Brexit: the next stage. Deal or No Deal? (and the General Election)

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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited June 2017
    ASLEFshrugged said:

    G When I voted the staff were having to explain to an EU citizen (not sure from where exactly) that he wasn't eligible to vote.

    Interesting, this, as I have just read on the Guradian about naturalised/dual citizens being turned away even though they really are entitled to vote.

    Let me see if I can copy and paste the story...

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    [The voter who had been refused] had tried calling the Electoral Commission, with no success.Then someone at the polling station [an official?] called a number and was told that [she] was ineligible to vote as a Polish citizen. "Well, wasn’t I glad to whip out my British passport and wave it in her face. And then whoever was at the end of the line started crumbling. Oh, it’s a clerical error they say. She is indeed a UK citizen. So what do I do? asked the nice [official at the polling station]. ‘Give her a ballot and mark a clerical error in your register’ they said.

    So that was that. They said at the station that there had been four other people who were refused the ballot there despite being apparently naturalised and registered, but they didn’t persevere like I did, and walked away."
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    If true, how many other people were wrongly refused their democratic right to vote? ;angry
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    It really did tip over ;lol
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Brentwood and Ongar for me. Strong Tory seat where Eric Pickles has stood down after eating us out of house and home. Voted Labour to no avail even though I think JC is a waste of space.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    There seems to be a disappointing amount of chaos in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where students are being turned away in their droves as a result of administrative bungling. (Labour had a 650 vote majority at the last election.)
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    is that legit ?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited June 2017
    Yup.

    100% genuine.

    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jun/08/press-gang-up-on-jeremy-corbyn-in-election-day-coverage

    Led to a social-media driven 'thing' of Bin the Sun, apparently.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited June 2017
    Voting in this election is akin to watching Spurs v Chelsea and being forced to cheer one of them on to victory
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    Have never been able to vote Tory nor labour and would not have done so today,, I believe that your vote is driven by your conscience,

    I would have voted Lib dem as always
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Well, exit polls predicting a hung Parliament.

    Surely not, but could be a tense night.

    To stay up, or not to say up ;hmm
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    I've got the beers in. Bring it on
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited June 2017
    With three north east constituencies declared currently the UK parliament is 100% female
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Exit poll looking a little iffy at the moment. ;hmm
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    Had too much disappointment through referendum and Trump to get excited but just allowing a small bit of hope to be felt, anything less than they have at present would be a victory and looks possible.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    May is packing as we speak win or lose - badly handled the division caused by brexit.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Nick Clegg has lost his seat. Bags being packed as we speak.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    Well nearly as I predicted, a bad night for May & Tories and the late surge in Labour support so nearly did it.
  • horshamhammerhorshamhammer
    I guess we'll be doing it all again in less than a year...
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Laurasupababe said:

    Well nearly as I predicted, a bad night for May & Tories and the late surge in Labour support so nearly did it.

    I wouldn't say labour nearly did it - whilst a much better showing, still 60 short of a majority?

    Agree wit Horsham, it'll be back to the polls again soon
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Yup conservatives got an even bigger vote share in my constituency all the UKIPpers went back to them.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    My labour MP got back in which I'm very pleased about.

    Looks like there's going to be a lot of shilly shallying about over the next few months.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    The other milliband would have nailed it had he still been in politics
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    UKIP lost 14k votes 9k went to labour 6k went to conservative. Conservatives lead labour by 10k votes still.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    9 months ago Zac Goldsmith resigned his seat over the third runway at Heathrow to stand as an independent in a by election and lost to the Lib Dems

    He just won Richmond Park back by 43 votes as a Tory
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Four seats left to declare, the Tories have 315, they'll get Kensington and will form a coalition with the 10 DUP MPs to give them the 326 they need for a majority
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Okay, you know what I said about Kensington and Chelsea.....

    It seems that the Tories have asked for a fourth recount rather than concede that they've lost. Labour seem to have won by 36.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    ASLEFshrugged said:

    Four seats left to declare, the Tories have 315, they'll get Kensington and will form a coalition with the 10 DUP MPs to give them the 326 they need for a majority

    Nothing is certain yet ASLEF we could still see Corbyn in Downing Street.(long shot I know) Although the DUP have a similiar attitude/stance on Brexit they are anti austerity and would therefore be in a very powerful position within an alliance. If May or the Tories can not accept that then we'll all be back at the polls soon.

    I personally think that Theresa May (a Remainer remember) could not face or do Brexit and has thrown this election away with a hopeless election campaign she knew would result in this mess.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Sorry Laura but no one knowingly throws power away.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    IronHerb said:

    Sorry Laura but no one knowingly throws power away.

    I think that is what she has done, last year politics was given a massive problem with Brexit which I don't think any politician of any political persuasion knows how to deal with. As for Brexit itself I'll believe it when it happens but I doubt it will.
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