Wes Streeting to stand for Labour Leadership - Update

Noted: Trump in China, how will the visit go, US is in a war with Iran, Tehran is ally of China.

BBC News: Reports in its 12.18pm post the following, " Supporters of Wes Streeting expect him to launch leadership challenge "

Let's Get Real:

It seems this blog was wrong last night, Wes Streeting is running for the Labour Leadership, well his Allies have told the press.  Thus one can expect Angela Rayner to run as Andy Burnham is not an MP.  Will PM Starmer run, he could lose to either candidate.  One gets the impression the PM is very stubborn and a process man, he is a lawyer after all.

The Knifes come out in the Conservative Leadership Contest - After Boris

Guardian: Reports " One senior No 10 official was quoted in the Financial Times as calling Sunak “a treacherous bastard”, while a Johnson supporter in the cabinet told the paper: “Rishi will get everything he deserves for leading the charge in bringing down the prime minister.”  "

Lets Get Real:

Thus there is no loves lost between the PM Boris and his present Chancellor and his former Chancellor, so expect the PM to try to make sure that the successor he wants gets the job.  Yes PM Boris is till there, to think that he will keep quite over the next few weeks  IS MAD, he will want to get those that bought him down.  Also the Government cannot just STOP everything that is going on, the Northern Ireland Protocol is going through the House of Commons, the economy needs a push in the right direction, thus there is a need for TAX CUTS.   The War in the Ukraine is still going on, one can expect that Putin will try something as he sees the US and the UK at weak at present, with Biden polls down the toilet and PM Boris on the way out.  In many respects democratic politics is a brutal business, you develop a career and by errors on your part or external event you find yourself in BIG TROUBLE and your career goes down the toilet.  Whatever you think of Boris, you will know who people are talking about, with others you might require more information. 

Liz Truss the Foreign Secretary to enter Conservative Contest - After Boris

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 6.26pm post the following, " Truss to offer 'classic Conservative principles' in leadership bid....She will pledge to reverse the government's national insurance rise, cut corporation tax and introduce measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis, the newspaper added.  "

Let's Get Real:

The Foreign Secretary VOTED REMAIN in the 2016 Brexit vote, but she has become a convert, as Foreign Secretary she has taken the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill through the House of Commons, and is reported that she wants to be tough with the EU.  It will be interesting to see who gets the Boris vote, it wont be the present Chancellor or the ex Chancellor as they helped the  process that lead to Boris having to go, let's be honest, the worse enemy of Boris has been is himself.  One can expect that ALL the networks will offer to have the Candidate debates on their channel.  The Conservative Party should be careful, BBC News and Sky News are remoaners and anti Conservative.  That goes for Channel 4 News and the Times.  Thus the Conservative Party should make sure the moderators are FAIR, and not part of the elite liberal press.  It is going to be an interesting two weeks!

Runner AND Riders for the Conservative Leadership Contest - So Far - After PM Boris

BBC News: Reports " Mr Shapps joins former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Attorney General Suella Braverman, former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Tugendhat in launching campaigns to take over from Prime Minister Boris Johnson.  "

Lets Get Real:

There are quick developments while this blog was writing its post another candidate is standing, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has thrown his hat in to the ring.  The Chancellor already has a negative, he accepted the job and then wrote a letter that stabbed Boris in the front.  Expect more candidates!    Thus far this blog has no favourite as to who should be the successor to PM Boris, the former Chancellor Rishi Sunak started the ball rolling that ended the time of Boris in office, thus a negative to start with, then while Chancellor he has risen taxes to there highest since 1949.   On the plus point, he voted Brexit in 2016, but it has been reported that he has some reservations on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill going through the House of Commons at the moment.  It will be interesting to see see do some tough TV interviews, and asked about his tax plan, at the moment he is against tax cuts, and his view of Brexit.  Also his campaign team was ready very fast, slick video etc, so when did he plan to resign. The other declared candidates are new to even to this blog, so let's see their tax policies and their views on Brexit.  There is expected a few more candidates, the Foreign Secretary, two former Health Secretaries, thus we have some time to go before the 1922 Committee meets on Monday to decide the rules of the CONTEST.  The contest should be quick, the entry requirement should be at least 20 MP supporters, and then the rounds should start on the Wednesday, as to get the the number of candidates down to two, and then the membership can vote. 

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.