UK General Discussion Thread: mayy lmao

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

With Cameron out, wouldn't the politically expedient thing to do for the major parties be to call a new general election? I mean [inks] is going to hit the fan either way so I don't see what the Conservatives lose for agreeing to it (either they have a new mandate for an even longer term in office or they get to say Labour is at fault when things go awry over the next few years).

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

With Cameron out, wouldn't the politically expedient thing to do for the major parties be to call a new general election? I mean [inks] is going to hit the fan either way so I don't see what the Conservatives lose for agreeing to it (either they have a new mandate for an even longer term in office or they get to say Labour is at fault when things go awry over the next few years).

You forget that there may be a hung Parliament. SNP has 54 seats, and will not likely lose any. LDP will likely grow big, on the pro-EU electorate.  What are the chances of either Labour or Tories getting a majority?

This is a consideration that I didn't think about too deeply simply because I'm not really sure how effective the UKIP vote splitting from the last election would be now that the referendum is passed. Do people go back to UKIP now that their biggest advertisement policy has already been affirmed by the public? If Lib Dem support increases aren't the odds that those would be Tory-LD marginals?

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

I'm rather surprised that Burnham is sticking behind Corbyn right now. I think that maybe this shows Jeremy's got a fighting chance at surviving?

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

I'm starting to think of a scenario where Corbyn wins the election, the PLP freaks out and splits and somehow convinces Farron to do a Lib Dem merger 2.0. I just want to see it because I want to see how hilarious it would be if the Lib Dems somehow become the official opposition for four months.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Farage out. Anyone want to start a pool for when Corbyn falls?

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Nick Clegg will be PM of a hung parliament by this time next year. I am willing to bet something entirely inconsequential on my prediction.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

OK, I understand the rationale of including a prominent Brexiter into the cabinet, but Foreign Secretary is a f**king joke.

"Hey, Barack, do you still have that genetic Kenyan hatred toward Britain?"

"Hey, Edrogan, did you like my poem about you screwing a goat?"

I bet Kerry needed a drink after having to defend him at that joint press conference the other day.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

So would Corbyn actually ask MPs to vote against Article 50 if May doesn't agree to some of the negotiation demands he outlined?