4th October It begins again...


As if unable to shake off some inexplicable urge to queue, insiders within the corridors of power are reporting that the one currently forming outside Sir Graham Brady's office is reaching proportions that are so large Phil and Holly are considering jumping to the front of it just because they can

Sir Graham is chair of the 1922 committee, a powerful gathering of backbench Conservative MPs whose considerable influence within the Parliamentary Party includes the power to call for a vote of confidence in its leader. Grace Under Pressure understands that since a Kwasikami mini budget and an appearance on Laura Kuennsberg's show where she did an impression of a rabbit paralysed by the headlights of an on rushing car, many amongst the Conservative ranks have lost 'complete truss' in both their prime minister and her main money man. 

What started as a single individual loitering with the intent of delivering a letter of no confidence, soon grew into a triplet of troubled Tories before rumour began to spread of a new queue forming and suddenly it was stretching from the office door out of the parliament and past a bewildered but secretly delighted Chris Mason. The length of time in the queue is currently estimated at 5 hours long.

Even though they are unable to vote on the matter, our roving reporter spotted several celebrities including Ainsley Harriot, Les Dennis and someone from Love Island had already joined the queue just on the off chance they manage a quick interview that gets their face back in the newspapers. The things some people will do for their 15 mins of fame.

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