The 2024 UK General Election - news, speculation and updates

[MickiQ]

It is a video recorder. It records video.

Indeed, though not quite of the same vintage as Sasaferrato I can remember the introduction of VHS recorders, I got one in 1982 over my father's disapproval (lived with my parents at the time) who thought it was a complete waste of money.
However for me it was a quantum leap in convenience since I no longer had to choose between going out and watching something on the TV, I could do both. The improvements in entertainment technology since then have been truly staggering.
Sadly in keeping with the proper theme of the thread I cannot say the same of the UK's political leadership they are still the same lying, deceitful and untrustworthy cunts now as they were then.

 

[two sheds]

I used to use loads of firefox adds on to block cookies, facebook tracking, ads, etc etc. But it was too much hassle with sites not working. Don't bother anymore and mostly use edge or chrome.

Works fine now with loads of ad etc blockers. Occasionally a site doesn't work so I use chrome but pretty rare and I much much prefer firefox.

 

[andysays]

100 MPs to stand down at the next general election​

The number of MPs who have said they will leave Parliament at the next general election has reached 100. Conservative Tim Loughton, who has represented East Worthing and Shoreham since 1997, became the 100th MP to announce he was leaving the Commons.

 

[cupid_stunt]

100 MPs to stand down at the next general election
Conservative Tim Loughton, who has represented East Worthing and Shoreham since 1997, became the 100th MP to announce he was leaving the Commons.

It'll be good to see the back of Loughton, but I am a bit disappointed he's not standing, I was looking forward to laughing when he would have lost.

Peter Bottomley has said he'll still stand for West Worthing, having been an MP since since 1975, it seems odd to want to end it with a beating from Labour.

 

[andysays]

It'll be good to see the back of Loughton, but I am a bit disappointed he's not standing, I was looking forward to laughing when he would have lost.

Peter Bottomley has said he'll still stand for West Worthing, having been an MP since since 1975, it seems odd to want to end it with a beating from Labour.

Is he your local MP currently?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Is he your local MP currently?

No, mine is Bottomley, I just have a particular hatred of Loughton for various reasons.

 

[PR1Berske]

"Tory backbenchers weren’t happy with the budget – I think it was a panicked move,” said one senior Labour figure. “Liz Truss quite liked it, which is a good indicator that it’s a bad idea."

‘You can’t rule out a complete panicked meltdown’: Tories fear wipeout after another disastrous week

Infighting, suspensions and bizarre allegations have dogged efforts to restore order as the party prepares for May’s byelections

www.theguardian.com

 

[SpookyFrank]

We still have video recorders?

Speed addicts have to hoard something.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Rumours are flying around Westminster an general election will be called in the next 48 hours.

I tend to be sceptical of this stuff but what’s raised ab eyebrow is hearing all minister meetings have been cancelled for the foreseeable future.

That usually signals a visit to the palace is in the offing…

 

[moochedit]

Link?

We know he has to call it sometime this year. (or i think about the first 2 or 3 weeks of next year?)

 

[Balbi]

This close to the locals is interesting. Maybe to avoid the mess of the Tories getting skelped then by going yeah it's election time baybeeee.

 

[Dom Traynor]

Just messaged a friend back home who should be in the know

 

[krtek a houby]

I wish the people of the UK good luck and prosperity under the benevolent guidance of Seir Kir.

 

[Dogsauce]

Timing is probably due to the ‘Stop the Boats’ bullshit, so they can try and milk the success of getting that through Parliament before it gets tied up in further legal challlenges and airline boycotts. I smell a Lynton Crosby strategy. Also would be a distraction from the local election results which won’t be a good story for them.

 

[andysays]

Rumours are flying around Westminster an general election will be called in the next 48 hours.

I tend to be sceptical of this stuff but what’s raised ab eyebrow is hearing all minister meetings have been cancelled for the foreseeable future.

That usually signals a visit to the palace is in the offing…

I think you're right to be sceptical.

It seems to me extremely unlikely that they'll call a General Election when next Thursday's local elections are now less than a week away.

What's to be gained by doing it now?

 

[Artaxerxes]

I think you're right to be sceptical.

It seems to me extremely unlikely that they'll call a General Election when next Thursday's local elections are now less than a week away.

What's to be gained by doing it now?

Still have six weeks for an election campaign. Possibly Sunak has realised the locals are gonna be a bloodbath and he’s pre-empting a putsch after them.

We’ll see. At this point they feel like the shit you can’t wipe off no matter how hard you scrub

 

[Silas Loom]

I don’t see how rumours can be “flying around Westminster” yet have zero visible traction with political correspondents and commentators.

 

[Dogsauce]

It could just be a political stunt as had been done in the past, start rumours that the government is calling an election then accuse them of bottling it when they don’t, even if there was never an intention.

 

[Elpenor]

This smells like the tanks are sealing off London rumour that was around during the early days of Covid 19

 

[BusLanes]

I don’t see how rumours can be “flying around Westminster” yet have zero visible traction with political correspondents and commentators.

I've heard the rumour from a couple of people who are on situations where they might have heard or been told something. This has happened before of course so this could be the same old shit

 

[Spymaster]

A friend is a politics journalist and says apart from Nadine Dories spouting something, it’s unlikely. MPs are in their constituencies today so it would be an odd time to do it and they’re not expecting it. Says he’s happy to be proven wrong though!

 

[Pickman's model]

A friend is a politics journalist and says apart from Nadine Dories spouting something, it’s unlikely. MPs are in their constituencies today so it would be an odd time to do it and they’re not expecting it. Says he’s happy to be proven wrong though!

After the return of the dire David Cameron it'd be foolhardy not to expect the unexpected

 

[Silas Loom]

I don’t see how rumours can be “flying around Westminster” yet have zero visible traction with political correspondents and commentators.

It’s made it to Politico’s morning playbook, to be fair to the OP. Cast as very much a Labour hypothesis.


A wild but fun rumor swirling around senior Labour figures is that Sunak will “go ahead and call one Monday.” One shadow Cabinet minister tells my colleague Sam Blewett that the theory is setting the date now would “would prevent a leadership challenge” and “make the local elections pointless,” meaning any big losses pale in significance to the greater campaign ahead. No. 10 haven’t ruled it out (though informally, cold water is being doused liberally).

 

[The39thStep]

This smells like the tanks are sealing off London rumour that was around during the early days of Covid 19

Labour will bring back the black helicopters

 

[Karl Masks]

Lo, the omens are rife!

The gate of rwanda is open and the dark lord Chrisauron Philip made ye a twat of himself on the augur machine last eve.

So no, I doubt Sunak is that stupid. Though I do enjoy the Tories getting rinsed every week on QT

 

[_Russ_]

Bollox

 

[Storm Fox]

From a Tory point of view, I think they were stupid not to go for 2nd May for the GE. For one thing, people who didn't realise they needed ID will be told by the locals they do. So more people are going to get ID plus be more pissed off at the Tories for not letting them vote at the locals.

I'm placing my money on the last 2 weeks of July still, then October to disenfranchise as many of those pesky uni kids as possible and lastly the last date possible.

 

[Elpenor]

Think this should be part of the existing speculation thread so reported

The 2024 UK General Election - news, speculation and updates

I wonder if the departures of Sturgeon and Lucas are going to end up having an impact? In different ways a clear indication of the limits of electoral politics. I'd say the Greens will lose Brighton now so their narrative changes from adding to their MP to trying get one somewhere else...

www.urban75.net

 

[Silas Loom]

From a Tory point of view, I think they were stupid not to go for 2nd May for the GE. For one thing, people who didn't realise they needed ID will be told by the locals they do. So more people are going to get ID plus be more pissed off at the Tories for not letting them vote at the locals.

I'm placing my money on the last 2 weeks of July still, then October to disenfranchise as many of those pesky uni kids as possible and lastly the last date possible.

Absolutely. And they’d have had a huge number of Tory councillors available for canvassing duties who are much less likely to make any efforts after they’ve lost their seats and blame Sunak.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

From a Tory point of view, I think they were stupid not to go for 2nd May for the GE. For one thing, people who didn't realise they needed ID will be told by the locals they do. So more people are going to get ID plus be more pissed off at the Tories for not letting them vote at the locals.

I'm placing my money on the last 2 weeks of July still, then October to disenfranchise as many of those pesky uni kids as possible and lastly the last date possible.

I don't think it disenfranchises them. But I do think that every week from about mid June onwards, thousands of students (and their votes) move from their digs in cities (where chances are they'll pile up with all other Labour votes and make sod all difference) to their family homes (some of which of course are still in cities and safe labour seat, but many will be in more Tory areas) where their vote might make a difference.