Tory Leadership contest 2022

[WhyLikeThis]

 

[Ming]

Trolling. Like that MP giving the finger to protesters outside number 10. Or Cameron naming Elton Rifles as a desert Island disc. Tories these days aren’t even trying to hide their venal selves as they know enough fools will give them their vote and mandate. So these days it’s ‘You don’t like us? We don’t care.’. Millwall basically.

 

[two sheds]

He does look a bit like Savile in that

 

[Humberto]

They will fuck your life/hopes/prospects up though. That's what they are there to do.

 

[AverageJoe]

He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms

New Mogwai album title

Eta. Bollocks. It's already an album title.

 

[Raheem]

Not sure it's a huge secret, but if she can convince them she's Alan B'stard, she doesn't need anyone to tell her anything, cos she wins hands down.

 

[bcuster]

 

[bimble]

i think anyone whose name is not completely easy to say or spell hasn't got a chance, the party membership will never vote for someone they can't effortlessly pronounce. (still think it'll be liz truss)

 

[platinumsage]

Nominations close at 6pm today. Remember that in the past MPs have often received fewer nominations than the number of colleagues who have professed public support.

 

[bimble]

oh god here it is the liz truss video. Channelling thatcher as expected.

Liz For Leader - Trusted to Deliver

Liz Truss will lead, deliver and make the tough decisions - with a clear vision for the future, to drive change and get things done.

lizforleader.co.uk

 

[andysays]

i think anyone whose name is not completely easy to say or spell hasn't got a chance, the party membership will never vote for someone they can't effortlessly pronounce. (still think it'll be liz truss)

With a name like that she can rely on plenty of support.

 

[bluescreen]

Tories could never do what Labour MPs did though, and lend a late nomination to someone they didn't really favour because they thought that particular strand of politics should be represented in the debate?

Could they?

 

[maomao]

With a name like that she can rely on plenty of support.

We'll be trussed and stuffed though.

 

[skyscraper101]

Zero support for Rehman

Man is an absolute tool. I saw him being interviewed by Ben Brown on BBC News yesterday and he's got no chance (and no supporters). It's shameless posturing for some sort of ministerial role.

 

[belboid]

Tories could never do what Labour MPs did though, and lend a late nomination to someone they didn't really favour because they thought that particular strand of politics should be represented in the debate?

Could they?

What like voting for Rory Stewart so he could be the one attacking Johnson in the debate?

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[marty21]

Just heard on the radio that JRM & Nadine Dorris are not running and have pledged to support Liz Truss . So we won't see a Nadine campaign #GoNads

 

[petee]

i sympathize with shapps on that one.

 

[existentialist]

Just heard on the radio that JRM & Nadine Dorris are not running and have pledged to support Liz Truss . So we won't see a Nadine campaign #GoNads

Displaying an uncharacteristic level of self-awareness there #gonenads

 

[cupid_stunt]

Just heard on the radio that JRM & Nadine Dorris are not running and have pledged to support Liz Truss .

What has Truss done to deserve that?

 

[marty21]

What has Truss done to deserve that?

I know!

 

[belboid]

What has Truss done to deserve that?

They’re opening up new porkies markets

 

[marty21]

Labour trolling the Tories by calling for a VONC

 

[JimW]

Just heard on the radio that JRM & Nadine Dorris are not running and have pledged to support Liz Truss . So we won't see a Nadine campaign #GoNads

Funny, usually a truss that supports the gonads.

 

[bimble]

Wonder what it feels like to be a tory party member and watch this parade of laughable crap. I hope it feels a bit embarrassing at least? Or like looking at a menu of shit sandwiches.

i mean..

 

[Sue]

Tugendhat is ex-Army so he'd surely be able to take the others out..?

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Labour trolling the Tories by calling for a VONC

Over a week too late. The aim of the VONC should have been to save Johnson

 

[bluescreen]

Tugendhat is ex-Army so he'd surely be able to take the others out..?

And Mordaunt is a naval reservist...

As for what the tory party members think - although I don't know any personally I wouldn't be astounded to learn that a great number have left in disgust in the last few years, particularly after Johnson's cull, leaving an ever more rabid right wing rump behind.

 

[philosophical]

Standards something something.

Bafflement over Tory MP's admission she hacked Harriet Harman's website

Former hacktivists say action by Kemi Badenoch breaches Computer Misuse Act and question potential for prosecution or reform

www.theguardian.com

 

[platinumsage]

In all but one of the Tory leadership elections this century the members have backed the candidate who got most votes amongst MPs, usually by a similar proportion.