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Jacob Rees-Mogg Moves For Conservative Party Leadership.

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Grandad1943 Wed 23-May-18 17:49:55

With an open attack on Theresa Mays handling of the Brexit negotiations many in the media believe that Jacob Rees-Mogg has made his first open move in a bid to become Conservative party leader and Britain's next Prime Minister.

Rees-Mogg in yet another of his ongoing interviews with the media lambasted "weak" Theresa May for preparing the UK for "Brexit failure". Rees-Mogg stated that with The British negotiators going into each set of negotiations with an attitude of "we will kowtow before you, Mr Barnier in every way you possible throughout these talks" there is no hope of success for the UK. The foregoing are undoubtedly harsh words indeed even from an arch hard line Brexitier, but many believe that there is far more to Rees-Moggs words than just Brexit.

It may well be that this hard line right wing politician has witnessed the way that Jeremy Corbyn has moved the Labour party to the left and now feels he could carry out the same in the Conservative party with the exception of that move being in the opposite direction in regards to political ground.

Evidence to the above can be seen in Rees-Moggs attack on Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davison, for in the same interview he stated that Davison should not be allowed to marry her longtime same sex partner as planned. However, same sex marriage legislation was put before parliament and passed in 2013 under the David Cameron coalition government.

In making the above comment Rees-Mogg is undoubtedly looking to damage Ruth Davison, who also is seen as a possible next leader of the Conservative party. That stated, it is also being seen as a move against centre ground Concervatives in parliament.

In the above can be seen shades of Momentum's original moves against centre Blairite MPs in the Labour party.

Jalima1108 Sun 03-Jun-18 23:41:06

Does anyone think that is a good idea?
No

Jalima1108 Sun 03-Jun-18 23:12:56

If Corbynista is thought of as an insult by someone who supports Jeremy Corbyn, why are t-shirts sold with CORBYNISTA displayed across the front?

confused

Anniebach Sun 03-Jun-18 22:39:45

I think I have been threatened

MawBroon Sun 03-Jun-18 22:34:05

None, from anybody ?
Or just none that you choose to answer?

Still hoping for an apology for your rude post “about” Anniebach, surely you were brought up to have better manners?
Do have a look at the conventions regarding quoting and using usernames etc.
I find it off that you have joined a forum but persist in ignoring the way things are done on GN.

Grandad1943 Sun 03-Jun-18 22:19:48

Oh, could not find an answer to the real point put forward then anniebach

Anniebach Sun 03-Jun-18 22:17:24

When you learn how to discuss instead of pontificating you may find posters will respond

Grandad1943 Sun 03-Jun-18 22:00:18

Quote anniebach [And some Labour leaders have to jump when union bosses say jump.] End Quote

Anniebach, as your fifty years membership of the Labour party must have taught you the trade unions are an integral part of the Labour party. The Palimentery Party was born out of the Trade Unions over a century ago and it is all part of the wider Labour movement in the country.

Therefore anniebach if you cannot accept the above fact should you really remain as a member of that party, as the situation will never change

I find the unions being part of the Labour party a far better situation than in the Tory party where individuals give donations and then make demands on the party for their own gain.

Disgusting.

Anniebach Sun 03-Jun-18 21:59:01

As trisher you have said your grandfather was a communist and how proud you were of him I find it odd you consider communism to be insulting. And I never say Corbynista, I do say Corbynites, why is this offensive? If you support him it’s a compliment surely

mostlyharmless Sun 03-Jun-18 21:43:12

Surely this Conservative Government can’t be bought with a donation of £50,000!

Crispin Odey (the Tory donor) lives across the fields from me and applied for planning permission to build a fancy stone temple chicken coop for £150,000 a few years ago in the grounds of his Georgian Manor House, so £50,000 is literally chicken feed to him!

lemongrove Sun 03-Jun-18 21:39:58

X posts Maw !

lemongrove Sun 03-Jun-18 21:39:31

Those are not ‘names’ trisher but rather describe your own (and others) politics.Are you not supportive of Corbyn?
Others on past threads do appear to have Communist leanings, I doubt they would think it an insult though, more their own views which they are not ashamed of.
This constant ‘delving’ into another poster to press them into revealing values and policies is intrusive, and when a few poster are doing it then it becomes a form of bullying.
We are a forum not a school debating society.

MawBroon Sun 03-Jun-18 21:39:21

Do you regard “Corbynista” and “Communist” as insults then trisher
Ther will be people who merely consider them as descriptive and may even feel proud of the term.

Anniebach Sun 03-Jun-18 21:38:17

And some Labour leaders have to jump when union bosses say jump.

Grandad1943 Sun 03-Jun-18 21:33:59

Ilovecheese, this conservative backer is demanding that Gove becomes Tory leader or he will withdraw his donations reports suggest. Well, I suppose/with a membership of only seventy thousand (according to there own Bow Group) our party has to accept whoever we have on board to do the job ( scraping the bottom of the barrel as you might say)

However, he is our leading political backstabber so should fit well into our shambles of a "torn apart party". That stated, I believe that Jacob Rees Mogg would make a much better leader than loser May as he would draw the vote of the younger generation like no one before with his double breasted suit and eighteenth century thinking.

However, in Gove being given the leadership we would not lose the donor as we would have demonstrated how we can bow and scrape to anyone who is willing to give us money. Perhaps we would even gain a few more Russians with their sanctions busting money as well that way.

However i still feel that JRM should be our next truly dynamic leader. So, Roll on Jacob Rees Mogg

trisher Sun 03-Jun-18 21:29:08

Could you tell that to Annie please MawBroon the times she has called me and many other posters names (Corbynista, communist etc) are so numerous. It would be nice if just occasionally she could enter into a proper debate and set out the values and policies she really believes in. Queensbury rules only work if both sides agree to them. And Annie doesn't.

mostlyharmless Sun 03-Jun-18 21:25:29

I loved JRM’s relationship with “nanny”!

lemongrove Sun 03-Jun-18 21:15:26

Before we do though......Tracey Breaks The News also had a good sketch featuring JRM.?

MawBroon Sun 03-Jun-18 21:12:50

No trisher but trying to right an injustice being done to Anniebach.
On the political front, let battle (re) commence, but Queensberry rules, yes?

Anniebach Sun 03-Jun-18 21:08:14

It was brilliant lemon ?

Anniebach Sun 03-Jun-18 21:07:11

Not being the brightest coin in the mint lemon I thought of that after I hit post message ?

lemongrove Sun 03-Jun-18 21:06:54

Yes, Annie it was a great sketch, I also liked the taxi bit, where the driver turns to him and says ‘Jeremy’!Remember me, Mohammed from Hammas? ‘ That was a great meeting, back then, you, us, and a few guys from Hezbollah’ grin

trisher Sun 03-Jun-18 21:05:44

I see the Tory Greek chorus is alive and well on GN. It would be nice if they could stop applauding each other and actually look at what is happening and the dreadful consequences the years of Tory rule have had for many. But hey let's just post irrelevancies and pretend it's funny.

lemongrove Sun 03-Jun-18 21:03:50

Or....use their loo but don’t buy a drink ( or you will need to go yet again!)

Anniebach Sun 03-Jun-18 21:03:08

lemon, it was so funny, Corbyn and Jerry Adams ? naughty

Anniebach Sun 03-Jun-18 21:01:55

Oldwoman, closed them all? That really is so wrong , so if shopping and need the loo you have to go to a coffee shop, buy a drink to use their loo