Vote of no confidence

[Gfamily]

Wanted, a photo of that ball gown.

From the Mirror - can't be sure it's that ballgown



ETA - someone has taken the description and suggested it may be one she wore to the Lord Mayor's Ball in 2018 (at which the image above was taken)

[Woodchopper]

Man doing a tally of declarations of support for Johnson is up to 90
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status ... G-vvIoDgag

Still a long way to go for Johnson

That's a very courageous decision of them to publicly handcuff themselves to a man covered in petrol while he is trying to spark his Zippo. Very courageous indeed.

I hope their constituents are paying close attention so they can personally reward them all at the next election.

139 as of 10 minutes ago. Not exactly a ringing endorsement.

157 as the vote closed.

https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status ... UaqAXUDvhw

[tenchboy]

Oh come ON!!! It dosn't take half a f.cking hour to count 300 votes!!!!
Hurry the f.ck up!!!

[Woodchopper]

10 minutes to count the votes.

50 minutes for Johnson to decide what to do about the votes.

[El Pollo Diablo]

Confidence: 211

No confidence: 148

Majority: 63

[El Pollo Diablo]

41% oppose. Remarkable. He's finished.

[lpm]

Toast

[TopBadger]

worse than May in % terms...

[Woodchopper]

My personal guess: 150.

Revised down to 143 after running detailed maths.

Close enough.

[lpm]

Let's hear from Dorries.

[lpm]

"Handsome majority " apparently. According to some cabinet moron

[Woodchopper]

"Handsome majority " apparently. According to some cabinet moron

I’m sure that all the negative comments from Rees Mogg etc after May’s vote are being recycled.

[El Pollo Diablo]

Nadhim Zahawi very emphatic about the importance of democracy. Doing, I must say, a very good job of carefully tweezering some diamonds onto a rather smelly turd

[tenchboy]

211 for 148 against

ETA never mind

[Gfamily]

"Handsome majority " apparently. According to some cabinet moron

With impeccable style and great hair.

[wilsontown]

I mean, it's Johnson. He's not going to resign just because 40% plus of his own MPs don't have confidence in him.

[TopBadger]

"Handsome majority " apparently. According to some cabinet moron

Sam Coates and Sky News taking the piss out of that statement...

Team Boris will stick their fingers in their ears until the next one...

In other news... 59% of Tory MP's don't believe basic political standards should apply to them and their mates...

[lpm]

What are chances that a cabinet minister will resign this week and knife-back him?

[Little waster]

Apparently Johnson just told the 22 that he'd "do it again". "It", here, being the party scandal which he "humbly apologised" for last week.

That could go down very badly indeed.

Deanocs take on this

https://twitter.com/BarumDean/status/15 ... gMyRMqDGCQ

Deano's

A moment's appreciation for the Mad Lad who went back for his phone just as the Hell Portal was opening.

[El Pollo Diablo]

Probably won't get cabinet ministers as they're all on the kool-aid, but penny mordaunt is a minister and could well resign.

[jimbob]

What would it take to trigger a recall petition for Ruislip and Uxbridge?

Because if I wanted a scenario for the lols, having 41% of his MPs wanting him out and he losing a byelection for his own seat would be quite funny.

So he'd need to have a dodgy expenses claim

[dyqik]

Question now is how many of the 148 would press for, and/or vote for, a no confidence vote in the House.

Even having the vote would force MPs to explain why they have confidence in Johnson as the PM, but not as Tory leader.

[jimbob]

Question now is how many of the 148 would press for, and/or vote for, a no confidence vote in the House.

Even having the vote would force MPs to explain why they have confidence in Johnson as the PM, but not as Tory leader.

Well Hunt tried to perempt that:

https://twitter.com/Jeremy_Hunt/status/ ... 9891940352

Anyone who believes our country is stronger, fairer & more prosperous when led by Conservatives should reflect that the consequence of not changing will be to hand the country to others who do not share those values. Today’s decision is change or lose. I will be voting for change

[dyqik]

Question now is how many of the 148 would press for, and/or vote for, a no confidence vote in the House.

Even having the vote would force MPs to explain why they have confidence in Johnson as the PM, but not as Tory leader.

Well Hunt tried to perempt that:

https://twitter.com/Jeremy_Hunt/status/ ... 9891940352

Anyone who believes our country is stronger, fairer & more prosperous when led by Conservatives should reflect that the consequence of not changing will be to hand the country to others who do not share those values. Today’s decision is change or lose. I will be voting for change

It only needs 50-60 though.

[lpm]

A no conf vote is a vote on confidence in the government.

MPs can argue they have confidence in the govt but not the PM. Which is a valid argument.