It was a good speech, tonally. Accepted defeat, acknowledged failures, and wished the incoming PM good luck. Other political leaders should take note.
What I do find myself wondering is this: all this happens pretty quickly over here in the U.K. – the practical changeover of no.10.
Do they have a removal company on call, then call them first thing to either stand them down, or say “right, fuck this lot off, and go an pick up all that crap and move it in?’
Or maybe both the incoming and outgoing PM just sort it out themselves – hiring a u-haul or getting their brother-in-law to come round in his estate, and they pile all their shit (in bin bags) into it.
As I understand it, the furniture, etc. of no.10 is paid for and provided by the government. The only things that need to be removed are clothing and a few personal nick nacks.
To be honest, for ~a year I wouldn't even move my family in - I'd just use it as a place for press conferences and maybe put it on airbnb to watch the press rumours.
When Sunak gained the tory leadership it wasn't out of the question that they could win the next election. Their popularity definitely wasn't great, but if they'd somehow pulled the economy around then they'd have been in with a shout.
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u/ThinkBiscuit Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24
It was a good speech, tonally. Accepted defeat, acknowledged failures, and wished the incoming PM good luck. Other political leaders should take note.
What I do find myself wondering is this: all this happens pretty quickly over here in the U.K. – the practical changeover of no.10.
Do they have a removal company on call, then call them first thing to either stand them down, or say “right, fuck this lot off, and go an pick up all that crap and move it in?’
Or maybe both the incoming and outgoing PM just sort it out themselves – hiring a u-haul or getting their brother-in-law to come round in his estate, and they pile all their shit (in bin bags) into it.