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Jul 2022
2:34pm, 8 Jul 2022
27,729 posts
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Johnny Blaze
Being absent whike the shit hits the fan can be a good thing. I seem to recall Major was having tooth surgery when Thatch was being knifed.
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Jul 2022
2:42pm, 8 Jul 2022
1,383 posts
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paulcook
In contrast I like this comment in the guardian re Nadhim Zahawi sticking the knife in.
“ Nadhim Zahawi had been seen as a strong contender before taking the job of chancellor on Tuesday, drawing up plans for a major economic speech next week, then publishing a letter less than 48 hours later urging Johnson to resign. As one senior backbencher put it: “He’s made himself look like a knob.””
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Jul 2022
2:43pm, 8 Jul 2022
5,357 posts
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Fields
Almost a perfect week except Durham plod didn’t do the decent thing.
Tooth surgery is that euphemism for having a Currie?
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Jul 2022
2:49pm, 8 Jul 2022
18,363 posts
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larkim
When you watch good political dramas the key players are subtle, knowing, crafty, coniving. The whole of the current Tory ministerial payroll look like complete novices, with the exception maybe of Javid and Sunak (and Truss, if her choice to be away was anything other than just lucky timing).
Once the Sunak and Javid resignations had happened, anyone that sat alongside Johnson at PMQs on Wednesday looks like an absolute novice.
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Jul 2022
2:56pm, 8 Jul 2022
1,384 posts
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paulcook
Javid definitely looked like he had a well designed game plan.
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Jul 2022
2:59pm, 8 Jul 2022
18,364 posts
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larkim
I'm still pondering Sunak. He deliberately didn't go for a Commons resignation statement the next day which would have been a good time to make capital, but equally he'd have had to share the stage with Javid. But he also made quite a point of noting that would be his final ministerial appointment; doesn't quite rule out PM ambitions, but felt more like he'd had enough of politics and expected to leave the HoC next time around.
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Jul 2022
3:02pm, 8 Jul 2022
9,503 posts
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simbil
Sky has this on the current contenders. Good to see Baker doing better than Gove - you know, the Gove who says he is not running 
These are the latest odds for the next Tory leader:
Ben Wallace - 5/2
Rishi Sunak - 4/1
Tom Tugendhat - 6/1
Penny Mordaunt - 13/2
Liz Truss - 10/1
Sajid Javid - 11/1
Jeremy Hunt - 14/1
Nadhim Zahawi - 14/1
Steve Baker - 18/1
Michael Gove - 25/1
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Jul 2022
3:04pm, 8 Jul 2022
5,358 posts
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Fields
Often it’s not the early favourite who wins to be chief vermin
Tom Tugendhat would be nicknamed tugemoff surely
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Jul 2022
3:06pm, 8 Jul 2022
1,385 posts
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paulcook
Yes. Michael Gove is a big 3 figure price on Betfair from 42 on Wednesday. Raab who I also believe has said he’s not standing a much shorter 3 figure price.
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Jul 2022
3:10pm, 8 Jul 2022
27,730 posts
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Johnny Blaze
Tory MPs are the most venal, self-serving electorate on the planet, and the winner could easily be the contender who is most successful at manipulating them.
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