No Significant Cabinet Changes ...

[sunny-dave]

... I can't ever remember a General Election where the winning party leader didn't stamp his/her authority on their own party and Cabinet by shuffling the pack.

I wonder just how much authority Mrs May actually has in the (metaphorical these days) 'smoked filled rooms' at the heart of the Conservative and Unionist Party? Odds on her making it to the Party Conference still in charge?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/815223/Election-2017-Tory-cabinet-reshuffle-latest-Boris-Johnson-Philip-Hammond-Amber-Rudd

[ludwig]

They've all been saying saying the catchphrase 'strong and stable government' at every opportunity over the last few months. To reshuffle it all now would just look ridiculous.

[Cloverjo]

She's well and truly buggared this up. She can't get rid of her remaining supporters in the cabinet.

I wonder what Cameron is doing now, having started off this whole mess by calling the referendum. I hope he's enjoying his hols photoing his and Sam's toes in bed.

[Kromovaracun]

If she gets rid of Hammond or Johnson they will immediately start causing trouble on the back benches, and she's been relying on Amber Rudd to do all her media appearances for her so getting rid of her would look ridiculous.

May is a lame duck. She has no authority.

[Jackdaw33]

She dare not reshuffle. She is a lame duck, seriously damaged goods. She may limp on for a bit but the knives are out. She'll be lucky to survive to the autumn.

[Cloverjo]

While watching the results on Thursday night I imaged May whimpering under a duvet while someone fed her shots of brandy until she was ready to get dressed and speak to her people.
All she could do was repeat her robotic platitudes from before, but with different words.

[kvalidir]

Something as fatally wounded as she is dare not make further enemies. She's had it, as I said earlier September at the latest before she's toppled, if she even lasts that long.

[douglas9401]

The ghosts of a thousand tortured souls made flesh is on her way to a minor footnote in history.

[tonyav]

Conservative party conference 1st - 4th Oct, doubt very very much if she is in charge then.
https://conservativepartyconference.com/index/

[Gromit]

Let's face it, the first round of the negotiations with the EU are not going to go well. May is hopelessly vunerable, and therefore so is the UK.

The perseception will be that we are aready beaten and May will be to blame. She will go in the summer in time for a replacement to be announced at the Party Conference in the Autumn.

[mikey4444]

If Hammond keeps his job, then May is a bigger fool than I thought she was. Make Boris the new Chancellor and let him move in next door, where she can keep her beady eye on him !

[Kromovaracun]

Hammond reportedly detests her though. If she removes him he will cause major problems in the backbenches, who now control the government.

What a joke.

[mikey4444]

Kromo...I agree but nobody is laughing. Its a complete balls-up.