How It Started:
Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong Government with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband: https://t.co/fmhcfTunbm
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) May 4, 2015
How It's Going:
David Cameron Resigns as Conservative Leader
Theresa May Resigns as Conservative Leader
Boris Johnson Resigns as Conservative Leader
77% of Britons now disapprove of the government, the highest in 11 years of YouGov tracking data
— YouGov (@YouGov) October 18, 2022
Approve 7% (-6 from 9 Oct)
Disapprove 77% (+7)https://t.co/EDgUC0o8KB pic.twitter.com/LnRiX9XfJf
Government announces the fracking vote is no longer a confidence vote - because of the scale of the expected rebellion by Tory MPs. Truss could not afford to expel them. It is no longer clear what authority she has over her party. Extraordinary. Yes (yawn), another u-turn
— Robert Peston (@Peston) October 19, 2022
Massive Tory row going on in the lobby, literally trying to force people through. Lots of anger
— Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips) October 19, 2022
I’ve never seen scenes like it at the entrance to a voting lobby. Tories on open warfare. Jostling and Rees Mogg shouting at his colleagues. Whips screaming at Tories.
— Ian Murray MP (@IanMurrayMP) October 19, 2022
They are done and should call a general election.
Two Tory whips dragging people in. Shocking.
Just watched the Deputy Prime Minister practically pick up a hesitant Tory MP and march him into the Government lobby. Astonishing.
— David Linden MP (@DavidLinden) October 19, 2022
The Chief Whip has now resigned. Wendy Morton, since you asked.
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) October 19, 2022
BREAKING: Tory MPs now claiming that chief whip Wendy Morton and her deputy have both resigned - after fracking vote shambles. Total chaos engulfing govt.
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) October 19, 2022
Extraordinary stuff happening here during the vote on fracking which is apparently “not a confidence vote”. I’ve just witnessed one Tory member in tears being manhandled into the lobby to vote against our motion to continue the ban on fracking @BBCNewsnight @PaulBrandITV
— Anna McMorrin MP ????????️? (@AnnaMcMorrin) October 19, 2022
That’s the deputy chief whip https://t.co/xC1e1Ls5V7
— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) October 19, 2022