Liz Truss’s time is up

[maomao]

The constitution isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

And it's an unwritten constitution!

 

[steveseagull]

LOL. shitting it

 

[Cid]

Was the vote that important before it was deemed a 3 line whip earlier today? And then it wasn't...

True, and didn't hear anything about labour whip. I suppose stuff like pairing isn't generally last minute.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Is there anything that could actually plausibly cause a general election now? Mass resignation of Tory MPs? (Highly unlikely) Could a no confidence vote do it?

My understanding is that either the PM of the day can call an early general election if they feel so inclined, or they would have to lose a (parliamentary) confidence vote. That would require a fair number of tory MP's to vote for it (which would almost certainly mean they would be thrown out of the party before the election) which i can't really see happening...

 

[Lord Camomile]

TBF I wouldn't be that surprised if the Crown stepped in anyway - this can't be allowed to continue and it is extremely questionable whether she commands a majority of the Commons.

The King could dismiss her, then appoint whoever from that lot he is advised could form a government.

It's possible he might think "y'know what, fuck it" and attend COP27 after all.

The fuck is Truss going to do about it at this stage?

 

[friedaweed]

With the collapse of the global economy and WW3 on the horizon mabes the Tories are just doing all this daft stuff so they don't have to be in charge anymore and subsequently not responsible for the end of the world.
I mean let's face it who wants to be anything other than high when it all goes to shit.

 

[agricola]

I would be very surprised. Dangerous for a monarch, let alone a new monarch, to interfere in parliamentary business.

It has happened before (admittedly not for nearly 200 years), and whilst he'd no doubt be criticized for interfering in the affairs of Parliament this is fundamentally an issue of who runs his government. What we are seeing now has very few, if any, precedents and there is no indication that she is willing to accept reality.

 

[Lord Camomile]

LOL. shitting it

"Oh, how very strange, I swear I scanned my Oyster at the station. Is there a possibility, perchance, that the machine malfunctioned in some silent way? What a truly unfortunate and regrettable business..."

 

[Artaxerxes]

And it's an unwritten constitution!

Yes, that's why.

We literally operate on vibes and cos the government says so

 

[Bingoman]

The BBC reporter just now has they are trying to info from Downing street but ho response

 

[spitfire]

The BBC reporter just now has they are trying to info from Downing street but ho response

I can hazard a guess.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck ad infinitum..."

 

[steveo87]

Are we at 'Pot Noodle and a Wank' time yet?

 

[Raheem]

Are we at 'Pot Noodle and a Wank' time yet?

No time like the present.

 

[killer b]

It has happened before (admittedly not for nearly 200 years), and whilst he'd no doubt be criticized for interfering in the affairs of Parliament this is fundamentally an issue of who runs his government. What we are seeing now has very few, if any, precedents and there is no indication that she is willing to accept reality.

the reality is that they'll carp and moan, but they'll vote for the government's business. zero tory MPs voted against the party tonight. the king will not get involved.

 

[Lord Camomile]

We've all turned the lights off and tried to pretend we're not in when the BBC folks come knockin'.

 

[tommers]

 

[steveo87]

No time like the present.

Well I'm at work, sat in the managers office watching Amazon Prime, so probably not.

 

[BassJunkie]

This season of The UK has jumped the shark.

 

[Duncan2]

Imagine if the King did get involved.He would be carried shoulder high through the streets and all that stuff about Diane expunged from the history books.

 

[not-bono-ever]

But they were wrong

 

[platinumsage]

Talentless colleagues

 

[Bingoman]

Tory Mp at the centre of bully claims in the lobbies has said he was not manhandled

 

[Lord Camomile]

Tory Mp at the centre of bully claims in the lobbies has said he was not manhandled

"...this was confirmed by two very large colleagues on either side of him, supporting him with very strong grips on each shoulder"

 

[Kaka Tim]

Tory Mp at the centre of bully claims in the lobbies has said he was not manhandled

" I foolishly slipped on the wet floor/walked into a door"

 

[killer b]

Talentless colleagues

the best bit is when he speculates that some of his colleagues may soon be homeless

 

[Kaka Tim]

So just got up from my early evening nana nap and it seems that out government now looks like this ..

 

[tim]

It's like Dallas. Suella's walked out.

 

[platinumsage]

Well in, Krishnan!!!

Oops

 

[Raheem]

Well I'm at work, sat in the managers office watching Amazon Prime, so probably not.

Ok, so you might not have easy access to a Pot Noodle, but all the same.

 

[CyberRose]

Tory Mp at the centre of bully claims in the lobbies has said he was not manhandled

If I lived in the country still he'd be my local MP and already seen sympathetic posts on Facebook from people who don't support the Tories about the bullying. Glad he's denied it so they can go back to hating him for a) being one of Liz Truss' biggest cheerleaders during her campaign and b) going against local wishes by voting for fracking (he was previously employed by Shell and has been paid by them for lobbying services)