Re: BORIS JOHNSON NOT STANDING FOR TORY LEADER

**lily** Sun Jul 10, 2016 3:08 pm

I completely agree with you Bonny.

**bb1** Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:28 pm

http://news.sky.com/story/leadsom-pulls-out-of-race-to-be-prime-minister-10498594

Andrea Leadsom has pulled out of the race to be the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

Speaking outside her home in central London, the energy minister said a nine-week leadership campaign to succeed David Cameron at such a critical time for the UK would be "highly undesirable".

The shock move leaves Theresa May as the only candidate - potentially clearing the way for her to be named Tory leader and PM as early as today.

Mrs Leadsom said Mrs May was ideally placed to implement a British exit from the European Union and offered the Home Secretary her full support.

However, it is not clear whether party rules would require the backbench 1922 Committee to seek another contender to appear on the ballot paper alongside Mrs May for a planned vote of 150,000 Conservative members.

Graham Brady, the chairman of the committee, will make a statement about the contest shortly.

Mrs Leadsom's statement a little more than an hour after Mrs May launched her national campaign with a speech in Birmingham.

Mrs May sought to present herself as the candidate of unity and experience, with the support of an "overwhelming" majority of Conservative MPs.

She finished top in the MPs' ballot last week with 199 votes to Mrs Leadsom's 84.

Mrs Leadsom's leadership bid got off to a disastrous start when she was forced to apologise to Mrs May after appearing to suggest being a mother gave her an edge over the childless Home Secretary as a future PM.

More follows...

Pcorneater

**bb1** Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:23 pm

http://news.sky.com/story/theresa-may-set-to-be-pm-on-wednesday-10498864

Theresa May Set To Be PM On Wednesday
The announcement comes after Mrs May's only rival in the Conservative leadership race, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the campaign.

Theresa May is set to be appointed the new prime minister on Wednesday, says David Cameron.

The announcement comes after Mrs May's only rival in the Conservative leadership race, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the campaign.

Mr Cameron said the Home Secretary would take over from him after his last Prime Minister's Questions in two day's time when he would then offer his resignation to the Queen.

The current PM said he was "delighted" that Mrs May will be his successor, saying she is "strong" and "competent".

He said: "She is more than able to provide the leadership that our country is going to need in the years ahead and she will have my full support."

"With these changes we don't need to have a prolonged period of transition so tomorrow I will chair my last cabinet meeting."...etc

**bb1** Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:59 pm

**bb1** Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:59 pm

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Labour turkeys demand Christmas is brought forward.

**bb1** Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:16 pm

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Dave's removal van has arrived at No 10.

**Lamplighter** Tue Jul 12, 2016 4:54 pm

Larry the cat will not be evicted from No 10, Cabinet Office confirms
When the Cameron family leave, it will be without the tabby who has lived in Downing Street since 2011

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/11/larry-the-cat-will-not-be-evicted-from-no-10-cabinet-office-confirms
https://twitter.com/Number10cat/with_replies

**bb1** Tue Jul 12, 2016 5:05 pm

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Larry couldn't do a worse job of running things than the current crop of politicians....

**Lamplighter** Tue Jul 12, 2016 5:14 pm

Humphrey in 1999 after retiremenr from No 10. LL
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**bb1** Tue Jul 12, 2016 6:56 pm

http://order-order.com/2016/07/12/ruth-davidsons-scathing-speech/#disqus_thread

Tom Newton Dunn ✔ @tnewtondunn
"We're already enjoying a post-coital cigarette having withdrawn our enormous Johnson", @RuthDavidsonMSP on Tory v Labour leadership races
11:03 AM - 12 Jul 2016

I'm not at all sure the Shire Tories are ready for Ms Davidson.......

**lily** Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:24 pm

Those are two lovely kitties. smile

**bb1** Tue Jul 12, 2016 10:11 pm

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It's going to be boring with May as PM. No more incidents involving Mickey Mouse towels on Cornish beaches, no more jokes involving dead farmyard animals....

**lily** Tue Jul 12, 2016 10:35 pm

Never mind. There were plenty of jokes at Maggie's expense?

**bb1** Tue Jul 12, 2016 10:43 pm

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As if.....

It's ironic, Spitting Images couldn't be broadcast now, someone would take offence, or be Outraged!

**lily** Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:15 pm

Poor little petals.......

**bb1** Wed Jul 13, 2016 12:22 pm

One for LL....

Adam Boulton ‏@adamboultonSKY 56m56 minutes ago
Strutting his stuff @Number10cat Larry staying in office

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**bb1** Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:43 pm

So, that's Theresa May now officially PM. And Labour is still tearing itself apart. Pcorneater

**bb1** Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:45 pm

Press Association ‏@PA 3h3 hours ago
First photo shows @theresa_may with the Queen as she is invited to form a new government #TheresaMayPM

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**bb1** Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:11 pm

http://news.sky.com/story/cabinet-hammond-chancellor-johnson-foreign-10500834

The PM has revealed her first Cabinet appointments, naming Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary and Philip Hammond as Chancellor.

Former Energy Secretary Amber Rudd, meanwhile, has been confirmed as Home Secretary.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is the only member of former Prime Minister David Cameron's Government so far to remain in his current role.

Downing Street announced the new appointments as George Osborne became the first high-profile casualty of Theresa May's Government shake-up...etc.

Boris???? Foreign Secretary?????? Shocked

**bb1** Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:33 pm

**bb1** Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:33 pm

**bb1** Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:09 pm

Adam Khan
‏@Khanoisseur
Just weeks ago Boris Johnson, foreign secretary in Theresa May's cabinet, called Turkey's President a goat f*cker

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What could possibly go wrong? Pcorneater

**lily** Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:59 pm

Nothing....... Pcorneater

**bb1** Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:01 am

It should certainly be interesting; it's a bit like putting Prince Philip in charge of diplomatic affairs....

**bb1** Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:41 am

Hmmmph ‏@scepticalists 3h3 hours ago
I'm proposing that the first time Boris meets the new US president, he offers him a lifesize statue of Churchill. #byebyeobama

rofl

And as Boris was born in New York, doesn't that make him more qualified to be Prez than Obama?

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