#3473

Heard a peep of a rumour on the grapevine that returning offers have been told to prepare for another ballot. Not sure if true and it could just be caution on the part of the cabinet office, but otherwise might be indicative that with the DUP agreement dragging on, Sinn Fein’s intervention today and the Lib Dems being invited for a chat, May’s minority isn’t as strong and stable as she first thought?

#3474

remember the last coalition where the media were really impatient, and saying the lib dems were holding the county to random with every passing moment, doesn’t seem to be happening this time

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#3475

Not sure either how she has any legitimacy to begin Brexit negotiations on Monday if the Queen’s Speech isn’t scheduled until the 27th and she has no commons majority - perhaps the EU will refuse to recognise her authority ? heh

Also, doesn’t the fixed term Parliament Act decree that a new election take place if no Govt. has been formed within 14 days?

Might be the situation we’re in. If so, who decides the election date?

#3476

Queen’s Speech is next Wednesday (i.e. 21 June), so that’s within the 14 days I think.

#3477

You’ve got me all giddy

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#3478

Plus I think if they try moving it again, HMQ might have her thrown in the Tower for totally buggering up her Ascot week.

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#3479

Ah, 21st is it? I’ve seen the 27th mentioned a few times - maybe that’s old news?

Whichever way, they’re winging it and I doubt they have many prayers left

#3480

She’s still PM - she’s got all the authority in the country sadly.

From what I can tell (and I may be wrong), none of the provisions of the Fixed Term Parliament Act doesn’t apply until a parliament has been formed, which it hasn’t yet. The 14 days thing is that they a new government has to be formed within 14 days of a no confidence vote - which can’t be held yet.

If so whatever the rules were before 2010 still apply right now.

#3481

I see

Though I can’t imagine they’d go to the polls again with May at the helm - it’d be total wipeout

#3482

No, but if neither they nor Labour can hold together a government (and I don’t think the numbers are quite there for Labour, much as I’d like them to give it a crack) there’s no other option other than paralyising government.

#3483

Yes, you’re right. The Queen has to give May the chance of getting a Speech through as leader of the largest party; if she can’t, then she has to give Corbyn a go. If he can’t either, then it’s another election.

I can see that May would want to avoid this at all costs, though. Which means that irrespective of what happens with the DUP, the Queen’s Speech is likely to be pretty bland and contain only measures with which the other parties are unlikely to disagree (some sort of regulation of energy bills for example).

#3484

Sure, but I mean it would surely be May handing power to A.N.Other to schedule the GE date

I’m also fairly convinced that the level of incompetence/negligence/fear of the public coming from the Tories right now would push Labour numbers high enough to easily land a progressive alliance

#3485

True, but I don’t know how they’d fudge their rules to get a credible leader ready and in place in time. I mean, it’s the Tories, so they’d find a way, but still, anything’s possible right now.

#3486

Corbyn should offer May a Grand Coalition in return for implementing the entire Labour manifesto inc Leveson 2, putting Starmer in charge of Brexit, replacing Boris with Dianne Abbot & replacing Gove with Caroline Lucas

Unity Govt.

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#3487

haha wow

from the Brentford & Isleworth Tory campaign: “In particular, staff at central office insisted that there should be no campaigning on local issues, and then tried to micro-manage local canvassing. A list of 10,000 voters was produced from CCHQ data-crunchers; these were the people whom central office had identified as the swing voters who would bring the seat back to the Tories. Local canvassers were supposed to have “10,000 conversations” with these voters, and these voters alone.”

#3488

eek

#3489

maybe europe will take pity on us

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#3490

DUP councillor shouted at Rihanna for being unchristian in his field of wheat

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#3491

if we literally have no one to send to the first meeting, imagine the video the EU could release of them waiting for our representatives to turn up… so much potential for bants

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#3492

yeah look at the number of people in call centres alone, where literally every minute you’re not talking to a customer is timed and measured to count against you. such a massively demanding job with the shittiest wages and very little thanks or respect.

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