Thread 46 Sunak - don't rain on our parade

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He called it, countdown to 4th July

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He knows he has nothing to lose by saying this, because once he's out of office he'll be largely ignored anyway and no-one will care.

I wonder if he would come back to join the line-up of ex PMs at the Remembrance Day wreath laying and similar events?

Maybe the first year, when all eyes are on him.

Then he'll find a way to do it in the US. Bearing in mind if he has to get a green card again, they may not let him in if he leaves. They can be funny about that.

He could join the Sussexes in their Remembrance Day attention seeking.

And care home fees. Didn't they promise to do something about those before?

And social care at home, which the Tories promised to fix.

That was the dementia tax that lost May the 2017 election. I imagine Sunak’s been told to steer clear of care payments - which probably means he’ll come up with some hare brained bribe policy tomorrow.

Mind you, slightly performative use of the umbrella there. I wonder if it's a subtle dig at Sunak's ignorance of how to use them.

The CCHQ excuse for the lack of umbrella last week was that they wanted to avoid “Wally with a brolly” headlines. 😂

And instead got "Wally without a brolly" headlines 😂

First Polls

Redfield and Wilton Strategies

2024 GENERAL ELECTION MEGA POLL!

12,000 Sample.

Labour leads by 23%.

Westminster Voting Intention (25-27 May):

Labour 46% (+1)
Conservative 23% (–)
Reform UK 13% (+1)
Lib Dem 9% (-1)
Green 5% (–)
SNP 3% (+1)
Other 3% (+2)

Changes +/- 19 May

Westminster Voting Intention:

LAB: 47% (-1)
CON: 24% (-3)
LDM: 11% (+3)
RFM: 8% (=)
GRN: 3% (+1)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @Survation, 24-27 May.
Changes w/ 21-22 May.

They really need to try and avoid second guessing the wags of the UK. Hopefully they will have learned (they won't) that whatever they imagined was 1% of what the internet can deliver.

I have colleagues in the US asking if this guy is for real. And not in a good way.

Yes, but I think it was also how totally robotic she is.
And not going to see the Greenfell victims.
That tv interview she did was just embarrassing
She believed the hype of the tory 20 point lead

Labour leads the Conservatives among EVERY age cohort polled.

Westminster VI, By Age (25-27 May):

Labour's lead by age group:

18-24: 29%
25-34: 35%
35-44: 29%
45-54: 24%
55-64: 13%
65+: 7%

https://x.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1795489334029693083

Labour leads by 7 points among those aged 65 or older.

In 2019, the Conservatives won 60+% of this age group.

Westminster Voting Intention, Over 65's (25-27 May):

Labour 33%
Conservative 26%
Reform UK 15%
Liberal Democrat 8%
Other 7%
Don't Know 11%

Truss has no standards -

Ex-PM Liz Truss is set to appear on far-right, conspiratorial platform Lotus Eaters tomorrow.

Set up by misogynistic influencer Carl Benjamin, LE has promoted the Great Replacement Theory and claimed the World Economic Forum is trying to control society.

x.com/hopenothate/status/1795483175776665695?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

Police are investigating comments by a Ukip candidate in the European elections speculating about whether he would rape the MP Jess Phillips amid growing concern over threats to politicians.
Carl Benjamin, Ukip’s candidate for South West England, sent a tweet to the MP for Birmingham Yardley in 2016 saying “I wouldn’t even rape you.” He added to the comments in a recent video saying: “With enough pressure, I might cave.”

www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/07/police-investigating-ukip-candidate-youtube-carl-benjamin-jess-phillips-comments

If this is where the Conservative Party are headed then they are finished.

Jesus. I thought nothing could shock me any more but that … 🤢

Fucking hell.

Fucking hell

I think Truss should be suspended for this but I doubt Sunak could take action even if he wanted to.

I have a theory.

Sunak learns by observing others. Sunak has spent a lot of time observing Johnson and his ignorant buffoon performances and as a result is now trying to behave how he imagines an ignorant buffoon would.

I think you are on to something Thingscanonlygetsunk

Telegraph having a totally normal one here and forgetting how old 18 year olds were 4 years ago. Hilariously the correction manages to make even less sense. Not sure what debt they owe for being locked down. Do we all owe it?

Well, I worked all through lockdown so they can just fuck right off with that.

Good point, so did I.

Yes, but how many 18 year olds can say that?

See they have a point.
18 year olds were just lazying around at home on their computers all day, not even going out to walk the dog twice a day or do the shopping.