Caretaker PM Boris says no new Policies while Conservatives have Leadership Contest - After Brexit

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 5.19pm post the following, " No new policies until next PM announced, says Johnson...Boris Johnson told his cabinet the government would now focus on the agenda on which it was elected, and not seek to implement new policies or make major changes of direction.  "

Lets Get Real:

Thus we wait the elections for the 1922 Committee and their revised rules for the Conservative Leadership contest, the process needs a faster end, the Country cannot wait for three months for the Conservative MPs and members to decide who to support.  The Candidates should need over 10 MPs to support their candidacy and that the rounds should take place over two weeks.  Those that are running better start fast, the Foreign Secretary was out of the Country and has had to rush home as she is expected to stand.   The the final two candidates campaign should not take 6 weeks, general elections do not take that long ( thank God ), the contest should last about 3/4 weeks and then the members vote.  Of course it would be simpler if the candidate will less support on the backbenches was to step aside, and thus allow one MP to become PM.  Of course the members would feel cheated, and also you want to see how the candidates behave during tough press interviews and their view on the Northern Ireland Protocol and Brexit.   Thus fun democracy starts on Monday with the  1922 Committee elections and the format for the contest. 

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.