Our Next P.M.

9 John Major ***** (b. 1943) 28 November 1990 2 May 1997
10 Tony Blair ***** (b. 1953) 2 May 1997 27 June 2007
11 Gordon Brown ***** (b. 1951) 27 June 2007 11 May 2010
12 David Cameron ***** (b. 1966) 11 May 2010 13 July 2016
13 Theresa May ***** (b. 1956) 13 July 2016 24 July 2019

 

14 Boris Johnson ***** (b. 1964) 24 July 2019 Incumbent
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Number 15, you're Up ...

 

"That's it, folks," = Boris Johnson:



Defiant and unapologetic: Johnson did not dwell on honour of being PM in Downing Street exit (msn.com)

 

Although . . .
"Don't cry for me ... "



Boris Johnson in line for £18,000 golden goodbye – but this will be dwarfed by his earnings in private sector (msn.com)

 

(And we know how he thinks - about his compassionate Party!)



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Boris Johnson under fire for 'horrific' comment in final speech as Prime Minister (msn.com)

 

Johnson's Speech Fact-check:



Boris Johnson speech factchecked: How do the former PM’s claims about his legacy stack up? (msn.com)

 

A Johnson 'slink away' exit sees a buck passed = "All yours Liz"



If Liz Truss thought winning was hard, governing will be a formidable task (msn.com)

 

Arrival:



Liz Truss speech today latest: New PM in Balmoral to meet Queen after Boris Johnson resigns | The Independent

 

(Though it should be noted that it was timed with)



Thunderstorms and lightning predicted in London ahead of Truss’s speech | The Independent

 

A Cabinet choice of C... haracters:



Liz Truss: What sort of prime minister will she be? - BBC News

 

Truss - A Reuters review:



The pound, bonds and energy: the winners and losers under British PM Truss (msn.com)

 

Local MPs warning:



Local MPs warn of tough times ahead as new Prime Minister faces national and international storms (msn.com)

 

A Workers warning from the EU:



Truss risks fresh row with EU over workers’ rights, say legal experts (msn.com)

 

A Backbenchers warning: - Andrew Mitchell - 2h ago



My advice for Liz Truss: don’t treat backbenchers like me as a nuisance (msn.com)
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A (veiled ) France warning




France says it wants a ‘new start’ with UK if Truss becomes PM (msn.com)

 

TORIES: Calls for Unity:



Truss must recover standards after Johnson legacy of ‘scandal and sleaze’ – MPs (msn.com)

 

WORKERS: Call for Unity

 

A Royal assent



The Queen greets Liz Truss at Balmoral: FIRST PHOTOS (msn.com)

 

Here we go then - The man with the Energy Brief:
(What could possibly go 'rong'?)



Jacob Rees-Mogg, who decried ‘climate alarmism’, to take on UK energy brief (msn.com)

 

(I mean Truss has promised an energy support package,)
- Tax cuts and more cash for the NHS in her maiden speech as Prime Minister.
(Well at least a hint at such)


Liz Truss hints at energy support package as she says country can ‘ride out the storm’ (msn.com)

 

However, ...
Most Brits don’t feel great about their new prime minister’s ability to make the right decisions for their country, according to a YouGov poll



Low Confidence in Truss on All Key Issues (msn.com)