Caretaker PM ? Theresa May ? - After Brexit

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.23 post the following, " Former PM says new leader must 'heal division'....Former prime minister Theresa May was asked if she would be prepared to act as a caretaker prime minister after Boris Johnson confirmed he will step down.  "

Lets Get Real:

Thus far its only Sky that is going with this story, are they really allowing their hatred and REMAIN wing to dictate their reality, the PM cannot be forced out office in till there is a NEW LEADER, he remains the Queen's PM.   If the Conservative Party want a new leader will have to change the rules, that means the 1922 Committee will have elections for its officers on Monday, and then the structure of a new leadership contest, this is going to take time, and the Queen needs a PM on call. What if the Russians seeing this crisis in LONDON, pulls a stunt with a bombing of a NATO Country, thus we need a PM.  If PM Boris will not go, and he can fill his Cabinet and junior ranks then he stays, so far he has replaced those that have left. The UK has had three Education Secretaries in two days.  As for Sky News and BBC News a friend of this blog stated that they are nest of vipers, the Conservative MPs should not be on the TV, they should find a candidate that all MPs can decide on, like Churchill after Chamberlain or Major after Thatcher.   In 2007 Gordon Brown forced Tony Blair OUT after 10 years, he ran with no opposition as Labour leader.  The left/liberal elite will try to fan this story, the powers that be within the Conservative Party need to get their MPs back in line and not on the TV, BBC News, Sky News, Channel 4 News etc.  This blog is waiting to see who runs and who are the Brexit supporters in the pack. 

PM Boris OUT as Conservative Leader but not PM - After Brexit

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.01pm post the following, " WATCH: Boris Johnson's resignation speech in full... "

Lets Get Real:

Thus PM Boris Johnson is OUT as Conservative Leader, Boris made it clear who he blames, the heard mentality of Conservative MPs, also he is staying on as PM while the Party chooses another leader and PM.  The Conservative MPs have got what they wanted, let's hope they do not live to regret this, the ousting of Lady Thatcher left a hard taste of bitterness, as the Lady herself said, betrayal with a smile on its face.  The Conservative MPs cannot force the PM out, there always has to a be a PM, the PM is getting new people in to take seats in the Cabinet and the junior ranks, its better to be in office and running, than out of office, let's recall the PM Boris might have fallen by the wayside, but there still important issues, the cost of living crisis, the need for tax cuts, the aftermath of Covid - 19 and the on going WAR in the Ukraine.  There needs to be a VERY QUICK election, thus the 1922 Committee has elections for its posts on Monday, it also had to create a structure for the leadership contest. There will be numerous runner and riders, we need a stable hand, a Brexit PM or a reformed remainer.  The election should not take months, the election rounds should take the next two weeks, and then the membership should vote on the last two Candidates standing. 

The UK Cabinet starts to RESIGN on MASS ? - After Brexit

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 8.26pm post the following, " Brandon Lewis has resigned as Northern Ireland secretary, according to Sky News and other media sources. But this has not yet been confirmed.  "

Lets Get Real:

THIS has never happened before, a PM refusing to go when he has lost the support of his CABINET, also let's recall that the PM has lost 38 junior Ministers and Parliamentary Private Secretaries, those roles will need to be filled, while also having a ACTIVE GOVERNMENT.   The PM should think about this over the night, does he really want to lose a confidence vote, it would be the WORSE way to go out, if he resigns he can follow the THATCHER route and say he was betrayed by his CABINET and if anything goes wrong then he would have taken a difference decision.   There must be someone he listens too, Lady Thatcher listened to her husband who advised her to go in November 1990, after falling a few votes short in a election contest, Blair went in 2007 when junior ministers resigned,  Blair called them in his memoirs of being in the cult of Gordon Brown.  It is reported on the BBC that the Foreign and Defence Secretaries are staying, also the Home Secretary, and she also told Boris to go.  A few fun hours ahead folks. 

PM Boris WONT leave the STAGE - After Brexit

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 8.03pm post the following, " PM 'absolutely defiant' - report....ITV's deputy political editor Anushka Asthana tweets that she's been told the PM is "absolutely defiant and is not going to resign".  "

Lets Get Real:

It has been a tough day for the PM, there was PMQs were he faced arrows from, his own side, and the Liaison Committee who treated our PM with total disrespect, and that was from his own side.   The PM sees that he has a mandate from the people in 2019 and wants to carry on.  The PM is now talking to Cabinet Ministers, a group has been sent with the brandy and revolver to force the PM out, if they resign that will be a further problem as 38 Ministers and PPS have resigned from his government since yesterday.   The PM is on his way out, this post might be old before its even posted, it depends how he wants to go out, does he want to force the 1922 Committee to change it rules to allow for another vote of no confidence, he think's that he can change the maths before the vote, it is a possibility, any other PM would have gone by NOW.  The next few hours or days will be very interesting. 

PM Boris goes on the ATTACK against his former Chancellor - After Brexit

Guido Fawkes: Reports the following in its 7.04pm post, " Talk about getting the tone wrong: Guido’s been informed by a Johnson loyalist that following the resignations of both Rishi and Sajid he told a meeting of 80-or-so colleagues:....‘I know you’re all avidly in favour of tax cuts and tonight’s events might make that a bit easier to deliver.”....Said loyalist also pointedly tells Guido that Rishi and Sajid went “straight to the press and not informing the PM” "

Lets Get Real:

Thus the PM comes out swinging, he blames the former Chancellor for opposing TAX CUTS, will the Conservative back MPs really fall for that political gimmick, one doubts, if they have a leadership contest then the candidates can promise what they want, and the MPs get free TV coverage of the different policies.  On the other hand, it depends who the PM appoints as his new Chancellor, will it be someone who can stand up to the PM or just do what he or she is told.  One would love to be a fly on the wall in the House of Commons, the MPs will wonder how to jump, do they force the PM out over the night or do they wait for things to calm down.  Also TAX CUTS always go down well with the voters.  It must be stated, the PM is a fighter, but even his political luck was bound to fail sooner or later, one can postulate that the PM will be OUT within hours. 

The LAST HOURS of PM Boris ? - After Brexit

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 7.02pm post, " 

What could happen now?....

Our political editor Beth Rigby has said Boris Johnson is in a "very, very grave" situation and even a cabinet source has said he "will have to go now". ...Rigby says that usually when a number of cabinet ministers resign, "men in grey suits tap you on the shoulder and say 'you can't carry on, you need to leave government'".   "

Lets Get Real:

One doubts that PM Boris will go in a quite manner, he will fight to the very end, he has spent his life wanting this job and will not go down without a FIGHT.  Also the men in grey will be locked out of 10 Downing Street.  It was a shocking development that the Chancellor and Health Secretary went at the same time, it has been reported that it is not a plot by the two men, the now ex Chancellor was once seen as the heir to the PM, but the Chancellor has increased taxes to the highest in decades and his wife is very rich, that did not go down well with the voters.  Thus any leadership ambitions will have to wait, the resignation of the Health Secretary was a shock, let's recall that before Health Secretary, Sajid Javid had been Chancellor before he reigned over his communication team, it was the PM who bought him back, and this is the loyalty shown, it shows you that politicians should never been loyal to fellow politicians, they are fair weather friends, who will stab you in the back when it suits them.   The PM has to look in to the mirror, and not just think about himself but the Country as a whole, this mess has to end with his resignation as PM and then support someone who will follow his policies. 

PM Boris on the WAY OUT - Just Hours - After Brexit

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports on the political crisis faced by the UK PM, his Chancellor and Health Secretary have resigned over the latest political crisis story, the BBC report the following in its 6.54pm post, " Will be over by this time tomorrow, PM ally says....One of Boris Johnson’s closest allies tells me: "It will all be over by this time tomorrow...."No PM can survive the resignation of two senior cabinet ministers like that."  "

Lets Get Real:

PM Boris in his last hours in 10 DOWNING STREET, it was never going to be a happy ending for Boris, in this case he was loyal to two of his MPs, a great PM must have the ability to be a good butcher as one of the PM's Conservative predecessors stated.  One day it will be interesting for the Boris to do an interview and to be asked did his previous mistakes make him more willing to support those members of his Party in trouble.  The Conservative MPs if they have a brain, will chose who they want to be the next leader, and tell the PM his time is up.  The 1922 Committee elections are soon, the anti Boris crowd should win a majority of the seats, they will change the rules and the PM will face another No Confidence Vote, this time he will lose, it would better for ALL concerned even Boris for him to go and support a candidate who is a Brexit supporter and can unite most of the Party.  Those Conservative MPs who want to run in the following leadership contest after Boris is gone, must come under pressure to support a single candidate, the UK is in trouble, thus this is 1940 moment for Conservative MPs, they need to back the one candidate.  There is a general election in 2024, the Party must regroup.   As long as the Party does not chose a remainer it should win in 2024.   Poor Boris, it was tough period in office since the 2019 election, he just run out of luck, it happens to all politicians, Thatcher in 1990 and Blair in 2007.  

Inflation THREAT to the US - Biden Era

Guido Fawkes: Reports " U.S. inflation up 6.2% in October versus a year ago – the highest inflation since 1990. Inflation was up 0.9% in Oct. alone, a much higher increase than 0.4% in Sept. and 0.3% in August. "a

Lets Get Real:

As someone more intelligent than this blog said, its the Economy Stupid, this was utterance was made during the 1992 Presidential Election, after the end of the first Gulf War 1, Bush 41 look like he was on a easy path to re-election, then a mild recession hit and Bush 41 under pressure from Congress rose taxes, this was seen in the long term as benefiting the US, but at the time Bush 41 was seen to  have broken his word of NO NEW TAXES, that was the theme of the 1988 Presidential Election.   The above is to place in context the hiking of inflation to a thirty year high, also Biden Agenda will take time to get in action, there are no shovel ready projects yet, and they might start after the 2022 Mid Terms.  The infrastructure act will take time, and Biden's welfare bill will cost trillions no matter what the projected outcome, one you give people a benefit, it is very HARD to take it back, that is what the Democrats are counting on.   The question is will Senator Joe Manchin vote for the welfare package, the noises from the Senator are not good.  Thus if maybe turns in to a FIRM NO, the Biden Agenda is finished on the Hill.  Next year the House and Senate are up for election, it will be everyone man ( generic use of the word ) for himself, and like the Titanic they will not be enough lifeboats. 

The Conservative Succession - End of the May Era - Why NO BREXIT?

Sky News: Reports " Tory leadership race: Second withdrawal as election rules change..The move is intended to reduce the crowded field to replace Theresa May, amid fears the party must avoid weeks of "navel gazing".  "

Lets Get Real:

The Conservative Party leadership rules have to be changed again, this race can not go on for weeks, the number of candidates could be shorten if each candidate needed 12 MPs supporting him or her before the 1st round and then the vote should be taken daily to get down to 2 candidats to go to the Party.  One can postulate that if BORIS gets the nod and a Remainer is chosen the Remain candidate will stand down and allow Boris to become PM and save the Party members having to vote for the outcome everyone knows.  Of course it depends on Boris getting the nod, the MPs are not that BRIGHT, they could give us another Major or May, the UK and the Conservative Party needs BORIS as PM. 

The Thatcher Funeral - The Passing of a Great Leader

Guardian: One writer writes the following of the Thatcher funeral, " Invocations of Churchill were wide of the mark. This was a well-staged attempt to write an ideologue into the national story  ".

Lets Get Real:

This is mild from the left wing Guardian, the uber left wing elite will never forgive Lady Thatcher for breaking their defeatist elite view of the fall of the UK, they were happy for the Trade Unions to bring down a Government has happened to Ted Heath in 1974, they did not care that Eastern Europe was under the control of the USSR, they thought that the West should do deals with the USSR, not call it the Evil Empire as Reagan had done in the early 1980s, they did not support sending out the Fleet to retake the Falklands, there mind set was old and totally defeatist.  Yes Lady Thatcher should have have had a ceremonial funeral, she was the best PM after Churchill, she saved the UK as Churchill saved Western Europe from Hitler.   I think its fair to say folks, that Churchill would have been a fan of Lady Thatcher, a fighter for the UK and World freedom.   The dodo's of the elite and the miners will not be remembered in the future, they are old and yesterdays fish and chip paper,  Thatcherism is forever. 

Margaret Thatcher Foundation - Thatcher Era 2

Margaret Thatcher Foundation: Looks at the life and times of Lady Thatcher.

Lets Get Real: 

In the US folks there are Presidential Libraries and web sites, well here is the UK version for Lady Thatcher, worth a visit, good way to start to learn about the Thatcher Era.   Also if you have interest in politics and history there are original papers to see from the Thatcher Era. 

The Sinking of the Belgrano - Falklands War

Telegraph: Reports that the most controversial aspect of the Falklands War; the sinking of the General Belgrano on the authority of the Lady Thatcher; was justified a new book shows, signals evidence supports the fact that the Belgrano was heading back in to the conflict. This will make Guardian readers have a fit, the left never wanted the War, they would have given up the Islands. It shows that Lady Thatcher was an excellent War Leader, also despite coming under left wing attack the Lady never used the signals fact to support her decision, Lady Thatcher was willing to take the political attack to defend UK National Security. The Lady made mistakes, but on whole the greatest PM since Sir Winston Churchill.
　
　

Lady Thatcher 85th Birthday = 10 Downing Street

Telegraph: Reports that the Iran Lady of UK Politics Lady Thatcher will spend her 85th birthday in 10 Downing Street next week. I recall the day Mrs Thatcher as she was then departed 10 Downing Street, she had been stabbed in the back by her own Cabinet, it was one of the most shameful events in Conservative history, yes Sir John Major did win the 1992 election but the Conservative Party took years to recover from that act of political assassination. Lets be honest folks, as for great PM’s there is Churchill and Thatcher, the rest are so 2nd rate, one can argue that Tony Blair should be up there, but Iraq causes a shadow over the time of Tony Blair. The UK was lucky to have Lady Thatcher as PM, she was great, lets hope she has many more happy birthdays in 10 Downing Street.

In RODE the weak CABINET to political OBLIVION

Telegraph: More revelations from the memoirs of Lord Peter Mandelson, the former Business Secretary revels that senior Cabinet members thought that Labour would lose the General Election under PM Gordon Brown. One thing about the Conservative Party is when they see defeat they cut off the head of the leader and get a new one, thus the coup against Lady Thatcher and the succession of Sir John Major, it should be noted that Sir John become PM in 1990 and went on to win the 1992 General Election. The fact that the Labour Cabinet could see the writing on the wall and didn’t chop off Gordon Brown shows the right Party won the UK General Election in 2010.