🇬🇧 Discussion: UK Politics

[MagnarTheGreat]

Keir Starmer names new cabinet, with Reeves as chancellor and Rayner as deputy PM

The prime minister appoints his top team after pledging “the work of change begins immediately”.

www.bbc.com

Labour: 410
Conservative: 131
Liberal Democrats: 61
Reform UK: 13
Scottish National Party: 10
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green: 2
Others: 19

An exit poll is a survey carried out after people have voted in an election. It aims to predict the result by asking people who they voted for. The exit poll is not held in Northern Ireland so the 18 seats there appear in “Others”.

 

[Lily Adler]

Keir Starmer names new cabinet, with Reeves as chancellor and Rayner as deputy PM

The prime minister appoints his top team after pledging “the work of change begins immediately”.

www.bbc.com

Oh God sanity returns to UK.

 

[Sithborg]

Some of the random opinion piece headlines I've seen randomly have been absolutely hilarious. Murdoch and his ilk are not happy.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

So if the telephone polls overestimated Labour a bit it would be the same pattern of polling somewhat overestimating the challengers to incumbents across the world from Turkey to Brazil to France and then the U.K.. I think that's also been the pattern in the U.S. as well where challengers are somewhat overestimated (Biden's challengers in the Dem. primary were also overestimated). Anyone recall where it's not?

 

[squeekness]

Some of the random opinion piece headlines I've seen randomly have been absolutely hilarious. Murdoch and his ilk are not happy.

Too bad. They've had their fun, now it's someone else's turn.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Cons had a 14 year long car crash that included a referendum for quitting the European team like a dumbass.

How 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts

Charts show what has happened in five key areas, from the NHS to food banks, since the Conservatives came to power in 2010

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Hopefully...

 

[Lily Adler]

The Cons had a 14 year long car crash that included a referendum for quitting the European team like a dumbass.

How 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts

Charts show what has happened in five key areas, from the NHS to food banks, since the Conservatives came to power in 2010

www.theguardian.com

And David Cameron faced no consequences for this.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

'Change begins now', Starmer says - as Labour win historic landslide

Sir Keir Starmer enters Downing Street as Labour's first prime minister in 14 years after a landslide victory at the general election.

news.sky.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The comedy always heats up when Farage is on a screen.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

So bloody proud of my home!

 

[DA_Champion]

Rishi Sunak -- a well deserved loss.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Former Tory prime minister Liz Truss loses her seat to Labour | Liz Truss | The Guardian

Voters in South West Norfolk deliver one of biggest blows to Conservatives on disastrous night for the party

amp.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

‘Let’s get to it, my friend’: world leaders congratulate Starmer on election win

Canadian PM hails Labour’s ‘historic victory’, while Israel’s president says he hopes to ‘deepen the close friendship’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Iceman]

Bit worrying about the progress of Reform. More votes than the Lib Dems.

 

[DA_Champion]

Bit worrying about the progress of Reform. More votes than the Lib Dems.

Historically, alternative right parties do well everywhere in the West when the conventional right parties become captured or there's a broad systemic failure.

I'm surprised the tories did as well as they did.

 

[DA_Champion]

I feel bad, but I laughed.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[InCali]

Bit worrying about the progress of Reform. More votes than the Lib Dems.

So, how do you see this all shaking out? From here, it looks like the right took an ass kicking. Will LD and Green be working well with Labor? Are you seeing any specific policies that look like they'll be implemented? Will they generally be positive for people?

EDIT: Also, I wonder if a relatively strong showing by the Reform Party isn't the result of a bleed off of those who are just completely turned off by the conservative party, but can't bring themselves to vote Labor, LD, etc.

 

[blueharvest]

New UK prime minister Keir Starmer vows to heal wounds of distrust after Labour landslide

Labour leader Keir Starmer will officially become prime minister.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Iceman]

So, how do you see this all shaking out? From here, it looks like the right took an ass kicking. Will LD and Green be working well with Labor? Are you seeing any specific policies that look like they'll be implemented? Will they generally be positive for people?

EDIT: Also, I wonder if a relatively strong showing by the Reform Party isn't the result of a bleed off of those who are just completely turned off by the conservative party, but can't bring themselves to vote Labor, LD, etc.

Reform are significantly further right and saw most of the bleed from the Conservatives (who are more a mix of centrist and right), rather than Labour benefiting from their votes quite as directly. So in essence it’s a bunch of right voters going further right, but as a result splitting the vote of the right to help the left.

Seems like the majority from both sides are fed up of the Conservatives. LD and Greens are a better fit with Labour, but Labour have enough of a majority to get laws passed without needing anyone else.

I’m not sure what to expect on the policy front just yet going forward, but at least the party in power for 14 years needs to get a lesson when they F about for so long as if there are no consequences.