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Talk about skin of your teeth.

 

Labour’s Ian Austin has held on to his Dudley North seat with a majority of just 22. He got 18,090 votes (up 4.6 percentage points on his share of the vote in 2015), beating the Conservative Les Jones, who got 18,068 votes (up 15.6 percentage points on the Tory 2015 result).

The Ukip vote was down 18.4 percentage points. Ukip got 9,113 votes in 2015, but just 2,144 yesterday.

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27 minutes ago, adios said:

I believe Survation were quite accurate last time out and got it close again?

 

The variance between them came down to how likely they thought the youth vote was to come out. This is why Momentum and probably also social media, have been game changers. They got young people out in force, by the looks of things.

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If May decides to go, which surely she has to, then it's going to have to be a soft Brexiter that takes over. That rules out the likes of Johnson and Davis. Rudd is too vulnerable in her constituency to risk making leader so who does that leave us with?

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2 minutes ago, ewerk said:

If May decides to go, which surely she has to, then it's going to have to be a soft Brexiter that takes over. That rules out the likes of Johnson and Davis. Rudd is too vulnerable in her constituency to risk making leader so who does that leave us with?

 

Good question. I think, horrifyingly, Farage might try to waltz into the Tory party. Not a soft Brexiter obviously, but he seems keen to get involved again now.

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2 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Aye but in the immediate future he obviously isn't in the frame given that he doesn't have a seat. And would the Tories really want him?

 

I'm prepared to believe that there is no low to which the Tories will not sink.

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1 minute ago, TheGingerQuiff said:

So ultimately the tories are still going to be in government...

 

Gloom and CT seem to think their position won't be tenable but yes. I suspect they're going to be a very weak government though.

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There's no doubt that the entire Labour party has to get behind Corbyn now. The people have spoken and the Labour party should be a much more potent force if it's all pulling in the right direction. As long as Corbyn isn't a stubborn cunt and holds it against the PLP.

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6 minutes ago, ewerk said:

There's no doubt that the entire Labour party has to get behind Corbyn now. The people have spoken and the Labour party should be a much more potent force if it's all pulling in the right direction. As long as Corbyn isn't a stubborn cunt and holds it against the PLP.

 

He said he wouldn't. He would welcome everyone back with open arms and hugs, I think he said :lol:

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2 hours ago, Rayvin said:

It also absolutely has to be pointed out that this was a blow struck against the Neoliberalist elites, and the willing MSM who perpetuate their narratives. The establishment centre continues to fail to understand what is going on, and, hopefully, will now wake the fuck up.

 

:D Sorry, had to.

Bingo! :D

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30 minutes ago, ewerk said:

If May decides to go, which surely she has to, then it's going to have to be a soft Brexiter that takes over. That rules out the likes of Johnson and Davis. Rudd is too vulnerable in her constituency to risk making leader so who does that leave us with?

Why would Johnson, a closet remainer, pursue a hard Brexit?

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