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Ironing Man

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9. Boris Johnson pulls out...

Reply to TubbersUK (Original post)

Thu Jun 30, 2016, 07:19 AM

Jun 2016

Johnson has pulled out of the contest - Gove stuck the knife in, and Gove was the intellectual/policy force behind Boris's throne...

the money appears to be a complex mix - many of the Johnsons supporters were brought by Gove and will, theoretically, fall back to Gove, but others are now so agery with Gove that they will go for May instead.

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Michael Gove announces surprise bid for Tory leadership - Brexit live [View all] TubbersUK Jun 2016 OP

Which makes his wife's email even more interesting muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #1

Could be, although this comment on the Guardian blog caught my eye: TubbersUK Jun 2016 #2

What was interesting in that email was that Vine said Murdoch and Paul Dacre don't support Boris muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #4

Good point TubbersUK Jun 2016 #5

I was wondering what the motivation behind this leak was RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #17

Ugh LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #3

Well, that's one way to lose the next election. Betty Karlson Jun 2016 #6

Maybe Sarah Vine's prodding him into backroom deal didn't work out! Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #7

Am i reading that Boris has just pulled out? n/t TubbersUK Jun 2016 #8

Admittedly after years turning schools into prisons, he's shown a surprising inclination to try LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #14

No argument, Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #15

Boris Johnson pulls out... Ironing Man Jun 2016 #9

I'll get ahead of Private Eye and say, Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #10

Excellent! muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #11

It writes itself! n/t Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #12

Thanks for a much-needed giggle! LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #13

No surprises Dworkin Jun 2016 #16

Theresa May appears the least worst of an awful bunch T_i_B Jun 2016 #18

House of Commons cafeteria runs out of knives T_i_B Jul 2016 #19

Says it all! LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #20