Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors

[Rex Kramer]

The guy on the news saying the results only look bad this time because they did so well last time that it was always going to look worse. What

He's either saying that with an obvious smirk or he's dead behind the eyes.

[Garth]

twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1786285989679235582

[rinks]

Lots of independent gains, but not a single Reform councillor yet. Good stuff.

[Drumstick]

What a shame.

[Moggy]

Lots of independent gains, but not a single Reform councillor yet. Good stuff.

THE LEFT RIGHT IS EATING ITSELF

[Victor Mildew]

The prime minister has delivered!

[Qikz]

Lots of independent gains, but not a single Reform councillor yet. Good stuff.

I just hope the Tories don't do what UKIP did in the last election and stand down people in contested seats to let Reform in

[Moggy]

Lots of independent gains, but not a single Reform councillor yet. Good stuff.

I just hope the Tories don't do what UKIP did in the last election and stand down people in contested seats to let Reform in

There's no way the Tories will stand aside for Reform.

There's a possibility of the Tories offering bribes to Reform (peerages etc) to make them stand down. But even if Tice/Farage accept that, it isn't going to be anywhere near enough to save the Tory party.

[Lex-Man]

twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1786285989679235582

Then why has it been nearly thirty years since we've seen results these bad?

[Oblomov Boblomov]

This is all wonderful !

My council has been rescued from the Tories, and now has a huge Labour majority !

[Garth]

twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1786306446382031275

[Moggy]

twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1786306446382031275

"People are punishing us for being corrupt, incompetent and cruel.

But rather than fix that, what if we became even more corrupt, incompetent and cruel?"

[Victor Mildew]

twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1786306446382031275

That BBC logo...

[Rex Kramer]

Lots of independent gains, but not a single Reform councillor yet. Good stuff.

I just hope the Tories don't do what UKIP did in the last election and stand down people in contested seats to let Reform in

There's no way the Tories will stand aside for Reform.

There's a possibility of the Tories offering bribes to Reform (peerages etc) to make them stand down. But even if Tice/Farage accept that, it isn't going to be anywhere near enough to save the Tory party.

Essentially the Tories are strawberry floated, whether Reform stand candidates or not. The only difference it will make is the level of how strawberry floated they are.

[Tomous]

twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1786306446382031275

Not serious people.

[Garth]

twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1786309232603599133

[Lex-Man]

twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1786306446382031275

Not serious people.

Has she seen the polls?

[Moggy]

twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1786306446382031275

Not serious people.

Has she seen the polls?

Yes and she thought Brexit would stop them coming over here.

[Godzilla]

BBC website poll graphic just updated and now has Lib Dems above conservatives with number of wins...

Labour - 338
Liberal Democrats - 124
Conservatives - 121

Lovely stuff.

[Preezy]

Apologies if this has been posted previously but the irony is just too much I can't even

Former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from his local polling station after forgetting to bring acceptable photo ID.

As first reported by Sky News, he returned later with the necessary ID and was able to vote.

He cast his ballot in South Oxfordshire, where voters are choosing a police and crime commissioner.

New rules requiring photo ID to vote were introduced by Mr Johnson's government in the Elections Act 2022.