New UK Prime Minister

@SW-User I hope you're right. He has a legacy of lying in everything he's done, but somehow keeps coming back.

@SW-User I'm 100% convinced he didn't have the 100 votes needed to make the ballot. I don't believe his ego would have let him pull out for the sake of anyone, let alone the country?!

On a flippant note, the number of children he has might also be a clue as to his willingness to pull out?

@Burnley123
Yes. Never been done.

@Northwest Though it would have happened to Nixon if he hadn't resigned, right?

@Burnley123
No one knows for sure. My guess is that if he had not resigned, the 25th amendment would have been invoked. For the record though, Nixon was never impeached. He had enough decency left to resign, after the articles of impeachment were prepared. For the record also, he would have faced criminal charges, but Ford pardoned him.

Trump was impeached twice.

@LizOwen Boris had the nicest hair, though.

@LizOwen 'Slippery Sunak.'

I would appreciate it if you refer to the Prime Minister with the correct moniker.

i.e. Fishy Rishi

Thankyou.

@LegendofPeza My apologies. I will endeavour to do so in future.

@LegendofPeza but Modaunt's 90 was claimed after Boris withdrew so how much double accounting is there? We'll never know as a vote was never forced.

@OldBrit That's why I said I couldn't find any such confirmation for Mordaunt.

Edit: I did just come across this however .....

'Penny Mordaunt came within 10 MPs of making the ballot against Rishi Sunak, with her allies blaming Boris Johnson for spooking Conservative MPs who told her they had no choice but to try and block his return.

Sources in Mordaunt’s campaign team showed evidence that Mordaunt had almost reached the requisite number of endorsements to face Sunak in a run-off, but admitted that support began to drain away in the final hours.'

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/24/penny-mordaunt-was-fewer-than-10-mps-shy-of-making-ballot-against-rishi-sunak

@Burnley123 yes I'd expect tory will lose next time and he'll go after that. He's 2 years to hope for some miracle to happen

@Burnley123 He's got to get that far yet... they still have confidence votes at their disposal.

@OldBrit Now they've gone for Sunnak, it's no longer a formality for labour. He's a known internal opponent of both Johnson and Truss so might be able to escape some of the damage to the Tory brand. Might.

The most obvious prediction is to say that there will be some poll recovery but they still lose more narrowly in two years. I don't rate Starmer though and he's untested against a competent opponent.

@Degbeme i hate hunt with a passion

@InOtterWords Oh come on now, don`t be holding back. Tell us how you really feel. 🤭

@SW-User Is it safe to return to Chernobyl?

@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays of course just bring your hazmat suit and stare the goat directly in the eye

@SW-User I knew Ben Wallace would keep his job he is ex military and at the moment they need his experience and contacts.