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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:40 PM

muriel_volestrangler (100,052 posts)

Boris Johnson stepping down as MP with immediate effect and says he is 'bewildered and appalled'

Source: The Guardian

... at being 'forced out'

Boris Johnson is standing down as the Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, it has been reported.

The move by the former prime minister will trigger an immediate by-election.

He took the move after the Privileges Committee of the House of Commons reportedly found he misled Parliament & recommended sanction of more than 10 days.

Johnson told the Times: “It is very sad to be leaving parliament - at least for now - but above all I am bewildered and appalled that I can be forced out, anti-democratically, by a committee chaired and managed, by Harriet Harman, with such egregious bias”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/jun/09/conservatives-labour-rishi-sunak-keir-starmer-boris-johnson-honours-uk-politics-news


Lib Dems react with just two words: Good riddance

Reacting to the news of Boris Johnson's resignation, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper says simply: "Good riddance."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-65860705?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=64837e8037572a107394d719%26Lib%20Dems%20react%20with%20just%20two%20words%3A%20Good%20riddance%262023-06-09T19%3A34%3A25.453Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:b7eabda8-6a97-4a5d-9eda-0865c67ac2a3&pinned_post_asset_id=64837e8037572a107394d719&pinned_post_type=share


He jumped before he was pushed:

But the sanction with the most serious implications would be a suspension from the Commons for 10 days or more.

That would automatically trigger a recall petition, allowing voters in Johnson’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency to trigger a byelection if 10% of them call for one.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/20/sanctions-boris-johnson-partygate-inquiry-suspension-recall-election

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Reply Boris Johnson stepping down as MP with immediate effect and says he is 'bewildered and appalled' (Original post)
 muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 OP
LineReply Go cry on TFG's shoulder, Boris.
 speak easy Jun 2023 #1
LineReply I'm sure you and your brexit crew can find a cozy dacha in siberia.
 erronis Jun 2023 #2
LineLineReply Vlad can offer him a job with international travel and lots of outdoor activities
 Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #7
LineLineNew Reply Going by memory...
 Xolodno Jun 2023 #27
LineReply Another Conman Bites the Dust. . . . nt
 Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #3
LineReply As I recall, Johnson's sibling in Parliament warned of this very thing, but Borris did it anyway.
 keopeli Jun 2023 #4
LineReply It's Bedtime for BoJo!
 Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #5
LineReply Re: the UK -- "Ya breaks it, ya brexit."
 Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #6
LineReply Ah, the unity of the current Tory party
 LeftishBrit Jun 2023 #8
LineLineReply His price will have gone up, though
 muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 #9
LineReply Does this mean Count Binface will be a candidate in a by-election?
 nycbos Jun 2023 #10
LineLineReply thank you!
 They_Live Jun 2023 #13
LineLineReply Both Lord Buckethead and Count Binface stood against Johnson in 2019
 muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 #15
LineLineLineNew Reply Count Binface was Lord Buckethead in 2017 as well.
 nycbos Jun 2023 #20
LineReply The New York born Alexander Boris De Pffeil Johnson...
 sheepfarm Jun 2023 #11
LineLineNew Reply de Pfeffel
 TheRickles Jun 2023 #23
LineReply A 10 day saction isn't being forced out permanently
 Warpy Jun 2023 #12
LineLineNew Reply Agreed
 LeftishBrit Jun 2023 #19
LineReply Is this the death knell for the illiberal strongman era? I hope.
 Oneironaut Jun 2023 #14
LineLineReply I wouldn't count on that.
 StevieM Jun 2023 #16
LineLineNew Reply Given what happened in Turkey and Hungary don't think so.
 nycbos Jun 2023 #21
LineLineLineNew Reply And Italy. Also France with Macron's recent unpopular policies, La Pen might win in next election.
 Claustrum Jun 2023 #24
LineLineNew Reply Sure like the question, anyway. As you say.
 Hortensis Jun 2023 #25
LineReply The Limey Trump with better hair.
 JohnnyRingo Jun 2023 #17
LineNew Reply Perhaps a bungalow in the Seychelles???
 Ford_Prefect Jun 2023 #18
LineNew Reply He was not a bad mayor of London
 GenThePerservering Jun 2023 #22
LineNew Reply Johnson just bought a large house in Henley, a district in Oxfordshire, which he used to represent.
 former9thward Jun 2023 #26

Response to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:42 PM

speak easy (7,996 posts)

1. Go cry on TFG's shoulder, Boris.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:47 PM

Star Member erronis (13,898 posts)

2. I'm sure you and your brexit crew can find a cozy dacha in siberia.

Vlad will take good care of you and trump now that you've served your purpose.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:15 PM

Star Member Sky Jewels (5,787 posts)

7. Vlad can offer him a job with international travel and lots of outdoor activities

such as digging trenches and dodging hails of bullets in Ukraine.

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Tue Jun 13, 2023, 02:40 AM

Xolodno (5,930 posts)

27. Going by memory...

...but I believe he was the first European leader to visit Ukraine after the start of the war. And if rumors are true, persuaded Zelensky to drop all negotiations of a cease fire, abandon any peace treaty that would result Ukraine becoming permanently neutral and persuaded Biden to heavily arm Ukraine. So....not sure where you are getting that from.

Is he an opportunist? Absolutely. He arrived on the scene after the Brexit vote and took advantage. Was it good for the UK? No. Was it good for him? Yes.

Did he know Russia probably facilitated the Brexit vote? Most likely. Did he care? Probably not, he saw an opportunity to launch his stardom.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:53 PM

Star Member Bernardo de La Paz (46,726 posts)

3. Another Conman Bites the Dust. . . . nt

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:00 PM

Star Member keopeli (3,264 posts)

4. As I recall, Johnson's sibling in Parliament warned of this very thing, but Borris did it anyway.

Jo Johnson, Borris' brother, resigns as MP over Brexit and Family Issues

Boris Johnson‘s younger brother, Jo Johnson, has resigned from his roles as Member of Parliament and cabinet minister, saying he has been “torn between family loyalty and the national interest.”
...

It came after (Jo's) brother, the U.K. prime minister, faced a double defeat in Parliament on Wednesday, after 21 members of Johnson’s own party joined opposition lawmakers to pass a bill to prevent a “no-deal” Brexit on Oct. 31, and later turned down Boris Johnson’s request for a new election.

The Conservatives Party “rebels” who voted against the government included senior members such as former cabinet ministers Philip Hammond, Kenneth Clarke, Oliver Letwin and David Gauke––along with Winston Churchill’s grandson Nicholas Soames. They were expelled from the party as a result.

This decision appears to have crossed a line for Jo Johnson.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:07 PM

Star Member Sky Jewels (5,787 posts)

5. It's Bedtime for BoJo!

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:13 PM

Star Member Sky Jewels (5,787 posts)

6. Re: the UK -- "Ya breaks it, ya brexit."

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:25 PM

Star Member LeftishBrit (40,889 posts)

8. Ah, the unity of the current Tory party

I'd be glad of it. as it makes them likely to lose at the next GE, but they can do a lot of damage first.

Boris is basically a terrible two-year-old who never grew up.

And I bet he'll now go back to his original career as a (lying) journalist, and cause a lot of trouble that way.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:34 PM

muriel_volestrangler (100,052 posts)

9. His price will have gone up, though

I wonder if the new Telegraph owners, whoever they turn out to be, will be able to afford him, compared to the millions he can get from the American RW for speeches. I suppose the Mail owner is still rich. I suppose you're right - it looks like he harbours enough grudges against fellow Tories to want a perch from which his attacks can be seen in the UK.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:48 PM

nycbos (5,856 posts)

10. Does this mean Count Binface will be a candidate in a by-election?

I found his idea of having a referendum on whether there should be another referendum intriguing.


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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 05:19 PM

Star Member They_Live (3,191 posts)

13. thank you!

I had forgotten about him.

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Response to nycbos (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 9, 2023, 05:41 PM

muriel_volestrangler (100,052 posts)

15. Both Lord Buckethead and Count Binface stood against Johnson in 2019

so I hope we'll see one of them back in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, at least.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 07:03 PM

nycbos (5,856 posts)

20. Count Binface was Lord Buckethead in 2017 as well.

He stood against Theresa May in Maidenhead.

It's one of the many reasons why I love watching British politics. You never say anything like that anywhere else. Also, I regularly watch Prime Minister's Questions. It's often better than Netflix

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:57 PM

sheepfarm (38 posts)

11. The New York born Alexander Boris De Pffeil Johnson...

...an arrogant narcissist whom played the upper-class buffon has thrown a strop now that too many know what a nasty, lying, entitled c&nt he really is, who think that rules & laws don't apply to him & his friends (see also: Donald J Tr*mp).

If he hadn't been born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth, he'd have been fodder for the guest list of the Jerry Springer show.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 09:15 PM

Star Member TheRickles (1,682 posts)

23. de Pfeffel

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 05:08 PM

Star Member Warpy (108,974 posts)

12. A 10 day saction isn't being forced out permanently

As I understand it. It looks like he's just picking up his marbles and running home to Mama. He knows his fragile ego can't stand something like a successful recall petition. Better to quit now and moan about how unfair everybody else has been to him.

I figure him for narcissistic personality disorder. He's no TFG, he doesn't strike me as a malignant narcissist, he's just garden variety.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 06:33 PM

Star Member LeftishBrit (40,889 posts)

19. Agreed

Trump seems to have an element of viciousness for viciousness' sake. Boris J. just wants to be top dog, preferably with as little effort, either for good or ill, as possible; though he's certainly prepared to be vicious if his position is threatened.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 05:28 PM

Oneironaut (4,968 posts)

14. Is this the death knell for the illiberal strongman era? I hope.

Alt-Right Conservativism seems to be fizzling, but, I won’t get my hopes up yet. If the Republicans get killed in the 2024 election by a wide margin, that will be our answer.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 05:59 PM

StevieM (10,480 posts)

16. I wouldn't count on that.

Getting destroyed in an election does not deter the right-wing GOP. They just conclude that they lost because they weren't conservative enough and then double down on their reprehensible tactics.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 07:04 PM

nycbos (5,856 posts)

21. Given what happened in Turkey and Hungary don't think so.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 09:49 PM

Claustrum (4,781 posts)

24. And Italy. Also France with Macron's recent unpopular policies, La Pen might win in next election.

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Sat Jun 10, 2023, 11:30 AM

Star Member Hortensis (58,785 posts)

25. Sure like the question, anyway. As you say.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 05:59 PM

Star Member JohnnyRingo (18,078 posts)

17. The Limey Trump with better hair.

He was a big part of the Brexit Blunder.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 06:17 PM

Star Member Ford_Prefect (7,427 posts)

18. Perhaps a bungalow in the Seychelles???

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 08:22 PM

GenThePerservering (1,476 posts)

22. He was not a bad mayor of London

I was staying there a good deal during his admin there.

Horrible pm though - while they're at it they can get rid of Suella Braverman, too.

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Sat Jun 10, 2023, 01:21 PM

Star Member former9thward (29,973 posts)

26. Johnson just bought a large house in Henley, a district in Oxfordshire, which he used to represent.

I think we will see him again soon.

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