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I don't know what their plan was if the election was in November. Presumably they always wanted to do this manoeuvre during a campaign (but handle it better) cos it would all be done and over with quickly. But if the plan was to make her wait another 5 or 6 months in limbo, that's a pretty appalling way to treat someone.

Looks like Labour have handled the Abbott thing terribly. They'd come to an agreement with her to restore the whip and then she would announce that she was standing down and bow out gracefully. But some dipshit yesterday told the Times she was "barred from standing" and now it's all become very acrimonious. I think the terms of the agreement were pretty much that she wouldn't stand, but when you've taken all this time to engineer an outcome, got the outcome you wanted, and then still managed to fuck it up is pretty shit.

This is supposedly the seat Iain Dale is getting after he announced he was leaving LBC to run. If Labour and the Lib Dems voters even remotely get their shit together on tactical voting, it'll be a short lived break from LBC.

On the plus side, they might have to drop into the conference league cos Nice are already in the Europe League and got there by finishing higher in Ligue 1. Ineos are in talks with UEFA and are "confident" everything will be fine, but I'll direct you to Ratcliffe's confidence that they would get Ashworth for a song. If UEFA don't take a stand here, then this rule basically goes in the bin and it won't be long before clubs under the same ownership are playing one another in semi finals, with all the controversy that would bring.

"The polls WILL narrow" latest. Polling conducted Mon and Tues of this week so this is the remix of Ignition, hot and fresh out the kitchen. Say what you want about R Kelly, but you'll be humming that absolute banger for the rest of the day.

Bridget's come a long way from her Wednesday Addams days.

I'm gonna watch the exit poll then set my alarm for 1am or something and then try and watch the shenanigans. Good chance that whatever the exit poll says is gonna cause me to be wide awake and either shitting it or too celebratory to sleep though.

Looks like Abbott has been given the Labour whip back. An hour ago the Times was reporting an exclusive that she had been banned from running. So someone is talking shite.

Do you want me to come round yours?

Exact same. Had the holiday request in within half an hour of dickhead announcing the date.

Tell them all they have to come back to the office then this. Shady as fuck tactics from Ratcliffe. What a fucking cunt. Hope Ashworth likes it there.

It's the JL Partners one that's just come out that is "good news" for Tories. Labour lead down from 15 to 12, but JLP say this would still mean a "categorical" Labour victory, which doesn't sound like good news for Tories?

I think I'm gonna watch 4 and flick around the others. Maitlis and Guru-Murthy with Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart as guests, I think it is.

Just text @The Fishand he reckons Klopp on both counts.

Another one. No good news for Tories yet. 12k sample on this one. Apparently Tories have been whispering all day about a poll coming out today with good news for them. I think there's one to go, but they can all fucking sit down cos there's been two with bad news, so we win.

Year 5 is what she teaches which I think is in that bracket you're talking about (I know fuck all about kids schoolyears).

Obviously these mean fuck all taken standalone, but certainly no sign of narrowing or an election bounce for the Tories yet. Opposite direction in fact.

Also on furlough. He had no fucking choice. It was the only option available to him at the time, and now he thinks it makes him the fucking celebrity ex Chancellor.

That's the other thing. The measures this cunt of a govt were supposed to put in place to catch kids up just never happened. My lass reckons they've still got kids coming through their school now who have social skills that are completely off due to this vital period in their development which was missed. Sorry to hear that your kid has been affected btw.

That's the new section explaining why kids should be thankful for lockdown.

The Telegraph posted this story earlier: It's been widely ridiculed cos how the fuck does this bloke think age works, that future 18 year olds should be grateful for a furlough scheme that didn't benefit them at all. So they've now changed it to: The photo size limit is stopping me adding the text to this post, but Young people need to say thanks for a policy which completely wrecked their schooling and lives for a period, with the most disadvantaged kids suffering more than anyone else. If the article is that poorly thought out in the first place, just pull it. Then sack Hamish posh boy and your editor.

Greater Manchester Police confirms no further action against Rayner. Now do one on the Tory that reported her for wasting police time.

She should just get her brother to call him a cunt.