Ok I'm Doing A U Turn.......

[ToraToraTora]

BRING BACK BORIS! Penny is still my choice of the rest but it now seems a real possibility that Boris could return. He's the only real big hitter and the party and the country need him back.

[Untitled]

don't worry tora they're all the rage now

[perseverer]

Can you explain why Boris is on holiday (Caribbean?) while parliament is in session?

[Ken4155]

Changing horses mid-stream.

[naomi24]

When reporting on the possible contenders for leadership the man from the BBC called him a 'giant in politics'. Praise indeed … coming from the BBC.

[FatticusInch]

You’ve had more avatars this month than Johnson has had mistresses/kids(close call between those).
We’ve just seen the end of Mrs Flip-Flop, you can have the Mr title. Lol

[ToraToraTora]

perseverer, no and who cares? how is it relevant? The party dumped him, he went on holiday, what would you do?

[douglas9401]

"Can you explain why Boris is on holiday (Caribbean?) while parliament is in session?"

Allow me:

Oh he's been through so much, poor man, all that disloyalty and backstabbing, nobody could begrudge him a bit of me time.
Covid, war in Ukraine, inflation etc.


Add your own to the list of self-serving guff from the enthralled.

The bottom line though is that he does what he wants when he wants because he's a selfish, entitled oaf.

[naomi24]

^ I wouldn't worry about what perseverer thinks for a start! :o)

[Hopkirk]

How could he form a cabinet? No one would work with him last time.

Where is Jim Hacker when you need him?

[roadman]

bless him he needs a break

[Ken4155]

"Penny is still my choice of the rest..."

The census is that there are only 3 horses in the race, ttt; Johnson, Mourdant and Sunak. What you are saying, therefore, is ABS. Again.

[naomi24]

Are you having a bet, Ken?

[Hopkirk]

Step forward Ben Wallace.

[ToraToraTora]

ken, yes ABS, I don't want that back stabbing rissole.

[gulliver1]

Boris is on holiday at Mar-a-Lago, no chance of him coming back.

[ichkeria]

Personally, I wouldn't be too bothered, but I'm not sure how it would look to the outside world (ie outside the Tory party). After Liz Truss, anyone would be an improvement out of the likely candidates.
And as I mentioned before he has this inquiry hanging over him.
It will be fascinating to what happens if it looks like he's in the frame. Will those MPs who don't want him back rally behind a single other candidate to make sure that candidate gets the necessary 100 backers?
One single big thing in his favour is that with him as PM the Tories can claim to have the leader who won them the GE in 2019 back at the helm.
It seems extraordinary to think he might return, but probably no more extraordinary than what has recently been happening.
There'd be huge celebrations in Kyiv, that's for sure.

[Peter Pedant]

leadership the man from the BBC called him a 'giant in politics'. Praise indeed
they balanced it as they ( feel they) have to do with
he broke the law, got fined and was dismissed for dihonesty no less than six
understatement - even for the Beeb

[ToraToraTora]

hopkirk: "How could he form a cabinet? No one would work with him last time. " - this is politics, it's very fluid, they'll consider his penance paid and get behind him again. Then watch as we get back to popularity and smash Labour as usual in the 2024 election.

[davebro]

If someone gets 100 (or a bit more) backers, that means 200+ didn't back him/her. How is that a recipe for much-needed unity?

[Ken4155]

Naomi, "Are you having a bet, Ken?"

Nah. If, as has been mooted, Johnson can garner the required number of backers (one Troy even mentioned 140!), i see it as a straight fight between him and Sunak. And their prices are too short for me to entertain having a punt.