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pk1 wrote:Morning.

What a night that was !

Catastrophic decision by Theresa May & I expect she'll be gone within a week.

As for Labour - wow, some truly fantastic results and all credit to everyone involved.

Corbyn has proved me wrong and I don't mind admitting it. I still don't like him but he obviously has something that made so many want to come out and vote so kudos to him.

The next few days will be tantalising - will she stay or will she go; will they govern as a minority govt or can they join a coalition with the DUP; will Corbyn be invited to form a govts.

Fascinating stuff - I love it !

StephenDolan wrote:Morning all.

Politics, bloody hell.

Glad to see you here pk1, here's hoping we as a party (and as a forum!) can now pull together. 40% on a good turnout, that's a lot of Labour voters.

Sturgeon must be happy that the focus will be on May, that was an awful night for the SNP.

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Morning All!

Well well. Amen to the sentiments above. If we're strong now who knows what we can achieve.

Here in Colne Valley we had a quite remarkable night, with the Lib Dem vote collapsing completely to Labour's advantage. Bye bye slimy Jason and congratulations Thelma Walker MP (Lab.).

HindleA wrote:72% of 18-25 voted

tinyclanger2 wrote:Prad Patel‏ @pradip 2m2 minutes ago
The best thing about #GE2017 is the toxic press reporting from many of the newspapers in this campaign fell on deaf ears. Well done UK.

NonOxCol wrote:

Shameless monster of a woman. And a stinking hypocrite to boot.

In spite of last night, things somehow got worse not better?

Tom Ewing‏ @tomewing 24m24 minutes ago
Well, at least we're spared the nightmare of an unelectable PM propped up by a cabal of out-of-touch hardliners peddling fantasy politics.

PorFavor wrote:I thought the DUP (who have some troubling beliefs - how will the Government hitching their wagon to them go down with the public once it becomes aware of who and what the DUP are) weren't going to talk about any "arrangement" until the week-end.

May to visit palace to form government

Theresa May will go to the palace at 12.30pm believing she can form a government.

TobyLatimer wrote:

AnatolyKasparov wrote:

HindleA wrote:@Toby, Skinner similarly hit,only his previous majority saved him.

Tories really had a go at him tbh.

My commiserations on Mansfield - maybe Meale should have stood aside for someone new and more energetic? Ashfield was a bit of a scare too.

Thanks AK. I am actually terrified more so than before the election. Meale was pretty much a quiet man round these parts, but he was always going to be for me at least, a last resort in the appeals process re PIP/WCA.

SpinningHugo wrote:Another election come October I'd expect. The obvious Tory play is

1. Ditch May

2. Have Johnson as leader

3. Run a competent campaign (eg no dead animals, no secondary moderns, no dementia tax, promise some goodies however unfunded).

StephenDolan wrote:No offence meant SH, but what was the last political prediction you made that came true?

tinyclanger2 wrote:Donald Trump has written his first tweet of the day, but no comment from the US President on the general election result as yet.

tinyclanger2 wrote:https://twitter.com/UK_GE2017
Not sure what to make of this ...?

Harry Leslie Smith‏Verified account @Harryslaststand 35m35 minutes ago
Theresa May's govt is now as strong and stable as a champagne glass perched on top of the head of a dancing drunk. #Tories #DUP

Conservative MPs are very, very angry at what they see as a totally avoidable loss of their majority.

Even if it is tenable for May to stick around for now, a leadership race for the medium term has effectively already kicked off. And demands are being made for the
prime minister to sack her two chiefs of staff, Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy.

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/simon ... -1.3113723
Simon Jenkins: The rise of the remainers is about to begin. May’s Brexit strategy lies in ruins