BRAVERMAN SACKED

FishofContemplation said:
I remember when Lynda Chalker, Minister of State for Overseas Development, lost her seat in Wallasey in the 1992 election. Her replacement in that office? Baroness Chalker of Wallasey. I mean, the appointment takes the ****, the title throws the **** back in the electorate’s face.

Not that this is a scandal belonging to one party. The last parallel I can remember as a cabinet appointment similarly out of left field to bring back a blast from the past who wasn’t even in the Lords was when Brown appointed Mandelson to his first Cabinet. Probably for quite similar party management reasons too.
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Don't forget Lord Frost of Halfwittery.
 
Ingleby_Flash said:
Must nice to be foreign secretary and not have to face scrutiny from parliament.
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Cardiffdaffs said:
Her husband runs one of the biggest sugar companies in the country. That will make for interesting conversation.
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Atkins is my MP in Banbury too, very much a Cameron/Osborne Chipping Norton type. She mentioned about saving the local hospital maternity service when she was first elected, quiet on that since. Very much one for shoring up the ‘blue wall’ which I think ‘Call Me Dave’s’ return is all about!

Edit….got my Tory Victoria’s confused. Banbury is Prentice….shows how much notice I take!!!!
 
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I thought that Simon Clarke would be a shoe in for Nelly the Effluents job.

Never bettered when it comes to pollution denial.
 
FishofContemplation said:
I remember when Lynda Chalker, Minister of State for Overseas Development, lost her seat in Wallasey in the 1992 election. Her replacement in that office? Baroness Chalker of Wallasey. I mean, the appointment takes the ****, the title throws the **** back in the electorate’s face.

Not that this is a scandal belonging to one party. The last parallel I can remember as a cabinet appointment similarly out of left field to bring back a blast from the past who wasn’t even in the Lords was when Brown appointed Mandelson to his first Cabinet. Probably for quite similar party management reasons too.
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That is slightly misremembered. Mandelson came into Cabinet the year after Brown had taken over so he wasn't part of the first Cabinet. He took over as Business Secretary from John Hutton.

Also it was a little different as he was directly leaving the position of EU Trade Commissioner rather than having stepped away completely from governance for 7 years.
 
gizasqueezemister said:
A very clear split now in the Tory party now between 2, possibly 3, factions. With a seemingly similar divide in the Labour Party this seems to be the ultimate perfect storm for the electorate. Arguably all labour need to do is come together as a party to secure a huge majority. Easier said than done...? It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out.
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I predict the right-block of the Tory Party will go over to The Reform Party and the rest will be vying for position. All this fracture and fissure is a result of the Brexit vote and Cameron`s departure, leaving the party with the key open to the right. Now he returns as the messiah.
What next?
Who knows?
 
A week after promising to relaunch the party after the Kings speech, Sunak is relaunching the party because half of his cabinet as either been sacked or resigned.
 
WJH. said:
First public one I guess.

I don't know where you begin with that resignation letter...

In more serious news, Esther McVey is the new minister for "common sense"

And no, I'm not making that up.....
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McVey is the new minister for GBeebies.
 
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