secretary
Rightwinger is replaced by Grant Shapps in further serious blow to Truss’s authority
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Bingoman
Well-Known Member
Just heard that too still not looking good for Truss and are we expecting more to come
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Suella Braverman forced to resign as UK home secretary
Rightwinger is replaced by Grant Shapps in further serious blow to Truss’s authoritywww.theguardian.com
8ball
Maximum Facepalm
Is this like when someone gets fired and they go home and kill every family member including the dog?
Supine
Newt Member
Time is up before a time is up thread was created! Superb performance.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
In order to bring back Grant Shapps apparently. 
Where is Matt Hancock now?
Where is Matt Hancock now?
Karl Masks
Birds Angel Delight
bloody hell wasn't expecting that. Braverman is incredibly shit at this politics lark. Perhaps she should stick to insulting people and transphobia.
My bet is Truss is gone by the end of the day
8ball
Maximum Facepalm
Brave bet
Bingoman
Well-Known Member
Well let's ser what happens in the fracking vote
Karl Masks
Birds Angel Delight
I predict a speedy appeaance and interview on GBN where they will unwittingly/wittingly reinforce just how shite Truss is.
Going well so far. Two secretaries down. Coffey next please
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Yeah, I'm unclear on this too, and the lengths I'm willing to go to find out are very minimal.
sacked by Hunt it seems
Braverman had been critical of the u-turn on tax cuts. criticising government policy not really compatible with being in cabinet at the best of times, but she even went as far as to accuse colleagues of "a coup"
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
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Suella Braverman forced to resign as UK home secretary
Rightwinger is replaced by Grant Shapps in further serious blow to Truss’s authority
<cough>
This is the second minister gone in under a week.
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
difficult to say - you'd think she would never have walked, but then again there is a gaping void (an actual gaping void, not the one that won the last leadership election) as standard bearer of the fruitcake right now (and so she might have bailed in order to put herself at the head of it, muttering about betrayal)
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