General Election June 2017

I like this Guardian graphic:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2017/jun/08/live-uk-election-results-in-full-2017

Farron gone?

Kuensberg doing a recunt..

Cable leading the lib dems, Corbyn for labour and Boris for the tories - I think I could live with that.

Because Socialism

Said it earlier - think he's been stalling the recounts so the news comes out later. I think he was the first 'name' in danger.

Miliband almost sounds like a human being.

That training must be paying off...

Gummer gone!

Lab win Ipswich

Cable's got Twickenham

I didn't remember that (or understand it at the time, I think). My main memory of it was that it got off completely on the wrong foot because Labour aligned themselves with the Tories and because they seemed to be in it only because of their own interest in the number of MPs they then still had. I don't know how exactly all that played out in Scotland and what people considered more or less significant of all the factors.

YES!

He was being touted as a potential Brexit Secretary (I think, or some other Brexit role), so they were obviously pretty confident.

Re: Scotland. We can look at it this way. The English brexit supporting Tories are going to be held hostage by a handful of remain supporting Scots. That's a excellent in its own way.

BBC woman just stole my line!

Chuffed for Vincey C. He smashed it.

Labour take Ipswich!

I think they were in a do it and you're fucked on the Unionist vote which the Tories are now mopping up, don't do it and also alienate the Indy vote which of course, went to the SNP where they might otherwise have stayed for a Labour party that said they would respect the referendum result and not campaign on it. It also didn't help that the then ScotLab leader was the very worst of smug Blairite no-hopers that to most voters was about as appealing as a puke covered dog shit.

Labour have held Cambridge, Zeichner defeating Huppert.

Balls. 2hrs till alarm.

Corbyn won! Guess he is electable?

Bloody right and all. You were wise not to take my bet @Velocio

Hopefully. Hopefully. It's not as good as living in a country with only one Tory MP but it would be good enough.

Corbyn won! Guess he is electable?

Not a chance.

It always amazes me how many times he has to prove it - two leadership battles and a general election later maybe that'll finally be put to bed.

It's basically a good joke by now/has been for some time.