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This is worth a read. She didn't get it when she was forced to resign, so it's reasonable to assume she still doesn't get it, now that she has been reinstated as Home Sec. 'Suella Braverman in denial over forced resignation, sources say' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63433252

Does anyone know if Braverman's actions that led up to her resigning, are being investigated? Why was she sending government documents (from her own private email account) to a backbench MP, and someone she mistakenly thought was his wife, when neither of them were in the Home Office anyway...

And then he re-appointed Braverman. It's early days/hours, but that would appear to be a terrible, terrible mistake....

It's never enough for you is it? I'm just rejoicing that my pension has now lost only 25k and not 30k.

Good to see the following appointments: Zahawi: Secretary of State for zero dignity but damn good expenses Braverman: Secretary of state for cruelty to the most vulnerable Gove: Secretary of state for revenge

Here's a reminder of just one of the towering priority challenges facing the new prime minister. 'Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages in the UK rose by 14.5 percent annually in September of 2022, the highest on record and picking up from 13.1 percent in the prior month. It was one of...

That high bar of 100 MPs was a travesty of justice, making it impossible for Boris to achieve his destiny. It's going to fester away inside him for years, burrowing away, like something that burrows.

For me, the evidence that Boris didn't get the 100 nominations is contained in his statement: 'and tonight I can confirm that I have cleared the very high hurdle of 102 nominations'. He's complaining about the height of the barrier to entry he encountered. Why would he have complained about it...

No political interviewer could have done a better job of exposing Zahawi for what he is, than Zahawi's own tweet. It's already got 15,000 replies. I'm guessing, but not many of them will be complimentary.

Yes, I agree with all of that. The Adrian Chiles example is an interesting one, and a lesson in the value of listening, ADHD notwithstanding. Or to be more precise, the cost of not listening. If you are transmitting, interrupting, talking over someone, or just planning your next question, you...

Why do interviewers in Britain have politicians on their show, ask them questions, and don't give them the time to answer them? Laura Kuenssberg did that with Penny Mordaunt and Keir Starmer. I could see Keir Starmer rushing his answers, because he knew at any moment, Laura K. would be talking...

'Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson hold talks as ex-chancellor leads PM race' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63361384

There isn't just the possible institutional racism here (as if that were not serious enough), but there is also a possible risk to national security. It wouldn't be too difficult for a rogue nation to spread disinformation such as 'Sunak isn't British' amongst a pliable Tory membership, in...

Latest on who is backing who (BBC 19:45) As things stand 201 out of 357 Tory MPs have publicly spoken out about who they're backing. Here's the breakdown: • Rishi Sunak - 125 MPs • Boris Johnson - 53 MPs • Penny Mordaunt - 23 MPs ------------------------------------ 357/201 = 1.776 1.776 * 53 =...

I found that incredibly painful. But I managed to listen to it until the end. I hope Rishi Sunak doesn't listen to it.

It isn't over until it's over. And even if it is over, and he gets in again, the privileges committee may get him. Or Boris may have seen the abject poverty* in the Dominican Republic, and undergone an epiphany. (*OK, give me a slap). Or, more likely he won't have changed, but got worse...

BBC article: 'Within moments of those around Boris Johnson claiming they have hit the threshold of 100 MPs backing the former prime minister, scepticism from other Conservative MPs. "Hogwash", "absolute garbage", "clearly nonsense" are among the phrases being used. Why? Well, the...

It could be 10 years away, but look on the bright side. That could mean the internecine war in the Conservative party that began with Major's bastards a generation ago, could go on until you and I pop our clogs. Always accentuate the positive, that's what I say. For now, I'm going to put...

I wasn't suggesting Boris will make a U-turn now - sorry if I didn't make that clear. The Brexit data is slowly trickling through. Inflation, GDP among a host of nations, it is slowly becoming easier to split off the Brexit effect from Covid, Ukraine etc. With the passage of time, there will...

From the BBC 20 mins ago: Almost half of Tory MPs go public with their support Almost half of all Tory MPs - 169 out of 357 - have gone public with their support for who they want to succeed Liz Truss as the next prime minister. The BBC now estimates that Rishi Sunak has reached 100 public...