To want Elon Musk to stay the fuck out of U.K. politics?

[Birdscratch]

And German politics and just focus on the President he’s already paid for and turning X into a toxic wasteland.

It can just be put to a vote in parliament. If a situation arose where a number of Labour MOs revolted - they could easily do it.

we could be in a shooting war with Russia in a matter of months if AFD win Germany (highly possible) and withdraw support from Ukraine

Or Russia could keel over and the resulting power vacuum leads to the break up of Russia and small civil wars which go nuclear (also very possible)

North Korea could take advantage of the political situation in South Korea and invade destabilising the world economy leading to Labours collapse.

or starmer can just call one.

there are a million quite easy to predict reasons. They are not making it to 2029.

"Parliamentary majority" means...a majority in parliament. Where Labour do have a huge majority.

I would be staggered to see anything but Labour remaining in power until 2029. Whether Starmer remains its leader is a different question, though.

And I will say that if people think Starmer's cost-cutting policies are unpopular (which they undoubtedly are) then I can only imagine how badly the public would react to the public spending cuts that would be needed to achieve significant cuts to net immigration.

Apparently they're friends and will be having a conversation during Trump's inauguration.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

And why would that be? Plenty of elections have been called early. Possibly because they know they will lose (see the last government when they called elections and when they didn’t)

It’s unlikely Starmer will lead into the next election, he’s become too much of a liability. The political landscape is likely to be even more polarised by then meaning they will need an even further left leaning leader.

Labour MPs are not going to put themselves at risk like that.

They might end up forcing Starmer out, to try and find a more popular leader, but they aren't going to force Labour out.

Don’t think facts are allowed onto this thread.

I don’t really want an election in this country. I still think we will get one.

I don’t want Reform to win next election. I still think they will.

the last two are opinions BTW.

If a situation arose where a number of Labour MOs revolted - they could easily do it

Why would they revolt? You are operating in the realms of fantasy.

So no party ever has split and argued itself into an election?

do you study politics at all? I do and it’s laughable how often this very thing has happened. Even just in the UK.

Except he doesn’t does he? A dancing monkey wouldn’t have disagreed with him. I don’t think it reflects badly on Farage at all

When did it happen?

So if Reform are likely to win the next GE why would Labour call one before 2029?

You make no sense.

Why?

let’s see.

military intervention in a foreign country. (asked to vote for)

deploying troops on the streets (civil unrest)

voting against further support of Ukraine if Germany and France stop supporting them

voting to enforce the borders of this country a lot more firmly than we do now (so as to get back some reform voters)

Christ alive I can think of hundreds of reasons why can’t you?!?!

Because they might be forced to.

do you know anything at all about politics?

it’s not just that they hang on for dear life until 2029 whatever happens you know? Right?

also if Labour call
one NOW they might see Reform off before they get organised!!

Clearly our penchant for fantasy isn’t as advanced as yours.

He doesn’t care about the UK. His only goal was to humiliate Farage. He did it for power with Trump and his own entertainment.

Well I seemed to have cross posted with the original poster who basically said the same as me. I’m pretty confident they have a better understanding of what they meant. It’s not their fault you didn’t confirm what definition of “majority” they were using, which they have now confirmed. It is very common now when discussing politics to use both parliamentary majority and popular majority due to establish a government s mandate - come one we’ve already had this discussion.

I have studied politics, yes, and I can't think of a historical precedent for what you're predicting here - care to share a UK example?

You tell me which one of those scenarios is less than 20% ish likely

i watch global
politics and wars. It’s a hobby. There is more going on than you think there is.

I think it’s more likely if we were looking at a wartime footing that there would be some form of National Government rather than an election being called.

A prime example in the UK of MPs within a ruling party having internal disagreements that effectively caused an early election is the 1979 general election.

Context:
• Prime Minister: James Callaghan (Labour Party)
• Issue: Labour was leading a minority government after losing its parliamentary majority in 1977. The government relied on a pact with the Liberal Party and other smaller groups to maintain power.
• Trigger:
• Labour MPs and trade unions became increasingly dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the economy and public spending during the “Winter of Discontent” (1978–1979), marked by widespread strikes over pay restraint.
• Internal divisions within Labour weakened its ability to govern effectively, and external opposition parties sensed vulnerability.

Key Event:
• Vote of No Confidence: On 28 March 1979, the Callaghan government lost a vote of no confidence by a single vote (311–310). This was largely due to internal Labour discord, alongside opposition MPs uniting against the government.

Outcome:
• Callaghan was forced to call a general election, which took place on 3 May 1979. The election resulted in a decisive victory for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives, marking the beginning of an 18-year Conservative rule.

This example highlights how internal disagreements and divisions in a ruling party can undermine a government and ultimately lead to an early election.

Insults. Insults.

Next they will suggest a Jan 6 style assault on Parliament

You took the words out of my mouth

Maybe.

maybe not.

sort of depends how shit the situation is. And it can go south very fast.