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Derek27
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wearthefoxhat wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 08, 2022 1:55 pm
 Fifty/Fifty?


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Opinion polls suggested Johnson would be in danger of losing his seat in an election. Perhaps that would be the winning candidate. :)
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Emmson
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Not sure if Ben Wallace is justified as fave, he has some baggage to explain exaggerating his military career and some anti-gay voting. You can be sure people are digging for anything else.

Rishi Sunak looks small and light enough in weight to be a jockey, should not matter but many may be put off by having a diminutive Prime Minister.

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Looks like Ben has now been overtaken as fave by Rishi.
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Rishi Sunak actually looks smaller than he is
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Sunak: "Someone has to grip this moment, and make the right decision. That's why I'm standing to be the next leader of the Conservative party, and your prime minister". :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Ben Wallace has drifted to 5.5.
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Emmson
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I agree Tories may consciously (or unconsciously) seek someone who is worthy but dull

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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:04 pm
 Sunak: "Someone has to grip this moment, and make the right decision. That's why I'm standing to be the next leader of the Conservative party, and your prime minister". :lol: :lol: :lol:
Backed him yesterday at 7.6 - couldn’t understand why he wasn’t shorter… pun intended.
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Come on Liz, get in there.
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It's quite ironic after Sunak has been backing Johnson up until the last moment and now says someone has to make the right decision. :lol:
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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:04 pm
 It's quite ironic after Sunak has been backing Johnson up until the last moment and now says someone has to make the right decision. :lol:
Looking at his leadership video which was produced months ago he has obviously been planning this for a long time.
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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:04 pm
 It's quite ironic after Sunak has been backing Johnson up until the last moment and now says someone has to make the right decision. :lol:
Apex skill of a politician. To be a chameleon. Undetected or reluctantly accepted by the current electorate (be that MP's or the public).
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Suzie Boniface: Sunak's slick PR video sounds more like a CBBC bedtime fairytale story. :lol:
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I don't know why some people seem comfortable speaking in public but are unnatural and hopeless in videos but Richi Sunak is as bad as Gordon Brown was. :)
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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 08, 2022 10:43 pm
 I don't know why some people seem comfortable speaking in public but are unnatural and hopeless in videos but Richi Sunak is as bad as Gordon Brown was. :)
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I completely forgot that Sunak received a fine for breaking the law, along with Johnson. Hardly a fresh start for the Tories. :)
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