Cabinet reshuffle Feb 2020

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Quite a few changes coming it seems

Esther McVey sacked

Andrea Leadsom sacked

Julian Smith sacked

George Freeman sacked

Theresa Villiers sacked

Nusrat Ghani sacked

Geoffrey Cox sacked

Chris Skidmore sacked

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 13th February 10:29

[anonymous-user]

Javid proves to be a man of principle

Boris fuels the fire for those claims that he’s a puppet

It’s not a good look

It’s going to be interesting to see who takes up the new roles.

Believe it or not Cameron is lobbying Boris behind the scenes for a role.

[anonymous-user]

hmmm, I wasn't expecting Javid to go. I don't think Boris was either

Sunak has the financial background, but he is not a political heavyweight and, I am not sure he ever will be

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Take his advisors away and expect him to stay? Maybe they wanted him to resign rather than sack him?

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Gerradi said:

Didn't cameron turn down a role last week from Boris ?

Yes but he wants a role in government apparently as opposed to representing govt/the UK.

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catweasle said:

Take his advisors away and expect him to stay? Maybe they wanted him to resign rather than sack him?

If that’s the case then who has prepared the budget ?

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Brooking10 said:

catweasle said:

Take his advisors away and expect him to stay? Maybe they wanted him to resign rather than sack him?

If that’s the case then who has prepared the budget ?

Already done by Cummins, just bring someone else in to front it?

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CAPP0 said:

Gerradi said:

Tell me about Rishi Sunak

Don't think I've ever heard of him. Not a high profile character? Seems strange to offer the No. 2 job to someone so, er, un-visible?

Northerner and Brexiter

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longblackcoat said:

catweasle said:

CAPP0 said:

Gerradi said:

Tell me about Rishi Sunak

Don't think I've ever heard of him. Not a high profile character? Seems strange to offer the No. 2 job to someone so, er, un-visible?

Northerner and Brexiter

He was born in Southampton, then went to Winchester School, Oxford University then lived and worked in London. He might have been parachuted into Hague's old seat, but that doesn't make him a Northerner.

Thanks

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True to form, Johnson’s leadership is already a shambles.
Excellent news & very entertaining

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It’s certainly amusing watching the usual suspects spinning the fact of the incumbent and well respected ChEx resigning on the grounds of not wanting to be bullied by the PMs attack dog a month before one of the most eagerly awaited budgets of recent times as a masterclass in political acumen.

The denizens of NPE doing their bit as Boris’ poundshop Fox News

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stongle said:

Sorry, disagree. Whilst I think Javid is a good stick, you can't measure him in chancellor terms. Bigger game afoot. Cummings should (by MO) always have burned him.

It might be a negative outcome on budget responsibility NOT in EU negotiations.

Prepared for you're best shot.....

My best shot is pretty simplistic

I happen to agree with that you that Javid had the potential to be a dissenting voice BUT I don’t think we have seen enough to make a definite call in that regard.

More to the point however given the level of expectation for, and scrutiny there is going to be of, this govt’s first budget the timing and manner of this are exceptionally clumsy and not deliberate.

Short version - the long range thinking idea you advance is not implausible but I certainly don’t think definitively the case.

As a result Boris needs to be careful that he isn’t seen as taking a Trumpian approach. While some on here would love to see it it’s an exceptionally big gamble given all those “rented votes”

Net net - today’s events are messy and not a good reflection irrespective of any longer range thinking.

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TriumphStag3.0V8 said:

Wow. OK.

So you think that the prime minister is not the boss, but the happy clappy facilitator of a group of equals who all have an equally valid view. And you call other's views risable!

Being the boss and wanting to get things done does not a dictator make.

The anticipated reshuffle fair enough albeit on a performance basis some of those involved could feel hard done by, but ultimately he’s the boss and them’s the breaks.

However the resignation of SJ - a total cock up

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TwigtheWonderkid said:

Michael Hesletine described him as the sort of man who comes out of his house each day to see which way the crowd is running, then runs to the front and shouts "follow me".

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Poor old Hezza getting a tough time from emboldened members of this site has a certain irony to it

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Brooking10 said:

Poor old Hezza getting a tough time from emboldened members of this site has a certain irony to it

Exactly.

Hilariously, a zealous poster like turbobloke banging on about Hesletine being a zealot and others being remoaners etc.

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Brooking10 said:

Poor old Hezza getting a tough time from emboldened members of this site has a certain irony to it

Someone should write a strongly worded letter to his secretary.

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citizensm1th said:

catweasle said:

Brooking10 said:

Poor old Hezza getting a tough time from emboldened members of this site has a certain irony to it

Someone should write a strongly worded letter to his secretary.

hmmmm now how would somebody who has been here 4 months know about that?


returning knobjocky or mcstalker old post sniffer?

What’s it all about ?

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citizensm1th said:

Brooking10 said:

citizensm1th said:

catweasle said:

Brooking10 said:

Poor old Hezza getting a tough time from emboldened members of this site has a certain irony to it

Someone should write a strongly worded letter to his secretary.

hmmmm now how would somebody who has been here 4 months know about that?


returning knobjocky or mcstalker old post sniffer?

What’s it all about ?

Ages ago someone who I can't remember threatened to write to hezza, s P. A. about another member of ph. It was most amusing, but I would not expect someone who has officially only been a mamber for four months to know of it.

Gloria told me all about it.

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citizensm1th said:

Brooking10 said:

citizensm1th said:

catweasle said:

Brooking10 said:

Poor old Hezza getting a tough time from emboldened members of this site has a certain irony to it

Someone should write a strongly worded letter to his secretary.

hmmmm now how would somebody who has been here 4 months know about that?


returning knobjocky or mcstalker old post sniffer?

What’s it all about ?

Ages ago someone who I can't remember threatened to write to hezza, s P. A. about another member of ph. It was most amusing, but I would not expect someone who has officially only been a mamber for four months to know of it.

Follow a different path of thought ref your suggestion as to Catweasle’s prior involvement in these wonderful boards

Think Cilla Black and Michael Caine ........