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chiefdave · Oct 14, 2022

On lunch so thought I'd pop BBC News on to get caught up. Of course they're busy getting stuck into Thornberry about Labours plans for the economy rather than talking about Kwarteng being sacked and the government is in chaos.

Thornberry pointed out its pretty hard to respond when even those in government don't know what the current plan is.

Moff · Oct 14, 2022

What an utter shambles of a Government…if they had a shred of decency they would call an election and let the people decide….turkeys don’t vote for Christmas though!

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Not just Kwasi going allegedly, complete clear out at the treasury.

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Sick Boy · Oct 14, 2022

What an embarrassing shambles.

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Does this mean we’re not going to see the OBR’s report?

wingy · Oct 14, 2022

skybluetony176 said:
Does this mean we’re not going to see the OBR’s report?

Guess so.

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

wingy said:
Guess so.

She’s dodged at least one bullet today then.

Two if you include that she no longer has to put the budget to parliament as it clearly wasn’t going to get through.

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Chris Philp being sacked too.

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Hunt currently being rumoured to be new chancellor.

Deleted member 5849 · Oct 14, 2022

skybluetony176 said:
Hunt currently being rumoured to be new chancellor.

I thought he had more about him then to take such a poisoned chalice!

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Press conference delayed until 2.30 now.

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Deleted member 5849 said:
I thought he had more about him then to take such a poisoned chalice!

Same. But you just never know anymore.

PVA · Oct 14, 2022

Sacking someone for implementing your policies that you campaigned on is a bold move.

clint van damme · Oct 14, 2022

skybluetony176 said:
Hunt currently being rumoured to be new chancellor.

in times of crisis appoint a man who couldn’t remember his wife's nationality, that will sort it!

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Andrew Marr saying if she doesn’t resign today she’ll be kicked out within two weeks.

PVA · Oct 14, 2022

I think this sums up the farcical nature of the whole thing:

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

clint van damme said:
in times of crisis appoint a man who couldn’t remember his wife's nationality, that will sort it!

We appointed a man to PM who can’t remember how many children he has so why not.

PVA · Oct 14, 2022

Truss' letter says Kwarteng resigned.

Kwarteng's letter says he was sacked.

Making themselves look stupid right to the very end.

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

There’s some talk that she’s going to resign this afternoon. Can’t see it myself.

clint van damme · Oct 14, 2022

There's letters going in by the dozen apparently. She won't be there much longer.

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

BBC reporting that a group of senior Tory PM’s are going to call for her to resign this afternoon. Might be some legs in the she is resigning rumours.

Sorry, that should be next week not this afternoon. Maybe giving her the option of going on her own terms.

chiefdave · Oct 14, 2022

and then what, a few more months of nothing being done in parliament while they have another leadership contest?

probably get back to work just in time for their Christmas break.

PVA · Oct 14, 2022

Agree she's not going to last very long but surely you wouldn't sack the existing and appoint a new chancellor if you were going to resign just hours later?

PVA · Oct 14, 2022

chiefdave said:
and then what, a few more months of nothing being done in parliament while they have another leadership contest?

probably get back to work just in time for their Christmas break.

Scandalous really isn't it, at a time when the country desperately needs leadership.

David O'Day · Oct 14, 2022

Oh Liz, this is the 2nd worst move you could of made.

Makes you look weak, clueless and not in control of the party you lead.

Still will someone think of the weirdos in Tufton Street

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Apparently her letter thanking Kwasi for his service has been signed by Kwasi. WTF is going on.

Deleted member 5849 · Oct 14, 2022

skybluetony176 said:
There’s some talk that she’s going to resign this afternoon. Can’t see it myself.

Even in this world, it would be absurd wouldn't it.

Makes Brian Clough at Leeds look a model of stability!

Deleted member 5849 · Oct 14, 2022

PVA said:
Agree she's not going to last very long but surely you wouldn't sack the existing and appoint a new chancellor if you were going to resign just hours later?

Zahawi was a bit of a dead man walking.

wingy · Oct 14, 2022

skybluetony176 said:
Apparently her letter thanking Kwasi for his service has been signed by Kwasi. WTF is going on.

I think wrote his testimony for himself while doing the other one.

Deleted member 5849 · Oct 14, 2022

skybluetony176 said:
Apparently her letter thanking Kwasi for his service has been signed by Kwasi. WTF is going on.

What kind of convention that is, fuck knows!

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Hunt confirmed as Chancellor

David O'Day · Oct 14, 2022

some of the IEA nobs from Tufton street are turning on her

shmmeee · Oct 14, 2022

This thread moved quickly!

I’d imagine if she does go it’ll be because they’ve got a successor lined up without a contest. Would Rishi take it I wonder?

skybluetony176 · Oct 14, 2022

Starting to think there’s a very real chance she’ll be forced to resign before the end of the day

https://mobile.twitter.com/i/events/1580862700325949440

“Pile of letters already in” “1922 committee ready to suspend the safe for first 12 months of leadership rule”.

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