PM Boris Johnson - monster thread for a monster twat

[Calamity1971]

Blustercunt's all at sea in his C4 News Gary Gibbon interview.

He was sweating last night's Chablis and coke out by the looks of it .

 

[Pickman's model]

He was sweating last night's Chablis and coke out by the looks of it .

Surely chateau de mouton rothschild

He drinks it by the case

 

[brogdale]

that 2% of Labour voters

 

[Pickman's model]

that 2% of Labour voters

They still think shammer is a socialist

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[elbows]

Isn't it the case that she won't finally report until the Met has finished?

Cheers - Louis MacNeice

Yes there were a few tories moaning from the benches about that and calling for the full report to be published when I last briefly tuned into the parliament channel. I think this was earlier today but Im tired so maybe my memory has merged two different days.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Yes there were a few tories moaning from the benches about that and calling for the full report to be published when I last briefly tuned into the parliament channel. I think this was earlier today but Im tired so maybe my memory has merged two different days.

it's several different days / weeks / months - the line seems to be that whatever shouldn't happen until whatever else has happened (and then that shouldn't happen until something else has happened and so on round in circles)

 

[Wilf]

Sue Gray stops hers so the Met can crack on, the Met keep schtum about their's so it won't stop people voting tory....

Police will delay updates on Downing Street party probe

Oh, yeah, and the privileges lot won't start theirs till after...

 

[Ax^]

Blustercunt's all at sea in his C4 News Gary Gibbon interview.

if he was not already selling off C4

 

[SpookyFrank]

And the nodding dogs at the Met responded... Met Police will issue no more Partygate updates before the local elections

In completely unrelated news, Cressida Dick is getting a £160,000 golden GTFO.

 

[xenon]

have any of them resigned yet. Hang them selves. Killed Johnson. Not interested otherwise. Fuck em.

Must remember the nice things I was supposed to think about the nice things.

 

[Ming]

Repeat a certain behavior often enough and it becomes Normal, we have a government that has normalized lies, corruption and dishonesty....a quick tut and turn to the page on Katie Price's tits or the FTSE 100 (delete as applicable)

And it’s done deliberately to undermine the checks and balances and democratic norms. Tories hate regulation if it applies to them.

 

[Ming]

Free vote now. Maybe makes things more interesting:

I bet his parliamentary nickname is M&S.

 

[cupid_stunt]

The majority of today's front pages are somewhat uncomfortable for the Johnson,

Newspaper headlines: 'The gig is up, Boris' and 'Johnson buckles'

A new inquiry into whether the PM misled MPs over parties in Downing Street leads several front pages.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[MrCurry]

Eddie Mair had this guy worked out years ago. Shame voters are so easily distracted and deceived by the clown show routine.

 

[brogdale]

From 2.20...drowning, not waving.

Boris Johnson questioned on Partygate during India trip – as pressure builds at home

 

[not-bono-ever]

I once went on holiday and came back to find my entry pass didn’t work and HR were waiting to give me das boot. I know how mr Johnson must be feeling

 

[not-bono-ever]

Lolz

ETA, this has happened twice to me now I come to think of it

 

[brogdale]

Isn't there an old political adage about not travelling abroad during a crisis in political authority?

Crisis, what crisis?

 

[ruffneck23]

I really hope this is the beginning of the end for him, that a by election is forced and he gets voted out by his own constituency.

 

[bluescreen]

Stephen McGann: A fridge the size of India. What a time to be alive.

 

[teqniq]

Not a good look for the Met at all:

 

[andysays]

I really hope this is the beginning of the end for him, that a by election is forced and he gets voted out by his own constituency.

Much though I'd love to see it, I'm not sure that there's a realistic mechanism for this to happen.

 

[teqniq]

Not a happy bunny:

 

[kabbes]

The Sky reporter has a fantastic voice for winding him up. Just a monotone relentlessness to carrying on asking her question regardless of whatever he’s blustering over the top

 

[Petcha]

Not a happy bunny:

I've no idea why the fuck he doesn't just step down. It would at least let him leave with a tiny shred, a very tiny shred, of dignity. Just fall on your flaccid sword you utter utter cunt.

Still, nobody here seems to have been able to answer what happens if/when he does. Is Raab in charge while they run a leadership contest? I've not seen anything in the media about this scenario.

 

[Petcha]

Ok, I bothered to google it.

Basically, he's still in charge while the Tories run their leadership campaign. Brilliant.

What happens if a Prime Minister resigns?​

When a Prime Minister resigns, the subsequent events are conditioned by context surrounding their departure. If a PM resigns following a loss in a general election, they offer their resignation to the monarch and the winning party then forms a government.

However, if Johnson, or any other PM was to resign during parliament, the process is far longer and follows many more processes. Under conventions of the UK's unwritten constitution, Britain must have a Prime Minister at all times.

So, a standing prime minister departing automatically triggers a leadership contest , but does not leave straight away. The appointment of a new party leader can takes up to a month and includes arduous campaigning, jostling for position and various behind the scenes machinations.


When the leadership contest is decided, the outgoing prime minister will go and offer their resignation to the Queen, and advise she appoints the new leader of the party as prime minister - this is largely ceremonial. Commonly, incoming Prime Ministers choose to hold a general election to reinforce their power, but this is unlikely in 2022.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Much though I'd love to see it, I'm not sure that there's a realistic mechanism for this to happen.

If the privileges committee decide he deliberately misled parliament they could suspend him from the commons - this would trigger a recall petition in his constituency which - if at least 10% of registered voters sign - it triggers a byelection. If he has already been turfed out as prime minister by the time the committee finish their work (very possible IMHO) then its probably more likely that he gets a sanction that triggers it (tory revenge on wanker chops could come into play here) . So yes - it could definitely happen

 

[andysays]

If the privileges committee decide he deliberately misled parliament they could suspend him from the commons - this would trigger a recall petition in his constituency which - if at least 10% of registered voters sign - it triggers a byelection. If he has already been turfed out as prime minister by the time the committee finish their work (very possible IMHO) then its probably more likely that he gets a sanction that triggers it (tory revenge on wanker chops could come into play here) . So yes - it could definitely happen

OK, I knew there was a mechanism for a recall petition if an MP was found guilty in a criminal court, but wasn't aware of this.

 

[Petcha]

If the privileges committee decide he deliberately misled parliament they could suspend him from the commons - this would trigger a recall petition in his constituency which - if at least 10% of registered voters sign - it triggers a byelection. If he has already been turfed out as prime minister by the time the committee finish their work (very possible IMHO) then its probably more likely that he gets a sanction that triggers it (tory revenge on wanker chops could come into play here) . So yes - it could definitely happen

If he resigns though (as above), he can't be turfed out immediately, it'll need to wait till the end of the leadership contest which could be months. A bit of a grey area? Can you suspend someone who's already resigned?