The Tory Party has 124,000 members. It's MPs are only too aware that their views are well out of line with the country as a whole so them being able to choose who becomes our PM could easily produce an untenable situation.

I have long argued that whilst the membership should choose who is their overall Chairman that the MPs alone should choose who leads them in Parliament. No caucus, from any party, should have the ability to choose who is our PM. That ought to happen in Parliament. I don't like the idea that a left wing caucus chose Corbyn either. Our job as voters is to choose our Parliament and I want the PM to be chosen by those we choose. All of us, not just a bunch of activists.

The Conservative MPs, together with all the others, have been doing their duty and doing what we elected them to do. Which is to use their collective judgements to deliver what they believe is in our best interests and not what any particular group, however large or vocal, or whether they express their views here or in a referendum.

Both the Tories and Labour undertook to respect the outcome of the 2016 referendum at the last GE. Neither said how. Both are still trying. Either could change their position, just as individual voters can, in the light of new knowledge or events. Parliament as whole is working, albeit by reaching a stalemate which only another GE will likely solve. This is our democracy in action. That some don't like what it means is unfortunate but that doesn't mean it's wrong.

So those Conservative MPs may well decide that it's not in the country's interests to see Johnson installed as PM and make sure he is not one of the top two. They may well also decide it's not in the party's interests either because no-one is more likely to cause a permanent split.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Who gets the Willo vote?

As Boris studied the Classics I'm sure he would have read of The Pseudologoi and I think this has been his persona ever since.

'Lies to the masses as are like fly's to mollasses...they want more and more and more'

A few weeks ago I witnessed a lady on television (Cannot remember who it was) saying that in her opinion Rory Stewart was a "Dark horse" in the leadership contest.He could well fall at the first hurdle tomorrow.

He tells the truth. He isn't all spin and intra-party schmoozing. He doesn't stand a chance this time around, I doubt that is why he stepped forward though.

Yeah me too!!!!!!!!

*locks self inside cupboard with enough Tramadol to sedate an elephant*