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?

I see that Arlene Foster has warned that 'our way of life is under threat from extremists'. Um, that would be you and your chums, Arlene.

Hooey was looking particularly nutty last night. She could be deselected if she votes with her very close mate Arlene. I bloody hope so

Also isn't there a bit of gossip about Hooey and the DUP

TimesHigherEducation‏ @timeshighered
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I know nothing about this. I wondered if anyone else did. Its just anything suddenly being axed like that the day after an election, has to be noteworthy.

Front page headline of Torygraph suggests even they are turning on May now...

"What's Ruth Davidson position on LBGT rights, abortion, creationism and the death penalty?"

Good point. This is going to get interesting.

Simon Cox‏*@SimonFRCox*

Bright Blue has 140 Con MPs & its director has called for May to step down.

Triggering Tory leader contest requires 48 MPs.

Wha? Anyone know more about this?

I think dear Ruth (love her) will not stay quiet over this. Nor should she

I think dear Ruth (love her) will not stay quiet over this. Nor should she

As the new Tory poster child for Scotland, she must carry a hell of a lot of clout.

It seems like only yesterday the Tories were wailing about Labour in England being propped up by Scottish MPs.

@AdamBienkov
The Conservatives got just 2.4% more votes than Labour but ended up with 56 more seats. Britain's electoral system is a joke.

This actually also raise other massive issues with the electoral system itself.

Bright Blue is an independent think tank and pressure group for liberal conservatism.

Board of Directors:
Matthew d' Ancona
Ryan Shorthouse
Rachel Johnson (yes that one)
Alexandra Jezeph
Diane Banks
Phil Clarke

They have a list of their parliamentary supporters (pre yesterday).
Its a who is who of liberal conservatism by the look of it.

www.brightblue.org.uk/index.php/about/parliamentary-supporters

This actually also raise other massive issues with the electoral system itself.

Except we had a chance to change it, and said No. Quite emphatically.

Of course we could revisit it, if it weren't for the "will of the people" mantra that gilds Brexit.

That said, once again, it's suited the two main parties - no incentive for them to rush to address electoral reform.

Shes not "dear" to anyone i know.

Ruth has spoken

Ruth Davidson‏ @RuthDavidsonMSP
As a Protestant Unionist about to marry an Irish Catholic, here's the Amnesty Pride lecture I gave in Belfast...

www.scottishconservatives.com/2016/08/ruth-davidson-keynote-speech-at-belfast-pride-event/

Ruth's pissed.

Judging by what Matthew d'Ancona writes in his weekly column in the Guardian they look much for the Timothy/Hill type view than the below-the-line frothers on ConservativeHome. The Telegraphy has been very critical of May for a long time during this campaign.

d'Ancona described the Tory Manifesto as running counter to those who said May was risk averse. How much of it, anyway, are they going to stick in the Queen's speech? Or it it just going to be getting going on Brixit, working out the deal, and then putting that in front of a general election?

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/21/politics-audacity-may-manifesto

Sam Coates Times‏*@SamCoatesTimes*
Tory right: Steve Baker says the public have voted for two parties which both promised to leave the single market and this must be delivered

Do fuck off Tory Right.

She's such a star, Ruth Davidson, May so doesn't deserve her.

Despite Starmer promising to leave the single market the manifesto didn't say so in such stark terms. It said wishywashily that there would be 'strong emphasis on retaining the benefits of the single market and customs union - which are essential for maintaining industries, jobs and businesses' and that EU citizens' rights (and reciprocal UK citizens' rights) would be protected. So Baker's not entirely correct about that.

George Eaton‏*@georgeeaton*

DUP manifesto backed abolition of bedroom tax, maintainence of universal benefits and triple-lock.

There is the reason that there is no formal deal.

Andrew Reynolds‏*@AndyReynoldsUNC*
45 out LGBTQ MPs in new British House of Commons. 19 Labour, 19 Tories and 7 SNP.
Global record
Details in Pink News shortly

David Lammy (on FB) Tories warned us about a "coalition of chaos" propped up by "terrorist sympathisers". They just didn't tell us it would be them leading it!!

Tim Montgomerie @montie
MPs who lost their seats have been contacted by David Cameron; not by his successor (so far).

www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/06/09/the-uk-just-elected-a-record-number-of-lgbtq-people-to-parliament/?utm_source=PNT&utm_medium=SocialTwitter&utm_content=TwitterN&utm_campaign=PNTwitter
The UK just elected a record number of LGBTQ people toParliament

Stuart ANDREW – Pudsey
Crispin BLUNT – Reigate
Nick BOLES – Grantham & Stamford
Conor BURNS – Bournemouth West
Alan DUNCAN – Rutland & Melton
Nigel EVANS – Ribble Valley
Mike FREER – Finchley & Golders Green
Nick GIBB – Bognor Regis & Littlehampton
Justine GREENING – Putney
Nick HERBERT – Arundel & South Down
Margot JAMES – Stourbridge
Daniel KAWCZYNSKI – Shrewsbury & Atcham
Mark MENZIES – Fylde
Damien MOORE* – Southport
David MUNDELL – Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
Lee ROWLEY* – Derbyshire North East
Iain STEWART – Milton Keynes South
Ross THOMSON* – Aberdeen South
William WRAGG – Hazel Grove

• elected yesterday.

There is the reason that there is no formal deal

Well yes, because this showmance won't last 5 mins.

There will now be a steady drip of dirt on the DUP, their batshit policies, Foster's corruption, Brexit campaign funding etc.

I'm baffled by May's No. 10 speech
Did she use the wrong one ?
Is that the speech she meant to use after winning a landslide ?

Has anyone elses irony meter exploded ?

Not only has Theresa May managed to lose a working majority. She is now forced to hold hands with the one party she pretty much tried to freeze out of Brexit.

Chaining herself to the DUP is effectively bringing the one party and country that will be most directly affected by Brexit into the negotiations ???

I wonder what the number crunchers are starting to say about the shift in demographics before another election ? More rise of the young, less old blue Tories ?

DavidLammy
Exactly, May will lead a Coalition of Chaos with terrorist supporters

• who believe the leader of her Scottish party, plus several of her MPs, face eternal damnation

(well, they did choose to follow May !)