Zahawi And Hunt Out!

[FatticusInch]

https://news.sky.com/story/zahawi-and-hunt-knocked-out-of-tory-leadership-race-after-first-round-of-voting-12651366

Most weren’t expecting them to go so soon I reckon?

[Gromit]

Fender62
Corbyn ceased leading the Labour Party 3 years ago.

// conservatives are the only educated party //

Do you want a bit of time to rethink that?

[Deskdiary]

On Blair’s watch Gromit, with Kofi Annan and the UN saying it was illegal, and even Falconer later admitting he was wrong.

Blair entered the illegal war as Bush’s lapdog.

We rightly condemn Putin over Ukraine, but Blair and Bush seem to get a pass.

Funny that…but not so funny for the families of the troops killed.

Blair has gone on to make 10s of millions of pounds, but the likes of Gulliver thinks he’s the best PM ever.

Johnson may be lots of things (and my previous posts will show I’m not a “fanboy” as you so wittily call people) but at least he hasn’t sent people to die in an illegal war.

[Gromit]

DeskDairy
And 146 Conservatives MOs endorsed it.

[Gromit]

18th March 2003.
Vote in the HoC for war with Iraq.

Boris Johnson supported with Blair and voted to go to war.

[Deskdiary]

It was Blair’s Government.

Blair engineered it to satisfy his crush on Bush.

Yes, Tory MPs voted for it (because Falconer, under pressure, said it was legal) but it’s twisted logic to blame the Tories.

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

Very glad to see both of them gone; Zahawi's obviously confused with his accepting and resigning almost simultaneously showing horrendous judgment. And Jeremy is yesterday's child, Mr Slimeball with his NHS badge on, he's the Tories version of Sir Keir.

[bednobs]

did he accept and resign? I thought he was still the chancellor?

[Paigntonian]

Mordaunt will be in the final two with Sunak and she will win.

[jno]

that's certainly what Labour will be hoping

[Paigntonian]

jno: Labour won't stand a chance. They're over.

[Old_Geezer]

He is still chancellor. His decision to accept the position then tell Boris he thought he (Boris) should go, seemed somewhat ungrateful.

[ichkeria]

I think there’s lack of gratitude and there’s reality.
That Johnson should even have to be told says more about him.

Other than that, winding back to 2003 votes on the Iraq war feels pretty desperate. We all now in any case forget that for a long time most voters also supported the idea.