The hype about the anticipated motion or vote of no confidence amounted to nothing.
The first significant event this week was that Prime Minister Theresa May survived the 1922 Committee’s (parliamentary group of the Conservative Party in the UK House of Commons) Wednesday session, much to everyone’s surprise. The hype about the anticipated motion or vote of no confidence amounted to nothing. The PM received the traditional banging of approval and said her plan was “good for the country”. MPs took to social media to fawn over Theresa May. Rumours of stage management are rife. It is being alleged that the Tory Whips positioned May loyalist backbenchers and communicated instructions by WhatsApp. Loyalty can be contrived by not wanting to burn your career potential supposing the PM had won a no-confidence vote, or fear of skeletons in the cupboard being revealed; there are mischievous stories about the existence of a little black book in which many secrets are noted. Or it is just possible that MPs feared that any interruption in the Conservative leadership would derail the Brexit negotiations. Indeed, on that day, UK efforts were being criticised by the National Audit Office in a report entitled “UK Border: Preparedness for EU exit”. This expanded on the theme “many of the changes needed to be made by government under a ‘no deal’ scenario may not be ready on time”. It turns out that the PM is like the proverbial cat with nine lives.
The other significant event