>Responding to the announcement, Mr Johnson wrote to his party’s MPs, appealing for their backing.
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>“Tonight we have the chance to end weeks of media speculation and take this country forward, immediately, as one united party,” he said.
>
>“Tonight is the moment to draw a line under the issues our opponents want us to talk about – and to focus instead on what really matters: the needs of the voters who sent us to Westminster.
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>“I am asking you for your support tonight because I know how much we can achieve together.”
>
>He stressed that at the December 2019 General Election “we won the biggest mandate for the Conservative Party in 40 years”.
>
>He argued that the Government had “resolved the long Brexit crisis”, though he did not mention the ongoing row over the Northern Ireland Protocol or the economic harm caused by quitting the European Union.
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>He highlighted how Britain had led the race to get its population vaccinated against Covid and how the economy had been re-opened after the pandemic which did not see unemployment soar as feared due to the furlough scheme.
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>He also stressed that the UK had taken the lead in supplying weapons to Ukraine after Vladimir Putin’s invasion, as well as steps being taken to tackle the social care crisis and illegal immigration.
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>He added: “I say all this not because I want to take satisfaction in past achievements but because now is the time to concentrate every ounce of that same energy and drive on the priorities of the British people.
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>“As the whole world struggles with the economic impact of Putin’s aggression, we have already taken decisive action – just as we took decisive action during Covid – to shield the public from the energy price spike.”
same old same old…
They have been spoonfed this same bull so long that it don’t seem the right day to roll it out again.
He’s shitting himself as when removed, Carrie will insist on redecorating their new house and at the moment he might struggle to get an oligarch to pay for it.
Kicking and screaming like the man-child he is
Still I hope he wins.
If *that’s* all it takes to change the minds of MPs who were prepared to rebel against him, then I simply have no words. They must be the most easily manipulated people in the world
It’s always the same old. Something about drawing a line (under literally breaking the law), something about the needs of the British people (the same people he took for fools and lied to for months), something about vaccines and Ukraine (which both have nothing to do with Johnson)
He knows his time is up. A vote of no-confidence isn’t something you can avoid by hiding in a fridge until it goes away
> What happens if Johnson refuses to leave Downing Street after a vote of no confidence from Tory MPs? He was not elected to be PM (nor President as the unpleasant Rees-Mogg would have us believe) nor was he appointed PM by the Tory Parliamentary Party, but by the Queen, who I suppose in theory could sack him. The current issue is about leadership of the Tory Party. What is the mechanism (without embarrassing the Monarch) of getting Johnson out if he refuses to lay down the office of PM, even if he is not leader of the Tory Party, and simply challenges Parliament to do something about it. As a matter of fact, I believe, although I need to check, that there is a precedent for the PM being someone who is not leader of a political party..
> See below:
> “The Cabinet Manual says that a PM “will normally be the accepted leader of a political party that commands the majority of the House of Commons”, but it does not say that this must be the case.”
> And, also from the Cabinet Office Manual
> “The process of appointing the prime minister assumes that he or she will sit in the Commons, but there is nothing that says what happens if they cease to be an MP. The prime minister is the Queen’s minister. Precedent suggests that a prime minister should be an MP, but there is no suggestion that they must immediately resign if they lost their seat.”
> There is, as far as I am aware, only convention and precedent and, as with Common Law, precedents can be overridden by later judgements. Since we have no written constitution, I guess there is no statutory law in the matter; even the Supreme Court can only make a ruling, but I don’t think this has the force of statutory law – it is merely a precedent. I mention this, because today’s headline in the ST suggests that Johnson will not leave No 10 voluntarily – something I had already been discussing with my wife. What if BJ does “a Trump”? Presumably the Queen, at least in theory, could withdraw the appointment of her PM, but this would be a highly controversial issue. I really do not think that this possibility should simply be dismissed because we don’t like it. We are dealing with a man of no principle or integrity, whose only interest in life is himself and who will not hesitate to throw wives, friends, subordinates, pledges, promises, the constitution and anything else under a bus to save his own worthless skin. Trashing the conventions of the constitution would be all in a day’s work for a man like this.
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>Responding to the announcement, Mr Johnson wrote to his party’s MPs, appealing for their backing.
>
>“Tonight we have the chance to end weeks of media speculation and take this country forward, immediately, as one united party,” he said.
>
>“Tonight is the moment to draw a line under the issues our opponents want us to talk about – and to focus instead on what really matters: the needs of the voters who sent us to Westminster.
>
>“I am asking you for your support tonight because I know how much we can achieve together.”
>
>He stressed that at the December 2019 General Election “we won the biggest mandate for the Conservative Party in 40 years”.
>
>He argued that the Government had “resolved the long Brexit crisis”, though he did not mention the ongoing row over the Northern Ireland Protocol or the economic harm caused by quitting the European Union.
>
>He highlighted how Britain had led the race to get its population vaccinated against Covid and how the economy had been re-opened after the pandemic which did not see unemployment soar as feared due to the furlough scheme.
>
>He also stressed that the UK had taken the lead in supplying weapons to Ukraine after Vladimir Putin’s invasion, as well as steps being taken to tackle the social care crisis and illegal immigration.
>
>He added: “I say all this not because I want to take satisfaction in past achievements but because now is the time to concentrate every ounce of that same energy and drive on the priorities of the British people.
>
>“As the whole world struggles with the economic impact of Putin’s aggression, we have already taken decisive action – just as we took decisive action during Covid – to shield the public from the energy price spike.”
same old same old…
They have been spoonfed this same bull so long that it don’t seem the right day to roll it out again.
He’s shitting himself as when removed, Carrie will insist on redecorating their new house and at the moment he might struggle to get an oligarch to pay for it.
Kicking and screaming like the man-child he is
Still I hope he wins.
If *that’s* all it takes to change the minds of MPs who were prepared to rebel against him, then I simply have no words. They must be the most easily manipulated people in the world
It’s always the same old. Something about drawing a line (under literally breaking the law), something about the needs of the British people (the same people he took for fools and lied to for months), something about vaccines and Ukraine (which both have nothing to do with Johnson)
He knows his time is up. A vote of no-confidence isn’t something you can avoid by hiding in a fridge until it goes away
I don’t buy into this, but an interesting “what if?”, from one of the [recently leaked emails](https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-russian-hackers-are-linked-new-brexit-leak-website-google-says-2022-05-25/), apparently sent around early February this year.
> What happens if Johnson refuses to leave Downing Street after a vote of no confidence from Tory MPs? He was not elected to be PM (nor President as the unpleasant Rees-Mogg would have us believe) nor was he appointed PM by the Tory Parliamentary Party, but by the Queen, who I suppose in theory could sack him. The current issue is about leadership of the Tory Party. What is the mechanism (without embarrassing the Monarch) of getting Johnson out if he refuses to lay down the office of PM, even if he is not leader of the Tory Party, and simply challenges Parliament to do something about it. As a matter of fact, I believe, although I need to check, that there is a precedent for the PM being someone who is not leader of a political party..
> See below:
> “The Cabinet Manual says that a PM “will normally be the accepted leader of a political party that commands the majority of the House of Commons”, but it does not say that this must be the case.”
> And, also from the Cabinet Office Manual
> “The process of appointing the prime minister assumes that he or she will sit in the Commons, but there is nothing that says what happens if they cease to be an MP. The prime minister is the Queen’s minister. Precedent suggests that a prime minister should be an MP, but there is no suggestion that they must immediately resign if they lost their seat.”
> There is, as far as I am aware, only convention and precedent and, as with Common Law, precedents can be overridden by later judgements. Since we have no written constitution, I guess there is no statutory law in the matter; even the Supreme Court can only make a ruling, but I don’t think this has the force of statutory law – it is merely a precedent. I mention this, because today’s headline in the ST suggests that Johnson will not leave No 10 voluntarily – something I had already been discussing with my wife. What if BJ does “a Trump”? Presumably the Queen, at least in theory, could withdraw the appointment of her PM, but this would be a highly controversial issue. I really do not think that this possibility should simply be dismissed because we don’t like it. We are dealing with a man of no principle or integrity, whose only interest in life is himself and who will not hesitate to throw wives, friends, subordinates, pledges, promises, the constitution and anything else under a bus to save his own worthless skin. Trashing the conventions of the constitution would be all in a day’s work for a man like this.
>Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) – [Jun 6, 2022 · 8:45 AM](https://nitter.net/AdamBienkov/status/1533716606781640705#m) – ([Twitter](https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1533716606781640705))
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>Kay Burley on Boris Johnson facing a vote of no confidence tonight:
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>“[Do you think somebody should tell him about the bunting?](https://nitter.net/pic/orig/media%2FFUja4AeX0AEMECb.jpg)”
He can always be expected to put in the effort when he’s at risk.
Do we get to know how many votes vote for no confidence even if he survives?
When your backs against the wall all you can do is turn around and come out fighting
Day drinking again…