Who is going to win the 2018/2019 Tory Leadership election?

[Supine]

Has Mogg stuck his top hat in the ring yet?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Has Mogg stuck his top hat in the ring yet?

It's in Boris' ring.

 

[not a trot]

Has Mogg stuck his top hat in the ring yet?

No, but Larry the moggy is still considering standing.

 

[tim]

It's in Boris' ring.

He got Nanny to grease it with quail fat first

 

[Poi E]

"...because the teddy bear tied to the grill of a bin lorry that is Boris Johnson..."

fair comment on the contenders Wee Ginger Dug

 

[stavros]

Mogg strikes me as someone who likes sniping from the sidelines, rather than taking any responsibility.

 

[brogdale]

Mogg strikes me as someone who likes sniping from the sidelines, rather than taking any responsibility.

Quite possibly his only redeeming feature.

 

[Poi E]

 

[SpineyNorman]

Quite possibly his only redeeming feature.

That and his mortality.

 

[Proper Tidy]

First time I ever heard of Rees mogg was on here about ten years ago, somebody posted this photo and said he went door knocking with his nanny in tow. Remember thinking how otherworldly he was, a fucking pantomime relic.

Mad that he's now fairly mainstream and probably has the strongest grassroots support of any tory

 

[tim]

That and his mortality.

Inspired by seeing "The Boys from Brazil" as a teenager, he has been taking steps to overcome that challenge.

 

[Supine]

Looks like wearing a suit badly is genetic

 

[Proper Tidy]

I don't want to hate any kids but fucking hell this makes it difficult

 

[Dogsauce]

First time I ever heard of Rees mogg was on here about ten years ago, somebody posted this photo and said he went door knocking with his nanny in tow. Remember thinking how otherworldly he was, a fucking pantomime relic.

Mad that he's now fairly mainstream and probably has the strongest grassroots support of any tory

To be a contrarian in the fully socially liberalised 21st century you have to be excessively straight-laced, traditional to the point of parody. Going against the grain, sticking it to the new man. That’s the game here.

 

[tim]

Looks like wearing a suit badly is genetic

That's more to do with being dressed by the same nanny.

 

[brogdale]

I don't want to hate any kids but fucking hell this makes it difficult

Kind of abusive to make the kid like that.

 

[Proper Tidy]

Kind of abusive to make the kid like that.

Didn't he brag that he'd never changed a nappy even though he has five kids or something, he's an arsehole

 

[Riklet]

Maybe they will all fight eachother to the death over who gets to become chief of the parasite horde.

 

[SpackleFrog]

Didn't he brag that he'd never changed a nappy even though he has five kids or something, he's an arsehole

Six. Don't forget Sictus or whatever its called.

 

[andysays]

Mogg was never likely to stand, TBH, that's never been his role in the party.

I see that James Brokenshire had weighed in to say that some of those who have put themselves forward should withdraw before nominations close, and that the 1922 is considering changing the rules so that leadership candidates need more than two nominators in future.

"Natural party of government"...

 

[andysays]

James Cleverly has withdrawn, so we're back down to a round dozen

 

[andysays]

Tory leadership contest: Rule change proposed to limit candidates

Senior backbench Conservative MPs have recommended that the party change its leadership contest rules to limit the number of candidates. The 1922 Committee has suggested increasing the number of MP nominations needed from two to eight.

Candidates will then need to win 5% of votes (16 MPs) in the first ballot and 10% (32 MPs) in the second. The changes - proposed amid criticism about the high number standing so far - will be considered by the party later. One member of the 1922's executive told BBC political correspondent Chris Mason that a decision would be made at about 17:00 BST on Tuesday

If I've understood this correctly, these changes, if approved, would apply to the contest to choose May's successor, because her resignation doesn't take effect until next Friday

 

[cupid_stunt]

... her resignation doesn't take effect until next Friday

This Friday.

 

[andysays]

This Friday.

Yeah, Friday 7th.

The point is that as she hasn't actually resigned yet, the leadership contest hasn't officially begun so they can still tinker with the rules.

 

[Badgers]

 

[gentlegreen]

Fresh Tory leadership row as Dominic Raab suggests he could shut down Parliament to secure Brexit

 

[Poi E]

Unbelievable to think that moron worked for Linklaters, a magic circle law firm. Heaven help any clients he did work for.

 

[MickiQ]

This Friday.

we're down to tomorrow now

Fresh Tory leadership row as Dominic Raab suggests he could shut down Parliament to secure Brexit

This is a man who clearly realises he is an outsider and is getting desperate to stand out as the most Brexity in the belief (sadly probably true) that MORE BREXIT !! is what the rubes are crying out for.

 

[Pickman's model]

Unbelievable to think that moron worked for Linklaters, a magic circle law firm. Heaven help any clients he did work for.

yeh well it sounds like he thinks he can still pull a rabbit out of a hat

 

[MickiQ]

Fresh Tory leadership row as Dominic Raab suggests he could shut down Parliament to secure Brexit

This is actually a good read well worth the trouble, they are all trying to set our their stands,
Hunt is selling the "I am a businessman and dealmaker" schtick (Hey it worked for Trump)
Gove is trying to present himself as May but with a backbone
Stewart is definitely making a pitch for the rational Tories (on to a loser there)
Hancock is just shit stirring in the hope that enough of it will stick to everyone else
Raab is desperate and going for the crazy vote.

My preferred means of running this contest would be to lock the lot up with half a dozen starving rabid Rottweilers and see what happens
I suspect the actual contest may be just as entertaining.