Starmer has, quite correctly, sacked Tarry (Rayner's lover) from the front bench for making up policy during a TV interview and for joining a picket line.
Unsurprisingly the union dinosaurs are bleating, and calling for Starmer to be removed from the leadership.
Allegedly Boris Johnson has told Peter Cruddas, the peer running a campaign to give Conservative Party members a vote on whether to accept Johnson’s resignation as Tory leader, that he “does not want to resign” and “wants to fight the next general election as leader of the party.”
Well, as entertaining as that might be (just to see Brand and Peston explode), it simply isn't going to happen.
However, if Cruddas and others don't back off this will split the vote for Truss and let Sunak in.
Today's insanity includes sniping about earrings and suits!
EXCLUSIVE
— Christopher Hope📝 (@christopherhope) July 22, 2022
‘Boris bus’ to picket Tory leadership hustings calling for members’ vote on PM’s future.
Members might protest and write "Boris" on ballot papers.
So far 6,000 members are demanding a say in Boris Johnson's future - 20,000 might sign petition. https://t.co/gbHZigU6Aj
NEW: Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has been stripped of the whip by Boris Johnson for failing to support the government in last night’s confidence vote
— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) July 19, 2022
Come here, my little Jacky
Now I’ve smoked my backey
Let’s have a bit crackey
Till the vote comes in
Dance to thy daddy, sing to thy mammy,
Dance to thy daddy, to thy mammy sing;
Thou shalt have a Rishi on a little dishy,
Thou shalt have a Rishi when the vote comes in.
Even though next week Boris is meant to attend PMQ, his final words at today's PMQ were:
‘“This may be our last confrontation
It’s true that I leave not at a time of my choosing… but I leave with my head held high”
The question is, does he know that there will be a stitch up next week and the Tory membership will be denied a vote?
A senior member of the '22 executive tells me that they now favour a delegation going to Johnson to tell him that it is over and that they will change the rules to allow another vote if he doesn’t quit https://t.co/kQiA0jJOVi
— James Forsyth (@JGForsyth) July 6, 2022
The resignations of Saj and Rishi by happenstance were announced within minutes of each other, and were in no way coordinated.
Irrespective of what Number 10 are saying at the moment, Pincher will lose the whip before the day is out.
By all accounts, he had a minder to ensure he left events without drinking too much and getting into trouble.
Well then!
