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

[Wilf]

Of all the candidates, Boris is living in cloud-cuckoo land the most. The EU have made it clear their won't be any changes to Theresa May's withdrawal agreement, parliament won't allow for a no-deal Brexit, and we don't have time to leave the EU by October 31.

He's making promises he can't keep and him being the PM will be a disaster. I'd probably agree with him though that failing to deliver Brexit will cost the Tories dearly in the polls.

I think there's every chance the EU would renegotiate the deal with a more remainy PM/government (Tory,Labour, some sort of coalition). But there's no way they'll dance with raab, Johnson etc.

 

[Kaka Tim]

johnson might go for an election. he probably deluded enough to think he can win

 

[teqniq]

Yes, please keep shovelling the chang up your nose Boris.

 

[Dogsauce]

johnson might go for an election. he probably deluded enough to think he can win

With the Brexit party voters on board he might well pull it off. Add the press and dark money on his side and he’ll walk it.

 

[Kaka Tim]

With the Brexit party voters on board he might well pull it off. Add the press and dark money on his side and he’ll walk it.

will he bollocks. if hes promising no deal , the party will split - and it will be hugely unpopular outside of brexit la la land.
if he doesn't - brexit party will eat half the tory vote.

 

[Pickman's model]

I think there's every chance the EU would renegotiate the deal with a more remainy PM/government (Tory,Labour, some sort of coalition). But there's no way they'll dance with raab, Johnson etc.

Certainly not in the pale moonlight anyway

 

[killer b]

It would be foolish to predict anyone walking anything right now.

 

[Benjy1992]

I think there's every chance the EU would renegotiate the deal with a more remainy PM/government (Tory,Labour, some sort of coalition). But there's no way they'll dance with raab, Johnson etc.

Agreed. That's what is needed. A no-deal Brexiter fantasist will only lead us to disaster. Only parliament could stop them then and sadly Labour lost what was a key vote today.

 

[hash tag]

Esther McVey claimed £8,750 in expenses for personal photographer

 

[elbows]

I'm not sure how well I will cope with this kind of reporting/fawning over Boris if it continues for long:

Boris Johnson and building a Brexit coalition

There is quite a lot of rehashing of things journalists said about Trump going on in there, some for good reason I suppose. The indestructible populist that survives scandals that would fatally damage everyone else, in the end everyone likes to hold their nose and back a winner etc.I hope this template comes undone sooner rather than later.

His supporters acknowledge tonight that allowing the crowd to jeer journalists who were asking legitimate questions was a misstep.

Thats got Trump parallels too, well not the acknowledging it was a mistake bit.

 

[Streathamite]

With the Brexit party voters on board he might well pull it off. Add the press and dark money on his side and he’ll walk it.

He probably can't keep both Brexit party voters AND Tory remainers on board though.
May kept trying to bridge that gap, which was one of the (many) reasons why she failed so dismally

 

[belboid]

Seems a bit cheeky.

McVey out first, it sounds like

 

[Mr Moose]

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Seems a bit cheeky.

McVey out first, it sounds like

Party for the common man or woman.

 

[DotCommunist]

I did read that the party were skint, but I thought they were talking rich people skint which is where you are down to your last 4 mill or whatever.

 

[brogdale]

Hmm...thorough...to the point of paranoia.
Very authoritarian.

 

[belboid]

I think Boris is going through

 

[cupid_stunt]

Beaten to it.

 

[treelover]

boy, that was quick Belboid, bit like those on CIF who get the first post in!

Good to see McVey out

not sure Corbyn will be able to best Johnson.

 

[Rob Ray]

Boris walking it to the members' vote, can't see Raab or below making the cut so Hunt or Gove. Clown monster, wooden plank or possessed Spitting Image puppet, what a choice. Though it's nice to see the Urban Brains Trust has been pretty close thus far.

 

[8ball]

Good to see McVey out

How many of them does this eliminate?

 

[cupid_stunt]

How many of them does this eliminate?

3 - any under 17, so Leadsom, McVey & Harper are out.

 

[fishfinger]

Harper, McVey and Leadsom.

 

[Rob Ray]

Three, though Hancock and Stewart may as well give up now.

 

[Artaxerxes]

We'll probably see a number of concedes today or this week after this result.

Boris is going to walk it.

 

[Dogsauce]

Can’t see Johnson not being in the last two now. Got it sewn up.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Three, though Hancock and Stewart may as well give up now.

Javid & Rabb too.

 

[Pickman's model]

How many of them does this eliminate?

if only eliminate in this context meant liquidate

 

[Dogsauce]

Can someone work out the hard Brexit/non-stupid Brexit split on these votes?

 

[Pickman's model]

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I think Boris is going through

mcvey just her nominators and her

 

[Pickman's model]

Can someone work out the hard Brexit/non-stupid Brexit split on these votes?

they're all stupid