Kemi Badenoch out of the race.

I am pleased Kemi has gone because I read she thought pensioners were fairly well-heeled and she intended to tax us.

I am sorry Tom has gone.

I do not like Rishi Sunak but he will not be spending his time lying about everything and making us the laughing stock of the world.

Rishi is a good, hard working local MP. He is definitely the best of the remaining bunch and as PM won’t make the country an even bigger laughing stock than it was with Boris as leader. Roll on a general election and a change of govt.

You absolutely do not know where you are with Sunak.
He is surprisingly unpopular with a number of MPs, who are beginning to realise belatedly that loyalty does count for something.
I am sorry Kemi Badenoch has gone, although she is not in any way capable of being Prime Minister. Yet.

MadeInYorkshire

I am sad that Kemi and Tom have gone - we really do need a new start, with Rishi we will jus have more of what we have had - and he hasn't been totally honest in the past either!

I feel a little like this too, however it is not our choice that matters in this regard.
A new PM is a must though and there will soon be one.

MadeInYorkshire

I am sad that Kemi and Tom have gone - we really do need a new start, with Rishi we will jus have more of what we have had - and he hasn't been totally honest in the past either!

We have no chance of a ‘new start’ until we have a Labour Government.
At least with Sunak as PM, we won’t have a complete muppet in charge of the country

vegansrock

Truss would be out of her depth in a birdbath

Brilliant! ?

I am sad that Kemi and Tom have gone - we really do need a new start, with Rishi we will jus have more of what we have had - and he hasn't been totally honest in the past either!

I’m pleased to see that all those who relied on pure culture war nonsense have gone.

vegansrock ???

Truss would be out of her depth in a birdbath

Based on Truss's performance at debates recently, I think she realises she would be way out of her depth. Of course that suits the ERG who think they could control her. I don't think it matters as none of them have the ability to be a good PM

I agree Galaxy, I believe it will be Truss.

I’m pleased about that because the downfall will come much sooner, even her own fellow MPs aren’t keen on her, let alone the electorate. Has there ever been a leadership election before where the distant third choice became PM?

I would be amazed if Sunak becomes PM.

Good.
I’m not keen on Sunak, but he should the job. At least we know where we are with him.
I don’t understand or trust a system where someone like Badonach could be our PM almost literally overnight.
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