UK General Election 2017 Megathread

[-:Undertaker:-]

Tories going along with DUP demand in regards to Farage would be smart move. Would soothe the millions of Leavers who voted Tory over Brexit and would secure their right flank. If voters like me start deserting over next few months then they're toast.

And as for Osborne, absolutely cannot stand the man. I'd vote for Jeremy Corbyn before I voted for him.

Theresa May has just agreed to reschedule 1922 Committee meeting from Tuesday to Monday following request from Tory MPs.

— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) June 11, 2017

[lemons]

Jeremy Hunt staying as Health Sec

Both BBC and Sky News reporters called him Jeremy C*nt this afternoon ahahhahaa

[FlyingJesus]

Kids on a football page getting angry about this it's hilarious

[-:Undertaker:-]

More on the Farage story.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/e...60684cc0603194

Ennoble Farage - or else

Theresa May has been warned that she should hand Nigel Farage a peerage and a government job on her Brexit negotiating team or face a relaunch of Ukip that will leach votes from the Tories at the next election.

Arron Banks, formerly Ukip’s biggest donor, held discussions with Farage on Friday about whether to launch a new Eurosceptic movement, backed up by his millions — or whether to seize control of Ukip again and give the party a makeover.

A source familiar with the discussion said senior figures in the Democratic Unionist Party, which is in coalition talks with May but has close links to Farage, would press for him to be involved in the Brexit negotiations. “They hold a few cards,” the source said. “They want Farage as a lord or a role in government or he and Arron will put something together that will cause trouble for May.”

Lord Farage of Londonderry?

[scottish]

She should refuse, revive UKIP then labour wins.

easy

[-:Undertaker:-]

She should refuse, revive UKIP then labour wins.

easy

Indeed, Labour would be preferable to a Remain-controlled Tory Party that wants to stay in the Single Market.

.@johnmcdonnellMP clear -@UKLabour remain committed to leaving the EU single market #Peston pic.twitter.com/ue7D17TJPM

— Peston (@itvpeston) June 11, 2017

[FlyingJesus]

I get that having him involved with Brexit talks could be a good idea because he ought to know a fair bit about it all now but not sure why that would translate into a lordship, or why DUP would use their very limited influence (10 seats woo) to make a demand about something that petty instead of ... y'know, policy

[lawrawrrr]

hehehehe all hail lord bucketheat

[MKR&*42]

Interesting data from Lord Ashcroft:



I just can't stop laughing about how only 1/3 of the UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY put it as their biggest priority.

[lemons]