Danny Bateman Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 So, Teresa May's bid to further strengthen her majority failed spectacularly. The Tories choked away their majority, May ran an awful campaign, and now they've got a hung Parliament. You've got to figure this means May is out as PM soon. Hearing some folks say Boris Johnson, Mr. Brexit and Trump look-alike, would replace her: Global politics is in an incredible amount of flux right now. Now, in addition to terror attacks, Brexit, and a falling pound due to May's poor leadership, they have to deal with the possibility of a new PM on the horizon... But hey, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party, is loving it... Link to comment
zoogs Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 In summary: Conservatives call for previously-unscheduled election, confident of burgeoning support netting them a big consolidation win in Parliament, where they held a slim majority. Then they release their platform manifesto. Support craters. Turns out they're horrible people. Conservatives lose their majority. Labour surges under far-left Jeremy Corbyn. It is clear that only the Conservative and Unionist Party has the legitimacy to [form a government], May said in a statement Friday afternoon UK time. Read more: https://www.vox.com/world/2017/6/9/15767522/uk-election-results-hung-parliament Theresa May will likely stay on as PM, but her position has been considerably compromised. Link to comment
RedDenver Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 In summary: Conservatives call for previously-unscheduled election, confident of burgeoning support netting them a big consolidation win in Parliament, where they held a slim majority. Then they release their platform manifesto. Support craters. Turns out they're horrible people. Conservatives lose their majority. Labour surges under far-left Jeremy Corbyn. It is clear that only the Conservative and Unionist Party has the legitimacy to [form a government], May said in a statement Friday afternoon UK time. Read more: https://www.vox.com/world/2017/6/9/15767522/uk-election-results-hung-parliament Theresa May will likely stay on as PM, but her position has been considerably compromised. Also note that Corbyn was doing poorly until Labour released their platform manifesto, which caused a huge rise in support for Corbyn and Labour. 1 Link to comment
zoogs Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Hopefully a good indication of the future; also from the Vox article linked above: Fear and hate don't triumph so easily, as it turns out. Not just yet. Link to comment
zoogs Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 The kind of funny thing is that Corbyn makes Bernie Sanders look like our perception of Ronald Reagan (slightly exaggerated, maybe). He has a far more credible claim to being a socialist. Link to comment
Lil' Red Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Theresa May will likely stay on as PM, but her position has been considerably compromised. If they weren't in the process of negotiating Brexit, I'd just about guarantee that she'd be gone by now. However, holding a leadership election at the same time that Brexit negotiations are beginning is not a good position to be in. Link to comment
NM11046 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Shocker. God I love the brits. Link to comment
mrandyk Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Good for them. Trump does not deserve to be recognized by world leaders. Link to comment
commando Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 the british vote was a hard hit to the far right in britain and in part a reaction to the new anti american sentiment over there with the rise of trump. Link to comment
zoogs Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Is it a hit to the far right? It seems to have had just the effect of making the Conservative party depend on far-right DUP to stay in power. And while I'm certainly not a fan of Theresa May, David Cameron was also a conservative and a staunch opponent of Brexit. Link to comment
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