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A quote on BBC News- " The Government continues to function". The lights on the Titanic stayed on until she was half submerged.

She has to have a "good excuse" for missing the vote. Being shit scared of facing her MPs might not count.

It is a sorry state of affairs when the Parliamentary Conservative party don't trust the party's lay membership in a leadership vote. Don't forget that Truss was in third place behind Sunak and Mordaunt in the MP ballots until the fifth round, when Badenoch's supporters had to recast their votes after her elimation in round 4, and Hunt, currently appearing to be the de facto seat of power in the Cabinet, was eliminated in round 1.

I have worked out what the Tories are up to; they are letting everybody have a go, in turn, at being PM before they get obliterated at the next GE.

After the "Is it / isn't it a vote of confidence" farce, Tories who did not vote with the Government have been told they will be disciplined. Does this mean that Teresa May, Kwarsi Kwarteng, and Priti Patel, among others, will have the party whip removed ?

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Lord David Frost in July; "Liz Truss has the right ideas and the energy to deliver them" Lord David Frost this evening; "Liz Truss must leave as soon as possible"

Truss is still in office, so it isn't going to get better.

This is normal.

"Forty Tory MPs abstained in Labour's fracking motion earlier, meaning they did not vote yes or no on it. Among the MPs who abstained are Chief Whip Wendy Morton. Tory MPs have told the BBC she is no longer in post - though her position is still unclear. PM Liz Truss is also listed as having not voted. We don't know why she wasn't present. Other notable MPs who didn't vote are former PM Theresa May, former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and former Home Secretary Priti Patel. We don't know how many abstained on principle as Parliament doesn't record the reason for not voting - they may have been unable to be in Westminster. But given that earlier in the day the vote was being described as a confidence motion, the fact that such senior MPs did not vote will raise eyebrows"

Another Government U turn.

The reason we didn't 'leave' until then was through the incompetence of a Government that had no idea what had actually been promised, and no clue as to what they wanted Brexit to look like. This should have been clear before the vote ever took place. Regardless of what date you reference, we are still waiting to find out how we are better off out of the EU.

My favourite response to Trick or Treaters is to open the front door holding the collar of one of our 2 big dogs, and tell the T or T'er "The treat is to let you reach the gate before I let go of the dog, the trick is I might be fibbing". ( Both dogs are big softies, but they have loud barks. Now if I had hold of the Jack Russell cross breed.............. )

Reports that Tory MPs were physically manhandled through the NO lobby.

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From the BBC: "Paul Goodman, the rather well-informed editor of Tory grassroots website Conservative Home, reports that the outgoing home secretary had a row with Downing St about migration policy. In a tweet, Goodman says Braverman was under pressure from No 10 to announce a "liberalising migration plan that would make it easier for the OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) to say the government would hit its growth target"."

And now the fracking vote is NOT a confidence issue. The country does not deserve this.

Truss having to appoint Rishi supporters must hurt.

Or simply know they will lose their seats, so why not go out with a big "fuck you".

Cruella's letter, part 2; It is obvious to everyone that we are going through a tumultuous time. I have concerns about the direction of this government. "Not only have we broken key pledges that were promised to our voters, but I have had serious concerns about this government's commitment to honoring manifesto commitments, such as reducing overall migration numbers and stopping illegal migration, particularly the dangerous small boats crossings. "It has been a great honour to serve at the Home Office, in even the brief time that I have been here, it has been very clear that there is much to do, in terms of delivering on the priorities of the British people. "They deserve policing they can respect, an immigration policy they want and voted for in such unambiguous numbers at the last election, and laws which serve the public good, and not the interests of selfish protestors. "I am very grateful to all of my officials, special advisers and ministerial team for all of their help during my time as Home Secretary. "I especially would like to pay tribute to the heroic policemen and women and all those who work at Border Force and in our security services. To oversee Operation Bridges - the largest policing operation in a generation - was a great honour and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve.

Fingers crossed.

Mrs B reckons this was a deliberate 'accident' to give Cruella credible distance from the coming train wreck.

The deputy chair of the 1922 committee has submitted a letter of no confidence in the PM to Sir Graham Brady; he wants to vote with Labour in the fracking vote, and objects to being forced to go against his wishes and conscience due to the 3 line whip.

How many more holes below the waterline can this particular ship survive ?

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