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The problem with trying to embarrass the Tory party by empty chairing James Cleverly is that the empty chairing is extremely unlikely to be any more embarrassing for the Tory party than an actual interview with James Cleverly.

Honestly, at this stage it's entirely plausible that five weeks of "they're scared to talk to the media!" headlines is a better strategy than five weeks of actually talking to the media.

Boris Johnson has just left Downing Street to drive to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the Queen.
The PM’s audience with the Queen is little more than a pointless photo opportunity.
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The Fixed-term Parliaments Act means that the timing of an election is no longer in the gift of the Queen.
This election is happening because, in order to get round the FTPA, parliament passed legislation,
the Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019.

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Jonn Elledge
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The problem with trying to embarrass the Tory party by empty chairing James Cleverly is that the empty chairing is extremely unlikely to be any more embarrassing for the Tory party than an actual interview with James Cleverly.

Honestly, at this stage it's entirely plausible that five weeks of "they're scared to talk to the media!" headlines is a better strategy than five weeks of actually talking to the media.

Sadly, he also points out that it probably won't change the polls. Every little helps though, drip, drip, drip.

adam wrote:Democrats win state level house and senate in Virginia for first time in 20 years (and already hold the Governor's seat), and look very much like they've won the Governor's seat in Kentucky.

citizenJA wrote:I don't follow US politics so much these days.

President Donald Trump made a last-minute push on Monday night for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a strong ally who is facing a tough re-election bid in a deep-red state that should be a shoo-in for Republicans. "Here's the story," Trump told thousand of supporters ahead of Tuesday's election. "If you win, they are going to make it like, ho hum. And if you lose, they are going to say Trump suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the world. You can't let that happen to me!"

adam wrote:Something completely different but a good story - Chichester City - the lowest ranking club left in the FA Cup - got a bye into the second round because of the expulsion of Bury FC from the competition (because the club's gone bust). Chichester nearly went bust a couple of years ago, operate on something of a shoestring and have 'won' prize money of £36,000 by getting through to Round 2. In an act of pure class, they've made a donation from that money to the campaign to get Bury FC up and running again.

adam wrote:

citizenJA wrote:I don't follow US politics so much these days.

President Donald Trump made a last-minute push on Monday night for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a strong ally who is facing a tough re-election bid in a deep-red state that should be a shoo-in for Republicans. "Here's the story," Trump told thousand of supporters ahead of Tuesday's election. "If you win, they are going to make it like, ho hum. And if you lose, they are going to say Trump suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the world. You can't let that happen to me!"

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:Alun Cairns has resigned as Secretary of State for Wales, after it emerged he had covered up his involvement in a disgraced Tory candidate trying to rig a rape trial.

adam wrote:Dem has won by 5000 votes out of 1,500,000 in Kentucky after all reporting. There's a brilliant map here that actually goes into vote counts precinct by precinct - and you can find things like this...

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citizenJA wrote:

adam wrote:Dem has won by 5000 votes out of 1,500,000 in Kentucky after all reporting. There's a brilliant map here that actually goes into vote counts precinct by precinct - and you can find things like this...

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It says it's too close to call and that the Republican candidate is contesting the result.

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Well he won't be contesting the election, I presume that means he is compelled to relinquish his deputy post as well?

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Interesting observation on Twitter. Suggests Watson thinks Corbyn is going to win or close enough.

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Interesting observation on Twitter. Suggests Watson thinks Corbyn is going to win or close enough.

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