Thread 54 Sunak: On His Majesty's Secret Curtice., Polling Night Special

[RishisLeavingDo]

It's time

Just reading that the Exit Poll took pms d at a 130 polling stations.

That would mean (probably) no more than 13 polling stations in Scotland - which is what Gary Gibbon has just acknowledged (as I type) on C4. "no degree of confidence ...."

David TC Davies has thrown the towel in.
Maybe premature like BMA back in the day?

Yes @prettybird but I don't have a vote in Scotland. David Mundell the MP in the Scottish constituency where I live part time is a pretty decent Conservative. It is likely that some of the new labour MPs will be terrible just as some of the Tory MPs who came in at the 2019 election were scumbags

& that they haven't yet been vetted.

"Took place at ...."

Nah Reform is just the old far right of the Tories who didn't like been hidden from the press by them mixed with BNP/UKIP. It's the old guard of the right fighting the right again. As I said on the other thread, we're more centre left as a country by a mile. Giving Reform oxygen just because the Tories are split when their votes combined couldn't win a raffle at this point is silly.

Wes Streeting looking a bit more human on the Beeb. Suits him

I will eat my hat if reform still have as many MPs as they start with by the end of this parliament.

Seems nobody cares about NI 💀

I heard DUP will be hounded out. Leaves a lot of Q's about EU and boarders for trade...Hope Labour have planned for that.

I'll give Nigel Farage a full on smacker.

Deserved if so

That’s certainly what it looks like. And it’s understandable. Why would people who want lower taxes, smaller government & an end to uncontrolled mass immigration vote Tory? They have demonstrated that they have no intention of actually delivering those things.

If Labour has been very efficient with their vote. AC is just making this point, as has HH that for instance Starmer's majority may have reduced in his constituency. Smart campaign for FPTP.

Floods of tears then in the FWR boards. Not all.

Deputy leader still thinks the reforms are the true voice of opposition 😆😆😆😆😆

Can anyone explain where the 170 seat majority comes from? It's not 410-131, or 650-410... how do they calculate it?

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Sunak's off to bed?! Really?! why am I surprised?

Laughed at that.

Exit poll seats by liklihood:

80%+ Lab 369
80%+ Con 80
80%+ LD 45
80%+ Reform 5
80%+ SNP 4
80%+ PC 3
80%+ Green 2

Too close to call 124 seats

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I wonder if any of the Reform candidates who left the party before today end up getting elected because their names were still on the ballot paper?

Or worse, were kicked out because they were so vile but still get elected

The good thing about Northern Ireland is it's (pretty) peaceful now so less significant, less concerning?

Hello. I seem to have changed my username
I am really excited to join this thread.

Im sitting in the High Dependancy Unit with my Ds (he's not well but improving!)
I have a trusty old Thinkpad laptop (refurbished by Ds aged 14)
I can't get the internet in the Hospital (so please link to juicy bits) but, wierdly, I can get MN. Bloody HURRAH !!!
I have a bottle of apple juice & some fresh popcorn (Dd made at home & sent in for Ds & me, god love her). I have a home made Tory bingo card.

I offer this as a contribution:
(Ds wrote it, to be hummed to the tune of 'What comes Next' from Hamilton)

They say,
the Price of Inflation's not a price they are willing to pay,
Insane,You cheat with Farage
Now I'm fighting Labour & Remain
I'm so Blue
I thought you made an arrangement when you voted for us
You were ours to Subdue
Well, even despite our election
I've got a desperate policy for you
National service, you can vote
Unless you're all quick marched onto a boat
We're on our own (out of Europe)
Oh dear, I think I know what happens now
Parties rise, Governments fall
It was much wetter when I made the call
All alone, in Number 10
Now the people say they hate me
It's time for the Removal Men
Tra la la la la, la la la la la la la
Da da da da da daaaaa
We'll have no votes....

I think its really clever. I hope you like it.

I spoke to a Scottish colleague today (I'm in England) whose partner is a Tory the horror! She said she thought no Scots would elect Tories today.

We will see