The 2024 UK General Election - news, speculation and updates

[miktheword]

The voting system is what it is, you either accept reality and work with it to win power or you don’t…this is why we need it changed.

I've changed my mind on the need for change re voting system.
when There was a a class based Labour party decades before, i preferred fptp.
In ireland we have commies in parliament, I'd now prefer proportional so that when nurses ask for a pay rise, I'd like to see centrists saying no to the leftists saying yes.
Do you think your boy will change it?

 

[Yossarian]

From the Grauniad: "Labour’s Christ Webb has gained the seat of Blackpool South from a Zak Khan. Reform has come second."

Good news about Christ, shame about the second coming

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Oh mate that's got me quite emosh, thank you, glad to be of service.

It's 2.30, results are gathering pace. There are ministers to send off.

BRING ON THE FUCKING BALLOONS!!!

 

[editor]

Kinnock's not a fan of Galloway then

 

[emanymton]

Galloway' couldn't be arsed to be on stage as results were read out,

Move evidence of what a total prick he is.

 

[Epona]

Kinnock's not a fan of Galloway then

I wasn't sure, I think he needed to say something a bit more definitive about it

 

[MickiQ]

Yay Galloway out.

Well that's good I predicted he would lose, I'm glad to be proven right in this case.

 

[Elpenor]

It's 2.30, results are gathering pace. There are ministers to send off.

BRING ON THE FUCKING BALLOONS!!!

And the Tory tears

 

[two sheds]

"Galloway is repulsive .. repellant" from Kinnock

but yes can't argue with it

 

[YouSir]

You might not feel good about it but they are, game the system and social media. Going on question time isn't hard.

What are you talking about? These things cost millions and rely on friendly media backers. Farage didn't DIY his rise to fame.

 

[weltweit]

Yay Galloway out.

Apparently he didn't show up at the count to lose gracefully. He was just absent.

 

[spitfire]

It's 2.30, results are gathering pace. There are ministers to send off.

BRING ON THE FUCKING BALLOONS!!!

 

[Elpenor]

What are you talking about? These things cost millions and rely on friendly media backers. Farage didn't DIY his rise to fame.

This poster best to ignore after a certain time in the evening tbh

 

[Idaho]

"Galloway is repulsive .. repellant" from Kinnock

bu yes can't argue with it

His reaction was excellent. The highlight after mick lynch on itv earlier

 

[YouSir]

Funny how everyone very loudly hates Galloway but they all pander to Farage. Two cheeks of the same arse but one with a Left veneer.

 

[cupid_stunt]

So far 4 of Reform's predicted 13 gains have escaped them.

 

[Voley]

Ed Davey not parachuting onto the stage. Disappointing.

 

[YouSir]

Ed Davey not parachuting onto the stage. Disappointing.

Monster Raving Looney guy looks like he's been on the White Lightening.

 

[skyscraper101]

Doubled his majority. All that stunt man shite pays off.

 

[MickiQ]

Galloway' couldn't be arsed to be on stage as results were read out,

Nicola Sturgeon just commented on that on ITV, she reckons when he stood in Glasgow he just sat in the car park until it was obvious he had lost and then he buggered off.

Embarrassing Dad has romped back in

 

[weltweit]

Good, the monster raving loony party was standing in Ed Davey's Kingston & Surbiton.

I had hoped they would stand in my constituency as it might have given me more options but sadly they weren't on the ballot paper.

 

[belboid]

GG sure looks gone gon

 

[emanymton]

So far 4 of Reform's predicted gains have escaped them.

Which supports the idea that their vote is still something of a protest vote and people are a bit more wary of voting for them if they think they have a chance of winning.

 

[strung out]

Waugh, huh, yeah. What is he good for? Voting out George Galloway from Parliament.

 

[two sheds]

Ed Davey not parachuting onto the stage. Disappointing.

Concentrating on the important issues of the day

I think you'll find

 

[oryx]

In Kingston & Surbiton, the Justice for Postmasters and Subpostmasters independent got considerably more than the WPB. I'm sure Kingston & Surbiton isn't a hotbed of red-browns, but even so...

 

[editor]

I like Ed Davey.

 

[redsquirrel]

Great reporting by the Guardian

Labour’s Marsha de Cordova has held onto her seat in Battersea, with 48.81% of the vote. The Conservatives came second, Liberal Democrats third, and Greens fourth, ahead of Reform.

Turnout was relatively high for this election so far, at 64.7%.

I'm not sure whether that is a national figure or one for Battersea but either way it is wrong. Nationally 64.7% would be lowest turnout since 2005 (third lowest in modern period), if it refers to Battersea again you have to go back to 2005, turnout in 2019 was above 75%

 

[Fez909]

"the minimoggs"



but and

wtf, I love JRM now.

 

[Calamity1971]

Ed Davey not parachuting onto the stage. Disappointing.

One of them bungees that retracts you back would've been a good call.