Who will take over from Theresa May?

tapzilla2k

You go for the brexit option that causes the least damage to the Economy. Yes you can say "We had an in/out ref and voted out" but that doesn't really give whomever is in power a clear path to Brexit. Anyone who thinks a No Deal Brexit is the best outcome is daft, as we will still have to negotiate with the EU at some point and if it's right that under a no deal Brexit, we'd only get about 1,000 or so passes for HGV Lorries to cross over into the EU, then the haulage industry is near enough dead over night.   

As for who can take over from May ? Unless they can reunite the disparate parts of the Tory Party it won't make a whole lot of difference. If say it's the "dream team" of Boris, Gove and Mogg ? I could see a number of Tory MP's crossing the floor to the opposition benches. Given how fragile the Tories minority is that would likely cause an immediate General Election. Brexit could kill off the Tory Parties electoral chances off for a while. In two ways 1. Delivering a brexit that remain voters don't like and 2. Delivering a Brexit, some Brexiteers do not like. Whichever Party delivers Brexit, is screwed. As in the short to medium term economic hit will probably be something not many could cope with.

Now you can say remain voters need to suck it up, we are leaving. But that neglects the simple question of what happens in a post Brexit UK ? It might not be the land of milk and honey promised, with a bitterly divided electorate for some time to come. Too much hubris going around it seems.

Sonic67

I went for the option that took us out of the EU.

Everything else was secondary.

Note the predictions are that we will be better off. Not as well off if we stayed in the EU but still better off.

rancidpunk

Dream team? Sounds more like a nightmare to me.

I think the last thing the Tories, or the country, need at the moment is a change of leadership. The time for her to go was when she screwed up the election, we're too far into the brexit process for a change to do us anything more than further harm.

Trollslayer

Look, the EU is still following the Tripsis playbook but not as much as before, usual posturing.
They also stand to get hurt if it all goes wrong.
Finally there was a phrase I heard many years ago - "Politics is the art of the practical".

EarthRod

I heard that "Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant."

Sonic67

Sounds good to me. People who actually believe in what we voted for.

weaviemx5

Not sure that makes any sense?  We will be better off if we leave the EU but not as well off as if we stayed in it?

Sonic67

Predictions tend to be for slow growth. Note "growth" just not as much.

weaviemx5

Ok, so the growth will be slow but still not as much (as fast?) as if we stay in the EU?  Sorry, I'm not being awkward, just don't understand how slower growth and not as much in the long term compared to staying in the EU can mean anything other than worse off (financially).

Sonic67

I see it as "better off" but not "as better off."

And the bonus of leaving.