It will be Prime Minster May by Wednesday....

[BooScout]

They aren't wasting any time.

[Spazito]

1. Is this a good thing?

I readily admit I have no clue as to where she stands relative to the other Conservatives and to the positions held by Cameron.

[BooScout]

2. Well she's better than Leadsom...

...but that isn't saying alot, lol

[Spazito]

3. LOL, I did hear Leadsom speak and thought yikes...

When is the next general election in Great Britain? Do you think the leader of the Labour Party will be forced to resign or will he hold out? I have to say I did not find him very impressive when the media focused on him after the Brexit debacle.

[LeftishBrit]

6. 2020, unless May can persuade parliament to vote for an earlier election

She might try, because Labour are in utter turmoil at the moment, and she might want to take advantage of it. If Labour ever get out of their turmoil, the Tories have fucked things up so badly that they could be beaten hollow by a block of wood; but perhaps not by a circular firing squad. Corbyn's not the most impressive leader imaginable, but neither is anyone else in the party right now.

[Spazito]

8. Is there no one in the Labour Party who could lead/unite the party if Corbyn leaves?

In Canada, the Liberal Party was in the doldrums partly because they had no real leadership once Jean Chretien left, no one the party stalwarts could unite behind until Justin Trudeau entered the fray so I'm wondering if that is what is happening to the Labour Party as well right now?

[malaise]

12. Don't they need a 2/3rd majoity to call early elections since

they changed to a fixed election date. Still how do you have Parliamentary Supremacy and a fixed election date?

[LeftishBrit]

14. Yes. Which means that there would need to be Labour rebels for this to happen...

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even assuming every other party voted unanimously for it.

(Though since turkeys do seem to be voting for Christmas these days, Labour might even vote for a snap General Election.)

Ironic that we need 2/3 of Parliament for an election, but can leave the EU on a 52% vote.

[malaise]

15. Excellent point

I've added it to my file

[LeftishBrit]

5. She is a less intelligent Thatcher basically - which incredibly makes her the best of the

possibilities at the moment.

Never thought there'd come a day when I'd be longing to have John Major back again!!!

[Spazito]

7. LOL...

I remember him but given he was Conservative and served under Thatcher I didn't pay him much attention. I just googled him to refresh my memory and I see he supported the 'remain' side in the Brexit question so I have to give him points for that but, damn, serving under Thatcher kind of removes those same points, lol.

[malaise]

13. Whtat i remember Major for most was his love of cricket

[Native]

10. Well, May was part of the remain camp and Leadsom was not.

[Spazito]

11. That's true although, from what I have been hearing, her support for 'remain'...

was lukewarm at best, still, better lukewarm than not at all.

[whatthehey]

4. Now that's real power

Not the PM job, but the ability to get a moving service committed to a city center pack and load on 48 hrs notice. I think we can presume Cameron isn't loading his stuff into the back of the Rolls himself...

[auntpurl]

9. lol

Maybe he can rope in Boris to help him move - he's probably not doing anything.

[LeftishBrit]

17. Not a good idea: Boris would break half the stuff, lose the other half, and then run away!

[LeftishBrit]

16. Good point!