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Whynd1 wrote: 12 Dec 2019, 22:14
Exit poll looks encouraging for Boris.
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.........and an absolute disaster for Corbyn labour party.

It just goes to prove the Westminster bubble, press and media have tried and failed to coerce the public into thinking that this was going to be a close run election where in reality people "did know" what they were voting for in the referendum. It also looks like the would be remainers have come to their senses and backed the only viable candidate.

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Bye, bye Jezza :wave: :wave: :wave:

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david63 wrote: 12 Dec 2019, 22:36
Bye, bye Jezza :wave: :wave: :wave:
With luck.

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Some said that the majority in this country now wish to remain in the eu.
I’d say that this myth is well and truly burst, should the exit poll be anywhere near correct.

The assumption that remain would win a second referendum seems to be only correct in the minds of the remainders.
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Nigel has played a blinder :thumbup:

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Just watched Ed Balls and Alan Johnson tear into Jon Lansman, the momemtum leader, blaming him and his policies for Labour's poor performance, but give Lansman his due he stuck to his guns even though surely even he must have his doubts about how to make such extreme marxist policies popular with the electorate.
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Stsnd by for whingeing tomorrow from the 35% who didn't bother to vote.

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I see that Mr Corbyn is saying that he will not be leading the Labour Party in the next election - he will be lucky to be leading the Labour Party into the next year!

Now wait for the Labour spin that this is a good result for them because ....


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As a conservative party member I can say yippee.
Perhaps now we can on with business.

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I wonder what the talking heads on the political programmes on TV will now have to talk about, since Brexit is now a done deal.
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Anna Soubry and Dominic Grieve lost their seats. Ahhhhh shame!!!
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oldbluefox wrote: 13 Dec 2019, 08:52
Anna Soubry and Dominic Grieve lost their seats. Ahhhhh shame!!!
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Also Jo Swinson :clap:
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The swamp has been well and truly drained. I was truly surprised when I heard Workington had gone Tory. It's been a real Labour stronghold for donkeys' years but we had a Remainer Corbyn lapdog MP in a strong Leave area so there was a lot of anger and frustration with the antics of the opposition benches in Parliament.
Well they wanted a Peoples Vote and now the people have loudly spoken. After three and a half years of excuses, delay, obstruction, hearing the clown with the megaphone, betrayal by Remainer MPs, the demonstration of EU flags and hats at the Albert Hall, media bias and insults thrown at the Leave campaign, today is sweet revenge.

Jo Swinson? Our next PM? Couldn't even hang onto her own seat!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
The excuses and recriminations have already started pouring in.
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And some on here said the Tories were finished.!
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Hope you don't choke on your breakfasts but l would like to put on record my thanks to Theresa May for her part in getting Brexit done!

She did the necessary donkey work which enabled Boris to finish the job imo.

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Well it didn't take long. I've already seen a Facebook post saying that if you take into account all those eligible to vote only 32% voted Tory.

Well tough. The 35% who couldn't be bothered should have made the effort. Actually make that 34%. I accept a very small number would have had a physical reason why they couldn't. The rest just couldn't be a**ed.

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I also see Mrs Krankie saying there's now a mandate for a second Indyref. My advice to Boris would be go for it as soon as Brexit is done. The SNP did well last night under our first past the post system. But well under 50% voted for independence supporting parties. My prediction is a second vote would go the same way as the first and then the Sturgeon would be as extinct as the Salmond.
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Impressive list of Remainers who lost their seats:
Luciana Berger
Sam Gyimah
Sara Wollaston
Chuka Umunna
Angela Smith
Antoinette Sandbach
David Gauke
Anne Milton
plus those already mentioned. These defected or were removed to other parties to fight against Brexit. Looks like they have got their comeuppance.
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I have no problem with Scotland having a vote on independence. It is then up to the Scots to decide what they want to do and shut the likes of Sturgeon, Blackford and Cherry up for ever. What a nasty, despicable crew they present themselves as and in my (limited) experience of Scottish people they are not representative.
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I really enjoyed Emily Matlis surgically taking apart the Labour twerp this morning who was trying to say it wasn't theit policies or leader that was the problem but the media.

I've also seen people blaming the right wing BBC for criticising Corbyn. 😂

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oldbluefox wrote: 13 Dec 2019, 10:51
I have no problem with Scotland having a vote on independence. It is then up to the Scots to decide what they want to do and shut the likes of Sturgeon, Blackford and Cherry up for ever. What a nasty, despicable crew they present themselves as and in my (limited) experience of Scottish people they are not representative.
My experience too Foxy. I know a number of Scots and not one of them supports independence. I suspect their case will be even weaker once we're out of the EU and if they leave the UK they'd have to apply to rejoin.
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I mean no disrespect to the Scots but when they fully understand the true repercussions of what leaving the UK will mean for their country they will vote as they did before should there be another referendum.

United we stand devided they will fall.

I don't wish ill on anyone but if Sturgeon happens to get a prolonged case of laryngitis she will be doing us all a favour.


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Europe dont really want the Scots either.
I don't think the Scots realise how hard it will be to stand on their owm. Didnt I read somewhere
That Scottish police service didmt have enough money to see the year out.
If they want another referendum for independence then I want my say as well.

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