The 2024 UK General Election - news, speculation and updates

[SpookyFrank]

Very possible that Health Secretary Wes Streeting is a 2029 election Portillo.

He'll not last that long. He'll strip out the NHS down to the last foot of copper pipe in the last hospital, hand it to his backers for nothing and then fuck off to live happily ever after on a 7 figure salary.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Very possible that Health Secretary Wes Streeting is a 2029 election Portillo.

He wishes

(But here's hoping)

 

[danny la rouge]

What does that actually mean? Were there more ballots issued than appeared in the count?

Or fewer. It wasn’t explained. And I’ve consumed so much news today that I couldn’t tell you where I came across the nugget.

I really need to detox from news over the next wee while.

 

[Lord Camomile]

 

[Wilf]

Wes Streeting having a 500ish majority is weirdly a return to his usual performance. When he took the seat from the Tories in 2015 he had a 589 majority,

Under Corbyn than blew out to 9k and 5k in 2017 and 2019, convincing Wes that it was because he was a Special Big Boy.

Now he's got his Special Big Boy Job but his majority is just 528. So he's done worse than ever.

Very possible that Health Secretary Wes Streeting is a 2029 election Portillo.

Muslim population?

 

[Weller]

Looks like we've got a perfect replacement for Grant Shapps already, as this guy is apparently two people according to the BBC:

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Brothers from different mothers or job share or someting who are they anyway or him Labour cabinet or an oposition shadow replacement ?
I just cant keep up with whats happening now after last night and 2 days without sleep and a crate of Bishops Finger nevermind how the gene pool works regarding twins etc its all too much
the most bizzare entertaining election ever or perhaps worrying future though after many disapointments hoping to get the vermin out on here

 

[Dystopiary]

Ugh, Liz Kendall as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Unsurprising but terrifying.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Very welcome news.

 

[Dystopiary]

Wonder who'll be minister "for" (against) disabled people this time. And what title they'll come up with since it keeps getting changed.

The wikipedia page hasn't been updated since the middle of April.

 

[Dystopiary]

Ugh, Liz Kendall as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Unsurprising but terrifying.

"Life on benefits will not be an option under Labour" - Liz Kendall, now head of the DWP.

“no option of a life on benefits”

 

[Cid]

Love this graun headline: "

‘Goodwill on all sides’: transfer of UK power the antithesis of last US election'​

'Donald Trump refused to concede and incited riots, but Rishi Sunak conducted himself with civility and respect'

I mean, that's your standard? Rishi Sunak didn't try to incite an insurrection, woopdy fuckinng doo.

Civility, so important. Oh, to be civil to my honoured opponent Dan Sabbagh, here is his article for reference.

‘Goodwill on all sides’: transfer of UK power the antithesis of last US election

Handover a sharp contrast to last US election, when Donald Trump refused to concede and incited riots

www.theguardian.com

 

[moochedit]

Love this graun headline: "

‘Goodwill on all sides’: transfer of UK power the antithesis of last US election'​

'Donald Trump refused to concede and incited riots, but Rishi Sunak conducted himself with civility and respect'

I mean, that's your standard? Rishi Sunak didn't try to incite an insurrection, woopdy fuckinng doo.

Civility, so important. Oh, to be civil to my honoured opponent Dan Sabbagh, here is his article for reference.

‘Goodwill on all sides’: transfer of UK power the antithesis of last US election

Handover a sharp contrast to last US election, when Donald Trump refused to concede and incited riots

www.theguardian.com

Yeah but i got the impression sunak couldn't wait to go

 

[gentlegreen]

They've milked the country dry and need the new government to fix it so there's something to plunder later on.

 

[teuchter]

I'm currently in the UK's only constituency which still has an uncalled result, which as I understand it means I win the thread.

 

[moochedit]

I'm currently in the UK's only constituency which still has an uncalled result, which as I understand it means I win the thread.

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Stop wasting time on here and finish counting them then

 

[Dystopiary]

Bloody hell, they've put a Patrick Vallance - an actual scientist - in charge of the "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology."

elbows

 

[redsquirrel]

Lovely technocracy

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Bloody hell, they've put a Patrick Vallance - an actual scientist - in charge of the "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology."

elbows

Which constituency was he elected to?

 

[weltweit]

 

[hitmouse]

This pretty much sums up my feelings for the incoming Labour administration and I for one intend to hold my newly elected and parachuted candidate Alex Barros-Curtis's feet to the fire over a range of issues:

Richard Seymour, Majority Without a Mandate — Sidecar

Elections in the UK.

newleftreview.org

Sure I'll probably mostly agree with that when I read it, but just wanted to say your new MP has a great set of initials.

 

[redsquirrel]

And now Chief Exec of Timpson's appointed minister of state for prisons, parole and probation within the ministry of justice.- though given a life peerage so sitting in Ho,L unlike Vallence seemingly.

TBH Timpson's are probably far, far more enlightened on prisons and offenders than 90% of the LP - but the idea of this sort of technocracy being the answer when the populist hard right have had their best election ever is bonkers.

 

[Dystopiary]

Which constituency was he elected to?

I don't know. Strange, he must have one.

 

[spitfire]

You should be blowing up balloons, not eating fucking popcorn. Minister for balloons,tsk.

If it’s any consolation the popcorn gave me horrific heartburn when I went to bed.

 

[Silas Loom]

Two fantastic appointments. The idea that the populist right could make hay out of junior ministers being selected from outside the Commons is totally bonkers. They deal in things that apolitical people give a shit about.

 

[spitfire]

Yeah but i got the impression sunak couldn't wait to go

When I saw him speaking he looked like someone had lifted a weight off his shoulders.

 

[redsquirrel]

The hideous technocracy you espouse is part of the reason why Reform have made such great strides.
People might not be bothered, or even aware, of these particular appointments but they are very aware, and angry, about how crap, distance, undemocratic, their politicians are.

This is why the fight against the hard right has to start with the fight against liberalism

 

[belboid]

Only just really looked at the full Truss result.

26.5%. The winner got just 26.5%, thats the third lowest winning percentage ever. Just mad.

 

[Artaxerxes]

The hideous technocracy you espouse is part of the reason why Reform have made such great strides.
People might not be bothered, or even aware, of these particular appointments but they are very aware, and angry, about how crap, distance, undemocratic, their politicians are.

We've had enough of experts

 

[redsquirrel]

We've had enough of experts

A position that is striking a chord with a significant minority of the populace.

EDIT: Leaving aside the point that ministers are responsible for the political oversight of these departments.

 

[Silas Loom]

I wonder what mob you’ll be supporting by 2029.