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Why there’ll always be a reason why the time’s not ripe to depose Theresa

Why there’ll always be a reason why the time’s not ripe to depose Theresa

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Nick Palmer suggests she could be around for longer than predicted Like many observers, I have the clear impression that most Conservative MPs feel that a change of leadership is needed before the next election. As many have observed, challengers are mainly inhibited by the sense that whoever challenges may not win, and the potential leaders would rather have May than a possibly successful alternative blocking their own chance at the top. At any moment, there could be a deal…

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Leadsom might not ever have a better chance of becoming PM than the 2016 leadership race that she flunked

Leadsom might not ever have a better chance of becoming PM than the 2016 leadership race that she flunked

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Her withdrawal then was a great disservice to the party It is being reported that Andrea Leadsom is ready to stand if there is move within the parliamentary party to try to anoint a successor to GE2017 failure, TMay, without the necessity of going through a full fledged leadership contest. The Tory leadership election system dates back to William Hague’s days in the 1997-2001 parliament with the final choice being made by via a members’ postal ballot from a shortlist…

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Some numbers that could help TMay’s survival. Another poll, YouGov, has her & the Tories edging back a touch

Some numbers that could help TMay’s survival. Another poll, YouGov, has her & the Tories edging back a touch

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But still LAB leads Given how close it is to the last election it is hardly surprsisng that there are so few voting intention polls coming out. Today’s from YouGov is only the second since Mrs. May lost her majority on June 8th and has the gap down just a touch. CON 40 +2 LAB 45 -1 LD 7 = UKIP 2-2 This follows the weekend’s Survation online poll which had the LAB lead down to 2% from 6% on…

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I think allies of David Davis are overreaching and going to damage their man fatally. This is becoming very ugly

I think allies of David Davis are overreaching and going to damage their man fatally. This is becoming very ugly

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Allies of David Davis are claiming that Philip May wants his wife to stand down. May friends say it's a "black ops and untrue". Getting ugly — Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) July 15, 2017 David Davis branded Boris Johnson "a failure" and "toxic to his own sister" when the met at Spectator party. See Sunday Times — Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) July 15, 2017 Key Johnson and Davis acolytes threatened to kick each other in the bollocks last week. See my big…

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If or when Theresa May is replaced her successor shouldn’t hold a snap election (or even think about it)

If or when Theresa May is replaced her successor shouldn’t hold a snap election (or even think about it)

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Mrs May has probably ended any talk of or actual snap elections in the future by her successors The last ten years in British politics have been the most dramatic ten years I can recall in peace time. We’ve had, inter alia, the great financial crisis, the coalition government, the Scottish Independence referendum, the SNP tsunami, the Lib Dem wipe out of 2015, which saw David Cameron become the only Tory to win a majority in the last 25 years,…

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Some Tories are determined to retoxify the party

Some Tories are determined to retoxify the party

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Theresa May suspends Tory MP who said leaving the EU without a deal was the 'real n—-r in the woodpile'https://t.co/GWmgrnw6kc — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 10, 2017 Unless you’re over 90 or grew up in antebellum Virginia, you should not be using the n word or even thinking about using it, but today a Tory MP, Ann Marie Morris, uttered the n word, unsurprisingly she had the whip removed. Credit must be given to Theresa May for acting so swiftly,…

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At last! Mr. Trump shakes hands with a leader who has worse leader ratings than he does – Mrs. May

At last! Mr. Trump shakes hands with a leader who has worse leader ratings than he does – Mrs. May

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One of the most worrying features for Mrs. May following her failed GE17 gamble and her determination to stay in the job has been the sharp move downwards in her leader ratings. Whether the format has been about favourability, satisfaction, approval or doing well/badly she has seen a very sharp reversal since June 8th. Trump has had poor ratings right from the start and in recent weeks the President has seen his net favourability numbers down at a net minus…

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Whilst Mrs May is performing very badly, we should also remember and praise Corbyn’s contribution

Whilst Mrs May is performing very badly, we should also remember and praise Corbyn’s contribution

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  Ditching Mrs May won’t be the panacea for the Tories some Tories think it will be. Last night stories emerged that Theresa May is a ‘lame horse’, furious Tory ministers warn, amid claims they could resign to force her out, but I’m coming to the conclusion that whilst Mrs May is a pox on the Tory party, ditching her won’t necessarily improve the Tory party in the polls, though it would stop the haemorrhaging. The chart above sums up the…

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