Gransnet forums

News & politics

Who next for PM?

(164 Posts)
DaisyAnne Wed 13-Apr-22 09:11:03

Listening to the closing interview on Today they seem to think nothing will happen until after the May Local Elections.

The suggestion was that, if Johnson is defenestrated, the next PM could not be from the current Cabinet as they are now all tarred with backing Johnson. Hunt name was the only one they could suggest.

What are your thoughts? I can't see how, if he goes, the government can continue but I do understand I have an underlying bias.

polly123 Sun 17-Apr-22 13:45:14

A dire selection indeed. Maybe Tobias Ellwood. Never, never drooling Nadine Dories or dreadful Liz Truss.

seadragon Sun 17-Apr-22 13:06:11

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-21-tory-rebels-who-face-the-sack-from-boris-johnson_uk_5d6ec8f1e4b011080455fb20 All subsequently sacked for opposing a 'No Deal Brexit'.

Joesoap Sun 17-Apr-22 12:45:21

I am not into Politics, but if the PM goes my thoughts go to Jeremy Hunt who nearly got in instead of Boris last election, he must have been popular then.

Juniper1 Sun 17-Apr-22 12:28:19

Dorries, pleaseeee. She would be hilarious and would ensure they don’t get in at next election. Truss would be good for the lols as well.

Camelotclub Sun 17-Apr-22 12:26:07

Rory Stewart. Always thought he had some integrity which is more than can be said for the current lot.

volver Sun 17-Apr-22 12:14:04

I know Spike Milligan isn't with us any more, but...

Stick with it to the end, it's only a minute long.

twitter.com/Johnnypapa64/status/1515224513809637377

Jaye53 Sun 17-Apr-22 11:52:18

Not Nadine D! shes an embarrassment!

Grantanow Sun 17-Apr-22 11:46:16

Keir Starmer is honest. But if it has to be a Tory probably J Hunt though he lacks charisma. None of the Cabinet and especially not Dorries. Nor Tugendhat - he is too hot headed to my mind.

katy1950 Sun 17-Apr-22 11:41:12

I would like to see liz truss but definitely not richie sunka or Jeremy hunt

sazz1 Sun 17-Apr-22 11:39:24

Definitely not pretty ugly I can't stand her.

Nannan2 Sun 17-Apr-22 11:26:56

They need to have a General Election now, not just shove yet another wanna be Tory in.?

Nannan2 Sun 17-Apr-22 11:24:50

Casdon- it reminds me of Boris?and Coastpath- yeh, the Lucy one is right too- omg theyre all peanuts cartoonsgrin???

effalump Sun 17-Apr-22 11:23:15

Laurence Fox would do for me. grin

Nannan2 Sun 17-Apr-22 11:21:05

Coastpath- i see what you mean!?

Katie59 Fri 15-Apr-22 09:02:39

LauraNorderr

David Davis?

Definitely not he was appalling in the Brexit controversy, then jumped ship.

TopsyIrene06 Fri 15-Apr-22 07:23:12

David Gauke was another one who would have been great but he lost his seat like the eminently sensible and knowledgeable Dominic Grieve.

Lucca Thu 14-Apr-22 22:08:29

Sorry I was referring to Tom Tugendhat.

Lucca Thu 14-Apr-22 22:07:47

Yes .he seems to,have some integrity.

DaisyAnne Thu 14-Apr-22 22:05:19

Germanshepherdsmum

I believe all members of the party have a vote.
Don’t mention the ghastly Leadsom.

After the MPs have whittled them down to two GSM.

LauraNorderr Thu 14-Apr-22 21:39:42

David Davis?

Iam64 Thu 14-Apr-22 21:35:05

Tom Tughendhat is the one I could welcome

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 14-Apr-22 20:00:36

I believe all members of the party have a vote.
Don’t mention the ghastly Leadsom.

Dinahmo Thu 14-Apr-22 19:31:56

How about A Loathsome? She's been quite quiet of late.

Dinahmo Thu 14-Apr-22 19:30:01

varian

Is there not something fundamentally wrong with a system that allows a few hundred Tory MPs, elected by an undemocratic FPTP voting system to chose our PM?

Surely the party leader was chosen by the members 71% of whom are male and 56% aged over 55. If I remember rightly at the time of the last leadership contest the membership was around 164,000.

Thus, Johnson as leader at the last GE automatically becomes PM and stays until he either loses an election or is removed from his job by the MPs

MayBee70 Thu 14-Apr-22 16:03:04

I’d forgotten about the Johnson government getting rid of the admirable Dominic Grieve as well….