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I wouldn't read too much into this, nothing to get too excited about.
Brexit will continue, negotiations with the EU will carry on.
This call for a general election is a clever political move and provides a win/win situation for the Tories...
...Unless of course a general election is voted in and then the Tories loose the general election.
My question is what will happen to the House of Lords: big changes afoot?
Pound shot up.
Pound jumps and shares fall after election announcement - BBC News
Corbyn has announced that if he loses the GE - He will not quit as leader of The Labour Party. Well done, great job.
Well here we go once again, this roundabout continues. Cast you vote data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Interesting call - my thoughts
SNP - will continue to dominate Scotland leaving Labour with few to no seats.
UKIP - have had their day because they have achieved what they set out to do and more recently the party has been in turmoil.What will this mean.It is easy to think of UKIP supporters as right wing lost from the Conservatives but I think there are just as many, if not more, working class who would go back to labour, especially with Corbyn in charge.
Labour - the party is in a mess and don't like Corbyn.But I think it is different for the working class electorate.They might see Corbyn as someone who is going to specifically look after them above everyone else.Shouldn't be simply dismissed.Corbyn is quite outspoken about some of his ideas.Only this morning he pledged to scrap the improvements in inheritance tax to give unsung carers an extra £10 per week.Can't see how he can not have that in his manifesto now but I'm not convinced that it will be a vote winner.
Lib Dem - unsure.They took a total battering at the last election but there are signs that recovering - maybe all the remoaners will support them in a desperate hope to derail brexit.
Conservatives - bit of a gamble but probably the best time they will ever have to get re-elected even stronger.It makes sense to have the election out of the way before Brexit talks start in earnest.Maybe the brexiters will support Conservative in fear that the other parties will want to derail brexit.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Wait until the House votes for one!!
Election betting odds (as seen on the daily politics) - Most Seats
Con 1/10, Labour 7/1, Lib Dems 33/1, UKIP 100/1. Corbyn to be replaced as Labour leader this year 1/5.
No idea who I'm voting for *scratches chin*
didn't the referendum result suggest otherwise?
Undecided too