Topic: UK General Election - July 4th, here we go folks.

[west_london_red]

 

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Sky reporting Labour has won by 1,000 votes out of 3m votes cast.  If true thats even better.  Like winning on goal difference while the Tories called for VAR

[Wabaloolah]

It's official!

brilliant news, it's been a complete meltdown for the Tories

[west_london_red]

And just remember this guys, as enjoyable as this all is, this is just the warm up act, the FA cup final if you will, the Champions League final is still to come

[Wabaloolah]

Sky reporting Labour has won by 1,000 votes out of 3m votes cast.  If true thats even better.  Like winning on goal difference while the Tories called for VAR

that's why they wanted recounts

[Libertine]

Sky reporting Labour has won by 1,000 votes out of 3m votes cast.  If true thats even better.  Like winning on goal difference while the Tories called for VAR

Also saying they made a last minute decision to divert resources to the West Midlands.

Blair-esque efficiency.

All the best in the GE Rishi.

[jillcwhomever]

Keir Starmer with be there is person.

[John C]

I actually can't believe this passed me by until today!

It was revealed on a political podcast (perhaps the Bunker) about a month ago and even they were all shocked (considering they are politics followers).
A month or so before that (so about Feb/March) Andy Street was on the Leading Podcast with Andy Burnham. Street came across as a decent hard-working Mayor to be fair.
And he's even distanced himself from Tory-central from this campaign. Christ, his choice of partner though, couldn't be more Tory.

[gazzalfc]

And just remember this guys, as enjoyable as this all is, this is just the warm up act, the FA cup final if you will, the Champions League final is still to come

No. That implies that the Tories are on a level to be competitive. This is the dying days of a football club. This is Chester. This is Wimbledon. They die and never return from existence

[oldfordie]

Labour strategists taking Labour forward, concentrating on converting rather than preaching to the converted, wining more votes in huge Labour areas doesn't win power.

[John C]

Labour mustn't get complacent after a Parker win, I'm telling you I won't believe Labour are in government with a majority until I'm told the morning after an general election.
There's too many c*nts in this country ready and willing to put the boot in.

[cornishscouser92]

Labour led a data approach to their ads focusing in on specifics in the WM area. Absolute blinder if they’ve pulled it off

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Apparently some Tories on social media saying ‘stop the steal’ 😁. Wonder where they picked that one up from

[Draex]

Now the hard work starts, don’t let the bastards get a sniff, total wipe out is the only right result.

[Draex]

Labour led a data approach to their ads focusing in on specifics in the WM area. Absolute blinder if they’ve pulled it off

The nerds are everywhere!

[west_london_red]

Apparently some Tories on social media saying ‘stop the steal’ 😁. Wonder where they picked that one up from

‘Stop the steal’… where have we heard that before?

And that was without me seeing anything on Social Media, it was just so very predictable.

[west_london_red]

Now the hard work starts, don’t let the bastards get a sniff, total wipe out is the only right result.

Yup, no let up, no quarter given, keep twatting the bastards until there is nothing left of them.

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Meanwhile the final outcome of the council elections has Labour winning control of 50, Lib Dem’s 12, Tories 6.

[Millie]

This is wonderful 

[jillcwhomever]

This is wonderful 

This is hopefully just the beginning. 

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Sky reporting Labour win by 1,508 votes

[jillcwhomever]

Declaration now.

[Dr. Beaker]

This is hopefully just the beginning. 

Exactly, this has to be used as a springboard, no let up, just keep stamping these cockroaches into the dirt.

[John C]

So in WM there was more spoiled votes than the margin of Parkers win.
Street will be fuming

[John C]

Deserving tribute to Street from Parker there.

[killer-heels]

CCHQ and Number 10 will be glad they have an extra day this weekend to formulate an excuse.

[Fromola]

Haha.

Andy Street completely fucked by Sunak and the Westminster Tories.

Hopefully he makes that clear in his concession speech.


Get those letters in.....

This is despite Street distancing himself from the Tories as much as possible.

[Red-Soldier]

The country has had enough of the bastards!

[killer-heels]

Deserving tribute to Street from Parker there.

They have worked together.

[Sangria]

Haha.

Andy Street completely fucked by Sunak and the Westminster Tories.

Hopefully he makes that clear in his concession speech.


Get those letters in.....

What's the word from the Street?

[Fromola]

How are the Tory press going to spin this? The Mayor results were meant to be their saving grace. Even a swing against Khan didn't happen.

[Dr. Beaker]

I'm going to have to start getting into 'nights' mode in preparation for the GE. I do not want to miss one minute of that!

[Dr. Beaker]

How are the Tory press going to spin this? The Mayor results were meant to be their saving grace. Even a swing against Khan didn't happen.

Voter fraud.

[Rhi]

It was revealed on a political podcast (perhaps the Bunker) about a month ago and even they were all shocked (considering they are politics followers).
A month or so before that (so about Feb/March) Andy Street was on the Leading Podcast with Andy Burnham. Street came across as a decent hard-working Mayor to be fair.
And he's even distanced himself from Tory-central from this campaign. Christ, his choice of partner though, couldn't be more Tory.

Yeah, I had listened to that Leading pod with Burnham and thought Street came across well. Definitely more from the centre than from the right etc. I don't know loads about Fabricant but he's not one I'd put in the same bucket. There was the thing about him defending Johnson for the parties during covid etc wasn't there? Plus anyone with that barnet has got to be a bit of an odd-ball.

[Red Beret]

I don't think I've ever seen a party of government collapse so severely between one GE and the next. This isn't like losing a coalition partner, or seven to eight years of steadily increasing unpopularity. The Tories have gone from a relatively healthy majority to being utterly doomed in less than five years. It really is spectacular.

[Dr. Beaker]

Yeah, I had listened to that Leading pod with Burnham and thought Street came across well. Definitely more from the centre than from the right etc. I don't know loads about Fabricant but he's not one I'd put in the same bucket. There was the thing about him defending Johnson for the parties during covid etc wasn't there? Plus anyone with that barnet has got to be a bit of an odd-ball.

He has two or three wigs, so he can look as though he gets a haircut every now and then.

[Dr. Beaker]

I don't think I've ever seen a party of government collapse so severely between one GE and the next. This isn't like losing a coalition partner, or seven to eight years of steadily increasing unpopularity. The Tories have gone from a relatively healthy majority to being utterly doomed in less than five years. It really is spectacular.

I suppose that's what happens when you have a single issue party who are spectacularly wrong on their single issue.

[Fromola]

I don't think I've ever seen a party of government collapse so severely between one GE and the next. This isn't like losing a coalition partner, or seven to eight years of steadily increasing unpopularity. The Tories have gone from a relatively healthy majority to being utterly doomed in less than five years. It really is spectacular.

It is, but I don't think 2019 was ever a ringing endorsement for the Tories specifically. It became a de facto Brexit referendum with the impasse intolerable, and the deal they did with the Brexit party to stand down. Plus the cult of Boris and the more general unpopularity of Corbyn. It was a perfect storm, but it didn't mean the country was behind the Tories. May lost the Tories their majority in 2017 which was a more realistic depiction of where the Tories were with the public. Johnson like with the London mayor was almost his own brand.

Get Brexit done was an easy slogan to win an election but once it was done they had nothing to offer.

[red_Mark1980]

Street backed Truss and has made a shit show of the west Midlands.

Deserve it all, the hiding little Tory rat

[Libertine]

What's the word from the Street?

Unfortunately, he's far too classy to attack Sunak...


The former West Midlands mayor apologised to his Conservative team after being defeated by Richard Parker and not making a hat-trick.

Saying thank you to his team across the region, he added: “It has been my honour to lead you for the last seven years.

“I’m sorry, we couldn’t make it that triple or hat-trick, but mark my words, you will be back for that.”

Street thanked his fellow candidates, including Parker for “how he’s conducted himself in the campaign” and wished him “all strength and wisdom as he takes on this role”.

And he also thanked those who voted for him on Thursday, for the “trust” they showed in him, adding “that’s perhaps the most important word in politics of all”.

Street said: “In the end, it was not to be, but of course, that doesn’t mean I appreciate that trust any less. So thank you, to the voters.”