General Election announced - June 8th

[milanbenes]

oh dear....

Mrs May accused the other political parties of "game playing", adding that this risks "our ability to make a success of Brexit and it will cause damaging uncertainty and instability to the country".

"So we need a general election and we need one now. We have at this moment a one off chance to get this done."


May to seek snap election for 8 June - BBC News


feck me this is a kindergarden government

Milan.

[BlasterBates]

If she is, her speech didn't reflect that very well

The Lib Dums must be pleased though.

She said nothing there that a Swiss prime minister couldn't have said.

[vetran]

If she wins (and she will have to stand) then there will be no more arguments about mandate.

Corbyn is hopeless.

SNP are probably going to gain ground goodness knows why.

[SueEllen]

If she wins (and she will have to stand) then there will be no more arguments about mandate.

Corbyn is hopeless.

SNP are probably going to gain ground goodness knows why.

They only have to get 3 more seats to completely have the whole of Scotland.

[jamesbrown]

She said nothing there that a Swiss prime minister couldn't have said.

This is going to be a GE on Brexit, and EEA isn't Brexit. Let's wait a week or two to see the manifesto, eh?

[milanbenes]

what next then ?

Labour's out and the Tories have a 500 seat majority

Milan.

[jamesbrown]

Has Labour even responded yet?

[vetran]

They only have to get 3 more seats to completely have the whole of Scotland.

Not sure they will lose Ruth Davidson, she is great.

[SueEllen]

what next then ?

Labour's out and the Tories have a 500 seat majority

Milan.

We will have 100 Labour, 10 Lib Dem and 59 (or whatever the number is) SNP. Then the various NI parties of 18 MPs. Giving 463 Tory MPs.

[milanbenes]

one lesson from this is the BBC need to invest in Capacity on Demand

Milan.