Thread 52 Sunak: The Final Countdown

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Vety interesting. I hear Liz Truss is also in similar trouble in Norfolk. These are dyed in the wool blue rosette donkey areas. But no longer?

Maybe these crazy polls really are true. Even though there is a lot of pushback on these boards it does look like there are some very angry middle aged middle England voters out there. About the least revolutionary group you could usually get in more normal times.

Aaw 😍

There’s another true blue up against Truss. An old school Tory who was born and bred in the constituency and used to be Lord Lieutenant of the County. He’s very likely to beat her.

https://x.com/RealDMitchell/status/1807815957814915425

How have I not seen this clip a million times today? Sunak getting ‘everything’ and ‘anything’ mixed up and admitting they haven’t got anything right.

Oh. ❤️

Yes Truss is in deep trouble, her security had to get her out of a Wetherspoons pub and she was told not to visit a Conservative club due to security concerns.

Bagge is a local and should do well https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-interview/2024/05/james-bagge-interview-one-man-mission-unseat-liz-truss-south-west-norfolk

Oh look. Colour me shocked. I really hope she goes soon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ngprp5xdvo

I seem to remember the conversion therapy ban was blocked by the Christian right within the Conservative Party (according to Conservative MPs) - they were certainly dragging their heels.

According to Electoral Calculus Truss has a 7% chance of winning her seat. Labour’s in the lead. And Badenoch has a 50% chance of retaining hers. I hope Labour’s targeting it big time.

Stop it I'm getting too excited at the prospect of Truss and even maybe Badenoch going.

Does anyone remember when Esther McVey briefly lost her seat, and when interviewed, shortly after by tv, she could not comprehend that she'd lost and said she would continue to represent the seat or something. Then stopped in horror and corrected herself. Anyone else I'd have thought "aww that's obviously been a shock! It'll take time" etc. But it was hard not to indulge in schadenfreude with McVey.

I'm trying to train myself to stay up late in preparation for Thursday. But this week I'm just so sleepy.

I mentioned above all I hear from Torys is "Labour will tax more" and nothing about what they'll actually do.

Except "follow the plan". Except their plan has been to raise taxes to the highest they've been in 70 years with nothing to show for it 🤦🏼‍♀️

They really think we are stupid

Electoral calculus now has my area as

24% reform
25% Labour
27% cons

Should be interested and keeps me hoping Braverman is out!

The picture shows what appears to be a typical Tory congregation, some mistake?

Have you seen Shire WI and golf clubs when they are angry?
And they will vote.

Of the back of the thread @Notonthestairs shared I saw this one on twitter this morning and thought it worth sharing.

x.com/runthinkwrite/status/1213474287442640896?s=46&t=DcyN6bJktmCX5vvrDrR1PQ

It's Election Eve, Eve, I'm so excited!

Collecting my ballot box tomorrow, love having a look through it and then it waiting by my front door for the morning!

Happy Election Eve Eve everyone! So excited.

Here's hoping!

Grant Shapps is another whose defeat I will be pleased about, along with Michael Green losing.

Really interesting thread- thank you.

Caption competition

I hoping that, that ghastly Rosie Holt is beaten as well.

Don’t forget Corinne Stockheath and SebastianFox too.

Umm..

You do know she's not a real MP...

That's a great thread thank you.