New PM missteps and provides ammunition to reinvigorated Opposition

Leafy_Emerald was left on the back foot last night as MPs rejected his Spring Budget, providing Opposition parties a glimmer of hope and a barrel of ammunition to use against the government in the upcoming 8 March general election.



In a nail biting vote, the prime minister found himself watching from his place at the dispatch box as the Speaker was brought forward as the deciding vote, having ruled that one government MP's last second attempt at voiding their 'no' vote was unconstitutional.



With this ruling, the division was tied 47-47, with the Speaker forced to vote in favour of the status quo and thus rejecting the budget.



Speaking after the result, Leafy_Emerald tried to put on a brave face, highlighting the achievements of his government and trying to play down the failure. He blamed what he called "a few self-interested individuals" for the failure of the budget - a pointed remark to the five Conservative members expelled over the course of the five day voting period - and said that "we’ll worry about the National Interest, while the Opposition and a few egotists worry about their self-interest!"



Despite this however, the prime minister is under increasing pressure.



Over the past few days, there has been extensive negative coverage surrounding his not even two week old premiership.



The New Statesman has published the extensive coverage of the Conservative deputy leadership candidates, in which several candidates have attacked the way the Conservative leadership has run the party. In particular within the manifestos there were several attacks on Leafy_Emerald's handling of the budget.



LouisOstrowski, the education secretary and new chief whip accused Leafy_Emerald of having kept the budget under lock and key when it should have been "created by us as a collective, not keeping it secret between the top brass of the party.” He said that there was little communication with the rest of the party, potentially resulting in the failure of the budget to pass.



Leaks from within the cabinet have also bogged the prime minister down, with the education secretary being forced to publish an apology having been unveiled to having labelled santanfansun, the justice secretary, a cunt.



Latching onto the troubled new premier's first two weeks in office, the opposition has been invigorated with a sense of purpose not seen in months, having dealt satisfying blows onto the government for the first time this term. Some backbench figures within Lib-Lab have openly suggested that the budget failure is the beginning of the end of the Conservative-led government.



ElliottC99, who has stepped up to lead the opposition with NukeMaus and RickCall12 absent, whilst relishing in the failure of Leafy_Emerald, has made clear however it's not over just yet.



"Whilst this is a massive success for the country, we are still stuck with a poor budget written by the Conservatives and after this election it must be replaced as soon as possible. What this budget and the reaction to the vote shows is that the Nasty Party is back."