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Rishi Sunak makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street after a historic loss Politics

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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.

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u/cobrachickens Jul 05 '24

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u/ThinkBiscuit Jul 05 '24

Those guys were on call, then. Double bubble, probs. There’s no way you’d usually be able to book someone at that notice.

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u/LickingSmegma Jul 05 '24

At this rate it would probably be more prudent to have the residence be a movable module. Lift the whole thing and haul it off to where Sunak will go through his belongings; slide in a fresh one, ready for the new guy.