Sunak

I believe he’s said if he’s PM he’s going to sort out the economy. I don’t see how given that he couldn’t do it when he was chancellor

It is a shame that any women who might consider standing are not up to scratch.

I’m very social and have a wide circle of friends, but thank you for your concern.

This jesters court of fools laid waste to the reputation of this country, emptying our public purse to fill their friends and Tory donors pockets in a breathtaking display of shameless corruption, they are beyond the pale, and I think given this my scathing views on them are very mild considering.

Can’t believe this is true but dh has just read Dorries intends to run - omg surely not it must be a joke.

Well he could wink at me any day of the week.

DillytheGardener

Colour me shocked he’s put his hat in the ring. He is corrupt as the rest of the cabinet of gothic horrors (My line up of hated horrors, Rishi, the haunted Victorian pencil, the cartoon villain Priti, Dopey (Raab) and the crazed Nadine…. ) I can’t imagine many voting for him in the next GE.

You’re a nice person. Do you have many friends I wonder.

Raab is the spit of Geoffrey Fairbrother, the hapless manager of Maplins in Hi de Hi, every time I see him I think he really doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing.

Gawd, Raab’s sad, timid, pathetic wink at Angela was meant to patronise . Big Fail.
Raab has to be high on anyone’s list of not in the least attractive politicians

It wasn't sexy! He was putting Angela Rayner in her place in a very patronising manner.

I think he's not running - has a very marginal seat anyway.

Has Dominic Raab thrown his hat in the ring yet?
I must admit I have a slight crush on him ( especially after that sexy wink )

I'm sure I saw somewhere that Patel wants to try, too.

timetogo2016

Same here maddyone.
I have a feeling Jacob Rees Mogg will try his luck.

No chance!

Even he wouldn't be so stupid to think he had any chance, mind you Braverman's up for it. Talk about delusional.

Hard to think of anyone really, maybe Ben Wallace - reliable former army officer type.

Oh no timetogo please just no.

I can't stand Mogg.
He would be my absolute least favourite candidate.

Same here maddyone.
I have a feeling Jacob Rees Mogg will try his luck.

I’m not much impressed with any of them.

winterwhite

It seems a new fashion to despise people for being wealthy. Surely we've given up camels and eyes of needles?

I think banning all who tacitly supported BJ in public could throw a baby or two out with the bathwater. Loyalty is also a virtue in its way, but leadership potential, brains, and freedom from personal scandal are ww need most.

It's not about despising them, it's about the fact that they live in a completely different world from most of the population and don't have much understanding of how 'our' world works.

Setting aside that they have kept in power the most corrupt, mendacious and self serving PM for hundreds of years, everyone who supported BJ has allowed the country's constitution to be ripped apart and the powers of the sovereign parliament to be over ridden. This is not good for democracy.

I can’t see Rishi Sunak being the most likely successful candidate myself, I think the majority of Tory MPs will want to distance themselves from the current cabinet. My money is on two more populist choices being put to the local associations.

Pantglas2

I felt a teensy bit sorry for Rishi who ( apparently) wandered into the birthday party room on his way to another meeting. He wasn’t partaking of alcohol (he doesn’t drink) and didn’t stay…..is that more deserving of a fine than a beer and curry?

Well yes it is more deserving of a fine when one event was in a full lockdown and the other was a legal gathering when there wasn’t a full lockdown. Simples.

Pantglas2

I felt a teensy bit sorry for Rishi who ( apparently) wandered into the birthday party room on his way to another meeting. He wasn’t partaking of alcohol (he doesn’t drink) and didn’t stay…..is that more deserving of a fine than a beer and curry?

I think this too being fined for a minor event seems totally OTT
He must be keen to be PM he could have a much quieter life without all the hassle

Colour me shocked he’s put his hat in the ring. He is corrupt as the rest of the cabinet of gothic horrors (My line up of hated horrors, Rishi, the haunted Victorian pencil, the cartoon villain Priti, Dopey (Raab) and the crazed Nadine…. ) I can’t imagine many voting for him in the next GE.

He is small state (ready to sell off even more of the NHS) , low taxes, minimal regulation and, it looks very much like , austerity focussed.

He has absolutely no idea of how a national economy actually works and would be as much of an economic disaster as Johnson. *Sadly, this remark probably applies to all the contenders for the leadership. We'll be no better off than before.

Wealthy men with a poor grasp of how economies work are not good PM material... But, of course, people think that they must be really clever because they're rich.. so they'll vote for them

(*Even more sadly, I don't think any of the parties have a real clue about how a national economy works, so we're doomed whatever happens )

I hope Rishi Sunak does not become our PM.