Mayâs going to go ahead and form a government with the help of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP):
Their working majority would technically be just 2 votes, but Sinn Fein MPâs do not take their seats at Westminster so the number required for a majority would go down slightly.
Totals at this hour:
Conservatives: 317 (-12)
Labour: 261 (+31)
Scottish National Party: 35 (-19)
Liberal Democrats: 12 (+3)
Democratic Unionist Party: 10 (+2)
Sinn Fein: 7 (+3)
Plaid Cymru: 4 (+1)
Greens: 1 (No Change)
Independent: 1 (No Change)
Speaker: 1 (No Change)
UKIP: 0 (-1)
1 seat is still outstanding.
According to these Brit-tweets the hung Parliament will be resolved in one of two ways:
Either method will, of course, be followed by a few G&Ts and a nice Sunday roast.
Very British, Iâd say.
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âThe country needs a period of stability, and whatever the results are the Conservative Party will ensure we fulfill our duty in ensuring that stability,â she said.
Staying in the EU would be very stable.
I think that Corbyn has conceded the issue of Brexit: itâs happening. But the idea of a âhard Brexitâ may have gone down the rabbit hole.
I donât look forward to the possibility of a PM Boris Johnson alongside Rump in America.
Someone needs to track her approval along with a timeline of Trumps endorsement
Hahaha - snap election? Snap this!
Way to go, young people!
And the DUP (Northern Ireland) have made a deal to keep her as a wounded PM.
Already? That was quick.
Wasnât Osborne the guy she stabbed in the back?
I think the rest of europe is pleased in part because the british brexit team will have roughly zero negotiating power. Although thatâs a two-edged sword, because pretty much any decision thatâs made on any issue could lead to a fallen government.
When are the next by-elections?
Some of the American far Left are saying that it was a win for Corbyn. I disagree. I think it was more of a total repudiation of a PM that reminded people more of the fcking babadook than anything else.
Totally agree with paulw. This puts the UK in a bad negotiating position. May decided to burn up three months of the two years negotiating time. Now, thereâs no real consensus on any aspect of Brexit, a fact which I donât think bothers Junker at all.
It was absolutely a win for Corbyn. You donât go from 27 percent in the polls to 40 percent in two months on a positive campaign solely on people disliking the alternatives. Corbyn had 18 months of slander in the media, but the moment the election is called, rules not unlike the old Fairness Doctrine kick in, and Corbyn is a fine stump speaker and an adroit campaigner who has never lost an election in his career. He pushed strongly for an end to austerity, more support for public services, more support for economic growth, and people responded. Couple that with an immense voter registration drive and you see the outcomeâdemographically younger seats that Labour has never held in their history like Canterbury flipping their way, and half the UKIP vote went to Labour!
The win is the youth votersâ unprecedented turnout. I hope the Democrats point to that over and over and over.
Arenât we now at the stage where Trump installs Nick Farage as Prime Minister?
half the UKIP vote went to Labour!
Hahaha⌠suck it, Farage.
I hope the Democrats point to that over and over and over.
Yeah, but will young people actually drag themselves to the polls and vote for Democrats? More often than not, especially in mid-term elections, young people stay home in droves.
It was absolutely a win for Corbyn. You donât go from 27 percent in the polls to 40 percent in two months on a positive campaign solely on people disliking the alternatives.
Iâd agree that itâs a positive endorsement for Corbyn, but I also believe itâs another demonstration of the toxic effect of proximity to Trump for European politicians. Trump embodies the distilled essence of the âugly Americanâ stereotype: aggressively stupid, gleefully ignorant, loud, crass, and completely without what used to be called âclass.â
So how did Corbyn and the labor ground forces get them out?
Damn good question that the Dems should examine in detail, but British (and European) culture is not the same as American culture, and I wonder if things that work in GB are transferable to the U.S.
So how did Corbyn and the labor ground forces get them out? (And would they have done even better if the Labor Old Guard had been with them?)
I called this UK election result last week. The irony of the result in the UK election is that but for the anti-Brexit Scots giving the Tories 6 or 7 net gains, Labour would be forming a govât today.
I think the big news is that the two regions that were the most pro-Brexit: England and Wales, voted against the tories. Labour made big gains in both regions and may have won a plurality of the vote in those 2 regions combined (havenât checked the stats yet). Left leaning parties won over 50% of the popular vote, revealing once again the flaws in electing national leaders based on winner take all results in political subdivisions.
Given how the late vote turned out, with the Tories getting just enough seats to form a government with the DUP, May will probably stay as PM. The DUP is a little skeptical of Brexit and would probably not form a government with the hard charging Boris Johnson as PM.
Youâre wrong in saying this wasnât a huge win for Corbyn. Even 2 weeks ago, everyone was saying Labour was going to be annihilated and May was going to enjoy a majority even larger than Thatcher in her prime. People within Labour were still calling for Corbynâs head while the media in the UK was crucifying him for his entire career.
And you can run a horrible campaign like the conservatives ran, but you need a clear alternative that people can rally behind. Corbyn, like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump campaigned like he had nothing to lose (Whiche was true) and by voting day, was attracting huge crowds while May was ducking them. He banked on the youth vote to deliver which they historically donât, and they did.
UKIP going labour was amusing, but the real irony was that the SNP went for Conservatives and Scotland might very well be the reason Corbyn did not become prime minister to cap off one of the great upsets in British politics.
Democrats should take notes on Corbynâs campaign in order to engage the youth vote in America. Of course unlike May, Trump will not just sit around with his thumb up his ass chanting âStrong and stable governmentâ, AKA âMake America Great Againâ.