UK General Discussion Thread: mayy lmao

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John Sewel, one of the Deputy Speakers in the Lords, has resigned after a video came to light of him allegedly snorting cocaine in the company of prostitutes whilst insulting a number of other politicians, including the PM, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

Life peer from Monster raving loony?

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It's telling that this big important China visit right now is being led by Osborne, as opposed to the Foreign Secretary, whose counterpart in most other countries would the one to go.

Just last week he Osborne was touring a naval base pledging to fund Trident... again, in most places that'd be the job of the Defence Minister.

There's something deeply unpleasant about this all.

Osborne hogging all the news? there's snout surprising about this

sorry had to...

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Eaton writes in the NS that Corbyn attended a Labour Friends of Israel party during the conference accompanied by Benn. It's pretty clear what Corbyn attempted when forming the cabinet, having moderate main frontbenchers as the moderating factor of his reign - thus his right tilt would not be credited to him personally by the hard left and he will be rehabilitated in the eyes of the Labour right.   

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Cameron just made a very bold pitch for the centre ground.

Sounded very Nick Cleggish.

Any contender bar for Osborne and lazy mayor tossser for the premiership after pigshagger goes?

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http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2015/10/frank-field-calls-labour-mps-stand-independents-if-deselected

2 blasts from the past in one piece: 80's Bennism and the Independent Labour name

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Lords vote against tax credit cuts. since when do they vote on financial legislation?

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So will the pigshagger have them create dozen of new Tory peers?

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Some of the stuff this leadership is doing is amateur for a Student Union.

I'm not particularly going to defend Corbyn, whose leadership skills look to be roughly what I'd have expected from his CV, but if some of the hawks wouldn't take no for an answer (and that's the impression I'm getting) then they have to share the blame for this.  No-one can reasonably have expected Corbyn to support air strikes.

No one would reasonably think Corbyn could head a state and marshal a military campaign if necessary  as well past this. I doubt even Labour members would oppose some Tornado airstrikes here

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https://twitter.com/Jamin2g/status/670040250207596545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Diane Abbott "Mao did more good than harm"

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That's far too clumsy of a graph, should have a done a table.

so it seems LD hadn't reach rock bottom quite yet

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Got a feeling EdM might return as a shadow cabinet minister. any word on that?

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I've read Tom Watson in the NS yesterday and saw some of his activities lately, I think he's trying to shape a Wilson tech-savvy image and he polls it very well. Would very much like to see him in the mix when the trots gone

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but I can really see Kahn deciding tht 4 years is enough and getting reselected for a parliamentary seat at the 2020 election, either to a major cabinet position or front runner for leadership and picking up the pieces after a defeat

Eddie Izzard has declared an interest in running for the position in 2020 in the past. Yes, that Eddie Izzard.

Well he's funnier than Boris

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This Scotland veto thing was refuted earlier already.

I feel Watson orchestrated this somehow (and good for him), tomorrow will be Corbyn's judgement day.

So far 10 resigned from the shadow cabinet and 1 sacked, can't see Corbs filling those vacancies fast enough. Unite's big mouth is talking about deselection of rebellious MPs. I hope the PLP stick to Corbyn in the vote with more than 75% giving him the boot

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I wonder why Corbyn's did try to sway EdM back to the shadow cabinet, it could show some stability and experience in pretty dodgy forum

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Watson and A Eagle are going to meet and decide who is the challenger. I feel Watson could galvanize old members and the Labour right here and even bite into the soft left

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Corbyn refuses to resign, says no confidence vote has 'no constitutional legitimacy'

...what does that even mean?!

That a vote of no confidence according to Labour's party constitution is non binding to the leader

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Does anyone else think the reason Boris Johnson didn't stand was deal between him and May to get a top cabinet position like Chancellor?

No. May and Johnson have had a very rocky relationship, going back to the London riots.

Boris is also a lazy tosser, May doesn't seem to like that.

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My Predictions (I've ripped it off from what I've read/been briefed, and what would be logical)

Chancellor- Phillip Hammond
Foreign Sec- Justine Greening
Home- Amber Rudd
Defence- Michael Fallon
Justice- Dominic Grieve
Education- Nicky Morgan
Business- Pritti Patel
Health- Damian Green
Environment- Leadsom
Transport- Sajid Javid
Work and Pensions- Jeremy Hunt

Putting Hunt on W&P might quell those junior doctors as he's been a toss in negotiations. Surprisingly Boris is at number 10 now...
Fallon is possibly the dullest English man alive

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Sam Allardyce to be appointed England football manager. What a year.

Fat Sam is the BoJo of football mangers

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When has marriage to a divorced actress ever gone well?

I've thought about this for a solid three minutes and cannot come up with an example off the top of my head.

A certain Edward?

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Will Corbs ever be able to maintain a functioning front bench for more than 6 months?

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Am hearing lots and lots of chatter from Labor friends/twitter that Corbyn could be on his way out either in the Spring or the Summer, and that bids are being put together. Not sure how true it it is but the combination of Brexit+by elections, and the continued struggle of the Corbyn project could make it true

Long-Bailey as the corbynite successor? Doubt she can poll the leadership elections through

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It will be in ill taste if May and her front bench take part in the vote, I expect he can pull a majority with a handful of Tories. Plus what are we going to do without his ties?

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Lots of talk about calling an early election by May in May