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

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.

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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

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)

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

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.

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

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

We need sensible politics.

www.libdems.org.uk/about

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.

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.

The reform party are - small state low taxes - Liz Truss type of party - and not one I could support.

I agree with you Whitewavemark2 Neither of the main parties are showing any promise. Has anybody got any views on the Reform Party? I believe they are planning to have candidates stand in as many constituencies as possible. The problem is, that unless there is proportional representation, an emerging party will have no chance.

Johnson May well lose his seat at the next election, although it is certainly not a done deal, neither is a Labour victory.

M0nica

Maizie It may have been the DM. One of their reporters described Johnson's support as deep but narrow. His supporters were totally committed to him, but there were not many of them.

That'll be right. 'Deep but narrow' is the phrase I was trying to remember.

Thanks, MOnica

Maizie It may have been the DM. One of their reporters described Johnson's support as deep but narrow. His supporters were totally committed to him, but there were not many of them.

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.

Among the many things I've read about Johnson recently I did read something about journalists interviewing Uxbridge voters. They reported that although Johnson had some very staunch supporters in Uxbridge there weren't very many of them.

(Sorry, can't remember the source)

What about those who voted for Johnson because he promised to "lie down in front of the bulldozer" if they ever tried to build another runway at Heathrow?

He avoided taking part in the vote by making a totally unnecessary 4000 mile round trip to Afghanistan at taxpayers expense. Do you think that fooled any of these voters?

It's clear the Buffoon has bamboozled the Uxbridge Tories into reselecting him in advance of the Privileges Committee outcome because if (and it's a big if) he has to fight a by-election there he would rather do that as a Tory candidate than as an Independent competing with an official Tory candidate. He hopes Uxbridge Tories would not deselect him before the by-election. Of course Sunak could withdraw the whip and thus overrule the Uxbridge Tories. Not difficult to bamboozle Tory activists whose political acumen was well demonstrated when they elected Truss.

Yes, it has been reported widely that we, the taxpayer, you know the ones who obeyed the lockdown regulations, listened to his speeches every night on BBC where he told us to stay at home, don't mix with anyone.....well, we are now paying to defend him against his own lies being put to him. It is beyond parody.

mokryna

Re Johnson appearing before the privileges committee,
I can’t find the extract from the newspaper now, but I thought that it said, he chose a lawyer to defend him and that the taxpayer would be footing the bill. Is was quite a sum. As I said this was in a paper, is it true?

It is true. I think it’s costing over £200,000. I’ve realised that he actually believes his own lies.