Boris Johnson - Time Running out?

[SpiderChrist]

I don't want Johnson to resign. There, I've said it. I'd rather he was dragged from his car by a mob and kicked to death.

[Huxleys Babkins]

Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates has been picking up a sense of nervousness in Number 10 over what could come out when the Sue Gray report is published next week.

According to his sources, some in Downing Street are worried the Sue Gray investigation has come across damaging evidence, and are now doubtful the report will be able to "clear" Boris Johnson.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[jobotic]

So? He opened the pubs

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

yeah come on guys he's doing his best.

[Fambo Number Mive]

@SebastianEPayne
1h
This is serious:
@William_Wragg
 says Tory whips have threatened to withdraw public money from constituencies of MPs supporting a no confidence vote, which would break the ministerial code. Urges rebels to report allegations to the police.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

just remembered those sycophantic helmets who started a crowdfunding thing to buy Johnson a watch when he was (not) ill with covid.

[Huxleys Babkins]

I'd love to know what the best case scenario is for these people. Surely even the most ridiculously partisan whitewash that took everything he said at face value would be forced to conclude that he's dangerously unfit to hold any sort of public office.

[Captain Z]

"The report, while critical of Johnson, concluded: Just imagine how much worse things would have been under Corbyn."

[Huxleys Babkins]

"Sue Gray has concluded that I haven't done anything wrong, I'm simply suffering from a level of neurodegeneration largely unseen outside of a hospice setting. Now I shall return to getting on with the job of belming back better."

[Harry Badger]

None of the front runners for the leadership even wants the job right now

Indeed, and why would they? We are on the precipice of total economic fuckdown and besides that, neither the Leave nor Remain camps will want to push Johnson if they think the other side might win the leadership.

[jobotic]

Total economic meltdown? But Johnson's played a blinder with the economy - that's why the dead don't matter!

[greencalx]

The Tories will never 'own' anything bad that happens under their watch. It'll be the pandemic, the EU, immigrants, foreigners, Communists, Maoists, Trotskyists, neo-Trotskyists, crypto-Trotskyists, union leaders, Communist union leaders, atheists, agnostics, long-haired weirdos, short-haired weirdos, vandals, hooligans, football supporters, namby- pamby probation officers, rapists, papists, papist rapists, foreign surgeons - headshrinkers, who ought to be locked up, Wedgwood Benn, keg bitter, punk rock, glue- sniffers, Play For Today, squatters, Clive Jenkins, Roy Jenkins, Up Jenkins, up everybody's, Chinese restaurants.

Never the fault of the shitty Government that you voted for.

(Obviously this does not apply to Labour governments that you previously voted for. It was all their fault).

[monkfromhavana]

You realise the sort of people they're going to attract, don't you, Greencalx? Thugs, bully-boys, psychopaths, sacked policemen, security guards, sacked security guards, racialists, p**i-bashers, queer-bashers, Chink-bashers, anybody-bashers, rear Admirals, queer admirals, Vice Admirals, fascists, neo-fascists, crypto-fascists, loyalists, neo-loyalists, crypto-loyalists.

[Famous Mortimer]

'A rare editorial from Guido Fawkes headlined "What's the plan?"

Is this the same Guido Fawkes that was beloved by leftists way back, or is it just a site run by different people? Ah well, I always hated him / them / it.

Someone should check on Emma Kennedy, see if her head's exploded due to yet another prediction failing to materialise.

[Blinder Data]

From Politico:

'A rare editorial from Guido Fawkes headlined "What's the plan?" gave the Tory-leaning media's strongest argument in favor of keeping Johnson. It was being shared widely by Conservative MPs yesterday: "None of the front runners for the leadership even wants the job right now. Polling shows that none of the leading rival candidates for PM would save some 100 plus seats that would be lost if a general election were held tomorrow. If the Tories switch Prime Ministers without a general election, the calls for a general election mandate will mount. Be careful what you wish for ... Turfing out a Prime Minister over twentysomethings in Downing Street guzzling cheese and wine is not really on a level with Suez, are they sure this is a well judged course of action? Politics is volatile, that 10 point lead Labour has today could switch back in 3 months again. Boris could turn it around like Thatcher. Who of the other current contenders has the strength of personality and ability to connect with voters?"'

It's worth bearing in mind that Alex Wickham, who usually writes all Politico's stuff, cut his teeth at Guido Fawkes' blog (which backs this Tory government 100%) and is rumoured to be the godfather of baby Wilfred Johnson. He probably attended some of the lockdown-busting parties at Downing Street, so take everything he says about Johnson's position with a huge pinch of salt.

[Gurke and Hare]

Why are these people so transparently pretending to be stupid? Everyone knows that they don't give a shit about the parties, they give a shit about everyone in the country suddenly hating him and being 10+ points behind. And he's not going to turn it around like Thatcher - hate her or despise her she was a good, hard-working politician who surrounded herself with people who knew what they were doing rather than sycophants. He's not going to suddenly start staying up working until 4am is he?

[Catalogue Trousers]

Is this the same Guido Fawkes that was beloved by leftists way back, or is it just a site run by different people? Ah well, I always hated him / them / it.

Guido Fawkes/Paul Staines has never been beloved by leftists. He's always been a smug, 'libertarian', right-wing shitlord.

[Famous Mortimer]

Guido Fawkes/Paul Staines has never been beloved by leftists. He's always been a smug, 'libertarian', right-wing shitlord.

He definitely was, as I remember at least a few people on here defending him from a left viewpoint.

[Catalogue Trousers]

Probably because Guido Fawkes didn't like Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Alas, this didn't mean that the site loved the left-wing at all. Perhaps they simply succeeded in fooling a few people into thinking that they did - deception, fron politicians of all stripes, has long been a favourite tactic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_Fawkes_(website)

[Dr Rock]

Thugs, bully-boys, psychopaths, sacked policemen, security guards, sacked security guards, racialists, p**i-bashers, queer-bashers, Chink-bashers, anybody-bashers, rear Admirals, queer admirals, Vice Admirals, fascists, neo-fascists, crypto-fascists, loyalists, neo-loyalists, crypto-loyalists.

We didn't start the fire...

[earl_sleek]

Thugs, bully-boys, psychopaths, sacked policemen, security guards, sacked security guards, racialists, p**i-bashers, queer-bashers, Chink-bashers, anybody-bashers, rear Admirals, queer admirals, Vice Admirals, fascists, neo-fascists, crypto-fascists, loyalists, neo-loyalists, crypto-loyalists.

"Boris Johnson, your boys took a hell of a beating!"

[Funcrusher]

He definitely was, as I remember at least a few people on here defending him from a left viewpoint.

The bald sex pest might have had some time for him as a Corbyn basher, but I have never seen anyone who could be described as left here or anywhere having anything to say other than that he's a massive cunt

[pigamus]

We didn't start the fire...

I think David Nobbs deserves a bit better than that hoary old joke

[Famous Mortimer]

The bald sex pest might have had some time for him as a Corbyn basher, but I have never seen anyone who could be described as left here or anywhere having anything to say other than that he's a massive cunt

I'm very happy to have my memory proved faulty, and it's nice that we can all come together and say that yes, Guido Fawkes is / are a cunt / a shower of cunts.

[Alberon]

The Times is reporting that rebel Tory MPs have texts and a recording of the intimdation and potential blackmail. What that acually amounts to is anyone's guess.

[pigamus]

It's worth bearing in mind that Alex Wickham, who usually writes all Politico's stuff, cut his teeth at Guido Fawkes' blog (which backs this Tory government 100%) and is rumoured to be the godfather of baby Wilfred Johnson. He probably attended some of the lockdown-busting parties at Downing Street, so take everything he says about Johnson's position with a huge pinch of salt.

It sounds pretty on the money to me. He's basically saying the big problem is they don't have a plan, which is self-evidently true. And they're worried that the cure will be worse than the disease.

[jobotic]

I'm very happy to have my memory proved faulty, and it's nice that we can all come together and say that yes, Guido Fawkes is / are a cunt / a shower of cunts.

Ever since I heard of Staines it was as a cunt. Can't imagine why anyone would ever have felt differently.

[pigamus]

One thing's for sure, we're pretty much guaranteed Tory civil war now - the Red Wallers won't be forgiven for this

[Dr Rock]

The Times is reporting that rebel Tory MPs have texts and a recording of the intimdation and potential blackmail. What that acually amounts to is anyone's guess.

I don't want him to resign yet. Not when we don't know what else they've got on him. We'll get to him noncing some disabled kids soon

[Captain Z]

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