Thread 55: Sunak gives up

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New election thread.

Me too. He looks SO happy.

Me too, feeling quite emotional now.

Must be lack of sleep

Lovely scenes

Tears in my eyes watching that.

Good opening about Sunak.

It's pouring down with rain here in a blue seat

I wonder when he wrote this?

Would you want to write it before the results are known?
Or would that be tempting fate?

that's a strong opening - stability and moderation!

Stability and moderation. Yes please.

He knows he’s talking to a traumatised nation - it needs healing and rebuilding

And suddenly he's on fire.

Normally the cautious drone makes my attention wander pretty fast: fantastic to see some passion.

Good speech

And boring. We have 3 main weapons ... Stability. moderation, boring and uneventful.

Four, we have four main weapons, Stability, moderation, boring, uneventful and competence ....

c'mon guys !

Oh, he looked as though he was crying a bit at the end.

Don't let us down Keir.

He can't quite believe it

<weeps>

I really wasn’t expecting it to feel this good.

I liked that speech.

It is such a relief that the Tories are gone.

Like when pain stops.

So did I. It wasn't barnstorming or flashy, just honest and conciliatory towards the people who voted against him.

Oops name change fail!

as a someone with a hidden disability, who works in the NHS, my partner works in social care, we have 2 disabled children, I feel like I can now breath a little easier - I’m not in fear anymore of what my government is about to announce next.

I don’t think I realised just how afraid for my children’s future I was - until this morning - because now that fear is dropping away.

I really like ‘government of service ’.
Excellent speech.

I don’t think in British terms it’s that weird. I don’t share it, though I do like all the pomp and circumstance, oddly (as theatre mainly), but I do understand it.

You’re so right, it’s like someone has taken a massive stone off of my back and I can finally stand up straight again. I know change won’t be immediate but I finally believe we have a leader who wants what’s best for me and for my children.