PM Boris Johnson - monster thread for a monster twat

[The39thStep]

As soon a one door closes a new one opens but swings back to hit you in the face

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I enjoyed "Bye Bye Baby" being played loudly in the background as the BBC interviewed Ed Davey on College Green

 

[elbows]

To partially answer my own question about caretaker unease, I'm just catching up with the news and see that some tories are already speaking up about this.

 

[Spymaster]

Nah it’s a shit salary for him he’s used to many multiples of it it’s not that.

Boris Johnson ‘struggled’ on £164,000 PM's salary, but could earn far more after leaving No10

The Prime Minister is widely reputed to have complained about his finances after making up to £800,000 a year as backbench MP. As he faces life outside Downing Street, his income is likely to increase dramatically

inews.co.uk

Yep. He's not hanging on for a poxy £160k p.a. (pro-rated for the next few months) when he could make 10 times that as an ex-pm on the speaking circuit.

 

[MrCurry]

Unfortunately for Bozo, being allowed to stay on as caretaker PM implies a level of trust which he does not enjoy. Maybe this is why there’s a delay in his announcement - people are explaining this to him now.

 

[hitmouse]

He'd earn loads more money if he went off on a speaking tour of idk texas and the black sea resorts though. And i'm not convinced 'stay alive for longer than teresa may' is that important either...

I've not been following that closely, but is there actually a proposal to execute the cunt? Nice to know.

 

[Artaxerxes]

What are the chances that there will be too much unease about Johnson staying on as caretaker for it to happen? I said last night that he could be the worlds worst caretaker, since he does not take care.

Cummings wants the role to fall to the man with no brain:

“YOU LET RAAB DO AN INTERIM PREMIERSHIP”

 

[bimble]

To partially answer my own question about caretaker unease, I'm just catching up with the news and see that some tories are already speaking up about this.

I think that’s why he’s not resigned yet they are fighting it out, trying to make him edit the speech to say he’s leaving now not in several months time.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I enjoyed "Bye Bye Baby" being played loudly in the background as the BBC interviewed Ed Davey on College Green

It was the 'Bye Bye Boris' version.

 

[Artaxerxes]

The frothing Meekon is right and Boris will claw away and not take his resignation seriously but Raab is not the answer to any question

 

[bimble]

Yep. He's not hanging on for a poxy £160k p.a. (pro-rated for the next few months) when he could make 10 times that as an ex-pm on the speaking circuit.

And have loads more fun on tour as well.

 

[elbows]

I think that’s why he’s not resigned yet they are fighting it out, trying to make him edit the speech to say he’s leaving now not in several months time.

I'd like to think that the caretaker question will be dealt with swiftly and neatly, but I fear that may not be the case. Hope Im wrong as I want that drama to end reasonably quickly.

Delays to speech seem quite normal to me, just fiddling around with wording and waiting for the top of an hour.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Nah it’s a shit salary for him he’s used to many multiples of it it’s not that.

The PM salary is around £160k. If he resigns, his salary will go down to around £80k backbench MP salary.

If he had a better offer on the table, if someone was offering him jobs/consultancies he'd walk, but his brand is currently too toxic. In the circumstances, he can't afford/doesn't want a pay cut of around £80k pa pro-rata.

But I suspect it's not just about the salary, I suspect it's also about the other perks, the grace and favour accommodation and also not being able to play lord of the manor at Chequers any more.

He's apparently rented out his London home, so resigning and moving out of Number 10 will pose difficulties for him and his family.

As a London (well, Henley) MP he's not like other MPs who have a home in their constituency in the Home Counties or Yorkshire or wherever that he could move into.

I suspect he can't afford to move out. He's been so reliant for so long on Tory grandees/party donors funding his lifestyle, he lacks the means.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds rent out £1.2million London home to raise cash

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have taken out a buy-to-let mortgage on their townhouse in London, amid a row over the reported £200,000 refurbishment of their Downing Street flat

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[magneze]

1pm now. I suspect he's not actually resigning.

 

[bimble]

I'd like to think that the caretaker question will be dealt with swiftly and neatly, but I fear that may not be the case. Hope Im wrong as I want that drama to end reasonably quickly.

Delays to speech seem quite normal to me, just fiddling around with wording and waiting for the top of an hour.

He’s unlikely to stand there & say ‘and I hope to stay here at the helm til October but they might kill me tomorrow idk let’s see”
Think it needs sorting before the resigning speech.

 

[elbows]

At a minimum it looks like there will be a lack of trust that he wont try to pull a stunt at some point. But maybe they figure that there are enough formal mechanisms in place to restrain him.

I'd not chance it if I were them, since as I already said there is a greater chance than usual of some emergency over the summer that requires a 'credible government' in place. Not that they are truly going to get one of those for quite some time whatever they decide about caretaker & timing.

 

[not a trot]

I love that it says: Awaiting an anticipated statement from the Prime Minister some time today.

Don't they know we've got people to see, things to do, places to go?

The dog is getting extra long walkies this morning.

 

[elbows]

He’s unlikely to stand there & say ‘and I hope to stay here at the helm til October but they might kill me tomorrow idk let’s see”
Think it needs sorting before the resigning speech.

The delay till 1pm does increase the chances that some quibbling is still ongoing I suppose. But he is a stubborn fucker so I dont know as they can really resolve that in that space of time if he remains adamant.

 

[redcogs]

bojo as a limpet on a rock analogy still holds. The sure way to remove the limpet is repeated kicking in the kidneys until the grip is released.

 

[The39thStep]

If they're thinking of Braverman etc that's really scraping the barrel tbh.

 

[magneze]

Appointments still being made to cabinet (Greg Clarke, Levelling Up). That doesn't sound like resignation.

 

[teqniq]

What are the chances that there will be too much unease about Johnson staying on as caretaker for it to happen? I said last night that he could be the worlds worst caretaker, since he does not take care.

Cummings wants the role to fall to the man with no brain:

I think Cummings maybe has this right. Although as others have observed money will have entered into Johnson's calculations he will try to turn this round somehow. I smell a rat.

 

[MickiQ]

Another one that thinks Blind Dominic has called it. Even if BoZo genuinely means what he says (and let's face his record is not reassuring). As soon as he is off the podium he will be wondering how he can exploit the situation to his advantage.
Someone needs to grab the fucker and stuff him in the back of an unmarked car at that point.

 

[bimble]

The PM salary is around £160k. If he resigns, his salary will go down to around £80k backbench MP salary.

If he had a better offer on the table, if someone was offering him jobs/consultancies he'd walk, but his brand is currently too toxic. In the circumstances, he can't afford/doesn't want a pay cut of around £80k pa pro-rata.

But I suspect it's not just about the salary, I suspect it's also about the other perks, the grace and favour accommodation and also not being able to play lord of the manor at Chequers any more.

He's apparently rented out his London home, so resigning and moving out of Number 10 will pose difficulties for him and his family.

As a London (well, Henley) MP he's not like other MPs who have a home in their constituency in the Home Counties or Yorkshire or wherever that he could move into.

I suspect he can't afford to move out. He's been so reliant for so long on Tory grandees/party donors funding his lifestyle, he lacks the means.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds rent out £1.2million London home to raise cash

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have taken out a buy-to-let mortgage on their townhouse in London, amid a row over the reported £200,000 refurbishment of their Downing Street flat

www.mirror.co.uk

He really won’t be poorer after leaving office quite the opposite. People will pay mad money just for him to attend their 7 course dinner parties wait and see.

 

[elbows]

The delay till 1pm does increase the chances that some quibbling is still ongoing I suppose. But he is a stubborn fucker so I dont know as they can really resolve that in that space of time if he remains adamant.

Alternatively the delay till 1pm is just so they can get the new cabinet announcements in first.

Meanwhile the BBC reports that he has managed to beat Neville Chamberlain

 

[Pickman's model]

Another one that thinks Blind Dominic has called it. Even if BoZo genuinely means what he says (and let's face his record is not reassuring). As soon as he is off the podium he will be wondering how he can exploit the situation to his advantage.
Someone needs to grab the fucker and stuff him in the back boot of an unmarked car at that point and roll it off a cliff.

c4u

 

[sojourner]

Get Exit Done

Pinched

 

[redcogs]

bojo as a limpet on a rock analogy still holds. The sure way to remove the limpet is repeated kicking in the kidneys until the grip is released.

For those too timid to contemplate repeated kickings other methods may be as effective - flame thrower, skillful use of a blade etc etc.

 

[elbows]

Pinched

The Metro and the Mirror both used it on their front page headlines today.

 

[Wilf]

Do all the resigners get their jobs back if Johnson is made to leave now as in immediately?

Bobby Ewing.