2010 General Election: The Cable Forum Exit Poll

Originally Posted by zing

my understanding is minimal but the Liberals aint really got enough to form a coalition with Labour have they? even with their seats it wont take Labour to 326 or does a coalition just need more seats than the other party?

Gordon Brown is the Prime Minister at the moment - he remains PM until he decides to resign. Lib/Lab could form a coalition even without an outright majority, and Gord could carry on. The big test would come at the Queen's Speech, when a minority Lib/Lab coalition would have the risk of losing the vote on the speech. That would amount to a vote of no confidence and we would end up with another election straight away.

A Con/Lib coalition would have easily more than 326 seats and so would not have that problem at Queen's Speech time.

IIRC the Queen's Speech must take place within 2 weeks from now.

[mikegreen]

At least the squinty eyed fat one and his band of idiots and thugs have bottomed out

I'll have a Marmite sandwich in celebration!

[Julian]

Weird lot in Brighton Pavilion.... it's like voting in the bnp of the left.

I've only ever done the tourist thing in Brighton once ... it was a very ... um ... strange place.

Mung beans all round, anyway, and congratulations to Dr Lucas. Batty they maybe, but her party has made a minor piece of British electoral history.

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Sigh ... it's becoming clear that the idiot in No.10 is digging in his fingernails.

Originally Posted by Chris

Sigh ... it's becoming clear that the idiot in No.10 is digging in his fingernails.

I am surprised he has any fingernails left!

[nomadking]

Two factors in a re-vote would be the probable absence of student votes in certain areas and the parties/individuals labelled as 'others' might not take part.

[Kymmy]

He can't resign otherwise the con/lib majority will probably go ahead so the only option open to him is to struggle on until the queens speech and force a new election

And now the squabbling begins in earnest.

And I thought the past 6 months had been awful.

Originally Posted by Kymmy

He can't resign otherwise the con/lib majority will probably go ahead so the only option open to him is to struggle on untilt he queens speech and force a new election

An option open to him is to resign, correct me if I am wrong ?

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

And now the squabbling begins in earnest.

And I thought the past 6 months had been awful.

It was only going to end in tears, maybe the public debate was not such a good idea

[Derek]

With all the uncertainty anarchy is breaking out and the crime rate is rocketing.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc...6908-22240853/

First crime in 50 years reported on Isle of Muck as fight breaks out at wedding

I'd love to be a fly on the wall in number 10 just now as aides cower behind nokia proof glass and try and convince GB it might be best for him to stand aside.

[Kymmy]

Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004

An option open to him is to resign, correct me if I am wrong ?

If he resigns then it's passed over to the other parties to see if they can form a majority or coalition goverment.. If though he takes it all the way to the queens speech I believe it's an automatic election

(may be wrong as I normally stay away from politics)

[Hiroki]

So is another election likely?

Clegg is sticking to his view that the Tories have first right to try to form a government.

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... but he is also reinterating that he wants electoral reform. The sting in the tail.

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Nick really has chucked a hand grenade into the middle of events.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Chris

Clegg is sticking to his view that the Tories have first right to try to form a government.

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... but he is also reinterating that he wants electoral reform. The sting in the tail.

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Nick really has chucked a hand grenade into the middle of events.

Looks like he is an honorable man as he has been saying this from the start.

He's the one I really feel sorry for in all of this. He and his party deserved better.