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greenmark
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Nadhim Zahawi would ‘certainly’ give Boris Johnson job in cabinet.

Good grief! Does he not see the unacceptability of being part of deposing your boss and then giving him a cabinet post.

I think this is the problem with long tenures in power, incumbent govt MP's think they can do anything. Well, you can't. A lot of people are uninterested in politics but I would suggest a majority certainly are. And a minority have the influence to do something about their grievances over and above 1 man 1 vote.

On a different note, would you trust anything YouGov comes up with when Zahawi was a co-founder.
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Vaz0202
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Does Penny do it for anyone else? ;)

I had a look at the endorsements earlier and I don’t see any ‘heavyweights’ getting behind her
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Derek27
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I've listened to all the candidates as if it were a speed dating event, and my pick of the (bad) bunch is Suella.
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Archery1969
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Jeremy Cu?t eliminated. :D
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sionascaig
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I think Penny stole the show with her line:

"Margaret Thatcher once said every PM needs a Willie, this is one PM that doesn't"...
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sionascaig wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:13 pm
 I think Penny stole the show with her line:

"Margaret Thatcher once said every PM needs a Willie, this is one PM that doesn't"...
She's probably got one!
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sionascaig wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:13 pm
 I think Penny stole the show with her line:

"Margaret Thatcher once said every PM needs a Willie, this is one PM that doesn't"...
Who was she talking about? Not Willie Whitelaw?
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greenmark
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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:23 pm
sionascaig wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:13 pm
 I think Penny stole the show with her line:

"Margaret Thatcher once said every PM needs a Willie, this is one PM that doesn't"...
Who was she talking about? Not Willie Whitelaw?
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I believe so (willing to have my memory corrected).
He of the "short sharp shock" for young offenders that achieved nothing other than fitter, more informed offenders.
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Derek27
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greenmark wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:55 pm
Derek27 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:23 pm
sionascaig wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:13 pm
 I think Penny stole the show with her line:

"Margaret Thatcher once said every PM needs a Willie, this is one PM that doesn't"...
Who was she talking about? Not Willie Whitelaw?
I believe so (willing to have my memory corrected).
He of the "short sharp shock" for young offenders that achieved nothing other than fitter, more informed offenders.
Ah, I remember the short sharp shock. I was quite young at the time and took it literally - electric shock punishment. :lol:
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Derek27
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Johnson says he'll be leaving office with his head held high! Has he no shame at all? :lol:
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Archery1969
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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:04 pm
 Johnson says he'll be leaving office with his head held high! Has he no shame at all? :lol:
A couple of senior MP's hinted that he may be offered a position in Government.
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Derek27
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Archery1969 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:19 pm
Derek27 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:04 pm
 Johnson says he'll be leaving office with his head held high! Has he no shame at all? :lol:
A couple of senior MP's hinted that he may be offered a position in Government.
Well, at least we can carry on cracking jokes about him. I didn't get Starmer's joke today but it got a few laughs and glum faces from the other side so I must have been good. :)
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Derek27
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The dirt's getting dug up. Mordaunt accused of lying about her views on trans or about changing her mind, by Truss supporters. :D
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Archery1969
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Interesting watching Peston and listening to Steve Baker. He says internal treasury documents and the office for budget responsibility state that the welfare state will collapse by 2040.

That’s rather worrying. :(
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sionascaig
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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:03 pm
Archery1969 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:19 pm
Derek27 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:04 pm
 Johnson says he'll be leaving office with his head held high! Has he no shame at all? :lol:
A couple of senior MP's hinted that he may be offered a position in Government.
Well, at least we can carry on cracking jokes about him. I didn't get Starmer's joke today but it got a few laughs and glum faces from the other side so I must have been good. :)
He was having a go at the current chancellor who allegedly benefits from a £100m offshore trust & javid - the bus drivers son - who had non-dom status as well as the ex-chancellor...

I was more amused that the PM4PM website was registered in 2019, Penny(?) also registered NZ4PM so that site directs you to hers, also registered suellas.

Must have been a right Thick of IT moment in campaign HQs when they discovered that..

https://www.nz4pm.com/
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