UK General Discussion: Rishecession

[Blair]

A very strange trend that Brexit bought on is the reporting and well actual caring about what people like Chope, Bill Cash and other ancient right wing backbenchers think.

The same ofc with Dorries but that’s what happens when you promote someone- they forever become ‘senior conservative MP’.

On the Iron Mayden I always have respect for Ministers who are diligent constituency MPs- it greatly improves your work as a politician and gives you a much better understanding of politics even in most shire seats.

[Conservatopia]

The butthurt continues: Johnson backer comes out in favour of a general election, citing Sunak's lack of a "mandate" (as per BBC liveblog).

There have been a couple of claims like this from Johnson loyalists. The only MPs to come out so far are Chope and Dorries - who both have majorities so large they’d probably survive if we went to the polls tomorrow. Johnson’s supporters in seats with less than a 20,000 vote majority have notably stayed silent.

The other calls come from members of the Lords (like Johnson ally Zac Goldsmith), who don’t have to face reelection.

Notably - any Johnson loyalist who could realistically hold ministerial office again has instead rallied behind Sunak.

Goldsmith would have been a good PM choice, tbh.

Genuinely laughed aloud at this post.

[afleitch]

It's Rishi.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

It's Rishi.

Will he meet with the King today or tomorrow?

[Torrain]

Youngest PM since Lord Liverpool, over 200 years ago. I know this, because there seems to be a subset of the country (and it's journalists) who are having a slight midlife crisis about the PM being younger than them.

Edit for additional trivia: When Rishi Sunak was born, Joe Biden was already serving his second term in the Senate.

[Middle-aged Europe]

It's Rishi.

Will he meet with the King today or tomorrow?

BBC liveblog just said that tomorrow is likely.

[Torrain]

Update on transfer of power:https://twitter.com/chrisshipitv/status/1584534559869149184

[Sestak]

Very refreshing that the Brits will now have to suffer under the governance of an evil Indian man. How the turn tables.

[Torrain]

Looks like Truss is going to last 48 days in office. If the election had gone to a membership ballot, she'd have lasted 52 days. The referendum references write themselves.

[brucejoel99]

Looks like Truss is going to last 48 days in office. If the election had gone to a membership ballot, she'd have lasted 52 days. The referendum references write themselves.

Looking like 49:

https://twitter.com/joe_armitage/status/1584541721781686273

[Torrain]

Looks like Truss is going to last 48 days in office. If the election had gone to a membership ballot, she'd have lasted 52 days. The referendum references write themselves.

Looking like 49:

https://twitter.com/joe_armitage/status/1584541721781686273

Disappointed in Brian. He's cost us a top-quality pub quiz answer.

[CumbrianLefty]

Taking over the following day has been customary the last few times a new PM has been chosen by their party. In fact, Gordon Brown (quite graciously, especially given his more general reputation) was willing to wait 3 days after his unopposed election, so Blair could have his farewell at PMQs.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Can you imagine how humiliating Truss’s last PMQs would have been? Hilarious.

[Torrain]

Underrated reason the Johnson campaign may have collapsed:
https://mobile.twitter.com/breeallegretti/status/1584496586515615744

[afleitch]

New title suggestions please.

Veni, Vidi, Rishi

Others are acceptable.

[Boobs]

Tanned, Rishted, and Ready

Brideshead ReRishited

Rish of the Sunakvilles

[EastAnglianLefty]

Anticipating future disunity in the Conservative Party, how about Get Rish or Die Trying?

[Cassius]

Rishi Rich, PM.

[afleitch]

He is also the most...you know...PMs since forever. I make no apology for having a touch of the Edwina's about JM.

Cameron was moon faced. Blair looked like someone who'd bore you to death with talk about crap guitar bands. AE maybe. But he was on too many uppers.

[afleitch]

Rishi Rich, PM.

We might have a winner

Unless Private Eye nick it.

[TheTide]

Good lord, he's a male Truss on that speech. Robotic, cliched, brief and awkward (note his body language just before and after).

[Middle-aged Europe]

Rishi Rich, PM.

We might have a winner

Unless Private Eye nick it.

"Everything else failed, we had to take a Rishi."

[TheTide]

https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1584563803957534720?s=20&t=gqfkzBOxI...

[Middle-aged Europe]

https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1584563803957534720?s=20&t=gqfkzBOxI...

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[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Very refreshing that the Brits will now have to suffer under the governance of an evil Indian man. How the turn tables.