The On-going Never-ending Brexit Story Part Four

Chief Whip for a party of five?

I am pleased to announce some changes at Reform UK. Richard Tice MP will become Deputy Leader. Zia Yusuf will be the new Chairman. Lee Anderson MP is Chief Whip!

— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) July 11, 2024

 

So they have 5 people and 4 of them are in leadership roles. Who's the poor sod who constitutes the 'troops'? He must be a right divvie.

 

Especially when one of the people ahead of him is Lee Anderson.

 

Only a week in with only 5 MPs the infighting is already begun.

Ben Habib says he is 'considering his position' in Reform after Nigel Farage hands Richard Tice his job as deputy leader

— James Tapsfield (@JamesTapsfield) July 11, 2024

 

Where's the shadow Cabinet? Amateurs.

 

Next, Habib forms a party called "UK Reform".
In September, Rupert Lowe falls out with Farage and sets up "Ref-UK"
The other, insignificant, MP then defects to the DUP.

 

Definitely not a party of bigots. No, sir.

Reform UK Twitter is still having a bit of a meltdown about the Zia Yusuf Chair news.

How many will resign their subscription? pic.twitter.com/rY4Vdf2acp

— Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 (@reformexposed) July 12, 2024

 

The more they fight themselves the better.

 

Husband of the mp Jo Cox who was killed by far right extremists 8 years ago. 1 week before the eu referendum vote.

Choosing Zia Yusuf as chair was supposed to show how reform wasn’t full of vile anti-Muslim hatred. It’s done the opposite. https://t.co/5S9JOGW9hy

— Brendan Cox (@MrBrendanCox) July 12, 2024

 

Reform Party supporters losing their minds over Farage appointing a Muslim as Party Chairman and discovering they have no vote in Party affairs and no right to get a refund on their donations.

Delicious to watch, point and laugh at them.

— RS Archer (@archer_rs) July 12, 2024

 

Starmer writing in the Guardian today ..... a good read ..... I like the tone.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/12/toory-government-mess-keir-starmer
We are embarking on the hard graft of making people’s lives better – and we will fight every day to restore hope

Now is the time for politics as public service. A government committed not to its self-preservation but to uniting the country in the shared mission of national renewal. The start of the road back to restoring people’s hope and faith that politics can be a force for good. No more gimmicks, lies and self-serving self-obsession – this government knows we have a duty to the people we are elected to serve.

 

Interesting brief for Dowden here. This means he's shadowing a position that's not in government.

🗝️ @OliverDowden pic.twitter.com/60gtY5LTLL

— Conservatives (@Conservatives) July 9, 2024

 

EXCL: Govt is preparing packed king’s speech containing at least 30 bills, including sweeping plans on housebuilding, green energy, crime & voter registration ⁦@elenicourea⁩ reports https://t.co/f1ZNJ4CeA1

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) July 12, 2024

 

They’ve had at least a year to prep for this shot. Hopefully the roll out is good and doesn’t blow back in their faces.

 

But that's what being Conservative is, isn't it?

Conservatism is what Conservatives do and all that

 

LBC reporting that Iain Duncan Smith is being lined up as temporary Tory leader to allow Sunak to stand down. The real paucity of any grandees within the Parliamentary party coming to the fore.

 

State Opening of Parliament and King's Speech tomorrow. The most important day in the parliamentary calendar.
The member for Clacton thinks he's better off in the US trying to get his head up Trump's rectum.

 

Good to see that the Speaker is on top of the really important matters

Lindsay Hoyle tells male MPs to wear ties... seven years after John Bercow said they were no longer necessary https://t.co/dLxswuJLGN

— John Stevens (@johnestevens) July 17, 2024

 

Great response from the guy who defeated Truss

I’ve really enjoyed receiving hundreds of messages from local residents since 4th July, but can I remind them, including Ms Truss, that should they wish for their Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk to be aware of their views, they need to go through the office https://t.co/FHRLH4EHwz

— Terry Jermy MP (@CllrTerryJermy) July 17, 2024

 

Farage describing Kamala Harris as a "black, African woman". There's a word that describes this sort of incorrect generalisation based purely on skin colour, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

"Donald Trump will be delighted that she's the opponent!"

Nigel Farage tells @NickFerrariLBC that the Republican Party won't be too worried about the prospect of Kamala Harris running for president, insisting that the Democrats 'won't get rid of a black African woman'. pic.twitter.com/ovEMqWuLSe

— LBC (@LBC) July 22, 2024

 

I've seen that sort of thing in a few places. I saw a news report yesterday where the guy referred to her as an 'African American' although I think he was a GOP clown.

I thought, hang on... India's in Africa now? Who knew

 

When you rely on the old vote and don't seek to encourage others to shift over.

NEW: One in six Tory voters are likely to be dead by the next election

Assuming nothing else changes, the total impact of demographic change alone would mean +29 seats for Labour and -34 for the Conservatives @Smyth_Chris @thetimes https://t.co/F8RZrTAdb8 pic.twitter.com/qviNev6dfV

— Tom Calver (@TomHCalver) July 22, 2024

 

Especially since the former PM has much closer relatives that have lived in Africa than Harris does.