Next Tory Leader - The Long Road to #10

pragmatic

Well the Greece deal looks like it's on the skids already.

krish

might have to re-title the thread
- Next Tory Leader - The Now Even Longer Road to #10
[URL='http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11795172/David-Cameron-will-fight-2020-election-senior-Tories-believe.html']David Cameron will fight 2020 election, senior Tories believe - Telegraph[/URL]

tapzilla2k

Well he might want to stay on and fight in 2020, but again it depends on how the EU vote goes and if he can keep the Tory Party mostly intact or it could descend into Major like Rebellions, bringing Government to a standstill.

krish

Will scupper Boris, who'll be ~60 around the time he could contest the leadership and might just throw in the towel

tapzilla2k

Who knows with Boris, becoming PM is his dream by all accounts. Plus he must be pretty miffed at how Cameron became Leader and lucked into a small majority due to Labour being woeful. Seems like Cameron was resigned to defeat when he made that announcement, now he finds himself still as PM with a majority. Who wouldn't want to try and carry on.

domtheone

Plenty

Given the enormous challenges this country faces, some simply wouldn't want to go on fighting an endless battle to make any difference.

Some might wan to bow out with some dignity too.

To about face and say he wants to do another term would be a right kick in the teeth to some.

I actually think it's healthy to have change periodically.  Say 2 terms like the US system.

We had far too much of Blair.  Don't want that again (already too long for some) with Cameron.

Need a Conservative leader for a Conservative party.

Greg Hook

Boris will be the next Tory leader.

Feel free to search for this post in 5 years time to quote me.

IronGiant

We just need some sort of bookmark to be able to find it easily.  

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

domtheone

I don't doubt it.  Well a little.

tapzilla2k

You've got that already - Eton and Oxbridge Educated Prime Minister. Thatcher was something of a blip in the Tory Party. She still sets the tone for British Politics, no matter which party you support.