All things Boris: has it really come to this?

[Brian Peacock]

Brexit preparations are, as the EU have suggested, for each party to make in their own interests. Boris is just playing fast and loose with the rhetoric here -- trying to give the impression that there's an arranged no-deal exit strategy between the UK and the EU when there isn't one. The thing to keep in mind is that the UK government has done very little to prepare for leaving the EU regardless of what form that withdrawal takes. Having said that, they have put mechanisms in place to make sure that the financial and banking systems keep running post Brexit by ear-marking up to £22bn of extra short-term support.

[Brian Peacock]

The Daily Mail's coverage seems quite surreal...

Boris Johnson's girlfriend Carrie Symonds watches from the sidelines as he delivers his first speech as PM - but DOESN'T join him as he walks through doors of No10

[Cunt]

Brexit preparations are, as the EU have suggested, for each party to make in their own interests. Boris is just playing fast and loose with the rhetoric here -- trying to give the impression that there's an arranged no-deal exit strategy between the UK and the EU when there isn't one.

I didn't get that impression at all. To me, it looks like 'no-deal Brexit' will happen whether there is a strategy in place, or not.

It wouldn't surprise me to find out that people were misrepresented on this issue. Clearly those who vote on one side of this issue are painted as racist. To me, that means those accusing them probably have weak, shitty points to make. Maybe with masks on.

[laklak]

Now y'all know what it's felt like to be a 'Murikan the last few years. Feast your eyes, y'all, on the Face of Great Britain.

[Sean Hayden]

Is that real?

[Sean Hayden]

Can I get a poster?

[laklak]

Yeah it's true. He got stuck on a zipline.

[Joe]

God save...the lot of you UK folks. I hope he's better than Trump.

[Brian Peacock]

Brexit preparations are, as the EU have suggested, for each party to make in their own interests. Boris is just playing fast and loose with the rhetoric here -- trying to give the impression that there's an arranged no-deal exit strategy between the UK and the EU when there isn't one.

I didn't get that impression at all. To me, it looks like 'no-deal Brexit' will happen whether there is a strategy in place, or not.

It wouldn't surprise me to find out that people were misrepresented on this issue. Clearly those who vote on one side of this issue are painted as racist. To me, that means those accusing them probably have weak, shitty points to make. Maybe with masks on.

Seems you barely scanned the headline and didn't read the article.

[JimC]

A night (well, really a day) of the long knives: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-25/ ... r/11344134

Mr Johnson wasted no time in clearing space in his Cabinet for the true believers.

One Tory, Nigel Evans, described the speed of the cull as a "summer's day massacre".

Trade Secretary Liam Fox was sacked, and so too was Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt — lasting just 85 days as the first female in the role.

Jeremy Hunt, Mr Johnson's rival for the prime ministership, declined to serve in his administration as Defence Secretary, but offered the victor his "full support".

They followed the resignation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, whose resignation letter warned major spending initiatives were contingent on a deal with Brussels.

Others resigned on principle too, including Justice Secretary David Gauke, International Development Secretary — and leadership hopeful — Rory Stewart, and the Minister for Cabinet David Lidington.

Also demoted to the backbench was Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government James Brokenshire, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, Education Secretary Damian Hinds, Business Secretary Greg Clark and Immigration Secretary Caroline Nokes.

Out too was David Mundell, whose portfolio covered Scotland.

[Svartalf]

God save...the lot of you UK folks. I hope he's better than Trump.

I doubt he'll be much better, but it would be placing the bar very high for him to manage to be worse... the main difficulty might be that he'll act as a good doggy and obey Master, that is, likely frump himself

[Cunt]

Seems you barely scanned the headline and didn't read the article.

Bang on. I don't really care about Brit politics, outside of as a spectator.

He seems cheerful, entertaining and irregularly handsome, like Stephen Fry but more creepy.

[pErvinalia]

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[Cunt]

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So a brit follows Trumps leads, and right on cue, a bunch of brit lefties lose their shit exactly the same way the US lefties have.

Fucking brilliant!

[pErvinalia]

It's worth losing one's shit over. These two are incompetents.