Well, some of the potential replacements waiting in the wings are arguably an even more terrifying prospect. It's incredibly bleak whatever way you look at it.

I don't think anyone who has a hope of appealing to the country can be any worse than Johnson, precisely as the public are finally wiseing up to him. And deposing a leader will cause a huge rupture within the Tory party which the opposition can take full advantage of. It's a wonderful day as long as Johnson doesn't win by a landslide.

Plot twist no one saw coming:

 

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Boris wins, although his % was worse than when Theresa May had a vote of no-confidence, and she resigned a few months after that.

211-148 to Johnson. I'm pleased with that margin, keeps him in to do more damage to the brand but removes his authority.

Well it’s a very damaging situation even though he has won and let’s face it, if he stays then it’s not going to change the general public’s view neither!

It’ll keep the rebels quiet until the by-elections later this month.

Well Johnson has apparently addressed his own MPs prior to his confidence vote and told them he would do exactly the same thing again with regards to Partygate so clearly he has no remorse, empathy for all the families who lost loved ones during the pandemic and has learned nothing about the importance of integrity. The guardian are also reporting that when Theresa May had her vote of no confidence, by lunchtime she had enough backing by her MPs to win but Johnson is around 50 MPs short at the moment. I would be very surprised but delighted if he loses as he is the worst PM we have ever had and not good for this country and we deserve so much better.

 

Honestly disgusting.

 

Literally admitting he never had any intention of abiding by the covid rules they enforced on pain of colossal fine on everyone else for two YEARS. He's a despot.

Even with that 'no confidence' vote being bigger than Thatcher, Major and May, I can't see him going until Cabinet ministers start to move against him. Even then, I'm still not convinced he will go voluntarily, but I guess we'll see! Either way, surely the Tory party has now truly sealed its fate at the next general election?!

The cabinet is full of the most grotesque sycophantic individuals who would never get a job under any normal PM, so it won't come from them. Just have to wait for bad by elections, opinion polls and him just being seen as a laughing stock everywhere.

Wonderful situation now!

 

If Hunt takes over he might be like John Major! This is just like the second decade of Tory rule last time they all start infighting and corruption rules!

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Also just realised as Ian Blackford said Johnson now only has support of a third of the HofC - will there be an earlier general election if he does go do people think?

Also just realised as Ian Blackford said Johnson now only has support of a third of the HofC - will there be an earlier general election if he does go do people think?

 

It wouldn't surprise me if he thinks a snap election is his best chance of survival (but will probably depend on how the two by-elections go)

If they had a snap election today, they would lose. I can't see that. Think Boris is toast now personally, that's a LOT of his own MPs who want him out.

That's about as bad a result as I had priced in for the PM, I'd hoped it may be a little worse but it's quite comfortably the worst of the last century for a sitting PM (Previously Thatcher in 1990).

 

Government resignations coming tomorrow apparently... *.*

 

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All I can say is thank god we didn’t vote for chaos and Ed Milliband!

Spare a thought for the companies standing by to be asked to tender for the job of doing a deep clean of the Downing Street flat. They're going to have to wait a little longer. Of course, some companies might find the prospect so repellent that they wouldn't be interested.

That's about as bad a result as I had priced in for the PM, I'd hoped it may be a little worse but it's quite comfortably the worst of the last century for a sitting PM (Previously Thatcher in 1990).

 

Government resignations coming tomorrow apparently... *.*

 

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I can't help feeling it will be people most of us didn't even realise were ministers in the first place. Possibly holing a position we didn't know existed such as Minister for Spoons.

Honestly disgusting.

 

Literally admitting he never had any intention of abiding by the covid rules they enforced on pain of colossal fine on everyone else for two YEARS. He's a despot.

 

Agreed but Johnson is a low life who is just out for himself. I saw through him very quickly before he even became PM. No substance, a liar and full of bullshit. I’m convinced the Tories will now lose the next election due to him which is a good thing for sure!