So, if you don't like Boris......

Pittcity

I think the Muppets would do a better job!

Pittcity

I think the Muppets would do a better job!

Ooops, and there was me thinking that we already had the muppets doing the job..................

gillyjp

I never thought I'd say this but even Theresa May would be a better option and she was useless - but at least she had some integrity!

I’m suffering from some sort of retrospective delusional rose tinted spectacles thing because every time someone in government is replaced I look on the previous minister PM/Minister and wish they were still doing the job. Even Hancock was better than Javid. I draw the line at Gavin Williamson though.

Jess Phillips and Andy Burnham would be my dream Labour team. Struggling to think of any Tory I could trust not to feather their own nest and maintain the old boy’s network when handing out contracts

I never thought I'd say this but even Theresa May would be a better option and she was useless - but at least she had some integrity!

I agree that Jeremy Corbyn seems to be a caring person, but he wasn't a leader was he, sitting on the fence in the Brexit debate. He's a great pressure group politician, like Jess Phillips, but not PM material.
We need someone that the average voter (who are they?) will vote for.

Well, I wanted Jeremy Corbyn to be PM and I still do. So there. It is not going to happen but we could have had a PM who actually cared about everyone, not just the rich and powerful.

I am depressed by the news that Priti Patel, a woman with all the human warmth and compassion of an anaconda, is preparing to take over from Boris. Johnson. Who else is there? Gove - Johnson without the clowning. Sunak - austerity. Hunt - NHS privatisation. Truss - seems completely muddled. Rees-Mogg - hell, no.

Ruth Davidson was never an MP so she's closer to Westminster politics now than she's ever been.

Jeremy Hunt or Rishi Sunak - although I voted libdem last time as I wouldn't vote for Rishi as he's a brexiteer. Liz Truss would be so weak and preening as PM.

Sorry that Ruth Davidson went to the Lords.

Pippa22

All Richi has done so far is hand out money which is pretty easy. I wonder how he will behave when he has to get really tough and start clawing it
back with much higher taxes etc .

Can you explain why he has to 'claw it back'?

Where do you think the money has come from?

We really need a new, better way. A government for the people not profit.

Sadly there are no more " Maggie's " or John Smiths so far as leaderships go

Tell you what, you can have any of our shower. Daniel the Dictator Andrews locally or a Missing in Action PM. Take your pick.

Pippa22 He's already started clawing back money with the iniquitous increase in NIC - aimed just at those in employed.

I think if there is a Tory leadership ballot then the Tory MPs have a choice of Truss, Patel, Gove, Sunak and ANO but the Tory grassroots then choose between the top two in the Tory MP's ballot. That suggests to me they would choose an anti-immigration/low tax candidate. If it were a General Election and Labour won (doubtful) I'd prefer Hilary Benn, David Lammy or Keir Starmer as PM but I won't get that choice! All in all, I think Boris will soldier on and - given the elapse of time by the next GE - may well deliver a Tory victory because the electorate will be so glad to be out of Covid (if we are) they will vote for the proverbial donkey: as a famous Chinese premier said, ' I don't care of the cat is black or white so long as it catches mice.'

Sunak won’t introduce higher tax. But he will introduce further cuts and austerity. Which in return will suppress the economy.

Out of the likely contenders I rank Hunt well ahead of Gove, Sunak or Truss. The sheer idiocy of getting rid of Grieve, Gauke and Stuart is a huge blot on BJ's record.

All Richi has done so far is hand out money which is pretty easy. I wonder how he will behave when he has to get really tough and start clawing it
back with much higher taxes etc .

I know Andy Burnham is Labour and not even an MP but I would love him to be PM

Pepper59

OP, you ask a very valid question. At the moment I cannot think of anyone to replace him. I do not know enough about Keir Starmer to comment and where are the Liberal Democrats? I cannot remember the last time I saw their leader anywhere. Ive seen more of their Scottish leader.

Really? Who's that?

Because we don't see much of him up here.

Annaram1

Nigel Farage seems to have his head screwed on and all he has to do is join the tory party

I am happy to join in with the philosophy of this very interesting thread where posters recognise politician's strengths irrespective of their political party, but I draw the line at anyone thinking Farage is a contender, really???? Couldn't get into parliament, even standing in Thanet which was a very strong Brexit constituency, has stood 7 times I think?

Well I thought Theresa was good but nobody else seemed to see it. And honestly (odd word to use in this context) I don't think he's too bad (we knew what we were getting) - anyone would have been knocked sideways by 'events, dear boy' over these years.

Keir would be my choice as he's an intelligent speaker and I believe he has integrity. Not looking for some great charismatic charmer, just thoughtful and intelligent leadership which has the interests of the majority of the country at heart - not just big business cronies or popularists.

“Doodledog

Luckygirl3
Patel! - [head in hands icon here]
Well, quite. But I remember a while ago jokingly saying that we might get a tripe whammy of Trump, Brexit and Johnson as PM. I genuinely thought that all three needed people's votes, so common sense would prevail, but look what happened.”

Ironically, my husband and I had the same “joke” Cringe !!

OP, you ask a very valid question. At the moment I cannot think of anyone to replace him. I do not know enough about Keir Starmer to comment and where are the Liberal Democrats? I cannot remember the last time I saw their leader anywhere. Ive seen more of their Scottish leader.

Not sure if I want dishy Rishi replacing Boris, at least politics isn't grey and boring anymore in the UK. US politics always seemed more interesting than us before Boris came along. Now it's illegal NO 10 parties, 7 children, wife No 3, losing his lines, backhanders for pals, the list is endless and colourful, who cares if he can actually run the country.