smoking opium is a big point in favour in my view

I still like him, there's something honest about him
he's the only one I'd not be against, maybe Rudd too
the rest are toxic to varying degrees

Saw a reply to this tweet that I’d agree with saying “Great idea to offer it, bad idea to make it compulsory”. This idea has put me off of Rory tbh. Like I don’t think there’s bad intentions behind it but if he wants to help young people, then he should be, “committing on the day that he takes over as Prime Minister” to improve mental health services, improve education system, make the minimum wage equal for all workers by scrapping the age gap (idk if that’s the right term but you know what I mean)

Lots of people already volunteer, making it compulsory will mean that nobody will want to do it so I don’t agree with this plan

reece and Matthew
do you think Rory will get to the 2nd round?

Yeah scored a bit of an own goal there did Rory

No I don’t think he will

He's talking an awful lot about "things he'll introduce". Does he know how the government works? He can't introduce anything at all without getting it voted through! The PM has literally zero executive power. :think: someone should let him know, he's getting his hopes up a bit. Maybe Theresa can have a chat with him, because if anyone knows how little power a PM has... :joker:

and the tories will be wiped out at the next GE, so there is that little detail :joker:

This video is actually quite interesting you know. People are totally happy to talk to him and engage, warm, polite, welcoming UNTIL they find out he's a politician and then they're like "Nah no thanks bye". It's the simple fact that he's in politics that makes them want to avoid him like the plague. Not surprising but quite illuminating?

They are saying around 5:30PM
is Rory's press launch
SkyNewsHD
BBCnewsHD

Rory is Live now


https://news.sky.com/story/live-reck...-bids-11739524

He is in my view excellent.

Maybe this time, he only leaves his marker but this man would be one of the best ever Conservative leaders.
So hopefully if this isn't fruitful this time, he gets another chance and soon.

I've great admiration and respect for Rory.
He would unite rather than divide, I think the Country not just the Conservative Party.

Yeah, and I think he has elements of New Labour in him while still being a Tory; I think this would win people over from both sides, and see Corbyn off easily.

Imo he's positioning himself for leader at the next contest rather than having serious ambitions of winning this time around. It's quite possible the Tories could be decimated in a future election and he could then be quite an effective leader of the opposition

Dont you just want to give him a cuddle

I am amazed
he got through
until next Tuesday , another vote.

He has a challenge ahead for sure, but he has momentum. The tories rarely elect the favourite

I wonder how the supporters of the people who were evicted will vote.

He would be the best option which means it'll never happen because we can't have nice things.

it will eventually morph into a stop Boris campaign, so it will be whoever looks to have the best chance of defeating him. That's why Rory has a better chance than it may look at the moment.

Lol this is not big brother

Only a few may jump over to Rory

He's layed into Boris on closing down Parliament.
Rightly too.

Rory Stewart talks more sense with his first word than other politicians do in a whole speech.

Rory is too sensible to be chosen by that lot

Heh, it is in a way! #1984