The 2024 UK General Election - news, speculation and updates

[bluescreen]

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

Doesn't that always happen, that the candidates are informed ahead of the official announcement?

 

[a_chap]

But, but, but... if Truss and Mogg lose then who will act as a reasonable and moderating voice to reign in the likes of Braverman, eh?

 

[skyscraper101]

Who has the Ress Mogg feed?

 

[elbows]

According to Laura Kuenssberg, it's 'extraordinary' that Sunak just conceded the Tories had lost.

And Clive sort of immediately pointed out that she was talking shit in the most subtle and polite way he could.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Gaza has hit hard in the midlands

 

[Voley]

Labour gained Camborne (a part of Cornwall you don’t holiday in)

My brothers in that ward. He'll be happy.

 

[JimW]

Bit of a Tory surge to 69 on 444 declared. Touch and go.

 

[Elpenor]

Doesn't that always happen, that the candidates are informed ahead of the official announcement?

Perhaps on advice of close protection officers

He’s still the PM for a few hours

 

[Sue]

Why are they showing hunt?

I want to see the sadness in JRM's eyes.

 

[two sheds]

Well done Sunak. You have got the big job.

It's not the big job but the loads of little jobs they've been dropping all over the place

 

[Fez909]

This is Newry and Armagh (well the last 3 candidates). The Tory candidate was the Deputy Leader of RBWM council. Like me she is a middle class, Margo Leadbetter wannabe living in the Home Counties. What the fuck does she know about Newry? Why was she even standing? Fucking Tories. 83 votes though ha ha

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The Tory for Leeds North had an address in Cumbria. I think they're what's called "paper candidates". They have 0% chance of winning as they're super safe seats, but they have to at least stand or it would be hard to call them a national party.

Basically, it's a box-ticking exercise.

 

[Voley]

Where's this Rees Mogg info coming from?

I've gotta know!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

A silver lining

 

[Elpenor]

Bit of a Tory surge to 69 on 444 declared. Touch and go.

Not many urban seats to declare still I guess

 

[Elpenor]

Tories hold Bromley seat and Orpington

Frustrating, I hoped this was the election it would flip ska invita

 

[moochedit]

Where's this Rees Mogg info coming from?

I've gotta know!

Better not be twitter bollocks

 

[Elpenor]

Worthing West gain for Labour cupid_stunt

 

[MickiQ]

Labour have hit the magic 326 seats I shall go to bed I think

 

[maomao]

I want to see the sadness in JRM's eyes.

It'll take more than that to wipe the shit-eating grin off that thug's face.

 

[redsquirrel]

Greens vote going up by 20% in my seat - though still miles behind Labour.
TUSC getting a whole 186 votes

 

[strung out]

Jess Phillips only just clings on, 700 votes ahead of another WPB candidate Jodi McIntyre (he of the 2010 student protests) in Birmingham. Probably means Shabana Mahmood is gone in Ladywood.

 

[Dogsauce]

Bit of a Tory surge to 69 on 444 declared. Touch and go.

Isn’t it the rural seats that are declared later? That’ll probably help their numbers unfortunately.

 

[cupid_stunt]

From the Pick your Portillo 2024 thread...

Rees-Mogg losing would make my year.

Turned out nice again!

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Not many urban seats to declare still I guess

Still waiting for Maidenhead.

 

[JimW]

Worthing West declared for Labour, is that you cupid_stunt?

 

[moochedit]

Labour have hit the magic 326 seats I shall go to bed I think

Not quite

 

[Elpenor]

Still waiting for Maidenhead.

 

[Dogsauce]

Jess Phillips only just clings on, 700 votes ahead of another WPB candidate Jodi McIntyre (he of the 2010 student protests) in Birmingham. Probably means Shabana Mahmood is gone in Ladywood.

Wasn’t she a bit less shit than most of them on Gaza too? Will be a few worried elsewhere I guess.

 

[oryx]

A silver lining

A friend of mine was saying that structurally, Reform aren't actually a party, they're a business.

Once they have MPs in parliament, their finances will have to be scrutinised.

Should be, er, interesting.

 

[JimW]

Isn’t it the rural seats that are declared later? That’ll probably help their numbers unfortunately.

Yes, but hoping they'll also see big Reform bites splitting their vote.