Not on those numbers. You’d be hostage to the whims of every single looney Labour backbencher.
Is Francois still an MP?
That’s just not true though - until 2017 (when Theresa May polled 42%, followed by Johnson’s 43% in 2019) the party had not polled above 36% in 25 years (even at Cameron’s most popular). Both main parties have a core of somewhere around 30% but the rest is genuinely capable of being churned.To paraphrase Frankie Boyle, the Tories could crop dust the entire country with hot shit and theyld still get 42% of the vote. The thing about all these recent events is that they are being centred on Johnson. When it suits them, they'll do a Thatcher on him and parachute someone in.
That’s just not true though - until 2017 (when Theresa May polled 42%, followed by Johnson’s 43% in 2019) the party had not polled above 36% in 25 years (even at Cameron’s most popular). Both main parties have a core of somewhere around 30% but the rest is genuinely capable of being churned.
It’s such a good observation - there is a whole range of ministers, and even cabinet ministers, who before Johnson had little to no hope of being off the backbenches.The entire Commons committee session with Nadine Dorries was an embarrassment. It's frightening to have people like that in power.
Yet another one that shouldn't be left in charge of a stapler, never mind a government department.
WHY is he continously a dick to France?
WHAT'S THE POINT?
WHY is he continously a dick to France?
WHAT'S THE POINT?
They probably haven't got the numbers yet, but she's definitely the favourite to be the next Tory leader at this point.
I think that’s right. It will take more than being marginally behind Labour in the polls (which, let’s remember, is what probably should be happening at mid-term) to bring his premiership to an end. Perhaps if his personal ratings really tank they will think twice or they lose more by-elections. Sidcup tomorrow will be interesting. Rishi Sunak is of course, waiting in the wings (but it could be a real contest if he was in the final membership run-off with Liz Truss).I'm sceptical Boris will go any time soon. At the end of the day, most of the Tory parliamentary party is still convinced that he's the best chance they've got at an election.
The exception to that would be if Omicron turns things bad enough that the government asks the Commons again to go back into lockdown, which would be like flaying most Tory MPs and then throwing them into the sea in terms of how much they despise the idea.
Although of course, the other thing is that most governments tend to actually be pushing through contentious measures/reforms midterm, and this government isn't really actually doing that (with the exception of, uh, trying to get Owen Paterson off scott-free...)I think that’s right. It will take more than being marginally behind Labour in the polls (which, let’s remember, is what probably should be happening at mid-term) to bring his premiership to an end. Perhaps if his personal ratings really tank they will think twice or they lose more by-elections. Sidcup tomorrow will be interesting. Rishi Sunak is of course, waiting in the wings (but it could be a real contest if he was in the final membership run-off with Liz Truss).