Not sure many Tory MPs would want to face the electorate at the moment, probably prefer to ditch Bozo & wait until the 5 years are up!
Boris Is Toast
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to be able to call a GE early in the first place
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Tick tock
Politics latest: Starmer's wife 'intimidated' by protest at family home - as Labour suspends candidate
A court has heard how Sir Keir Starmer's wife felt "intimidated" by a protest outside their family home, which saw three people charged. Meanwhile, a poll has Sir Keir's Labour leading the SNP in Scotland - but a candidate for a key target seat has now been suspended.
news.sky.com
Well now the sun is out and its warming up perhaps he will dry out without need for the toaster
caveman
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I believe Boris can call an election whenever he wants and that the FTPA means that the opposition cannot force one to be held before the term end.
I stand to be corrected though.
It's dead
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that for the first time set in legislation a default fixed election date for a general election to the Westminster parliament. Wikipedia
Originally published: 15 September 2011
Repealed: 24 March 2022
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FTPA was repealed last month.
caveman
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Okay. Missed that. So he can call one whenever he wants....just as Mrs May did?
No , Mrs May had to get it voted for in parliament , Corbyn kept jibbing if you remember
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It went through last month so should be easy enough for you to find that out by checking the legislation yourself.
caveman
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Thanks for your help.
I'd say at the moment Tory MPs are about "as popular as a fart in a space suit" ( as BC used to say) so wouldn't want an election in the near future!
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Can’t imagine that they would hold a majority as strong as they have now - if at all. All those centre left Corbyn-phobes who went blue are not going to stay blue, given the state of Boris’ reported behaviour.
Better vote for him them , he'll make sure the next PM wins an election to get the job
caveman
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And Labour are any more so?
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Hung parliament might be a good job
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Always thought Johnson's time would be up when the ERG head bangers decided it was up. Main shop steward Baker appears to have reached that threshold
For you probably but not for us,a proper right wing conservative government is what we need and will getHung parliament might be a good job
Well not all of them but a good few.Hung parliament might be a good job
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yes, that nationalism is proving very popular at the moment in Russia. But at what cost?