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I can't help but like Davidson, anytime I read about her or see her on tv I expect to be disappointed in her but she keeps it together pretty well.
She would be as divisive in the Tory party as Corbyn is in labour, if not more so, but fudge it would be fun to watch.
Someone I wouldn't mind sharing a pint with, except she'd probably drink me under the table.
 
milo said:
She hasn't got a lot of room for manoeuvre. There isn't a lot of talent to promote and what is to stop senior cabinet members refusing to move? I wonder if she will swallow her pride and bring Gove back? Returns for Morgan and Grieve might signal a more consensual approach and buy her time but would ultimately further undermine her authority.
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As predicted, Downing St have confirmed the top five cabinet positions will remain unchanged. The first of those to move will be May after the Queen's Speech has passed.
 
parklane1 said:
I understand why they would want to leave, but its still rats leaving a sinking ship. " Not my fault guv" syndrome.
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I think that they want her to leave, not them.

She'll be forced out after the Queen's Speech. Have a leadership election over the summer and we'll have another general election in the autumn with a Tory manifesto packed with sweeteners for OAPs.
 
Gutter Boy said:
There's other solutions. E.g. a medium border for Eire and a hard border for Britain (i.e. Eire tightens up on illegals and no EU citizens let on flights or ferries from any of Ireland without a British passport or appropriate holiday/work visa.)
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Immigration controls from NI not sure DUP would be happy there
 
Why would the Tories risk another general election so soon in the autumn. Corbyn is getting more and more confident and popular, the Labour party are not the shambles they have been in the recent past, it's possible they could gain more ground on the Tories in another snap election

Right now id say it would be another hung parliament.
 
DeleHarry said:
Why would the Tories risk another general election so soon in the autumn. Corbyn is getting more and more confident and popular, the Labour party are not the shambles they have been in the recent past, it's possible they could gain more ground on the Tories in another snap election

Right now id say it would be another hung parliament.
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Because they do not have a big enough majority to govern for five years. It is better to jump than be pushed and the A50 two year time limit does not give them many opportunities to go later.

The opposition will try to keep ministers in the HoP. By turning up in numbers and tabling motions/emergency debates/calling ministers to select committee hearings they can tie up the government and run ministers into the ground.
 
Re. The Labour Party, I hope some of the bigger names now want to come back into the shadow cabinet, end all the nonsense. Remember, he did want them in there right off the bat, some refused to serve and others came in and then resigned. I think things have changed, they feared oblivion but now the party is back in the hunt with a very strong core vote, some massive majorities built and perhaps some new marginals created.

Now people will see Corbyn differently (not everyone, obviously) but I think he'll be given a fairer chance and at the next election, I think a hung parliament but in Labour's favour is a very good possibility. Hopefully, this can happen in the next few months.
 
the dza said:
Re. The Labour Party, I hope some of the bigger names now want to come back into the shadow cabinet, end all the nonsense. Remember, he did want them in there right off the bat, some refused to serve and others came in and then resigned. I think things have changed, they feared oblivion but now the party is back in the hunt with a very strong core vote, some massive majorities built and perhaps some new marginals created.

Now people will see Corbyn differently (not everyone, obviously) but I think he'll be given a fairer chance and at the next election, I think a hung parliament but in Labour's favour is a very good possibility. Hopefully, this can happen in the next few months.
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I agree. I think that there is some real talent on the Labour backbenches and they could make life very uncomfortable for a government on the ropes. It would also allow them to spread the campaigning load a little when the next election comes.
 
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