How Long Before May Goes?

[Gromit]

Looking at the headlines on todays newspapers, it would be easy to surmise that the Prime Minister doesn’t have much of a future

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-42615834

How did the Conservatives get this bad ?

[Khandro]

She seems to lack a doughty supporter and adviser in the way Maggie always had her 'Willie' Whitelaw to lean on. She seems to be surrounded by what Major called, "bast ards"
George Osborne in the wings is constantly trying to undermine her. He has given the Evening Standard a single-issue agenda and is behaving like a petulant schoolgirl stirring up much negativity because she unceremoniously sacked him.
Hammond is supposed to be a friend, but I think he's a bit of a snake in the grass.
She trusted Nick Timothy but he led her into a disastrous election.

[dannyk13]

Gromit, theMail have it on their front page with the headline "No, Prime Minister"

[mikey4444]

Khandro....you and I have very different political viewpoints. But I think you will agree that the Tory Party is not being served very well by May.

She is seen as weak and indecisive, and does nothing to alter that opinion, in anything she does. Yesterday was typical....a shambles.

[ichkeria]

The government reminds me of a slowly sinking ship spilt down the middle : with May having a foot on each side as it goes down. Changing the captain now will possibly cause a capsizing but in any case won’t stop the sinking.
I agree about Nick Timothy: he and Fiona Hill were an appalling influence although May must also be to blame for allowing them free rein like that. And Timothy is still at it from the sidelines.
Weak pm who got the job as there was no one better who wanted it: there is probably still no one better. If she was going to be toppled it would have happened by now

[Jackdaw33]

I think she will be safe at least until Brexit is done and dusted.

[youngmafbog]

I suspect May will last until Brexit, ie next year sometime. No one will want the job and to be honest it would be daft to oust her before then.

Theresa the Appeaser is utterly useless but no half decent person would want to take over just yet.

[youngmafbog]

Of course a large chunk of fault for us having to put up with May must lie at the feet of the Labour Party. If they were stronger she would too have to up her game but unfortunately JC is just as useless as is Abbott & Co.

Both Parties need to up the ante.

[mikey4444]

YMB...lets just see if I understand you correctly.

In the Election a few months ago, Corbyn increased the Labour vote and increased Labours MPs by 30.

In that same Election, May lost 13 MP's.

OK...Labour didn't win.

But now you are suggesting that May's current woeful performance is all down to Labour not being strong enough.

So its got nothing to do with the Tory Party voting in someone who is "utterly useless" ?

The rest of the Tory Party are running rings around her, but that isn't their fault....its all down to Corbyn ?

Mikey sits back almost stunned into silence !

[EDDIE51]

This has to be her nadir. Never before have I heard of a Prime Minister of any party telling a minister that they were to be moved/reshuffled only for the minister to refuse the move and then demand their current role is enhanced. That alone has to be the key to her demise.
How long before May goes? I say May will be out by June.
(pun intended) .

[Gromit]

Ymb,
// fault for May must lie[s with] at the the Labour Party. If they were stronger she would too have to up her game //

I admire your agility in spinning it to be the Labour Paties fault, but it doesn’t really work like that. Michael Foot didn’t force Mrs Thatcher to be useless, quite the opposite.

[youngmafbog]

Perhpas if foot & Co were stronger then The Good Lady coiuld not 'have got away with so much' as you on the left like to say.

If you have a strong opposition then a weak Government can be pushed. I see nothing from Labour at the moment.

Mickey, it has nothing to do with number of seats and we all know know that labour lied to get the student vote. That must be a serious concern for them for future elections as it is a one shot only thing you can do.

I stand by what I said, part of the blame must lie with Labour also being weak. They should stand up and shoot her down, they should be miles ahead in the polls and they are not.

[Prudie]

It is her lack of authority that is the main problem, she'll never be a MT. I hope for Jacob Rees-Mogg to step up in a year or so - bring back a bit of class to the party.

[mikey4444]

ymb.....Labour has already got ahead in some Polls, at least.

http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/homepage.html

Prudie....far be it for me to attempt to protect the Tory Party, but for the sake of its immediate future, some body should lock Jacob Rees-Mogg is the cellar for the next few weeks, along with the Port.

[ichkeria]

She did have a doughty supporter in Damian Green, who had a hand in um well a lot of things but he’s had to go as well.
Jacob Rees Mogg as leader would I am sure be cheered to the rafters as leader by many labour supporters. Jeremy might just start believing.

[jno]

nobody wants her job handling Brexit. The likes of Boris and Gove had their chance and ran away. They'll be waiting with their knives until she's done all the hard work for them, and that means another couple of years.

If I were her, I wouldn't call any more general elections for a while, though.

[mikey4444]

JNO...if only she had taken that advice last June !

[ichkeria]

Spot on jno

[jno]

lol at ymb trying to blame Corbyn for May's faillings. He's doing exactly the right thing for an opposition leader, letting the Tories get on with tearing themselves apart. It's not his job to make her raise her game, its hers. She wanted the job, she got it.

[gulliver1]

Why the hell can't Mrs May leave the Cabinet reshuffle to the People and call another General election now,
Right now ! Wonder if she would refuse to go , when she has been sacked?.

[youngmafbog]

//Current Prediction: Labour short 26 of majority//

And that is good given the utterly useless May Mickey?