Thread 55: Sunak gives up

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New election thread.

Election map for anyone waking up BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/results
UK election results 2024 | Constituency map - BBC News

I can see three Scottish and the other half of Basildon outstanding. The (other) Basildon constituency already declared was the one that came down to a majority of 20 votes, so maybe these are all very extremely close ones requiring recounts, although one of the Scottish ones out standing includes islands so there may be logistical issues.

Oh and Hendon. I can't find the other one and I'm going cross eyed.

Of course, with PR there wouldn't be such a need for a protest vote, so it maybe wouldn't go the way they are trying to suggest it would...

"NEW: Nigel Farage said George Jones wouldn't be a part of Reform's campaign after calling a pride flag "degenerate" and comparing LGBT people to paedophiles

He is now at Reform's election party

[@harry_horton]"

https://x.com/politlcsuk/status/1809007153639776632?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

Didn't take long did it.

Isn't her single issue the most important one in most voters thinking? How could she get less than 200 votes if it's the big issue?

My sleep window has just passed, I also had coffee an hour ago so it may have to be an afternoon nap.

Watching C4 and wanting to murder Mad Nad - she's stupid, annoying, petulant and disrespectful. On the other hand I really admire Harriet Harman, who's bene wonderful.

Very happy here in Wales. Local very good labour MP re-elected and no tories in Wales. Most tories on my personal shitlist have gone

Great night

Igotjelly · Today 07:28
"I really do have a lot of time for Stephen Flynn"

Me too.

I am quite looking forward to Farage having to do some work. I get the feeling he won't like it up 'im to badly quite Dad's Army.

Yes, spoken to a couple of other political types who agreed Labour got a lot of Green and LD votes last night as a show of solidarity.

We fell asleep after hearing Mogg had gone and that we had successfully got Labour over the line for the first time in 32 years in our constituency. We saw Keir Starmer speak and then put the TV off.

Thanks everyone for your company and all the comments which have helped me catch up this morning.

A hard road is still ahead, but I hope that we will stick together in this amazing group, I am sure there will still be much to talk about but I feel better knowing that the grown ups are in charge.

Farage never did any work when he was an MEP. He's a disruptor, not a grafter. Let's hope that the people that voted for him never find themselves in need of their constituency MP's help.

Well I haven't felt this tired in a long time but my it's worth it!

And ours. Less than 900 votes (the maths is beyond me right now). Really disappointing on an otherwise not disappointing night.

Just had to have a little nap and woke up to Greg Hands losing!

We are the part that Hunt didn't want, I blame it on the other town(s)

"Word of the day is ‘absquatulize’ (19th century): to dismiss, send off, and put to flight."

https://x.com/susie_dent/status/1809132906427638261?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

To Labour!

Well done everyone! You are the best of the best ❤️

Last cat tax?
"I've composed this piece especially for Mogg (and you need to change that name!) Truss and Shapps. It's entitled "HaHaHaHaHaHaHaaaaaaaa!"

Mogg being the seat to push Labour over the line was the icing on the cake. Commiserations to those who still have Tory MPs.

My life has taught me that people learn best from their own mistakes. Clacton is about to figure it out, I have faith.

"Labour won 410 seats, but the other parties weren't trying to win seats so it doesn't count" is the implication of a lot of takes floating around

Yes, don't understand it. They had a ruthlessly efficient vote share. Corbyn piled up votes in specific areas, but this was targeted and coordinated - and was part of their core strategy.

And for every L/D or Green voter that held their nose to vote Labour, there are voters like me that have had to vote tactically the other way around for years.

My county stays blue by around 6k votes. Embarrassing.

Constructive.

That is a brilliant word to use. Constructive engagement with the EU, Constructive engagement with doctors, teachers, nurses, and a whole range of others.
That will without costing anything start to help things improve.

Right I need a new username.