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BiglyBadgers · 09/06/2017 07:03

Also there is the Irish border question for the DUP, which will certainly effect their stance on hard Brexit as I believe they want a soft border. Nothing is really what you would think it seems.

illegitimateMortificadospawn · 09/06/2017 07:04

Also, DUP are a Northern Irish party. Northern Ireland was strongly remain and Brexit would be a huge headache for NI and the Good Friday Agreement. The DUP may not want to formally enter into a coalition with the Tories in Westminster and prop up their Brexit ambitions - it would be toxic for them at home.

illegitimateMortificadospawn · 09/06/2017 07:05

X-posted with Bigly. Smile

AcrossthePond55 · 09/06/2017 07:07

Good morning. And good night. It's bedtime here. Looking forward to catching up with the thread after a few hours sleep.

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Lweji · 09/06/2017 07:07

I've mentioned it before but thus is what happened in Portugal last year.

Right wing party wins more votes but not overall majority.

Left wing parties did get over 50% in Parliament.

Right wing party asked to form government, but can't make deal for majority and is shot down by left.

Left wing parties make deal, but not coalition with the most voted left wing party, who was asked to form a government by the President on a second round.

I wonder if the UK will have a similar scenario.
Hopefully not as Spain recently or Belgium a few years ago.

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illegitimateMortificadospawn · 09/06/2017 07:16

I'm keeping m fingers crossed that things will still be in such disarray in the autumn after this election that we'll have postpone Donnie's state visit, hopefully for ling enough for impeachment actions to kick in.

illegitimateMortificadospawn · 09/06/2017 07:17

Gah! Typos aplenty ^ but you get the general idea.

Roussette · 09/06/2017 07:18

Morning all! What a night! Sleep, wake, turn on telly, roll over sleep. Rinse and repeat hourly. I'm knackered!

Just heard Zac Goldsmith has scraped in, can't believe that.

As Bigly says Across without a clear majority I really don't think Tory can swing any more to the right, they are severely weakened. The DUP wanted out of EU but whether they'll do a deal with Tory, who knows.
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My constituency isn't in yet... it always is one of the last dammit!

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Lweji · 09/06/2017 07:19

You people doubted Trump's environmental credentials.
What are you saying now?

Trump's pitch for making the Mexico border wall 'beautiful': add solar panels

www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/08/mexico-border-wall-solar-panel-plan-donald-trump

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OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 09/06/2017 07:25

There has been so much going on, I still haven't seen comey's testimony! Thought I'd watch it while the tories gain got larger and larger through the night but it had to be parked Shock

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Lweji · 09/06/2017 07:27

The vultures are already circling for May.

Theresa May's leadership in the balance amid Tory election fury

www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/09/theresa-may-leadership-in-balance-amid-tory-election-fury

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Roussette · 09/06/2017 07:29

And Zac Goldsmith scraped in by 40 votes with 3 recounts, the Lib Dems and my DD are gutted with that one.

Roussette · 09/06/2017 07:50

All over internet, Reddit, Twitter etc......

"Tory HOusing Minister who wrote a book on how to win a marginal seat loses marginal seat"

I hope he's having scrambled egg for brekky and he got a bit on his face Grin

PerkingFaintly · 09/06/2017 07:59

From that Guardian link:

"Sir Craig Oliver, David Cameron’s former director of communications at Downing Street, came to a similar verdict on Sky News. 'If this is true, if this is accurate, in CCHQ there will be deep and lasting shock,” he said. 'It was the biggest gamble a politician has taken for a long time and if that exit poll is right, it’s failed.'"

"Long time" meaning "since last year"?

illegitimateMortificadospawn · 09/06/2017 08:11

"Long time" meaning "since last year"?

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GingerIvy · 09/06/2017 08:26

The Independent‏Verified account @Independent 42m42 minutes ago
Theresa May is not resigning ind.pn/2r7Zoie

GingerIvy · 09/06/2017 08:29

Matt Haig‏Verified account @matthaig1 8h8 hours ago
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Looks like Theresa May will have ended up making the worst decision out of any Tory prime minister since, well, the last one.

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GingerIvy · 09/06/2017 08:37

Hadley Freeman‏Verified account @HadleyFreeman 2h2 hours ago
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Replying to @HadleyFreeman
Let's all have a moment of silence for the poor soul who this morning will have to explain "hung parliament" to Trump

TheNorthWestPawsage · 09/06/2017 08:40

Theresa is a stubborn so-and-so. I reckon she won't go down with out a fight.
Yes Rousette - 45 bl**dy votes and Zac's back in. Angry

GingerIvy · 09/06/2017 08:46

Robert Peston‏Verified account @Peston 2h2 hours ago
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.@johnmcdonnellMP says Labour wants to form a minority government and challenges SNP, Green and LibDems to support it. Woooooo

GingerIvy · 09/06/2017 08:47

Ed Miliband‏Verified account @Ed_Miliband 3h3 hours ago
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We know Theresa May can't now negotiate Brexit for Britain because she told us losing majority would destroy her authority---and it has.

CaveMum · 09/06/2017 09:06

Is it daft that after last night, as well as all our discussions on here, I've been looking into the idea of doing a Politics course? I'm feeling more engaged with politics than I ever have in the past and my default is to want to learn more

Stuffofawesome · 09/06/2017 09:20

www.futurelearn.com/courses/categories/politics-and-the-modern-world-courses there you go Cave free courses compatible with newborn