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Tory Leadership contest 2022

Ben Wallace trounces every other candidate in a poll of members, despite not announcing anything yet:

I think it might be better to see a poll at Conservative Home as a poll of activists rather than as one representing the views of ordinary members. Still it's interesting that they are favouring someone who looks least like Boris in many ways.
 
Have we had this yet? Looks fun. :thumbs:

ETA: (Can't get alt text to work) Image shows letter from Margaret Hodge challenging Nadhim Zahawi on allegations of financial involvements in tax-dodging via past non dom status and offshore companies wrt a large property portfolio.

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Modern Britain can be a terribly racist place. But it's peanuts compared to the shit that goes on in France. There's still a healthy sized group out there that reckons the Vichy government was a good thing because it helped to get rid of the Jews.
To give some context to this, France varies enormasly. Much is still working class agricultural and in those regions the above is significantly less so. There of course is still racism, mainly directed at North African countries. Sadly. I live in the Gers, SW France, in a small hamlet, my neighbours are french, save for a Belgian and Egyptian couple. They hate the Parisians for the reasons you give, and also those from the Alsace regions for the same. I take your point, but just wanted to give a French perspective on it because France is huge and varies a lot. My nearest cities, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Montpellier, feel very similar to the multi cultural south London I left.
 
He registered readyforrishi.com last year. TBH I don't think it matters when candidates started preparing their leadership campaigns does it? It doesn't even signal disloyalty to Johnson so I'm not sure why even any Tories should care? 🤷
Of course the Tories don't care. They elected Johnson. I mean they aren't known for honesty and not breaking laws in office, looking at porn in the chamber and the multitude of other examples.
I assume you think this is all fine and just lolz.
 
Of course the Tories don't care. They elected Johnson. I mean they aren't known for honesty and not breaking laws in office, looking at porn in the chamber and the multitude of other examples.
I assume you think this is all fine and just lolz.

The fact he registered a leadership campaign website prior to Johnson resigning is being held up as some sort of gotcha on twitter, and presumably by you in the post above, but I just don't get it.
 
The fact he registered a leadership campaign website prior to Johnson resigning is being held up as some sort of gotcha on twitter, and presumably by you in the post above, but I just don't get it.
Well, you wouldn't
But for others it just shows and well as committing a crime while being in office he is duplicitous.
 
Well, you wouldn't
But for others it just shows and well as committing a crime while being in office he is duplicitous.

Duplicitous because he prepared a campaign behind Johnson's back? Oh how dreadful! That's surely his number up.

Surely it's just expected maneuvering for an MP? Even loyalists to the PM would be expected to prepare for a campaign to continue their esteemed colleague's legacy.
 
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Duplicitous because he prepared a campaign behind Johnson's back? Oh how dreadful! That's surely his number up.

Surely it's just expect maneuvering for an MP? Even loyalists to the PM would be expected to prepare for a campaign to continue their esteemed colleague's legacy.
You have missing my point about your support of a criminal. A person who parties while others died and couldn't see their loved ones.
 
Sunak got a FPN. He is a criminal who committed a crime while in high office. He partied with Johnson while people were prevented from seeing their loved ones as they died and you seem to support him.

And not defend this support.

You seem a few votes short of a second round. I simply asked why his campaign website domain purchase date was significant, because you posted about it.
 
You seem a few votes short of a second round. I simply asked why his campaign website domain purchase date was significant, because you posted about it.
Because he was going behind Johnson's back.
You are still ignoring my other question. So I assume you don't have an answer and supporting someone who commits a crime in high office is just fine on your moral compass
 
Because he was going behind Johnson's back.
You are still ignoring my other question. So I assume you don't have an answer and supporting someone who commits a crime in high office is just fine on your moral compass

I don't think querying the significance of a domain registration date equates to support, but whatever. Not interested in carrying on this conversation.
 
I don't think inquiring as to the significance of a domain registration date equates to support, but whatever. Not interested in carrying on this conversation.
Fine. You support someone who committed a crime in high office and partied while others were banned from seeing their loved ones and you seem fine with that. WOW
 
Homophobe and recreational animal killer Wallace was the least swivel eyed potential PM out of the lot. We’re fucked.
 
He registered readyforrishi.com last year. TBH I don't think it matters when candidates started preparing their leadership campaigns does it? It doesn't even signal disloyalty to Johnson so I'm not sure why even any Tories should care? 🤷
There will be factional fight so any attempt to smear will be used.
So far we've had Richi saying he won't do a tax cut which is what a lot of the headbangers want, so one element of the factional spilt is out there in the open. Edge of the seat stuff
 
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