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by fdfaz 1338 days ago
Is there any reason to think she's about to leave or is this some wishful thinking from the usual suspects?
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As well as the disastrous mini-budget and replacement of the chancellor?

One of the procedures by which she can be replaced involves 'letters of no confidence' being sent to the '1922 committee'. There are a bunch of newspaper articles saying that committee has been having discreet meetings and talking to Truss yesterday.

Which is the political equivalent of getting invited to a same-day meeting with your boss and HR entitled 'private meeting'.

The betting markets have about 60% for her leaving this year: https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/politics/market/1.2030...
Is the usual suspects her party colleagues? Feels like it's almost becoming a tradition in the conservative party at this point.
I'm betting by next week.
Have you seen the news in the UK this week?

She's had a terrible week (and that's saying something given her premiership to date).

She had to sack the chancellor that enacted all of her campaign promises, bring in a new chancellor who has undone all of her campaign promises.

Some of the polls coming out suggest the Conservatives would be in 3rd place at a General Election behind the SNP.

Holy shit I hadn't checked in a few weeks, but yeah if an election was held tomorrow they could potentially finish third: https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/prediction_main.html
There's a map here that graphically shows just what a wipeout it would be: https://twitter.com/ElectionMapsUK/status/158203973484657459...
Not a speck of blue north of the border and that worm Douglas Ross out of a job. Glorious. Wonder if anything will change in the next 2 years ...
Fourth behind the SNP in some cases.