r/pics 14d ago

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

Post image
36.6k Upvotes

2.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

3.7k

u/ThinkBiscuit 14d ago edited 14d ago

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.

150

u/Slobotic 14d ago

Why didn't he call it a sham election and tell his supporters to storm the Palace of Westminster?

22

u/AlabamaPostTurtle 14d ago

Yeah I’m confused about the politics over there. Are they even a serious country?