Britain's New Prime Minister
- Conservative Party will announce the victor between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt this Tuesday
- PM Theresa May will hold her last PMQs in the House of Commons on Wednesday then drive to the Palace to resign
- Queen Elizabeth II will summon the victor to Buckingham Palace for the 'kissing of hands' to become PM on Wednesday
So yes, the moment will finally arrive this week as Britain finds out who its 55th Prime Minister will be, or the 14th of Queen Elizabeth II.
The timing will go roughly like this: sometime Tuesday we'll find out the winner of the Conservative and Unionist Party leadership contest, and that person (Boris or Hunt) will become leader of the governing party. Then, the next day PM Theresa May will leave Downing Street for the last time, attend her final PMQs and then drive to Buckingham Palace to resign to Queen Elizabeth II. Shortly afterwards, the Palace will summon the winner of the leadership contest and invite the winner to form a Ministry. It's expected Cabinet appointments may take place on the Thursday.
So a two tweets of interest I saw recently...
BBC NewsNight did four scenarios, and below is the one I think is most likely.
“We leave October 31st whatever happens”
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) July 19, 2019
Helen Thomas from Blonde Money says “whatever he (Boris Johnson) manages to thrash out, he will claim it is a new form of the deal.”#newsnight | @MarketBlondes pic.twitter.com/zZREnxBS43Philip Hammond packs his bags. What a satisfying photo. 😍 pic.twitter.com/YdoCKN9SYX
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) July 20, 2019EU countries are secretly reaching out to Boris Johnson in a bid to stop no deal. Irish bigwigs have signalled a willingness to do business in talks with senior Johnson allies. See Sunday Times
— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) July 20, 2019Thoughts?BREAKING: David Gauke tonight confirms that he will resign from the cabinet next Wednesday after PMQs because he can’t serve Boris Johnson while he pursues no deal. Tells the Sunday Times he fears it would lead to national “humiliation”
— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) July 20, 2019

