[Big Arnold]

Mr Shapps took to the airwaves today after he was unmasked, insisting: 'The writing is on the wall for May.

At least it was.




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[youngian]

Mr Shapps took to the airwaves today after he was unmasked, insisting: 'The writing is on the wall for May.

That's a deliberate dig which Osborne suggested his mate Grant should use.

[Andy McDandy]

So it's the spivs versus the twats, with the bastards lurking in the shadows to finish off the winner.

[youngian]

Dan's off the record contacts may well be in his head but I'll work with this.

Dan Hodges @DPJHodges
Brexit supporting minister describes plot as "Remainers last throw. Destabilise and destroy May. Engineer election of a puppet Remainer".

See also Tories with no strong views on anything but are in marginals with big Remain votes. Leave voters are highly concentrated in safe seats but there are problems there. Bufton Tufton in rural Kent will open his wallet to make Britain great again but the Tories can't expect Labour Leavers in Barnsley to happily dip into their pockets to pay Hammond's Brexit taxes. I bet Mogg will accuse Hammond of deliberate sabotage when taxes go up next month.

[youngian]

Shapps has long been a fertile target for Twitter wits

@jg_ccpress
So now we know the identity of three of the ex Cabinet ministers plotting against May: Grant Shapps.

@IanDunt
Fact that Grant Shapps is the name most commonly mentioned around efforts to remove May is best indication she'll survive.

@StigAbell
A rebellion led by Grant Shapps. The Tories can't catch a break at the moment: even their internecine warfare is mediocre.

@LordBuckethead
When Grant Shapps says he has a list of names, there's nothing new there.

@gsoh31
The Grant Shapps coup. The Redwood challenge from 1995, with added bathos. What a time to be alive.

@AlanGardner74
Grant Shapps is Smarmite. People either hate him or they fucking hate him.

@DempseyPaul
Best line I've seen on Shapps this am. "Well, he's no Sir Anthony Meyer."

[youngian]

Who are these 30 MPs does anyone know?

[mr angry manchester]

So it's Twats v Bastards v Spivs. Result - we all lose

[Andy McDandy]

Who are these 30 MPs does anyone know?

If Shapps and Vaizey are involved, then it'll be the smartly dressed city boys division - socially liberal and rich as shit. Dave and George's mates, basically.

[mr angry manchester]

Who are these 30 MPs does anyone know?

If Shapps and Vaizey are involved, then it'll be the smartly dressed city boys division - socially liberal and rich as shit. Dave and George's mates, basically.

Interestingly, weren't that division pro remain?

[youngian]

They were Remainers and if Shapps gets his 47 nominations all hell will break loose. Shapps is probably making it up and in fact has about 10. Who would they stick up? Ed Vaizey, young good looking bloke who likes art and the 21st century wouldn't be a bad option for worried Tories looking for a way out of this nightmare.

[Bones McCoy]

They were Remainers and if Shapps gets his 47 nominations all hell will break loose. Shapps is probably making it up and in fact has about 10. Who would they stick up? Ed Vaizey, young good looking bloke who likes art and the 21st century wouldn't be a bad option for worried Tories looking for a way out of this nightmare.

Ten may be enough to block business in the commons - if Shapps/Green is mad enough to take a hatchet to his own lifeboat.

Interesting challenge then for all the opposition parties - do they side with the tories to preserve May and a bit of stability.
Principles may say one thing, but I'd guess a few election war-chests are completely bare.

[youngian]

Labour could fight an election tomorrow thanks to mass membership and the Bank of Len but how generous would business be to the Tories to replenish their funds?

[youngian]

He's rattled Mad Nad's cage

@NadineDorries
Grant Schapps thinks he's going down in history as man who handed TM the pearl handled revolver. He got one thing right, he is going down

The plot is by remain MPs to topple the PM, destroy Boris and put a remain leader in place to delay and possibly destroy #Brexit It won't work

Strong feed back from people who think this is a man with a personality disorder. Michael Green thinks so too. I want to see the list!

[mattomac]

Odd how that Remainer narrative seems to have gained traction considering it is more than likely th party faithful would go further to the right.

[satnav]

It looks like Shapps has been given the job of going around the TV studios and radio stations to clarify why the government is suspending parliament. When somebody with a long record of lying is wheeled out to defend the government you know that the brown stuff is about to hit the fan.