General Election 2024

I'll give 'em about 3 days before the cracks start showing.
Something will happen, the media will get hold of it and then it'll be ''Did Kia know?''
Glad that Corbyn and Farage made the cut.

(05-07-2024 19:26 )Snooks Wrote:  New Cabinet:

Prime Minister: Sir Keir Starmer
Chancellor of Exchequer: Rachel Reeves
Foreign Secretary: David Lammy
Home Secretary: Yvette Cooper
Justice Secretary: Shabana Mahmood
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster: Pat McFadden
Defence Secretary: John Healey
Health Secretary: Wes Streeting
Education Secretary: Bridget Phillipson
Energy Secretary: Ed Miliband
DWP Secretary: Liz Kendall
Business and Trade Secretary: Jonathan Reynolds
Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary: Peter Kyle
Transport Secretary: Louise Haugh
Environment Secretary: Steve Reed
Culture Media and Sport Secretary: Lisa Nandy
Northern Ireland Secretary: Hilary Benn
Scotland Secretary: Ian Murray
Wales Secretary: Jo Stevens
Leader of HOC: Lucy Powell
Leader of HOL: Baroness Smith of Basildon

Looks like you've sacked Angela Rayner already.

^ Oops my bad, post amended .

On a serious note I have to echo the sentiments expressed here by Larry the Cat.
For all the justified criticism of Sunak he conceded with good grace.
Penny Mordaunt was equally gracious too in her concession speech.

Take note Trump .

(05-07-2024 17:28 )southsidestu Wrote:  So what's going to be the name for Keir Starmer's Thread Charlemagne ?

Going off of how Gary Gibon described the result it could Keir Starmer & his loveless landlside

Anyone who is actually good at this thing got a better suggestion ?

Wait a couple of weeks and see what his first fuck-up is...

(05-07-2024 17:16 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  

(05-07-2024 16:41 )dundeered Wrote:  

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(05-07-2024 13:42 )Rammyrascal Wrote:  See the tv coverage has been called out over the fact that Reform & The Green Party both got 4 seats, yet the greens have barely got tv coverage yet Reform has had loads

There are differences Reform got more than double the amount of votes than The Greens, came second in a large number of seats & were a lot more instrumental in the out come of the election & the fact that the governing party had its worse deafeat since its inception in 1834

But, which of the Greens or Reform will use their presence in Parliament to deliver real constructive change?

They're both completely irrelevant. They'll make a bit of noise at PMQs but in reality they'll be the political equivalent of a yappy little dog.

But, they will get seats on the various select committees of the House of Commons and will be able to provide detailed scrutiny of Government policy. Further, they will get more short money to resource their own policy research. Moreover, they can put forward amendments to pieces of legislation.

They'll be wasting their time trying to get amendments through against that sort of majority.

(05-07-2024 23:37 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  They'll be wasting their time trying to get amendments through against that sort of majority.

True. However, in doing so they can highlight the issues they are anxious about.

I bet Farage will try anf get on as many Committes as possible as I bet he will maka a nuisance of himself as much as possible. I have a feeling that the first by election that pops up during this Parliament, that will be the first chance for Boris to return to the Commons.

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I never bothered to look but did the Speaker retain his seat?

The house of commons is a far from dignified place at the best of times, but Farage is a full-on narcissist, he's all 'look at me' and desperate to get the attention on himself. We saw that in his performances in the euro parliament. I predict he'll get himself a ban from the commons in next to no time by exhibiting similar loutish behaviour and refusing to follow protocol. That will present yet more media attention and soundbite opportunities to promote himself.

Oh Clacton, what have you unleashed!

Farage will hate he now has to declare all of his money

Farage wont want to do select commitee as it means he has to do work. i mean when he was in brussels had a job in fishing and was never there that wont slide here

and every friday will have to help beryl whose bins havent been collected