Government Watch - 2

So the chief whip who has all the dirt, gets rid of Fallon then grabs his job?

oops sorry - got a phone call in the middle of typing. I should have checked for crossed posts.

Just to keep us up to date. Now ex Chief Whip Gavin Williamson has been appointed as the new defence secretary after Sir Michael Fallon's resignation and Julian Smith has been appointed Chief Whip in his place. She has also appointed Esther Mcvey to Deputy Chief Whip.

The appointment of Gavin Williamson has not gone down well in all quarters in the Tory party apparently. He told his local paper that he was "flabbergasted". The loss of Fallon is being seen as leaving May weaker than ever.

She has Brexit and the Brexiteers on one side as a challenge. The ailing NHS and Universal Credit brings her more challenge from the more centrist members of her party and faltering economy with worse to come after Brexit make Hammond feel hogtied when it comes to challenging the Labour Party. Add to this the fact that none of the parties know if anyone else will have to go because of the harassment turmoil and you could almost feel sorry for May - but not quite.

What qualifications does he have?
Ex- forces?

No, nothing to do with forces. He's a bit mixed up, though.
He has voted for protecting the green belt, but for high speed rail and for selling off public forests. Obviously he can't see the problem there, because he never rebels against his party.

How would he manage to do that I wonder when he has never held a Govt post before - is he an MP?

Blimey that seems to have gone down like a lead balloon.

Me-thinks these are the last few days/months of this government

Gavin Williamson appointed himself apparently?

Rumour now is he’s after premiership. A remainer.

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-reversing-brexit/

Brexit thread finished, but I thought this might fit here.
Just to annoy Brexiteers a bit more.

Such an embarrassment of riches

Good lot aren’t they

Helen Lewis‏ tweets:
May's top team: Fox (already resigned from Cabinet once); Johnson (already resigned twice) Green (facing allegations); Fallon (gone).

Well he's not managed to remain in the cabinet has he? Of course there's more - the question is will it come out? Or is that the deal? Some of us have said that there's such a thing as the tip of an iceberg.

I am surprised he’s resigned just for hand on knee which was apparently donkeys years ago and dealt with very adequately by the woman he insulted.

Wonder if there is other stuff?

Fallon is a remainer isn’t he?

Oh!

I expect she will have to wait and see who else resigns before she does a reshuffle.

Football. Sunderland has just sacked its manager.

Perhaps May will put Davis in Fallon's job.

No? But if they’ve lost the Brexit report vote, will they have to disclose and if they don’t will they be guilty of holding parliament in contempt? Will they be able to redact (sp) any of it?

Kevin Maguire tweeted "Hoping Michael Fallon hasn’t resigned to take the Sunderland job. Was wanting somebody better" Do you know what that is in reference to?

How about Damion Green?

Oh dear

Fallon resigned from front bench.

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2017/10/30/oxfam-the-heist-no-one-is-talking-about/

This isn't quite so funny.

Naughty Alistair , but so funny

I know he's not in government any more, but he did a lot of damage to the UK when he was.

kittysjones.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/osborne-finally-admits-he-lied-and-that-labour-did-not-cause-the-recession/

Labour’s Chris Bryant says when he was a young vicar a friend told him he had been raped by a senior member of the clergy. The friend was suicidal. The senior clergyman had protection, including from certain members of the royal family. Isn’t the best way to protect people by looking after the victim? And shouldn’t an HR person sit in on interviews?

Leadsom says this case is a terrible one. The Commons should protect all people who come to the Commons to work.