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WHO DO YOU FANCY FOR OUR NEXT PM, AND WHY?

(441 Posts)
Lyndiloo Thu 13-Jun-19 02:14:31

Well, there's 10 left in the race to be our next Prime Minister and voting starts tomorrow.

Who would you LIKE to be the next leader of the Tory party?

And who would you BET on?

GillT57 Thu 13-Jun-19 11:08:33

Yup luckgirl. I would love to see Johnson crash and burn and was equally delighted when that other liar Farage failed to win Peterborough.

Blinko Thu 13-Jun-19 11:08:45

Has any of them so much as mentioned their stance on Social Care? Thought not....

Urmstongran Thu 13-Jun-19 11:09:40

They have been dodging the issue for three years,and have finally realised that they will have to do the right thing,which is recognising the referendum results.

If they don't and still attempt to block it again they will all be out down the shoot, because Farage will be in there with The Brexit party guaranteed and they're just beginning to know the inevitable!

Urmstongran Thu 13-Jun-19 11:10:19

Andrea Leadsom did Blinko

muffinthemoo Thu 13-Jun-19 11:11:13

I fancy Rory Stewart, I have quite the thing for offbeat boys

FarNorth Thu 13-Jun-19 11:11:25

I have a large bet on Boris being the next PM and with his new other half keeping her eye on him, I think he'll do very well and much better than many people think.

Seriously. You expect a wife/partner to make sure the prime minister does the job properly?

muffinthemoo Thu 13-Jun-19 11:11:46

Wait, the thread is not about that sort of 'fancying'??

sorry my error

Callistemon Thu 13-Jun-19 11:13:16

muffinthemoo grin

Urmstongran Thu 13-Jun-19 11:13:35

I agree FarNorth - Phillip May didn’t do much of a job!
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Callistemon Thu 13-Jun-19 11:15:57

I have a large bet on Boris being the next PM and with his new other half keeping her eye on him, I think he'll do very well and much better than many people think.

It would depend on how long the new other half lasted though - for the rest of the duration of this parliament or will she be out of the door of No 10 after a couple of weeks?

FarNorth Thu 13-Jun-19 11:19:29

You might as well ogle them, Muffin. They're not good for much else.

FarNorth Thu 13-Jun-19 11:20:59

Maybe Boris could get his Nanny out of retirement to 'keep an eye on him'.

Callistemon Thu 13-Jun-19 11:21:28

I think the job of PM spouse should be to be quietly in the background, not influencing but being supportive.

spabbygirl Thu 13-Jun-19 11:23:58

none of them, their management of the NHS< Education, social care is worse than dire. I expect it will be Boris.

Davidhs Thu 13-Jun-19 11:25:56

I don’t think we have has a single PM since Ted Heath, would a girl/boyfriend actually be allowed to reside at No 10.

Rowantree Thu 13-Jun-19 11:34:31

None of them. I hope their entails boil in their own urine.

Rowantree Thu 13-Jun-19 11:35:18

Just beam Caroline Lucas up.

Gonegirl Thu 13-Jun-19 11:39:51

Rowantree why did that make me think of a witch out of Shakespeare? grin

Callistemon Thu 13-Jun-19 11:45:03

entrails

(don't normally pick people up on spelling mistakes as I make many typos myself, but I am laughing and wondering what entails are, Rowantree!)

annifrance Thu 13-Jun-19 11:49:39

Shoot the lot of them, except maybe RS. He could go for rehab. there is a glimmer of hope there.

Apart from David Lammy Labour is off the radar, IMHO.

A coalition of the Libdems, Greens and Change UK could perhaps give us back some credulity.

Did anyone see the Guardian article today giving the reaction of the EU countries at the thought of Boris as PM. Around here the French are horrified and laughing at the same time.

UK has become a joke and Boris as PM makes us an even bigger laughing stock. Please someone somewhere bring back some real statesmen.

Applegran Thu 13-Jun-19 11:50:32

How about Caroline Lucas? Well........a woman can dream! Like others, I don't want any of the Tory contenders in number 10 and dread Boris Johnson being there. So if it has to be a choice between Tories I hope for Stewart..... but wish, like many others, that we were not starating from here. However, reality is what we have to face and if I were a Tory I'd go for Stewart. Its too late to join the party in order to vote - though I think many right wing Brexit supporters with foresight did just that, three months or more ago.

Theoddbird Thu 13-Jun-19 11:52:50

Boris will get it. Prime minister's question time is going to be worth watching I think....

Johno Thu 13-Jun-19 11:54:13

I have never supported the Tory party but I very strongly value politicians with integrity - even when I do not agree with them - and I have to say that Dominic Raab has always been a man of integrity who speaks his mind with conviction and a principled base. He never dodges direct questions and has humility which for me is a trait of real strength in a person.

paddyann Thu 13-Jun-19 11:54:36

Billy Connelly ...well they are all comedians in their own way so why not get a professional one ?

Rosina Thu 13-Jun-19 11:54:40

The last three years have seen disillusionment growing by the day for me; a time when possibly the most serious decisions this country has had to face since a world war, and most politicians have been playing party politics and 'ner ner' games, scoring points off each other and blocking anything that the other side attempts. I cannot see that one of them has tried to do what is best for the country, they all seem to have their own petty agendas, clamouring to fight 'the other side'. I don't care who becomes PM; I now don't care if we stay in or leave, as doubtlessly the world is unfolding as it is meant to and whatever comes we will have to face it. I am now going back to stick my head in that big hole where it has been since I decided to opt out of paying attention to such destructive behaviour by our so called 'leaders'.