Liz Truss’s time is up

[Weller]

Why is urban75 collectively watching PMQ's???? This is weirder than anything Truss has done.

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I stopped watching until recently and if they were not doing such damage it has been fun watching this shiftiest lot ever kill their party for a decade or more hopefully
I dont think we have seen how weird and shit she is or this lot really are yet

 

[redsquirrel]

My internet is down so I’m missing most of this, but trying to drag MPs through the right door is some Trumpian shit

I wouldn't believe that duplicitous shit Bryant anymore than I would a Tory MP.

 

[tim]

I just dreamt that we were having a coup d'etat and that Truss was very drunk and smashing her way through glass doors. I had to check on line that it wasn't true

Sweet dreams are made of this!

I'm not convinced that the "King" won't be in air when I wake up flanked by men in uniform, George Osborne and Tony Blair.

 

[Voley]

A quick browse of Twitter this morning suggests that MP's that didn't vote with the government last night will be subject to proportionate disciplinary action, unless they've got a reasonable excuse. MP's that abstained are said to include the current PM, and the two previous PM's.

Could be interesting. I'm assuming Liz Truss' 'reasonable excuse' will be she was trying to stop the Chief Whip resigning at the time.

Unfortunately I've got a busy day at work ahead of me today or it'd be news and all the way.

 

[brogdale]

Start the day as you mean to go on

 

[CyberRose]

A quick browse of Twitter this morning suggests that MP's that didn't vote with the government last night will be subject to proportionate disciplinary action, unless they've got a reasonable excuse. MP's that abstained are said to include the current PM, and the two previous PM's.

Could be interesting. I'm assuming Liz Truss' 'reasonable excuse' will be she was trying to stop the Chief Whip resigning at the time.

Unfortunately I've got a busy day at work ahead of me today or it'd be news and all the way.

She voted 'no'...

https://votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/Division/1372#noes

 

[cupid_stunt]

The adult version of 'are we there yet?' is now 'has she gone yet?'

Has she gone ?

 

[steveseagull]

It seems May and Johnson were paired. many many were not though

 

[Supine]

Has she gone ?

I’m going to be wondering this all day at work. I’m thinking less than 50:50.

 

[Voley]

She voted 'no'...

https://votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/Division/1372#noes

Ah, disappointing. I was hoping for an epic wriggle from them over that.

I will still have one eye on the news today though. I made a bet with a mate at work at how long she might last earlier this week. He said end of the month, I said Xmas. I think he's winning a fiver tbh.

 

[cupid_stunt]

All the front pages today are grim reading for Truss, esp. this from what is basically the party members' newsletter.



This from the top strap on the 'i' amused me.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Ah, disappointing. I was hoping for an epic wriggle from them over that.

I will still have one eye on the news today though. I made a bet with a mate at work at how long she might last earlier this week. He said end of the month, I said Xmas. I think he's winning a fiver tbh.

I gave her nine months when she first got in. Pretty sure I've lost that one, wasn't even nine weeks.

 

[rubbershoes]

If both the Telegraph and Mail say she must go, it'll all be over. I'm not inclined to look at either though

 

[maomao]

The one thing that the Mail is good for is Tory gossip. Definitely worth a read today.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Nonsense is still unravelling at 1:30am

This sort of move is exactly the sort of reason why Twitter has been so reluctant to give us an Edit button.

Except in this case it's not a typo in a tweet about cats, but, y'know, the government of a country

 

[bluescreen]

The one thing that the Mail is good for is Tory gossip. Definitely worth a read today.

And this is something you don't see there every day:

 

[andysays]

Nonsense is still unravelling at 1:30am

"Oh, yes it was!"

"Oh, no it wasn't!"

Panto season has started early this year

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

"Oh, yes it was!"

"Oh, no it wasn't!"

Panto season has started early this year

Oh no it hasn't.

 

[andysays]

Oh no it hasn't.

Truss's future is definitely behind her though.

 

[Cid]

BBC headlines summary is quite useful for scanning the mood...

Newspaper headlines: 'Truss on the brink' and 'chaos' of Braverman exit

Suella Braverman's resignation during a chaotic day at Westminster leads most of the papers.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[MrCurry]

Start the day as you mean to go on

Surely a desperate attempt to get some of the letters on Graham Brady’s desk ruled invalid. Maybe they realised at that late hour that she wouldn’t make it through today if they didn’t pull this trick?

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[Cid]

Needless to say the picture does not look particularly rosy for Truss (re headlines).

 

[bimble]

It was a cunning plan from labour. They bought it forward and forced the conservatives to vote on it. Basically igniting the fuse and walking away

ye but nobody forced them to make it a 3 line whip 'confidence in Truss' vote, with people bundling eachother swearing & crying into the lobbies that was entirely their own choice wasn't it.

 

[brogdale]

Needless to say the picture does not look particularly rosy for Truss (re headlines).

Let’s hope she clings on; this is too good to end so soon

 

[Chairman Meow]

I must say I'm very much enjoying watching all of this from afar. Although I daresay I wouldn't be quite so amused by watching the UK go down in flames if I was still living there. I mean its bloody great watching the Tories screw up quite so magnificently, but fucking hell what a mess!

 

[Kaka Tim]

Truss probably thinks that insisting its a confidence vote - and threatening the rebel mps - is her being a strong, ruthless leader in the maggie mold and it will bring the party to heel. Shes in the cabinet room shouting demented instructions to her press secretary. Its like Downfall meets an episode of the young ones. Presumably the next stage is poisoning Larry the Cat and shooting herself in the head - but the bullet misses her brain and takes out Teresa Coffey instead.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Former PM’s can claim 100k or so for non specific shite.it’s creating a whole new class of well paid parasites

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

Former PM’s can claim 100k or so for non specific shite.it’s creating a whole new class of well paid parasites

I was wondering about that. If you've been a minister for a day or two can you claim bigger expenses? Why else would you go for such a job right now?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Former PM’s can claim 100k or so for non specific shite.it’s creating a whole new class of well paid parasites

Was thinking earlier, regardless of however short her time as PM turns out to be, she'll still benefit from most* of the post-PM perks. She'll get invited to Charlie's funeral, she'll get offers on the speaker circuit, I'm sure there's other crap.

Really takes the shine off




*fair to say that there will be  some impact on what offers she gets from how she's done in the post...