Theresa May's Top Two Aides Resign

[jim360]

Live on the BBC now:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/election-2017-40231623

Interesting to note, further down the feed, that May was "told" by the 1922 Committee to go on TV and apologise to MPs who lost their seats, having said nothing about it at all over the night or when she announced her intention to form a government -- and that there are rumours that if she didn't sack these two aides then she may well have faced a serious challenge to her leadership.

What a wonderful winning feeling she must be having right now.

[Kromovaracun]

Glad the appetiser has arrived.

I do wish they'd hurry up with the main course though.

[kvalidir]

Aye and me, it's looking tasty :)

[vetuste_ennemi]

It's sad for the country that her decision to go to the country (which had my support) has achieved the opposite of its intended result.

Her position as leader of her party and representative of her country in Europe seems to me compromised beyond repair.

I share the "kindly leave the stage" sentiment of the first two posters, but without their seemingly malicious glee.

[andy-hughes]

It's the way of politics that the 'advisors' who wrote the manifesto that has crippled the party get to walk away with no comeback on them, but the leader may have to pay with her career, and lots of other MP's lost their seats.

[jim360]

I'm worried about Theresa May, though -- all these MPs and party officials coming out to say that she has their "full support". Never bodes well, that.

[douglas9401]

She'll soon be back where she's happiest, gambolling through wheat fields with her friends, being naughty in a cringe-worthy styleee.

[anneasquith]

I knew it, the disastrous campaign for the Tory's wasn't Mrs. May fault. !!!!!

[naomi24]

jim, //I'm worried about Theresa May, though //

You're all heart - if somewhat economical with the truth. ;o)

[mikey4444]

The Tory rats are leaving the ship, as far as they can.

May can't possibly last very long now. She has won a great failure !

[EDDIE51]

Her position is untenable she needs to resign before BoJo forces her out! He got Cameron, now he is after May !

[vulcan42]

\ She has won a great failure /
So has Corbyn.

[naomi24]

Does Mrs May's resignation really matter than much to your Labour voters? After all, if she's as bad as you say she is, wouldn't she be doing you a favour by staying in the job?

[anneasquith]

What Britain should be worried about is brexit in a few weeks time, who is really capable of constructive negotiations ?

[jim360]

"...if [May]'s as bad as you say she is, wouldn't she be doing you a favour by staying in the job?"

I'm not that much of a sadist.

[Kromovaracun]

No, she's awful.

[Old_Geezer]

Aren't the trio of Brexit ministers already dealing with negotiation preparations ? Or was May and her advisors doing it themselves ?

[jim360]

Theresa May's own assessment of whether or not this is a victory...

https://twitter.com/theresa_may/status/865855578454806529

Welp, I guess it's a loss then.

[jno]

Actually, when she got the job I thought she looked like a safe pair of hands, especially compared to the other contenders. I was well wrong.

Alas, the other contenders are still around, polishing up their CVs. I still don't think any of them would do the job better, though I realise that isn't saying much. But her party is probably more eager to get rid of her than I am.

[Zacs-Master]

What, just when the dust has settled? Bad tactic. Best aire all grievances now and move forward.