The ConservativeHome headline says it all “May breaks the record for most unpopular Conservative minister ever in our Cabinet League Table“. Theresa May has lost the confidence of the men in grey suits who have told her in no uncertain terms it is time to go, the parliamentary party and the national party in the country. The question is how soon she will go?
Anne Widdecombe has quit the Tories for the Brexit Party, something Guido would until now have seen as probable as the ravens leaving the Tower of London. Die-hard Tories intend to vote for the Brexit Party. Theresa May has split the Conservative Party…
Another thoroughly depressing PMQs for people who like free markets, as the Tory Party descended yet further into the banning, regulating, taxing mindset that helped them lose seats at the last election. Question after question followed the same “markets are bad, regulation is good” formula, which the Prime Minister was only to happy to accept, ceding the intellectual battleground to Jeremy Corbyn. Today’s Tory Party owes more to the Christian Democrats on the continent than the Thatcherite conviction that won them three landslides…
Oops. Guido can’t make his mind up as to whether this is an improvement on December when she couldn’t get out of the car:
At least the door worked this time…
Today marks Theresa May’s 1000th day in office. In just 49 days, she will overtake Gordon Brown as Britain’s 6th shortest serving Prime Minister. Today Guido can bring you vital dates for your diary…
- Monday 27th May 2019 – Overtakes Gordon Brown
- Wednesday 26th June 2019 – Overtakes Neville Chamberlain
- Saturday 10th August 2019 – Overtakes Jim Callaghan
- Friday 6th December 2019 – Overtakes Arthur Balfour
The next time the Parliamentary Conservative Party can formally initiate a no-confidence vote in the Prime Minister is 12th December 2019, by which point May would have risen to become the 9th shortest serving Prime Minister, up from her current 5th place. That’s verging on a best case scenario…
Tom Watson on Theresa May’s merits…
“I think she is driven by public duty and of the highest integrity. She’s just a lousy deal maker.“
