But making her acceptable perhaps to the 48% who voted remain. I think

she pretty deliberately kept a foot in both camps (for example she played down the fearmongering) with half an eye on this aftermath.

Posted By: Jim on June 30th 2016 at 10:49:57

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No honor among thieves! Gove has said "Boris cannot provide the leadership the Country.. (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:21:03
- I'd rather have Gove than Boris but I think Teresa May is a shoe in (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:20:35
  - I think May would win the next General Election easily and with an increased majority. (General Chat) - bird table, Jun 30, 10:44:19
  - She does indeed have some lovely shoes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 30, 10:44:08
  - This country is *SUCH* a fuck up at the moment (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:35:49
    - no, it really isn't (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 30, 11:15:52
      - Yes, appreciate that - context, hyperbole etc. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 12:56:43
      - Most countries are more fucked up than the UK. Although we are trying hard to catch up (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 30, 12:48:31
      - Did it change your view on how to deal with immigration/the refugee crisis as a result? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 12:40:54
    - Yep (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:02:36
    - I agree (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jun 30, 10:49:34
    - Agreed. Regardless of your ideology we have a Conservative government and (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:48:44
      - 100% (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:04:21
      - In complete agreement, Jim. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:49:51
        
        This is an historic occasion! out of chaos sometimes comes accord! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:50:33
        
        We are the pragmatists! Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:50:58
        
        If only Wes could be prime minister. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:51:58
        
        WESminster (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:58:25
        
        ... (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:54:36
    - She does at least seem competent (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:46:07
      - But making her acceptable perhaps to the 48% who voted remain. I think (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:49:57
        
        and she said she will set up a special Leave dept, probably run by Gove (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:04:58
        
        I think she's done a deal with Gove. He nobbles Boris and then drops out for a top job (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 11:13:15
        
        I'm talking about within the Conservative party (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:52:18
        
        Yep. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:50:38
      - I think that was a genuinely pragmatic stance on her part (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:48:39
  - And I think that (some stability) is what the country needs and also (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:23:09
- Boris backers are pissed off (and apparently they can't spell) (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:09:22
  - Boris will pull out of this now I reckon. Dead in the water. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 30, 10:10:45
    - yep, he likes to call himself a "winner". Would prefer not to take part. (n/m) (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:16:30
- Michael Gove... would be a gift to the opposition. (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Jun 30, 10:05:38
  - All the other MP's that are not Conservative. (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Jun 30, 10:11:48
    - The ones that are too busy concentrating on their own knife fights? (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 10:15:21
  - What Opposition? (n/m) (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 10:09:41
    - UKIP (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:06:57
- At least we're seeing the end of Boris at long last (General Chat) - Dracula, Jun 30, 09:59:57
  - He could host Have I Got News For You, full time. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 10:01:40
    - He's likely to feature quiet heavily on it for some time I suspect. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 30, 10:04:09
      - I am often thankful I do not have a tv licence (n/m) (General Chat) - Dracula, Jun 30, 10:14:11
- thats a bit rich from a labour supporter given they've all resigned (General Chat) - Boris, Jun 30, 09:54:18
  - Firmly agree Labour are all over the shop too Boris bor! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:57:36
- Comedy Gold - Johnson, Gove or Hunt. *shakes head* (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 30, 09:52:19
  - Painful. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:58:45
- Even Hove's wife can't stand to be in the same room as him, seems they communicate by emai (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 09:49:34
  - yes i thought was very strange (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 30, 11:08:28
    - Obvious to me that she wanted it leaked (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 11:10:28
- Murdoch backing Gove (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 09:23:32
  - I'd go for Crab and Jarvid (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 09:51:50
    - "Immigration is a red line" for them. Should be popular with the grassroots (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jun 30, 10:19:42
      - "Red lines" have a habit of moving all over the place (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 11:09:45
      - Both Crabb and Javid can reach out to the common people more than most tories (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:06:17
        
        Exactly (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 11:11:56
  - It's Murdoch who runs this country and, without EU protection, will have full reign (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 09:44:23
    - He can only run it...... (General Chat) - yellowman, Jun 30, 10:57:42
    - He runs Strayan media and has ties with the govt here too. (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jun 30, 09:58:10
      - Lovely old free speech (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 11:11:31
  - This is why Boris looked sick as a parrot on Friday morning. (General Chat) - bird table, Jun 30, 09:30:29
    - His only interest in Brexit was as he saw it, the best chance to become PM. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:32:46
      - Yep, pilot Leave to a narrow loss, secure the eurosceptic vote, stay pals with his banker (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 09:36:10
        
        I kind of get the impression behind closed doors a boris blub would be a huge blub. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:41:18
        
        This seems about right (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 09:49:26
        
        Or this. It's Boris's Downfall. (General Chat) - col canary, Jun 30, 10:14:42
  - Just laughable now isn't it. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:26:19
    - Would be if it wasn't so serious (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 09:45:43
      - Yeah I know, laugh or cry senario. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:47:34

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