….social media explodes in the last couple of hours with the usual mix of people rushing to misunderstood assumptions….
Just a few that I’ve read:
“…good, vote her out and get Corbyn in…” from some one who clearly doesn’t understand the difference between the leader of a party and the leader of a government.
“…can’t wait to pick her replacement…” from a left-wing group who are unlikely to be a Tory MP, who at the moment are the only people having any say in this whole process.
Going back to the actual politics, I reckon she has a decent chance of winning this vote. The reasons are simple, if there were supporters of a single candidate who wanted to remove her, it would have happened weeks, even months ago. If it was a concerted effort to replace her with a chosen candidate that candidate wouldn’t have picked this moment, it’s no surprise the UK is (politically) where it is this week, they would want to get power well before or well after now…
Which means it could actually just be 48 (potentially plus a few) disgruntled Euro-phile MPs who are tired of her leadership. Are there really another 109 MPs who want this turmoil now? Or are there overall 157 (plus May) who will let her stay in the job until post-March 2019, do the Brexit job as best she can, and then look to replace her (as she apparently agreed to) well before the 2022 General Election….
….it’s going to be an interesting night….