Johnson has been re-selected to stand for Uxbridge and South Ruislip at next GE.

MayBee70

I can’t remember who was being interviewed the other day but he said he’d had a meeting with Johnson and was absolutely shocked to find that the following day he spoke to the press and gave a totally different account of their meeting.

I think it was Howard Davies (NatWest) who said that on Question Time this week, I think.

Thanks. I think you’re right. I lose track of what I’ve watched or listened to. In the times it said Johnson had met up with Truss and Patel to discuss the way forward. I haven’t read the article yet: DH just told me about it. I have just seen a Led by Donkeys series of interviews where current MP’s are being interviewed by a Korean finance company with a view to employing them as advisors and asking them how much they need to work for them: the reply being tens of thousands of pounds. Matt Hancock was one of them and Kwarteng was another.

Why on earth would anyone look for a party to the right of the Tories??

We need sensible politics.

www.libdems.org.uk/about

varian

Why on earth would anyone look for a party to the right of the Tories??

We need sensible politics.

www.libdems.org.uk/about

I’ve heard people say on Facebook tat the Conservative Party is now a party of socialists

MayBee70

varian

Why on earth would anyone look for a party to the right of the Tories??

We need sensible politics.

www.libdems.org.uk/about

I’ve heard people say on Facebook tat the Conservative Party is now a party of socialists

I’ve heard people say on Facebook tat the Conservative Party is now a party of socialists

Yes, so have I.

I asked two posters why they considered the Tories to be socialists - one didn't answer... just kept parroting the same nonsense.

The other burbled something about benefits increases which, apparently, stifle Entrepreneurship. Or something.

The Reform party will do Labour a big favour because they will split the tory vote. They are far right, UKIP resurgent...

I’ve heard people say on Facebook tat the Conservative Party is now a party of socialists

I think, too, it's because of all the money they found to spend when they thought covid was something to worry about (of course, they don't even recognise it exists now, despite it still killing and incapacitating a large number of people)

Most of us are old enough to remember the phrase compassionate conservative. I heard Tobias Ellwood on Any Questions yesterday and found myself wondering why the Conservative Party has so few MPs like him

Iam64

Most of us are old enough to remember the phrase compassionate conservative. I heard Tobias Ellwood on Any Questions yesterday and found myself wondering why the Conservative Party has so few MPs like him

He voted for the immigration (?) bill last week though. Along with Tugendhat. I’m very disappointed in them. They didn’t even abstain.

I find it very difficult to reconcile the two words 'compassionate' and 'Conservative'. The over all ethos of their party taints them however admirable they might be as individuals.

MaizieD

I find it very difficult to reconcile the two words 'compassionate' and 'Conservative'. The over all ethos of their party taints them however admirable they might be as individuals.

Compassionate Conservatism needs de-constructing. I would not argue against it in principle, but if part of the ideology of the party - particularly the one we have now - is to uphold and continue cuts to public services, some which have had and will continue to have, devastating effects on the sick, disabled and elderly, then it's really difficult not to give a cynical laugh at the idea. I mean, for whom do they feel this compassion?

Dickens Apologies, I should make clear don’t believe we have any compassionate conservatives in the current government. The nearest I could find to the phrase would be Ellwood and Tugendhat but they’re out given their support for the immigration policy
Last week

Sounds as though the immigration bill doesn’t go far enough for some of them and they’re pushing for amendments backed by Braverman.

MayBee70

Sounds as though the immigration bill doesn’t go far enough for some of them and they’re pushing for amendments backed by Braverman.

It is the far right making chaos again. Sunak should have sat on them when he had a chance over NI last week.