All Things International Politics: UK local election results

[Andreu]

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[BenG]

UK breaking news

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, and the health secretary, Sajid Javid, have resigned. Huge damage to Boris Johnson.

[BenG]

27 junior ministers have also resigned in the UK.

[BenG]

Many cabinet ministers currently in No. 10 asking Johnson to go. Looks like he'll be gone by the end of the day.

[BenG]

Sir Graham Brady, the Chairman of the Tory backbenchers is heading to No. 10.

[joesuda Pronounshe/him/his]

@BenG I haven't followed UK politics recently, what scandal or why is there pressure for Boris to resign? 

[BenG]

On 7/6/2022 at 7:02 PM, joesuda said:

@BenG I haven't followed UK politics recently, what scandal or why is there pressure for Boris to resign? 

The latest one is that he appointed someone as deputy chief whip knowing that he is a sexual predator, and he recently sexually assaulted a guy. This was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

[BenG]

On 7/6/2022 at 5:42 PM, BenG said:

Many cabinet ministers currently in No. 10 asking Johnson to go. Looks like he'll be gone by the end of the day.

Johnson defies calls to resign. Secretary for Northern Ireland resigns, becoming the third cabinet secretary to do so.

[Nightwing]

This is your Labour Party? @BenG 

[Andreu]

 

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Edited September 29, 2022 by BenG

[Nightwing]

Sanna Marin OUT 

[Ben PronounsHe/him/his]

On 4/2/2023 at 7:08 PM, Nightwing said:

Sanna Marin OUT 

oh wow

Have you been keeping up with the Trump indictment?

[Nightwing]

On 4/2/2023 at 6:10 PM, IJustWorkHere said:

oh wow

Have you been keeping up with the Trump indictment?

Yes I have. Quite the development, I wonder what will come out of it.

[Ben PronounsHe/him/his]

On 4/2/2023 at 8:13 PM, Nightwing said:

Yes I have. Quite the development, I wonder what will come out of it.

It's far, far too early to speculate on a verdict (we don't even know the charges), but I predict he'll win the Republican primary bid  and then lose the 2024 general to Biden.

The persecution complex has energized Republicans back to him, but as we saw in the 2022 midterms, that's not enough

Edited April 3, 2023 by IJustWorkHere

[Nightwing]

On 4/2/2023 at 7:17 PM, IJustWorkHere said:

It's far, far too early to speculate on a verdict (we don't even know the charges), but I predict he'll win the Republican primary bid  and then lose the 2024 general to Biden.

The persecution complex has energized Republicans back to him, but as we saw in the 2022 midterms, that's not enough

Exactly my thoughts