Rishi Sunak - Prime Minister

[Bonefish Blues]

fourstardan said:

Sunak still doing a victory speech when he's lost.

Will this plonker never ever realise his downfall.

Dear Rishi, it wasn't about tax you prick. Hugs and kisses, The Electorate.

[bitchstewie]

I think that was a pretty good speech by Sunak to be honest.

Too little too late and a bit more of that earlier on and who knows.

Nice touch about Starmer at the end.

Reminded me a bit of what McCain said when he was asked about Obama.

[S600BSB]

Super speech.

[President Merkin]

I loathe the guy but this is fairly magnanimous & positively Churchillian compared to Johnson's.

[ChevronB19]

A lot of the ‘kindness/decency’ comments he made seem to be aimed at the ‘don’t go down the reform road’.

[Petrus1983]

Awesome speech. He's right to stand down as leader - but I respect him for doing it in a timely fashion.

[Bonefish Blues]

Was this the 'leaving downing street' speech? I was commenting on his earlier concession one.

[768]

Now that he's gone (just about), we can get on with the proud tradition of finding out that the next PM is the worse than the last one.

[redrabbit29]

Agree, I thought it was a good speech, humble and dignified.

[Rufus Stone]

I missed it, did he say he was proud of stopping the boats and sending people to Rwanda?

[98elise]

Good speech I thought.

[anonymoususer]

Rufus Stone said:

I missed it, did he say he was proud of stopping the boats and sending people to Rwanda?

Never mentioned it but with everything seemingly on the up and looking rosy perhaps he didn't feel the need amongst the triumphs he listed

[coldel]

What I want to know is are his kids going to do national service and get enlisted

[B'stard Child]

768 said:

Now that he's gone (just about), we can get on with the proud tradition of finding out that the next PM is the worse than the last one.

Nothing is going to dampen my mood today - Liz Truss losing a 26,000 plus majority in a blue heartland

fking Brilliant

[carlo996]

As poor a job as I thought he did, that was a good speech.

[Bonefish Blues]

B'stard Child said:

768 said:

Now that he's gone (just about), we can get on with the proud tradition of finding out that the next PM is the worse than the last one.

Nothing is going to dampen my mood today - Liz Truss losing a 26,000 plus majority in a blue heartland

fking Brilliant

And watching her lose it with consummate lack of grace, too. The measure of the woman.

[coldel]

Yep Liz and the most delightful JRM both losing seats. A wonderful day indeed.

[Rufus Stone]

anonymoususer said:

Never mentioned it but with everything seemingly on the up and looking rosy perhaps he didn't feel the need amongst the triumphs he listed

Triumphs? Did that last more than 15 seconds?

[OMITN]

S600BSB said:

Super speech.

Indeed. Do we know who wrote it?

A real contrast to his famous tetchiness when challenged in role. More of this speech's style and less of the entitled finance bro would have helped his public image enormously.

Not a great politician but he has sought to soften the final view of him as he heads of to reflect on whatever has become of the Conservative party. I guess demonstrating the level of effort to control the warring factions within the party.

Note that there's a thread that has emerged overnight - Sunak's constituency speech during the night and also Braverman's speech apologising to the nation.

It's been an extremely grubby campaign and I can't help but think all of us could do with some more common decency between politicians. I hope that Starmer reflects the same today (before he and Reeves will inevitably spend as long as they can blaming the last14 years).

[coldel]

carlo996 said:

As poor a job as I thought he did, that was a good speech.

If ever there was a speech that attempted to reverse the psychology. You are all amazing, I am so terrible, I tried my best, but I love you all still, and this country is so great...perfectly written to get sympathy and people to think 'oh he wasnt such a bad bloke'

... just remember the policy ideas he was coming up with in the last 6 months, he signed off on all those, remember that. Dont fall for the sympathy seeking words of a speech written by a team behind the scenes.