comment by 50 No longer trusting the process (U1147)
posted about a minute ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 minutes ago
The fight for the next Tory leader will be interesting now as some of the main contenders have lost their seats.

Does this give Cruella a clear run?
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Badenoch got back in again due to a lack of tactical voting, so it'll probably be between those two.
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If it’s between those two, Tories can say goodbye to power for next 10 years at least
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I would have made Penny favourite.

Thatcher clone, pretty fit, white, all the attributes that appeal to traditional Tories.

NEW: Incredible stat from @electoralreform - it looks like Reform has got ONE MILLION votes for each Reform MP returned.

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by 50 No longer trusting the process (U1147)
posted about a minute ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 minutes ago
The fight for the next Tory leader will be interesting now as some of the main contenders have lost their seats.

Does this give Cruella a clear run?
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Badenoch got back in again due to a lack of tactical voting, so it'll probably be between those two.
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If it’s between those two, Tories can say goodbye to power for next 10 years at least
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I would have made Penny favourite.

Thatcher clone, pretty fit, white, all the attributes that appeal to traditional Tories.
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Nothing like Thatcher

comment by Onana what's my name? (U14210)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by 50 No longer trusting the process (U1147)
posted about a minute ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 minutes ago
The fight for the next Tory leader will be interesting now as some of the main contenders have lost their seats.

Does this give Cruella a clear run?
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Badenoch got back in again due to a lack of tactical voting, so it'll probably be between those two.
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If it’s between those two, Tories can say goodbye to power for next 10 years at least
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I would have made Penny favourite.

Thatcher clone, pretty fit, white, all the attributes that appeal to traditional Tories.
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Nothing like Thatcher
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Didn't you watch the live debates?

Exactly like Thatcher, even down to the hairdo and the shouting.

Recount going in this seat because there’s 4 votes in it

https://x.com/peter_henley/status/1809113263130423383?s=46&t=bPTrpdgNggCdz9igvhmVyw

I see Truss was as gracious as ever btw.

Delaying the announcement and then not even giving a concession speech, and now she's still blaming everyone else but herself.

What an odious woman.

I’ve just run the numbers through a D’Hondt PR calculator with a 1% threshold, and *understanding and appreciating that the number of votes each party would have received under such a system would have been very different* this is what came out:

Lab 231
Con 162
Ref 98
LD 84
Gre 46
Ind 13

We’d be looking at a beautiful Lab, LD, Green coalition.

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unl... (U17054)
posted about a minute ago
I’ve just run the numbers through a D’Hondt PR calculator with a 1% threshold, and *understanding and appreciating that the number of votes each party would have received under such a system would have been very different* this is what came out:

Lab 231
Con 162
Ref 98
LD 84
Gre 46
Ind 13

We’d be looking at a beautiful Lab, LD, Green coalition.
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Yeah FPTP has had its day, we need to change our democracy

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Onana what's my name? (U14210)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by 50 No longer trusting the process (U1147)
posted about a minute ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 minutes ago
The fight for the next Tory leader will be interesting now as some of the main contenders have lost their seats.

Does this give Cruella a clear run?
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Badenoch got back in again due to a lack of tactical voting, so it'll probably be between those two.
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If it’s between those two, Tories can say goodbye to power for next 10 years at least
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I would have made Penny favourite.

Thatcher clone, pretty fit, white, all the attributes that appeal to traditional Tories.
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Nothing like Thatcher
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Didn't you watch the live debates?

Exactly like Thatcher, even down to the hairdo and the shouting.
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Thought you meant on policy 😅

comment by Things Can Only Get Better (U11781)
posted about a minute ago
comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unl... (U17054)
posted about a minute ago
I’ve just run the numbers through a D’Hondt PR calculator with a 1% threshold, and *understanding and appreciating that the number of votes each party would have received under such a system would have been very different* this is what came out:

Lab 231
Con 162
Ref 98
LD 84
Gre 46
Ind 13

We’d be looking at a beautiful Lab, LD, Green coalition.
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Yeah FPTP has had its day, we need to change our democracy
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100%.

Every political party barring the Tories wants it. Only the Labour leadership has overruled party members (twice), but the party membership wants it. And the country desperately needs it.

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unl... (U17054)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Things Can Only Get Better (U11781)
posted about a minute ago
comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unl... (U17054)
posted about a minute ago
I’ve just run the numbers through a D’Hondt PR calculator with a 1% threshold, and *understanding and appreciating that the number of votes each party would have received under such a system would have been very different* this is what came out:

Lab 231
Con 162
Ref 98
LD 84
Gre 46
Ind 13

We’d be looking at a beautiful Lab, LD, Green coalition.
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Yeah FPTP has had its day, we need to change our democracy
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100%.

Every political party barring the Tories wants it. Only the Labour leadership has overruled party members (twice), but the party membership wants it. And the country desperately needs it.
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Labour have always resisted especially when they win because of it

It’s just a matter of time for FPTP. It’s a dusty anachronism, and a joke to most of the rest of the developed democratic world.

There are now many Asian nations and even a handful of African nations with more democratic system than the UK, and it’ll get to a point, if it hasn’t arrived already, where the electoral system will start to impact Britain’s standing on the international stage.

Very glad Shabana Mahmood won her seat. Couldn't stand Yakoob

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unl... (U17054)
posted less than a minute ago
It’s just a matter of time for FPTP. It’s a dusty anachronism, and a joke to most of the rest of the developed democratic world.

There are now many Asian nations and even a handful of African nations with more democratic system than the UK, and it’ll get to a point, if it hasn’t arrived already, where the electoral system will start to impact Britain’s standing on the international stage.
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Lol it won't make a impact on the international stage. What a silly comment to make🤣🤣

comment by Onana what's my name? (U14210)
posted 1 minute ago
Very glad Shabana Mahmood won her seat. Couldn't stand Yakoob
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That was predicted to be a close one, what was the result

Pretty shocking scenes surrounding Jess Phillips.

Booing her and chanting about Palestine during her acceptance speech, she's claimed her canvassers have been repeatedly harassed including one having her tyres slashed, and then the independent candidate wouldn't even shake her hand.

Jess Phillips leaving the front bench over the Palestine stance from Keith really saved her today

George Galloway in the bin

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted less than a minute ago
Pretty shocking scenes surrounding Jess Phillips.

Booing her and chanting about Palestine during her acceptance speech, she's claimed her canvassers have been repeatedly harassed including one having her tyres slashed, and then the independent candidate wouldn't even shake her hand.
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Absolutely stupid, she is one of the few Labour MP’s that has spoken for Palestine

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted less than a minute ago
George Galloway in the bin
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Rochdale is restored to normality

comment by Onana what's my name? (U14210)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unl... (U17054)
posted less than a minute ago
It’s just a matter of time for FPTP. It’s a dusty anachronism, and a joke to most of the rest of the developed democratic world.

There are now many Asian nations and even a handful of African nations with more democratic system than the UK, and it’ll get to a point, if it hasn’t arrived already, where the electoral system will start to impact Britain’s standing on the international stage.
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Lol it won't make a impact on the international stage. What a silly comment to make🤣🤣
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I don’t think you have any idea how people see Britain from outside.

The Germans call us 'Inselaffen' - Island Monkeys which isn't really a compliment.

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 3 seconds ago
The Germans call us 'Inselaffen' - Island Monkeys which isn't really a compliment.
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People here simply do not understand when I try to explain the Lords.

They literally don’t believe me when I explain how it works.

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unl... (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Onana what's my name? (U14210)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unl... (U17054)
posted less than a minute ago
It’s just a matter of time for FPTP. It’s a dusty anachronism, and a joke to most of the rest of the developed democratic world.

There are now many Asian nations and even a handful of African nations with more democratic system than the UK, and it’ll get to a point, if it hasn’t arrived already, where the electoral system will start to impact Britain’s standing on the international stage.
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Lol it won't make a impact on the international stage. What a silly comment to make🤣🤣
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I don’t think you have any idea how people see Britain from outside.
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They won't care about our electoral system 🤣🤣🤣

So exit poll

- Reform did worse
- SNP and DUP did worse
- Lib Dems and Greens did better
- Tories/Labour as predicted pretty much
- Independents did way better than expected

Exit poll wasn’t too far out though