Rayvin

Oh hey, I'm happy - maybe the fact I've been up all night is masking that But we now have to think about the next step and how things will develop from here. It's a long term challenge rather than a short term one. But yes, if nothing else this will ensure that Corbyn's ideas are not considered 'far left', that the PLP are forced to accept that they have to work with such policies, and maybe, that we can start bringing Labour back together again.

Can we persuade the young to turn out again in such big numbers I wonder...

I fucking hate the Tories mind. Aside from all their policies, the amount of utter shit they've put us through over the past two years beggars belief.

The second referendum would be the dream scenario. You never know, but I don't think we're that lucky. Even if Farage himself now thinks it's on the cards.

How They don't have the numbers man.

Cooper over the line...

John Woodock refusing to acknowledge what's right in front of him. The party did well because it offered hope you fuckwit.

The Tories will form a government with the DUP mate, that side of the whole thing is over. If we've kept them back from a majority then Corbyn has been a success (although until that literally happens, I'm not going to count my chickens).

I don't disagree with that - and in fairness I never expected a win or anything of the sort from this. It was always the next election that I hoped we'd take. Maybe this is the best scenario all round though. Tories hobbled, May weakened but not terminally, and they still have to resolve Brexit.

Looks like it's the SNP who have cost us everything here.

Was always too much to hope really. What she's doing in such a marginal seat I don't know. Still though, that's it for her leadership bid. No chance they'll risk that.

Fuck. Rudd won it.

Ah damn, Tories retains Shipley.

The BBC thinks we'll get the Tories down to 316, which, with the DUP, gets them 326. FFS. Although as I said, Sinn Fein wouldn't vote anyway, so they're actually about 6 seats better off by default.

Probably a sound decision. I imagine Rudd will have won somehow so I doubt you'll be missing much.

Shameful. She needs ditching. As do the Blairites at this point IMO.

Ah I missed that. Oh well. Still, there'll be others.

Rudd and IDS we probably both need now. Not sure if Shipley has been declared yet but the signs were good that Labour should take it. It's the fucking DUP and SNP who have messed this up.

Salmond gone. Fucking SNP making this way harder than it needed to be.

Labour have lost 3. But that said, the biggest issue is simply that the Tories had quite a few more to begin with. Here's the Guardian's analysis though in a useful infographic - it's helped me keep track of things better than the BBC. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2017/jun/08/live-uk-election-results-in-full-2017

The Press Association seems to think they'll get 321.

Looking at it, it'll be a Tory DUP coalition. Forgot Sinn Fein won't take their seats. There we go then. May looks ridiculous but have we changed anything?

Just about to hit the point where the Tories overtake Labour. Taken a lot fucking longer than thought.

The right wing press is seething

I'm still here. Just waiting for Rudd's seat really, nothing much else to comment on.