A Brexit benefit...at last...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8971x0zqepo

Basildon South and East Thurrock

Ref: 30.8% (+30.8)
Lab: 30.5% (+7.0)
Con: 25.7% (-39.8)
Ind: 4.9% (-1.9)
Grn: 4.3% (+4.2)

Ref GAIN from Con

Foooking Greens

They won it by 98 votes

They are now bigger than the greens

comment by Onana what's my name? (U14210)
posted 1 minute ago
They are now bigger than the greens
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And Plaid

James Timpson has been appointed as a minister for prisons.

Excellent move given how much work he's done to help rehabilitate prisoners. Really good to see they're willing to go outside the party for these kind of appointments.

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 4 minutes ago
James Timpson has been appointed as a minister for prisons.

Excellent move given how much work he's done to help rehabilitate prisoners. Really good to see they're willing to go outside the party for these kind of appointments.
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What if I need a key cutting though? Did they think about that?

Thornberry has been dropped from the front bench, Keith has appointed a KC for the Attorney General position

Genius appointment / thinking by Keir

Vallance one is also another genius one

Patrick Vallance, former chief scientific adviser during campaign, appointed as science minister

Good appointment

Sounds like they’re looking to appoint some people that are qualified for the role. I’d forgotten that was possible our government.

*in

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 3 minutes ago
Sounds like they’re looking to appoint some people that are qualified for the role. I’d forgotten that was possible our government.
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It feels like when United started appointing a technical director and a recruitment team working under him

14 years of the Tories and the Glazers. Fack my life.

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 4 minutes ago
James Timpson has been appointed as a minister for prisons.

Excellent move given how much work he's done to help rehabilitate prisoners. Really good to see they're willing to go outside the party for these kind of appointments.
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What if I need a key cutting though? Did they think about that?
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Waiting for the Daily Mail article saying we'll all be walking round with holes in our shoes

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
14 years of the Tories and the Glazers. Fack my life.
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You wonder how we didn’t top ourselves in that time

I forgot to say, welcome to the thread Daz

I only came here because of the election. Will probably regret it and buuuugger off.

I’ve missed him so much

https://x.com/10downingstreet/status/1809245479928000724?s=46&t=bPTrpdgNggCdz9igvhmVyw

Wes Streeting:

I have spoken to the BMA junior doctors committee, and can announce that talks to end their industrial action will begin next week.

We promised to get negotiations up and running and that is what we are doing.
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Actual adults in government in again. What is this feeling?

Rwanda officially dead

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/05/starmer-kills-off-rwanda-plan-on-first-day-as-pm/

comment by Things Can Only Get Better (U11781)
posted 28 minutes ago
I’ve missed him so much

https://x.com/10downingstreet/status/1809245479928000724?s=46&t=bPTrpdgNggCdz9igvhmVyw
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He could save the world's bacon

Oh my days

comment by Things Can Only Get Better (U11781)
posted 21 minutes ago
Rwanda officially dead

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/05/starmer-kills-off-rwanda-plan-on-first-day-as-pm/
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Who much money did the Tories spunk on that pile of bollox?