[Big Arnold]

[quote]Justice secretary told to 'get a grip' on backlog of prisoners held beyond sentence[/quote]

Now he is urging the justice secretary, David Lidington, to introduce urgent changes of the type agreed by the former justice secretary Michael Gove before he was replaced by Liz Truss.

The Ministry of Justice says it is working closely with the Parole Board to process the cases as quickly as possible

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[bluebellnutter]

Just going to bump this thread given some of the rumours circulating tonight. Don't mind me...

[Abernathy]

Right, so. They bump the Maybot and put Lidington in as caretaker PM.

I can't for the life of me work out how this happens.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Men in suits. French doors. Glass of whisky and service revolver.

[youngian]

Doesn’t look like the stubborn old bat is moving but let’s hope this bloke takes over. As a precaution I’m already psyching myself up for the next chapter of this Black Mirror nightmare; Michael Gove PM

[Boiler]

She won't go; she's even more stubborn than the Maggon ever was. And she does pride herself in being a "bloody difficult woman". Nope, stuck with her until however this fiasco resolves itself is over.

[youngian]

Corbyn has a Pretorian Guard and a devoted membership to reaffirm his mandate. Where does May's authority now come from?

[Big Arnold]

The DM is claiming ministers are plotting to put Gove in as caretaker PM. With only three weeks to go before 11 March, I can't see how dumping May will change anything.

[Boiler]

It won't, and she has to agree to go. They failed not so long ago to try and usurp her.

I hate to use the phrase, but it's "Westminster Bubble" chatter and nothing more.

[Big Arnold]

It no longer matters who is PM. Parliament has to take control and vote for something acceptable to the EU. Or it's No Deal.

[youngian]

The DM is claiming ministers are plotting to put Gove in as caretaker PM. With only three weeks to go before 11 March, I can't see how dumping May will change anything.

Its highly possible May's lid has flipped and is going to fuck the lot of you by driving over the No Deal cliff. I doubt having Gove at the wheel is going to slam the breaks on.

[spoonman]

She won't go; she's even more stubborn than the Maggon ever was. And she does pride herself in being a "bloody difficult woman". Nope, stuck with her until however this fiasco resolves itself is over.

The best description I've heard about Theresa May in the last few days is that she is "unflushable".

I guess Rees-Mogg and fellow swivel eyed loons in the Tory backbenches are heavily regretting prematurely shooting their load back in December.

[Oblomov]

Men in suits. French doors. Glass of whisky and service revolver.

Which for me raises the question of how is the 1922 committee any less unelected than the bureaucrats in Brussels

[Bones McCoy]

She won't go; she's even more stubborn than the Maggon ever was. And she does pride herself in being a "bloody difficult woman". Nope, stuck with her until however this fiasco resolves itself is over.

The best description I've heard about Theresa May in the last few days is that she is "unflushable".

I guess Rees-Mogg and fellow swivel eyed loons in the Tory backbenches are heavily regretting prematurely shooting their load back in December.

"Unflushable" a classic episode form the brilliant series Coupling.

[davidjay]

Men in suits. French doors. Glass of whisky and service revolver.

Which for me raises the question of how is the 1922 committee any less unelected than the bureaucrats in Brussels

Because they're British.