Westministenders: Strong and Stable Theresa Date with Destiny

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Its just before 2.00am.

So far its the YouGov model all the way. Still a long way to go but, the Cons are not getting the top of their target list and Labour are doing very well in seats they just 'shouldn't be'.

Corbyn is now favourite to take the poison chalice of Brexit, but they may not be the largest party yet.

This is looking right now like 1974 not 1983.

May's potted regardless. I look forward to her resignation speech. Its still entirely possible that our next government is a Tory Minority under another leader.

The LDs are having a rough night so far. They are loosing deposits all over the place as they are squeezed out. But they still might hold the balance of power yet. Though they are pledged not to go into coalition.

Another election in the autumn? Brexit delayed and going soft and squishy?

Faisal Islam @faisalislam
Most marginal Lab seat - City of Chester stays Labour. Chris Matheson defended majority of just 93, in seat where UKIP stood aside (4K 2015)

Right that's me done.....sleep

With the Stormont situation as it is, Brexit and the DUP making the noises it's making re propping up the Tories, this is a Rubicon moment for SF lala

Then there's not much point standing in the WM elections, especially if it leaves only Unionist voices representing NI in parliament. I get why SF haven't taken up the seats in the past but, given the likely outcome of this election, it's a principle too far.

Would Sinn Fein take their seats to oppose the DUP? They could hold the balance of power =/

Conservatives have just overtaken Labour.

I agree this is potentially a good result for Brexit/the uk/democracy.

Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV
BREAKING: Labour say Philip Davies has held Shipley after all #GE2017

Front pages of DM, etc shown on Guardian site www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2017/jun/08/general-election-results-2017-uk-live-labour-tories-corbyn-may-election-results-live-news-line

'Gamble backfires', words to that effect..

'Theresa Dismay' from The Sun.

JRM on the telly and rumours of Philip Davies holding Shipley . Time for bed.

Urgh, that's a pity re Davies! I'm also off to bed.

I agree, Rhythm.

Wouldn't say this was the night to trade in political certainties math.

No Stormont, DUP pulling UK govt strings, Good Friday crumbling, SDLP wiped out. It's a (Russell's) paradox of an elench as a political moment.

Carlton Reid‏Verified account @carltonreid

David Cameron: “I’m the stupidest Tory prime minister there’s ever been.”

Theresa May: “Hold my Pimms."

PMSL

The questions that inspired the non-taking of seats remain - i.e. reunification of Ireland, the illegality of partition, the illegitimacy of NI. Therefore the non-taking of seats is still the basic element of the platform on which SF campaigns. That is their fundamental point and I doubt it will be negotiable.

Salmons loses his seat to tories

Alex Salmond has lost his seat to the Tory!

Fuck.
Davies and soubry both 're elected

Salmond!

Recount in Richmond Park (Goldsmith).

Bed for me now I think 🛌

I know math. My point is this that real change comes fast, at times like these.

And that change isn't the same as negotiation of concessions.

Soubry isn't the worst I think. Goldsmith though. And worst of all Davies however.....

So we had Vince Cable on earlier with some good sense about now needing a more moderate consensus approach to Brexit and then JRM comes on still clinging to the wreckage the no deal is better than a bad deal soundbite......

Phillip Davis kept it? WTF?

Ruth Davidson on now, bantering about her lustre, no chance of her getting the leadership instead of Boris the Buffoon? She just got asked, long awkward smiley silence.......