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The Westministenders Hunger Games continues. Hunting for the Opposition.

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RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 14:18

THE BREXIT FALLOUT OUT CONTINUES - THREAD EIGHT!

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Each of the parties seem to have a taken a very different style to their leadership contests.

The Tory party have been well documented as doing in the classic style of Hamlet. After the entire Conservative Party have spent two weeks stabbing each in the back and front, May steps forward to take the crown for herself.

But what about the others?

The UKIP leadership contest seems to be in comedy style of Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights. In a strange turn of events, that no one predicted and seem quite absurd, they seem to be changing their rules so their new leader must have been a member for 5 years. The punchline is this rules just about everyone out, apart from Neil Hamilton and Steven Woolfe. As BigChocFrenzy points out, we are expecting Arron Banks to hand out the brown envelopes. We are just waiting for the poorly thought out, and badly booked racist band to turn up and make everyone cringe in horror and distract everyone from UKIP's candidates and their manifestos in the process.

Meanwhile Labour Party decide to do what they thought was Star Wars Panto. After spending a week going “She’s Standing”, “Oh No She’s Not” Angela Eagle is declared the Empire Strikes Back candidate by Diane Abbot. Well if she’s the rebel leader, then who is Darth Vader and the Emperor?

Unfortunately, you’d be forgiven for thinking the performance is starting to look more and more like a re-enactment of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, by the minute:

A battle of wills between two forces locked together in a room with ultimately different and opposing self-interests. This is only resolved when the new leader to the dynamic who sought to upset the institution, and give the others their freedom, is lobotomised and subsequently killed in an act of mercy. His murderer manages to escape the prison to the cheers of those still stuck inside.

The Greens of course are a foreign language film, no one has heard of and no one is really that interested in watching.

The Lib Dems are merely sat in the audience. With Tim Farron heckling.

But where is Gandalf? Sad

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At least some sanity has returned and we now have some leaders. May can now get stuck into the job of handing the nightmare that is Brexit whilst making herself at home at Number 10. Rumours are circulating that it’s been left a bit of a pigsty.

We will follow May, on her new adventures to foreign lands to persuade Merkel and Juncker to hand over a mythical unicorn to the UK. Meanwhile will we continue our own hunt for the opposition, whilst we all consult our dictionaries for the meaning of the word ‘Brexit’ in bafflement in the wake of ‘Brexit means Brexit’.

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Sense of humour compulsory. No experience necessary though

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RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 21:06

BBC
Only people who joined Labour before February will be able to vote in the leadership contest, BBC chief political correspondent Vicki Young says. It looks like anyone who joined after then will have to pay an extra £25 to become a "registered supporter" - and will get a two-day window in which to sign up.

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colouringinagain · 12/07/2016 21:06

with a leader who will lead

YY

SwedishEdith · 12/07/2016 21:06

Brian Cox ‏@ProfBrianCox 3h3 hours ago
I'm thinking of forming dull steady middle of the road party that isn't angry and wants to run things quite well. The Beige Party. Anybody?
903 retweets 2,955 likes

Funny, have had this conversation quite often recently

TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 21:07

Show - Diiiiaaannnneee is very sure Mr Speaker wouldn't allow it. I have no idea.

EatsShitAndLeaves · 12/07/2016 21:07

Can anyone find the link to where you cough up your £25?

I can't find it....

colouringinagain · 12/07/2016 21:10

Brian Cox for Leader!

EmilyDickinson · 12/07/2016 21:11

So, am I right in thinking that if you paid £3 to be a registered supporter at the time of the last Labour leadership election you'd have to pay again (£25 between 18-20 July only) to vote in the next one?

TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 21:12

Eats - don't think it is available til Mon next week...

TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 21:13

George Eaton ‏@georgeeaton 19m19 minutes ago
Corbyn didn't stay for the freeze date vote. Had he done, Unite amendment on shorter period would have passed.

TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 21:13

iain watson ‏@iainjwatson 1m1 minute ago
Breaking - sources say there will be 48 hours of talks before the leadership contest timetable is triggered - at shad cab request

Again????

TheNorthRemembers · 12/07/2016 21:15

Emily Yes. Corbyn makes us pay to oppose him.

merrymouse · 12/07/2016 21:16

Looking forward, if there is a split I think the risk for JL's supporters (the sane ones) is that without the unifying force of supporting Jeremy, and having ejected the MPs in the 172 who were left wing and liked Jeremy but just didn't think he was cut out for leadership, they are left with a rather disparate bunch of people who don't know what to do next.

BakewellSliceAgain · 12/07/2016 21:16

Yes to the Beige Party.

On the doorsteps we admit to the older voter yes it's really just magnolia and we tell the yuppies it's elephant's breath.

EatsShitAndLeaves · 12/07/2016 21:16

Thanks Bathroom

Found an option on the site but it just loops you back to membership.

merrymouse · 12/07/2016 21:17

A bit like the leave campaign.

OneArt · 12/07/2016 21:19

Yy to the Beige Party! That is exactly what I want

RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 21:19

#Jexit.or #Plpexit?

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 21:19

Details of how to become a £25 voter will be published on Thursday

BakewellSliceAgain · 12/07/2016 21:19

And all wide appeal political parties ever..

Showmethewaytogohome · 12/07/2016 21:21

TheBathroom - those pesky rallies just got in the way of business

So I have done some really crap research and our wonderful unwritten constitution doesn't help But

The leader of the opposition is the person who's party has the second most number of seats- end of. So if for example there were two parties in opposition one with 40 the other with 41 the leader of the opposition would technically be the one with 41. So if the PLP defect en masse from Labour to another party or a newly created one they would be the opposition. Just as if the ruling party had a majority of 2 and 3 defected they would either be a minority government or would have to step down. The issue is will they split or defect and do they want to leave the marital home behind. As with all splits that is what is keeping them there their spiritual home. Either way JC is toast and will only get EOW if he is lucky - more likely just cards at Christmas

RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 21:22

The freeze date for Labour Party members eligible to vote in the Leadership contest has been agreed by the NEC as six months (February 2016).

The NEC has agreed that the one-off payment for Registered Supporters in this contest will be £25. Details of how to become a Registered Supporter to vote in this contest will be published on Thursday, along with the timetable.

Got it?! Well of course something happens before Thursday!

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Peregrina · 12/07/2016 21:23

Hmm, so could the SNP become the Official opposition?

Showmethewaytogohome · 12/07/2016 21:23

I vote LTB

Showmethewaytogohome · 12/07/2016 21:25

SNP opposition. Not really all the time the 'rebel' forces (keeping the star wars theme) are still members of the Labour party no. And not if they just retain their seats and defect or split either.

BigChocFrenzy · 12/07/2016 21:27

Yes to Beige Party !
We can hold meetings and eat beige food
Not sure if anyone so obviously intelligent as Brian Cox could be elected PM though.
England is the only country I know where "too clever by half" is a serious insult

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