Should Boris do the decent thing and resign?

TanaMa

If he did resign who on earth would take his place? Can't see anyone of any Party, including all the 'Raving LooneyParties' I would vote for. They all seem tarred by the same brush, and I wouldn't trust any of them!

That’s just silly.

TanaMa

If he did resign who on earth would take his place? Can't see anyone of any Party, including all the 'Raving LooneyParties' I would vote for. They all seem tarred by the same brush, and I wouldn't trust any of them!

Unless you are a member of the Tory Party, you don't get a say in who would replace him if he resigned tomorrow.

Is it just the Parliamentary party who get to vote?

He should but he won’t.

He should resign.

Susan55

Was Boris at the alleged 'party'? Did it go on without his knowledge? I'm not certain from the coverage so far if he was there or learned about it at a later date.

Are people saying that he, personally, is in the wrong? Are they saying he was horrified to learn about it but then tried to cover over it? Or are they saying the whole of the conservative party should step down?

I'm not sure what the actual truth is in all of this.

Nobody is Susan
Probably best to see what comes out in an investigation.
Totally the wrong time anyway for the Party to choose a new leader.If needed, then sometime in Spring/ Summer would be better.

He does not have the decency or courage to resign! He will only go if there is a party coup as they did to Thatcher! Don’t forget , we cannot vote for a PM !

Simple answer "Yes" the man is a buffoon!

All I have to say is ……the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree …. like father …like son!

I would vote for Jeremy Hunt and hope he'd kick out all the Boris yes men in the cabinet. I might consider Rishi Sunak too.
We were warned about Boris by those who knew him, and his lies and disloyalty were there to see in his personal life. No wonder we see the awful Tory behaviour that we do. Boris hasn't a leg to stand on when confronted with it. He's surrounded himself with sycophants and has already been there and done that. A Christmas present to the nation might be his resignation, but I think he'll wriggle his way out and be there for a while.

A 24 year old alone on a Saturday
in foreign office fielding all desperate emails from Kabul airport. That tells us all we need to know about this lot.

I have always voted Cons but as I look around the only people I might go for are Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls. I probably wouldn't agree with all their ideas but I think they are genuine and to be trusted.

No....

Susieq62

He does not have the decency or courage to resign! He will only go if there is a party coup as they did to Thatcher! Don’t forget , we cannot vote for a PM !

We cannot vote for a Conservative leader, that is done by their MPs and finally by party members .
We can and do vote for a Prime Minister.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/conservative-party-leadership-contests

There is not one mp in any party I would like to run the country I have never felt so disappointed and let down by any government before God help us all I fear for the future of our country

fluttERBY123

A 24 year old alone on a Saturday
in foreign office fielding all desperate emails from Kabul airport. That tells us all we need to know about this lot.

I have always voted Cons but as I look around the only people I might go for are Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls. I probably wouldn't agree with all their ideas but I think they are genuine and to be trusted.

Only his word for that.

Lincslass

Susieq62

He does not have the decency or courage to resign! He will only go if there is a party coup as they did to Thatcher! Don’t forget , we cannot vote for a PM !

We cannot vote for a Conservative leader, that is done by their MPs and finally by party members .
We can and do vote for a Prime Minister.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/conservative-party-leadership-contests

We don't vote for a Prime Minister.

We vote for our local MP.

Which is why we could end up with Gove, Sunak, whoever...

Ian Blackford is a hypocrite who broke the rules himself last year so I cannot listen to a word he says about anything.

Just back from the chiropodist. She said that there hasn’t been a single person today who has not brought the subject up and who isn’t totally disgusted by Johnson and his ilk .

There have been complaints about Boris Johnson and the Conservative party since they came to power.
Who do you think would do a better job?

I truly think Keir Starmer would be brilliant.

Buttercup1954

Ian Blackford is a hypocrite who broke the rules himself last year so I cannot listen to a word he says about anything.

He didn't break the rules though, did he?

Kali2

I truly think Keir Starmer would be brilliant.

I agree.

The problem is that he is "Steady Eddie" and perhaps lacks charisma.
It shouldn't be a consideration but unfortunately it is.

Yes, I agree too, Kali and Cali. I think he’d make a really good leader given the chance.

An 80 seat majority could be a reason he doesn't resign and why his party may think twice about booting him out - they must have known what he was like before electing him as leader. I bet the Labour party were thanking their lucky stars they weren't in go ernment when Covid arrived, how might they have dealt with it- thankfully we'll never know.

Part of the trouble is no-one wants to take over it is such a poisoned chalice at the mo. And, in my view, there is almost no-one in government who would be better - they are all despicable.