So it is going to be Sunak

Just watching Sunak’s speech.

Oh dear?

Whitewavemark2

Just watching Sunak’s speech.

Oh dear?

It’s his actions over the coming days and weeks that I will judge him by.

Actions to deal with the spending gap left by his party and which it is being headlined as the need for spending cuts - or in other words to be paid for by the poor/tax payer.

Painful watching Matt Hancock being ignored by Sunak on the steps of Conservative HQ. Almost as awkward as the delivery of the PM's first speech.

Whitewavemark2

Actions to deal with the spending gap left by his party and which it is being headlined as the need for spending cuts - or in other words to be paid for by the poor/tax payer.

Sorry WWM2 everyone should pay their taxes if they earn enough.

It would be good to see the personal allowance raised, which would help the lower paid, along with ensuring the big corporations pay tax on all profit made/earned in the U.K.

grannyrebel I wanted Penny personally.

But what exactly were her policies? She didn't share them with us.

Why did Sunak thank and praise Truss? Was he on a different planet during her leadership?

MayBee70

Why did Sunak thank and praise Truss? Was he on a different planet during her leadership?

It’s politeness, hopefully he will continue to be polite and calm during his time as PM we have had enough of blustering.

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Tax payers come in all sizes from just above the tax threshold, to the richest people in the country. Why shouldn't the better off pay more?

MayBee70

Why did Sunak thank and praise Truss? Was he on a different planet during her leadership?

Actually I thought he sounded as weird as Truss. He looked like a rabbit in headlights.

M0nica

Tax payers come in all sizes from just above the tax threshold, to the richest people in the country. Why shouldn't the better off pay more?

Exactly

I think he will be calm and polite and utterly ruthless on cuts.

Granny Gravy, yes, "It would be good to see the personal allowance raised, which would help the lower paid, along with ensuring the big corporations pay tax on all profit made/earned in the U.K."

And benefit levels raised - after all, as has been said many times, money spent by people on benefits goes straight back into the economy, as people have no option.

I want to finally see the NHS and Care situation properly sorted as a priority, and given the reality, more support of Voluntary groups who help those most in need, both financially (food banks, warm spaces) and in terms of well minds - tackling loneliness and isolation.

I dont have clear evidence to hand about Penny M's policies. all I do now is that it has long been said that the Labour Party always feared that Penny M the most in terms of an opposition PM, by which I can only assume "softer" social policies, and the reason I'd hoped it would be her.

You are all concentrating on who is PM. Will it really matter? the country at present is ungovernable. Already there are MP's braying for ousting Rishi. Rabble rousers who are fake protesters just out for total disruption in the HoP and all over. A Police Service asleep on the job. History tells us that the time and conditions are ripe for Totalitarian Government. God Save Britain. Putin and Xi must be hugging themselves with glee

Gman

You are all concentrating on who is PM. Will it really matter? the country at present is ungovernable. Already there are MP's braying for ousting Rishi. Rabble rousers who are fake protesters just out for total disruption in the HoP and all over. A Police Service asleep on the job. History tells us that the time and conditions are ripe for Totalitarian Government. God Save Britain. Putin and Xi must be hugging themselves with glee

I don't think that anybody could 'unite' the tory party. It's too far gone in factionalism.

We need a confidence vote and a general election.

The alternative is Labour, which is not a totalitarian party.

I think he ll be solid and not an idiot and is intelligent so a step up from ‘the clown’ BUT. he hasn’t a clue about poverty so anything he does will be for the better off not for folks like me ?
Ah well I ve never voted Tory and never will hopefully the country won’t look quite so idiotic to the rest of the world

GrannyGravy13

grannyrebel7

I wanted Penny personally. I can't understand how a few weeks ago Rishi wasn't good enough. Now all of a sudden he is. I wonder how long he will last? We definitely need a general election.

I am sure that Mr Sunak was the MPs choice, it was the Party Members who voted for Ms. Truss.

I will not judge until we see what his immediate plans are.

I feel prepared to wait and see GrannyGravy. I don't hope - that feeling has run out, but I do think we have to run into some good luck at some point.

I'm very, very glad it was neither of the alternatives.

An ITV reporter interviewed his constituents - obviously a Sunak Groupie - in Richmond.......one drippy woman was overly ecstatic commenting "yes, it's Dishy Rishi, he's wonderful" What a silly thing to say.

I thought she was saying it jokingly.
It's been his nickname since he came to prominence as Chancellor

At least he looks like he makes an effort with his appearance, a bit of a snappy dresser. He made Johnson look like a scarecrow. I do think think that matters, especially when meeting foreign leaders.

Did anyone hear the interview with someone in a red wall constituency who said he didn’t like Rishi because he was rich. The interviewer pointed out that Johnson was rich too but it seems he’s different. I can’t remember what his reasoning was

My thought is give him a chance - we could have worse. We HAVE had worse, far worse..

Just watching the news. His parents worked hard to send him to a private school. He seemed to come from a relatively normal background with parents who were ambitious for him. I’m willing to give him a chance.

M0nica

Tax payers come in all sizes from just above the tax threshold, to the richest people in the country. Why shouldn't the better off pay more?

Even people below the income tax threshold pay taxes of various sorts. I doubt if there is anybody in the UK who doesn't pay some form of tax.

MayBee70

Did anyone hear the interview with someone in a red wall constituency who said he didn’t like Rishi because he was rich. The interviewer pointed out that Johnson was rich too but it seems he’s different. I can’t remember what his reasoning was

I think he said that Johnson was a man of the people MayBee. You have to wonder what people.