Boris Johnson could lose majority overnight as Tory MP considers defecting to Lib Dems
‘At the moment, I’m increasingly feeling politically homeless,’ Phillip Lee says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-mp-defection-lib-dems-brexit-boris-johnson-majority-phillip-lee-a9030576.html?amp
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 1 August 2019 19:48 (four years ago) link
To every thing:
Former Labour MP Frank Field to make announcement 'on his political future'
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/former-labour-mp-frank-field-18813274
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 1 August 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
Joining the Tories are we, Frank?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 1 August 2019 19:59 (four years ago) link
Isn’t FF gone anyway next election? Birkenhead is 100% going to whoever Labour select.
― gyac, Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:02 (four years ago) link
Field on a free to Brexit Party, surely?
― michaellambert, Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:05 (four years ago) link
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenhead_(UK_Parliament_constituency)Allimsaying
― gyac, Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link
Special news conference scheduled for tomorrow to announce the official launch of the Undead Party.
― How to Book Michael Fish (Tom D.), Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:23 (four years ago) link
At first they'll rise together, but how long before the vampires, liches and wraiths tear each other apart? (Rooting for the liches btw.)
― pomenitul, Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:26 (four years ago) link
when you've loved nothing and done nothing but steal oxygen for decades the way Frank has, then, uh, you know absolutely nothing about life.
― calzino, Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:32 (four years ago) link
xxxp finally, John Rentoul’s time to shine
― gyac, Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:45 (four years ago) link
Rentghoul shurely?
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:53 (four years ago) link
https://i2.wp.com/media.giphy.com/media/Y5EsGQlpjnkxq/giphy.gif
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 1 August 2019 21:00 (four years ago) link
Mostly calling me stupid or a vampire— John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) June 14, 2018
― gyac, Thursday, 1 August 2019 21:19 (four years ago) link
Old dead eyes is back again :(
― calzino, Thursday, 1 August 2019 21:29 (four years ago) link
*****POLLS HAVE CLOSED IN BRECON AND RADNORSHIRE*****I can finally talk about it and by God, for me, I can tell you, it's a relief.First up, what should we be expecting? (THREAD)The basics:-Largest constituency in Wales (or England)-Result expected around 2.30am— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) August 1, 2019
― stet, Thursday, 1 August 2019 21:58 (four years ago) link
Let me guess, Welsh Doormats Fall Hook Line and Sinker For Boris Bounce.
― How to Book Michael Fish (Tom D.), Thursday, 1 August 2019 22:29 (four years ago) link
lol maybe not
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Friday, 2 August 2019 01:43 (four years ago) link
They got 17 per cent of the vote in 2017, Mark. Totally calm analysis...— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) August 2, 2019
posting as he usually does
― im led by donky (||||||||), Friday, 2 August 2019 03:50 (four years ago) link
BXP taking ten points off a boris-bounce tory party... this is good.
otoh guess nigel will be getting his knighthood after all, if there’s to be an autumn GE.
― im led by donky (||||||||), Friday, 2 August 2019 03:55 (four years ago) link
xp lol they haven’t held that seat since the 70sIrregular reminder that he’s 34, lol
― gyac, Friday, 2 August 2019 05:10 (four years ago) link
Looks like a lot of Labour voters opted to vote tactically there and the Brexit Party played a part. The Tory vote is being sliced from two directions here. Brecon and Radnorshire voted Leave with 51% of the vote as well fwiw - another illustration that a Leave constituency won't necessarily return a Leave MP, especially with the dynamics the way they currently are. There could be a lot of anomalies.Difficult to see what the Tories are currently doing that is insufficiently Brexity for Brexit Party voters though.
― Matt DC, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:05 (four years ago) link
I suppose this is why Farage was claiming that Dominic Cummings (!!!) was not a "true believer" in Brexit earlier this week though.
― Matt DC, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:08 (four years ago) link
It is *possible* that many Brexit Party voters are not the sharpest political minds on the block
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Friday, 2 August 2019 07:09 (four years ago) link
Difficult to see what the Tories are currently doing that is insufficiently Brexity for Brexit Party voters though.
Failure to declare war.
― pomenitul, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:11 (four years ago) link
Hard to weigh up your best tactical option when your vote is just a howl of befuddled xenophobic rage
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Friday, 2 August 2019 07:14 (four years ago) link
Johnson needs to crack on with promising to build the wall
― seven against feebs (Noodle Vague), Friday, 2 August 2019 07:15 (four years ago) link
BBC doing their best to spin the result as per instructions from Consevative Central Office.
― How to Book Michael Fish (Tom D.), Friday, 2 August 2019 07:21 (four years ago) link
*paying my respects to our first past the post system*
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:25 (four years ago) link
All of what you're saying is true and on the assumption that a chunk of voters went from blue to yellow then this result is the canary in the coalmine for a Tory strategy that's currently sitting between 'blunder' and 'absolute disaster in the making'.
― Matt DC, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:26 (four years ago) link
― gyac, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:28 (four years ago) link
I mean from NF’s POV the more shit he causes for Tories, the bigger the payoff for him is when he “reluctantly” stands down in exchange for a sweetener.
― gyac, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:30 (four years ago) link
Still not racist enough iirc
xp
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:31 (four years ago) link
― pomenitul, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:11 (nineteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
i dunno what part of the rhetoric towards the irish sovereign state youve not been payin attn to but its happening imo
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Friday, 2 August 2019 07:32 (four years ago) link
Tell that to the Brexit party voters.
― pomenitul, Friday, 2 August 2019 07:36 (four years ago) link
boris johnson will lose his seat at the GE. bet it
― im led by donky (||||||||), Friday, 2 August 2019 07:47 (four years ago) link
xp i am keeping calm and tugging the forelock as i normally do as far as those lads are concerned tbh
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Friday, 2 August 2019 07:49 (four years ago) link
The only thing they could do would be a full on pact with Farage which would be like Christmas for every other party.
― Matt DC, Friday, 2 August 2019 08:05 (four years ago) link
It would be stupid but...
― How to Book Michael Fish (Tom D.), Friday, 2 August 2019 08:13 (four years ago) link
surely Farage will call off his little pressure group at the right moment
― imago, Friday, 2 August 2019 08:18 (four years ago) link
so glad to not have to wake up to some chipper bbc voice giving it some boris triumphalism, but still fuck listening to LibDem triumphalism as well. Some of the commentary on Today was what a disaster it was for Labour. i can't recall anyone saying they were a significant player in this by-election!
― calzino, Friday, 2 August 2019 08:19 (four years ago) link
Or the Tories do preside over No Deal and somehow manage it through...yes, that won't happen, just kidding.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 August 2019 08:19 (four years ago) link
calz IT’S WALES ! pits and, uh, lava bread and uh fire in the belly... jemry crombyn should have won by 50%
― im led by donky (||||||||), Friday, 2 August 2019 08:20 (four years ago) link
https://kmflett.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/corbynsanta.jpg
― suzy, Friday, 2 August 2019 08:22 (four years ago) link
it seems Labour haven't done anything there since '85. Build a wall!
― calzino, Friday, 2 August 2019 08:25 (four years ago) link
"get offa me, wales!"
― imago, Friday, 2 August 2019 08:26 (four years ago) link
Builth a wall.
― How to Book Michael Fish (Tom D.), Friday, 2 August 2019 08:56 (four years ago) link
A Friday feeling tweet?
9 days in the job and Boris Johnson has so far: tanked the pound; lost a by-election; squandered Billions on a No-Deal Brexit No-one voted for; and toured the UK prompting widespread calls for its break-up. So, I expect Labour is now making big gains in the polls...?— Owen Smith (@OwenSmith_MP) August 2, 2019
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 August 2019 08:57 (four years ago) link
Labour hasn't held the place in 40 yrs, I think. Anyone in mid-Wales who wants the Tories out always votes Lib Dem, inc. my socialist shop steward F-I-L.
― fetter, Friday, 2 August 2019 08:59 (four years ago) link
Commentators: people should reach out across the partisan divide and vote for whoever is most likely to benefit Remain in their constituency.Same Commentators: this result is a disaster for Labour
― Matt DC, Friday, 2 August 2019 09:03 (four years ago) link
Quite sure that zebra is one of my weird left twitter faves now. <3Do people not remember the stuff after Labour winning the Peterborough by-election that they were supposed to lose?
― gyac, Friday, 2 August 2019 09:08 (four years ago) link