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Yet there is no problem, nothing to see here :)

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:D

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Perhaps because the claim was simply not true.
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/t...after-26896387

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Kwasi Kwarteng standing down at the next election.

https://x.com/kwasikwarteng/status/1...Fx9lsEXWlOa1jg

I am sure his 39 days as Chancellor of the Exchequer will stand him in good stead in his future career.

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another rat deserting a sinking ship good riddance

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I'm sure it will, what else was the point of meeting with all those hedge fund managers the night before his crappy budget the rest of us are still paying for whilst point blankly refusing to meet with the office for budget responsibility. Other countries bitten by financial finagling like Iceland would have put him in prison but not us and I had the cheek to call him krazy :nutter: :shocking:

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A rat who knows he's going to lose his seat anyway....

He'll be made a Lord for services to being bonkers.

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Just when you think a sitting prime minister could not sink any lower, Rishi Sunak comes out with a new low.:(

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2492095.html

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Please her mum was in the room or building at least, it's not woke to consider her feelings above having a pop at the opposition leader

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As abhorrent as the murder of that child was, Trans ideology is not something we should be readily entertaining in our society.

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Makes no difference, any MP should be allowed to say what they want on the chamber regardless……even if it upsets somebody

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Maybe he thinks the bigots will vote for him in the upcoming GE, let's face it, they are probably all he has left.

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Wow look at you rushing to miss the point, fact is she was there and he knew she was there, just shows all the money in the world doesn't buy you any class and you sticking up for him just shows how little you've got too

They shouldn't be surprised when they're called out for being a total git then

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Good grief, more fake "offence" being taken.

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Dunno about you but I think Sir Beer seemed genuinely angry, good, about time he showed he had a bit about him

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While I’m sceptical myself it’s the insensitivity that Sunak showed that’s the issue at hand. You’d expect slightly more political nous from the PM. In reality I doubt he intended to cause offence someone has fed him a good line and he’s gone with it. On any other day, it’d probably have been a good one.

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JFYI ...

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But he didn’t know that…

He had just been informed, one minute before he said his jibe, that she was in the gallery…

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Interesting commentary from Sky News's Sam Coates who revealed that today was being lined up by the Conservatives to challenge Labour on their green prosperity plan.
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-...armer-12593360

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So what?

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According to Sunak, he "just didn't hear Keir Starmer mention that Brianna's mother was in the gallery".

Did someone else mention it to him before Starmer did?

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She wasn’t.

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Who cares, just another huge fuss over nothing.

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The crucial thing is that today was meant to be the turning point for the Conservatives, with the aim of placing Labour on the defensive over its green prosperity plan. The insensitive timing meant instead Sunak snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

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To be fair, in the pantomime that is PMQs, it wouldn’t surprise me if he did switch off while rehearsing his lines.

There’s often some kind of irrelevant reflection (recent death, terror attack, natural disaster) at the start of proceedings and a marked tone shift during it.

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I think that's quite possible. Sunak would have not done it if he'd known the family were going to be in the Chamber imminently.

It was nearly a good attack by Sunak. If he'd left off the trans-gender comment, he would have landed a solid blow against Starmer. Particularly as Starmer u-turned later on that day on Labour's green funding pledge.

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All over twitter that the prime miniature's wife's company received a 50% boost in contracts it could invoice the government for in 2023, it's like that parties entire reason for existence is to bleed the country dry for the betterment of themselves, chums and donors, from first day till hopefully last that's all they've done

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I think Sunak is probably having a good day given Labour's management of the situation of their now ex-candidate in Rochdale. https://news.sky.com/story/rochdale-...m-row-13070338

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I can’t believe Starmer allowed this to become such a massive own-goal. If the ex-Labour man wins the by election there will be a general election within months anyway and they can just deselect him. Trying to brass it out was pointless. It was always going to end this way. His only real choice was whether to be seen to be decisive, or a ditherer. That he couldn’t see that is not encouraging.

However, Sunak is hardly a gifted politician either. He is more than capable of failing to capitalise on this.

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Labour's not giving the impression of being the party-in-waiting with the faffing here.

It's also now on its way now to suspending Graham Jones, former MP for Hyndburn who had hoped to be its general election candidate. It's for leaked interview comments in which he called for Britons fighting for the defence forces of “f.....g Israel” to be “locked up”.

But, despite being handed these two get-out-of-jail-free cards, I agree, I can't see Sunak successfully deploying them to land the punch that he desperately needs.

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Maybe, maybe not, but it makes them look like an equally useless bunch of idiots.
What a great choice we'll have at the next election, the Muppets or the Muppets. :rolleyes:

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The message is very clear from the electorate...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2497192.html

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:D :D :D

It warms the cockles to watch the **** party disintegrate. Can't wait for them to be booted out in October :D

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I have a horrible feeling it won't be in October as they'll want to stay on the gravy train as long as possible - there's still quite a bit of cash to milk from GB plc. They know they're in for a kicking so I wouldn't be surprised if they delay the election though to the end of January next year but I hope I'm wrong.

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Oh this old BS again?

"Infamy infamy, they've all got it in for me!" :rolleyes:

I am not responsible for your perception of my posts.

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On a day of very bad news for Sunak a slither of good news for him.
https://news.sky.com/story/surprise-...ssion-13072731

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He is entitled to have his view whatever it is about any political party, just as you are entitled to have your view about a good many different political issues on this forum.

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Can you imagine someone defaming and blaming a whole community for the bad actions of a few?

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OK, now apply that to Muslims…

Meanwhile, at the Daily Telegraph

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...7&d=1708077928

And according to Jacob Rees-Mogg

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Ah well. The Tory Party is, in my opinion, the **** party.

If I thought you were **** I'd tell you. Don't you worry about that

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Yes, of course they'd all vote for the Conservatives if there was no Reform UK candidate! In his dreams!

He's a straw-clutching :dunce:

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It's very difficult for a lot people come November, or whenever.

I cannot vote for Labour, I'd rather burn.

I can't currently vote Tory, they don't deserve it.

I don't want to vote Reform

Don't even mention LibDems.

I think it's very likely I won't vote this year.

And although turnouts in byelections are usually low, they were very low.

I think this general election will be the lowest turn out for a very long time.

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There's always Plaid Cymru :D

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Or the Raving Loony Party.;)

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I think you mean "Official Monster Raving Loony Party" ;)

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Stand yourself, then you'll know who to vote for.

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It was a disappointing g night for the Conservative party I must agree. ;)

Trouble is they've done do much damage to infrastructure of this country we'll never recover. Those who voted for them in the last 14 years must take some responsibility for that.

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I wouldn’t vote for me, i’d be far to authoritarian

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Oh don't be daft, it's always someone else's fault. Brown people in boats, the EU, Putin etc

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Do those who voted Labour for the preceeding 14 years take some responsibility for the Gulf and Iraq wars, or the financial crisis of 2007/8 ?

Or those before that, for whatever crisis there was at the time, going back however long you want ?

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Considering the financial crisis was a worldwide issue I don't think that can be pinned on Labour. Just a small point though.

And as much as they fudged a few things up between 1997 and 2010, the corruption and blatant BS of the Tories over 14 years (as well as the Brexit shitshow), surely trumps the lot

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It would be helpful if we got MORE decent human beings putting themselves forward to be MPs.

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+1

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The electorate tend to vote for the populist of the day rather than decent talented people. If those people are earning a decent wage elsewhere, why would they bother?

Hence why we've fallen for self defeating stuff like Brexit and Boris. The result, the country we've got now. Buck stops with the electorate, they can blame no one but themselves.

.....

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PART of the electorate,not all of us. :rolleyes:

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The majority of the electorate then. They treat elections like a reality TV vote. Not who is most competent, who is more entertaining/a bit of a laugh.
They aren't laughing now ( Boris is, he's raking it in on the speaker circuit).

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The left wing ,we will vote with labour so we can get on TV party. Will be interesting to see whom Welsh Labour blame for the mess they are making of Wales when labour form the UK government . Its all the fault of the English tories , is their mantra :erm:

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That's because it usually is :D

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The Westminster party in charge normally favours its own so I'm sure Wales will come out well financially. They also have more motivation to keep their devolved bretheren in check.

London does well when the party in Westminster is the same one as the Mayor but if not, it gets shafted.

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Steady on, not even a majority of the electorate. I mean 2016 was only 37% and 2019 GE was only 43% :(

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The requirement of ID to vote might reduce it this time as well.

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Not sure this is the correct thread but to answer your question, the referendum was void in my mind due to the lack of a qualifying super majority that such macro level economic & societal changes demand.

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Yes, I would have complained that the vote took place at all given the rules in place.

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Of course the remainers would have. They would also have complained if leave tried to include the non-voters to make their point.

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It's all worked out so well too. Another vote where populists have conned the electorate and failed to deliver. Are the likes of Farage/Boris in it for you, or themselves?

Do 'thinking' before you vote is my top tip ;)

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I won't be, mainly thanks to our appalling electoral system, and the the constituency I'm in. As I said, do 'thinking ' before you vote.

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So how are you going to tactically vote against Redwood? The clue is in his name btw ;)

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Good man. That's 2 of you anyway.
I hear Mrs Redwood has long gone, and OB has defected to the Libdems :)

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Thought he’d be more likely to be for this lot… ;)

https://www.reformparty.uk/wokingham-constituency

I wonder how many votes Mr Wright will take from the Conservatives?

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Ah classic John Deadwood

https://youtu.be/WFP5MjUuzsg?si=VseT9tCbJlcRTEwe

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Cracks me up every time I see that. Talk about rabbit in the headlights :shocked:

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-68348594

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Mad as a box of frogs…

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/9...aa5128add18198

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'It's the final meltdown' as the song goes...

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Despite El Govs best efforts those opinion polls ain't budging.

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The're not going to change by much.

Must really hurt the LibDems that even when another party is so unpopular, they still cant get a vote ...

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Suspect there’s a generation that’ll never forgive them for 2010.

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2010 ?

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Going into coalition with the Conservatives.

Essentially if you want to vote the Tories out voting Lib Dem is a roll of the dice you don’t need to take.

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Former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson has been suspended from the party after "refusing to apologise" for comments aimed at Sadiq Khan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68392621


Odds on that he join Reform UK now.

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Either way his days are an MP are numbered. I think he'd make a great Poundland employee. 'Lee (happy to help as long as you look like me)'. He'll have to do it or they'll stop his benefits...

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Watching the **** party implode more and more each week really warms the cockles. Can't wait for the whole shower of shit to get voted out by a massive landslide :D

Most deserved boot out of power ever...

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Steady, you’ll upset the snowflakes.

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Nah, only the lefties are snowflakes remember!