Next Conservative Leader

you can literally feel the desperation

You literally can't

We hate Starmer for his actions and policies but we love him for what he's doing to the reputation of the Labour Party in the eyes of many of their traditional supporters. Reform is a bigger threat to the Tories than Labour has been ever since Gordon Brown wrecked the economy.

Exactly, if they think it's about salvaging the Tory brand, all good lol. That's all but dead, and Starmer is doing a great job at killing Labour's. Although, I didn't expect him to be this good.

Who are the half that arent disappointed? They must have had incredibly low expectations.

Shocking that the Conservative party abandoned the centre ground.

Harris 294K ahead in Pennsylvania mail votes.

Stealing the election again!

Good grief! What a pants these final two. I think Labour (with or without Sir/Lady Shameless) will get an extension in their tenureship at No 10.

Eyes down for Robert Jenrick bingo!

Books close at 5pm and how low will he go to squeeze those last wavering voters to his side?

Already today:

"Compulsive liar" (Rachel Reeves)

"Halloween Horror Show"

Listen out ..

He really is a piece of excrement

Using a Ministerial car when banned for speeding.

11m ago
08.46 GMT
This is what my colleague Eleni Courea posted on social media last night about what she has heard about the results of the contest.

NEW - I hear the turnout in the Tory leadership contest was above 70% and that the winner has a decent margin of victory...

Winner to be declared @ 11:00am

Badenoch should comfortably win but the fortunes of the Conservative party 100% depend on the ability of the next shadow chancellor & next health secretary to shred Labour's economic & NHS plans.

Badenoch must choose well.

GTFI

Not too sure how PC it is to be so delighted to have a non-white party leader

Kemi Badenoch received 53,806 votes

Robert Jenrick received 41,388 votes

these **** are nearly as obsessed about immutable characteristics as the chumps currently in power

Bad luck Cider.

Racist Tories eh.

Where's the clown who was forever banging on that the wicked Tories were racist & would never elect a black person to become leader?

didn't bet. as I have stated more than once. landed about where I expected, Jenrick would have been a value loser

Nov 2, 2024 -- 6:13AM, SirNorbertClarke wrote:

Not too sure how PC it is to be so delighted to have a non-white party leader

And the white was have been brilliant over the last 14 years? (excluding Sunak)

*white ones

Well done lovely Kemi xx.

So that's two consecutive non-white leaders of the Tory party, plus the various non-white ministers occupying high positions over the years... but I'm sure the Progressive Left will STILL find some way to classify the Conservative Party as "racist", "fascist" etc etc.

At least they made the right choice this time.

She'll have free gear's nuts for lunch every Wednesday at least. Probably means even more foreign holidays where he can give away what's left of our funds and assets.

It's a good result because if she's not badenoch they can replace her with someone worse.

Tbf alun

Many of the racists are currently voting for Reform their natural home. Do you Dab Enoch or Jenrick were trying to woo the moderates or the racists with their ignorant rants?

Looking forward to the sniping. When will the next leadership election be held?

At least Bad Enoch believes her stupidity. Jenrick just wants to get elected and is appealing to the basket of deplorables and garbage.

unitedbiscuits

can't believe Robert Jenrick is odds on.

Lay full bank @ 1.86

congrats

weighed in and settled

giggs will be seething, an Aunt Tomasina running the country   

She has to avoid the knives aiming for her back first saddo.

When will the next Tory leadership election be?

Reform posting candidates at local elections. It’s gonna get messy!

I don't have much interest unless it gets messy tbf, I actually thought Kemi was a man until
quite recently. I was certain that Labour would get two terms not long ago, yet here are the
Tories attempting a comeback. A week is a long time etc has never been truer.

All Badenoch has to do is look sane until Labour's half-arsed economic policies collapse.

Rubbish

Tories need to worry about the loons of Reform

Do not for one second think the Tories are a shoe in at the next election or Bad Enoch will be their leader!

I think it's become personal. Despite his being quite useless, a lot of people liked Boris,
a lot of people rather hate Starmer after just a few weeks, it will take some turning round.

i don't know anybody who Liked useless boris, you must run about with some real weirdos.He was PM useless but liked, liked for what ? he doesnt really have great morals, did you like him because he was racist ? misogynist or used the word woke (if it is a word) regularly ?

Starmer is the least popular PM to win a general election in living memory. Yes, it's quite an achievement to be below treason May.

And yet the useless, incompetent, corrupt Tories were routed at the General Election.

Why was that?

The two leadership hopefuls went for the racist vote.

Don’t worry his terrible Starmer is. You got bigger problems

One of these days you might get over the Tories previously being in office. They aren't now, and won't be for at least another 4 years. Labour still acts like it's in opposition, so does its fangirls.

Everyone should worry about how terrible Starmer is. He could be here for the next 5 years.

Starmer has abdicated complete control of the economy to Rachel, I once worked at the Bank of England, Reeves.

Reeves' massive increase of Employee NI is going to throttle the economy for years.

I agree on NI Nibs but they will surely have to reduce if after a year?

Elon Musk said America voted for less drama in '20.

Starmer is our Biden. After clown Boris Johnson, being reliable, even humourless, was a vote winner.

yep, no drama since July

Five-foot-four Jenrick would have been a disaster. He sold his soul for votes he failed to get. Badenoch has promised him a place in the shadow cabinet. She will no doubt find a place that suits his abilities, until he again "resigns on principle."

Completely illogical, the leader of the Tories has no tangible impact for at least four years. The current administration are an actual disaster, NOW.

The result was good for democracy. We need a credible opposition.

Jenrick's pitch was "Farage tribute act." The future of the Conservative Party cannot be trying to move right of Reform. It can never win that march.

The ultimate **** storm,the next fw years are going to be hilarious labour friends of Israel versus white nationalist Bedenoch,she will be the most hated nut job since the last one but 10x worse..Going to watch the country burn is going to be hilatrious,same in the US the genocidal Israel fanatic Dems versus the gun totin Reps,the entertainment value is going to be fanatastic two economies destryoed and burnt to the ground..I'n really looking forward to it,the perfect conditions fir rioting and some direct action.

It's true, sufferers in Gaza have no friends in power in the UK.

Puts it all into a true perspective ..

Labour had a majority of 174, will probably be 172 soon once the MMA MP is kicked out and we have a by election. The Liberals are basically Labour with a different colour rosette. The political opposition in parliament will not be able to do anything that will impact legislation for 4.5 years at the earliest. The disaster now is far more prescient.

Kemi will be a good opposition leader, who will hold the government to account (which is a good thing for democracy).  And she has four years to demonstrate whether she is prime minister material, something which is not obvious at the moment.  Nigel Farage is not impressed by her, but whether that is because she blames him personally for ruining the Torys' electoral chances or simply because she is an obvious threat to Reform UK, it's hard to tell.
I know that there are a lot of people on here who would want the parties that they don't vote for to have abysmal leaders, so that their preference wins.  But I don't.  So chances of a merger between Conservatives and Reform look remote.  I think we are better off with good leaders of all the parties.  I want this government to do well, but I have my doubts while Starmer is in charge.  I hope Kemi does well, but when it comes to the next election I could still vote for Nigel as he seems more pragmatic and willing to make the sort of deals which will be necessary in a future hung parliament.

Disaster lol.

And refuk scrapping and split over whether to sidle up
to tineh tommeh temper

Her own MP's don't rate her.

She'll be gone before the end of next year and they'll shove Cleverly in.



YW

PP  I remember you backed Cleverly.  He has now gone to the back benches voluntarily.  Will you be backing him again?

Badenoch gets 53,806 votes.

Jenrick gets 41,388.

Party membership is 132,000.

40.8% bad enoch
31.4% stumpy
28.8% couldn't be bothered who leads the sh1tshow

My main bet will be on year replaced.

28.8% couldn't be bothered who leads the sh1tshow

Boris & Lizzo fans

Yep, that is a strange one.  I'd have thought one of the big things about being a member of a political party is to take part in electing a leader.

I was once a Conservative party member. Their club had the best snooker tables and the beer was decent and cheap.

That 53,000 vote she won was less than what Rishi Sunak lost with in 2022 when he lost out to Liz Truss.

Little chance of them seeing power while the lunatics are in charge of the asylum

Kemi Badenoch suggests to @bbclaurak that the problem with Partygate was not Johnson and his No10 team breaking Covid rules, the problem was the rules themselves.

The Tories really haven’t learned anything have they?

Except how to keep giving

Grasping at straws here.

You forget that Badenoch resigned from Johnson's government.

Be interesting to see who she picks for Shadow Chancellor, home secretary & Health secretary. I think she may throw in a surprise or two.

Oh so she resigned and now defends him, today, but
the thing you take is that she resigned.

It's you straw clutching.

There aren't many left to pick from.

The main reason why I could not back Jenrick, and I stated before the outcome was that a lot of Tory members have moved to reform, and they would be more inclined to go with Jenrick if they had not. That's where the almost 30% not voting comes from, registered members who they have effectively lost.

I do think the one nation types will be looking to get their own person in, so yes it will be difficult for Kemi in the medium term. Her advantage is that they are almost as obsessed with a person's immutable characteristics as labour, liberals and snp.

Starmer and Co broke the Rules , nothing done , Rayner was not there then suddenly was there , How many more were there that Our Fine PM forgot

Are they too thick to vote for Jenrick and merge?

she's odds on not to be contesting the next general election in my book. her first big challenge might be reform winning the by election.

Wait for the Council Elections in May , Reform will wipe Labour out

Casemoney still can't grasp months of partying against rules
compared to working lunch within rules,... He will never get it.

He's against xr blocking roads but in favour of farmers doing it.

nfc chance of merging, with Nigel around. reform will be concentrating in making further inroads into labour's thin support, which shouldn't be difficult.

Splitting right wing vote is great news.

Zia Yusuf is a man to watch, if he tries to get elected I suspect he is being prepared to take over the party at some point. He's already a superior 'politician' to the vast majority of people who are already MPs. My instinct is that Farage doesn't want to be PM but he thinks Zia could be. But obviously a long way to go, very difficult to break through the duopoly, lamentable as they are.

I'm all for anything that will show the Distain that the Majority of the Public now hold for these lying grifters

I would imagine there will be a few other supporting Protests on the Day ...


Just a third of Britons (35%) now have a favourable view of the Labour leader,That was a month ago

wonder how he will fare in the New Year

Take away Civil servants The unions and Public sector workers  , thare would not be a lot left

I think Kemi has a touch of thatcher about her. Only time will tell if she grows into her role, who knows she could become quite a phenomena.
Many tories disliked thatcher and thought her unworthy of respect to start with.

There would be no future for the Conservative Party if it had made leader a Farage tribute act. Jenrick is hopeless.

There is no future for the Conservative Party. Hope that helps.

If only that were true. Happy days.

The Conservative Party forms the Opposition, Cider. You can’t just parachute a candidate from the margins on the right and deem him leader of the opposition. That would not be British.

Farage wants to be the main opposition in parliament from the next election. A lot can happen in four years, they can make gains in local elections, by elections, regional administrations eg Wales. They can easily peel off Labour and Tory voters and more importantly, get people to vote who sat out the last one. It's definitely achievable, whether it will be actually achieved or not, who knows.

Kemi Badenoch appoints Mel Stride, Priti Patel and Robert Jenrick to shadow cabinet

Lol

Is there a chance that the current conservative leader will be replaced?

University fees up. Jolly good!

My hunch is that she will only be replaced either at the ballot box, or after a spell as PM. Tories are now shaken by changes in leadership, and inconsistency.  Now they will want stability and after seeing how Kemi demolished Rayner a few months ago in House of Commons, she could step up to the plate and make things very uncomfortable for Starmer.  This will be the only thing going for the Tories in the next few years and I think they will take run with this, at least up to the next GE.

I was talking about Starmer!

Bad Enoch is not a dope although I do think she is deranged. The big problem she faces is Farage and the racists in Reform. Local Elections in May.

https://youtu.be/ZlTAGhdkKQY

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Can't see it whispering, but,... Give it 30 months, perhaps.

I think everyone is fed up. These Labour loons have no idea who they are supposed to represent and will lose the old and the young. The Farmers never voted for them although they did vote for  Christmas 60-40 to leave the EU.

I would not be surprised to see Reform make a move in May although it will not last

Priti Patel, shadow foreign secretary

Fcuk me Kemi, that's the worst appointment you could ever make.

Wonder how long before she breaks the sha a dow ministerial code.

Jenrick justice secretary... Must be pushing it...

Will he get a pass if he breaks the law again?

TBF no point in putting younger talent up for big jobs yet. It'll take at least 3 years for Labour's chickens to come home to roost.

Talent,...

Yeah. MPs who've had successful careers outside parliament.

Whisperingdeath:  "I was talking about Starmer!"

LOL!

Kemi Badenoch has appointed Mark Francois as Shadow Defence Minister

Lol

Full Tory frontbench is completed, and it comprises 53% of the entire parliamentary party. Also a massive *20* whips, which is a ratio of one whip per six MPs.