Rishi Sunak - Prime Minister
Discussion
swisstoni said:
sugerbear said:
Sunak wants to be able to say he was Prime Minister for at least a year once he has fecked off to California.
He has zero interest in the interests of the UK.
Yes that one year fully served will really be the clincher for his future prospects. He has zero interest in the interests of the UK.
Not sure about the "top" part as I'm not sure I've even heard of him but this doesn't happen too often.
Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis
Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis
Strange sentence from the BBC: It is only the third Conservative defection since 2019.
Three defections in one term is a lot for a parliament outside massive political upheaval
Ignoring the Brexit years, people going to/from independent, losing whips, and Northern Ireland:
2010-2015 parliament had two (Conservative to UKIP)
2005-2010 had one (Conservative to Labour)
2001-2005 had three, one of whom went back (one Conservative to Labour, two Labour to Lib Dem)
1997-2001 had one (Conservative to Labour)
1992-1997 had three (one Conservative to Labour, two Conservative to LD, plus a fourth Conservative who was deselected and joined the Referendum party)
1987-1992 had one (Labour to SNP)
1983-1987 had none
1979-1983 had a lot because of the SDP
Three defections in one term is a lot for a parliament outside massive political upheaval
Ignoring the Brexit years, people going to/from independent, losing whips, and Northern Ireland:
2010-2015 parliament had two (Conservative to UKIP)
2005-2010 had one (Conservative to Labour)
2001-2005 had three, one of whom went back (one Conservative to Labour, two Labour to Lib Dem)
1997-2001 had one (Conservative to Labour)
1992-1997 had three (one Conservative to Labour, two Conservative to LD, plus a fourth Conservative who was deselected and joined the Referendum party)
1987-1992 had one (Labour to SNP)
1983-1987 had none
1979-1983 had a lot because of the SDP
Poulter said:
"The difficulty for the Conservative Party is that the party I was elected into valued public services... it had a compassionate view about supporting the more disadvantaged in society.
"I think the Conservative Party today is in a very different place."
Can't really argue with any of that."I think the Conservative Party today is in a very different place."
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hstewie said:
hstewie said:Poulter said:
"The difficulty for the Conservative Party is that the party I was elected into valued public services... it had a compassionate view about supporting the more disadvantaged in society.
"I think the Conservative Party today is in a very different place."
Can't really argue with any of that."I think the Conservative Party today is in a very different place."
This MP who has left to join Labour is another boost to Rishi.
By leaving Rishi wont have to try to please this chap and it means that Rishi can focus on his 5 key points
halve inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security.
grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country.
make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services.
NHS waiting lists will fall and people will get the care they need more quickly.
New laws to stop small boats, making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed.
This is what Rishi wants to focus on and he shouldnt be distracted by unimportant MP's who have probably been militant trots but have just kept it well hidden think its been another excellent week for the conservatives under Rishi
By leaving Rishi wont have to try to please this chap and it means that Rishi can focus on his 5 key points
halve inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security.
grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country.
make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services.
NHS waiting lists will fall and people will get the care they need more quickly.
New laws to stop small boats, making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed.
This is what Rishi wants to focus on and he shouldnt be distracted by unimportant MP's who have probably been militant trots but have just kept it well hidden think its been another excellent week for the conservatives under Rishi
bhstewie said:
hstewie said:Poulter said:
"The difficulty for the Conservative Party is that the party I was elected into valued public services... it had a compassionate view about supporting the more disadvantaged in society.
"I think the Conservative Party today is in a very different place."
Can't really argue with any of that."I think the Conservative Party today is in a very different place."
blueg33 said:
The party was on this trajectory the instant Boris became prime minister. It was blatantly obvious it would be an unmitigated disaster.
I’ve posted up previously that I think Boris may have killed the party. Accepting his obvious ability to charm and boundless charisma, anyone with an ounce of wit knew what the party was getting into when they made him leader. He believes in nothing, least of all Brexit, he has no moral compass and he’s a total narcissist. That he led the party into the wilderness is only a surprise to the idiots who now think Reform Ltd is the way out of the utter mess we are in. He’s our Poundland Trump, I hate him, done untold damage to the country and still laughing at us.
bhstewie said:
hstewie said:Poulter said:
"The difficulty for the Conservative Party is that the party I was elected into valued public services... it had a compassionate view about supporting the more disadvantaged in society.
"I think the Conservative Party today is in a very different place."
Can't really argue with any of that."I think the Conservative Party today is in a very different place."
turbobloke said:
smn159 said:
lol
A slightly less wet publication could have put up a pic of Starmer in front of opposition benches with the same caption. The two people (Sunak, Starmer) aren't particularly bad people. However there have been too many naughty people occupying benches on both sides of the House in recent years.Naturally the Eye wants to be seen as hip and withit and right-on and plays to the middle class left wing new age hippy gallery at times like this.
Government detractors would never do anything like that on PH,obviously.
In all the many mad years of PH. This is the maddest, by far, thing I have read on here. This is next level.
It cannot stand.
The Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has ordered the Government to reveal details of Rishi's dealings with the hedge fund ("Theleme") he founded, as the hedge fund originally made an investment in Moderna of $500m when the company was valued at $7bn (today worth $41bn).
Government ordered to disclose Sunak’s hedge fund emails
https://goodlawproject.org/government-ordered-to-d...
FOI Decision Notice
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-7XawoJ2bsBsiSZ6c...
Moderna went on to win various UK Government contracts for its Covid Vaccine. There are various messages between Sunak (as Chancellor) and Theleme that relate to Thelma, Moderna and the UK vaccine procurement. The Good Law Project requested copies but were denied. The ICO have said they must disclose them.
The messages may be entirely innocent... But. Why initially try to block them being disclosed.
Government ordered to disclose Sunak’s hedge fund emails
https://goodlawproject.org/government-ordered-to-d...
FOI Decision Notice
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-7XawoJ2bsBsiSZ6c...
Moderna went on to win various UK Government contracts for its Covid Vaccine. There are various messages between Sunak (as Chancellor) and Theleme that relate to Thelma, Moderna and the UK vaccine procurement. The Good Law Project requested copies but were denied. The ICO have said they must disclose them.
The messages may be entirely innocent... But. Why initially try to block them being disclosed.
redback911 said:
The Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has ordered the Government to reveal details of Rishi's dealings with the hedge fund ("Theleme") he founded, as the hedge fund originally made an investment in Moderna of $500m when the company was valued at $7bn (today worth $41bn).
Government ordered to disclose Sunak’s hedge fund emails
https://goodlawproject.org/government-ordered-to-d...
FOI Decision Notice
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-7XawoJ2bsBsiSZ6c...
Moderna went on to win various UK Government contracts for its Covid Vaccine. There are various messages between Sunak (as Chancellor) and Theleme that relate to Thelma, Moderna and the UK vaccine procurement. The Good Law Project requested copies but were denied. The ICO have said they must disclose them.
The messages may be entirely innocent... But. Why initially try to block them being disclosed.
I thought the rule was that cabinet ministers stock and fund dealings were dealt with by blind trusts of some sort whilst they are in office. Potentially a very serious issue for the PM, or something else that’ll be wafted away, or ‘under investigation’ so can’t be discussed?Government ordered to disclose Sunak’s hedge fund emails
https://goodlawproject.org/government-ordered-to-d...
FOI Decision Notice
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-7XawoJ2bsBsiSZ6c...
Moderna went on to win various UK Government contracts for its Covid Vaccine. There are various messages between Sunak (as Chancellor) and Theleme that relate to Thelma, Moderna and the UK vaccine procurement. The Good Law Project requested copies but were denied. The ICO have said they must disclose them.
The messages may be entirely innocent... But. Why initially try to block them being disclosed.
Blue62 said:
blueg33 said:
The party was on this trajectory the instant Boris became prime minister. It was blatantly obvious it would be an unmitigated disaster.
I’ve posted up previously that I think Boris may have killed the party. Accepting his obvious ability to charm and boundless charisma, anyone with an ounce of wit knew what the party was getting into when they made him leader. He believes in nothing, least of all Brexit, he has no moral compass and he’s a total narcissist. That he led the party into the wilderness is only a surprise to the idiots who now think Reform Ltd is the way out of the utter mess we are in. He’s our Poundland Trump, I hate him, done untold damage to the country and still laughing at us.
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