The 2024 UK General Election - news, speculation and updates

[Yata]

labour hold in hallam pretty comfortable majority on a 71% turnout and the psycho miriam cates is OUT of penistone on a 61% turnout.

 

[Elpenor]

Quite funny that all these pro-Gaza independents are beating Labour incumbents, or at least running them very close, whereas Galloway got trounced (by over 1,000 votes ) in Rochdale...

Almost like you can be pro Gaza without also being a total arsehole

 

[JimW]

fucking hell the swingometer is no better despite the hi-tech graphics and twat presenter

Plus it's not really useful given the break with a two-party only situation

 

[Epona]

There were rumours of him staying on for 6 months to put a new leader in place, etc, so maybe slightly surprising?

I didn't even realise that was allowed, it's usually handover the next day after a visit to Buck Palace isn't it?
Only time it takes longer is if it's hung and people are scrambling for a coalition.
If it is a landslide for one party it would be at the very least unseemly for the residing PM to delay - this isn't the US where handover takes place months later.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Can I just say I like Clive Myrie.

I'm watching BBC with the sound down, the talking fucking morons heads had become a bit much.

 

[JimW]

labour hold in hallam pretty comfortable majority on a 71% turnout and the psycho miriam cates is OUT of penistone on a 61% turnout.

Penistone turned out to be flaccid?

 

[JimW]

Nice that Sunak's wife has flown in to be with him.

 

[maomao]

Yuck. Romford is still a Tory shithole and I have sullied myself for nothing.

 

[cupid_stunt]

What's going on in Sunak's seat, results being disclosed to candidates in a private room?

 

[petee]

Nice that Sunak's wife has flown in to be with him.

on her own plane?

 

[Elpenor]

Penistone turned out to be flaccid?

Electoral dysfunction

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I didn't even realise that was allowed, it's usually handover the next day after a visit to Buck Palace isn't it?
Only time it takes longer is if it's hung and people are scrambling for a coalition.
If it is a landslide for one party it would be at the very least unseemly for the residing PM to delay - this isn't the US where handover takes place months later.

Staying as leader not PM

 

[moochedit]

Jeremy hunt up...

 

[Dogsauce]

Good morning you crazy fucks. You’ve done 36 pages since I fell asleep. What have I missed?

 

[Calamity1971]

Michelle donellan gone.

 

[JimW]

on her own plane?

I was making a tax non-dom crack, but she may well have. Probably spends no time in Yorkshire.

 

[A380]

Eyes down for Hunt

 

[moochedit]

Sunak up

 

[skyscraper101]

Aggh. Hunt and Sunak both declaring at the same time. We need a split screen.

 

[maomao]

on her own plane?

Boy are her arms tired.

 

[JimW]

Good morning you crazy fucks. You’ve done 36 pages since I fell asleep. What have I missed?

Amazing turnaround, Sunak's romped home and is completely vindicated

 

[skyscraper101]

Sky has Hunt

 

[cupid_stunt]

Hunt held on.

 

[skyscraper101]

Hunt holds on

 

[Calamity1971]

Good morning you crazy fucks. You’ve done 36 pages since I fell asleep. What have I missed?

Kid_Eternity has been keeping us well informed. Something about wank rooms, and bonobo monkeys at Chester zoo.

 

[MickiQ]

Hunt has held on by 900 votes

 

[Epona]

Staying as leader not PM

Ahhh Gotcha - not concerned with what the Tories do internally after this, at not right away.
Well hopefully a lot of crying and packing stuff into boxes obviously

 

[Fez909]

I didn't even realise that was allowed, it's usually handover the next day after a visit to Buck Palace isn't it?
Only time it takes longer is if it's hung and people are scrambling for a coalition.
If it is a landslide for one party it would be at the very least unseemly for the residing PM to delay - this isn't the US where handover takes place months later.

Michael Howard stayed on as leader for 6 months after a landslide.

Obviously the PM changed the next day, but MH stayed leader of the Conservatives until they could regroup, decide on a new leader etc.

 

[maomao]

Sunak looks worried.

 

[baldrick]

Hunt held on.