Urgent Statement from PM today

[ger147]

Any guesses what it might be? Outside in the street number 10 announcements are usually major news...

 

[virtuocity]

May announces amnesty for the disabled to hand over the shirts off their back, before the govt are forced to make further policy changes.

 

[USER1999]

We are at war with North Korea?

 

[patricks148]

maybe sending warships to the Sea of Japan?

 

[Cherry13]

Looks like general election on 8th June.

 

[USER1999]

Looks like an election. Baffled as to why though. She has a mandate, so there is no need for it.

 

[ger147]

The only thing I can think of is a snap election on the premise that we have a 2nd EU referendum if she wins as she was never in favour of leaving the EU in the first place.

But that would be a GE with Tory vs Tory, the only scenario where they could possibly lose a GE and so therefore not very likely.

 

[Three]

General Election in June.

Great move.
The whole thing will be about Brexit, great way of surreptitiously getting essentially a second vote.

 

[ger147]

So 8th June GE it is.

 

[ScienceBoy]

General Election in June.

Great move.
The whole thing will be about Brexit, great way of surreptitiously getting essentially a second vote.

I'm a remainer and I certainly hope we don't get another referendum, cause more chaos.

This is a crazy thing and a good thing. Let's get in a good conservative brexiter and be done with it.

TBH who else is there to vote for? I would normally go greens in generals but I can't waste a vote this time round.

 

[fundy]

oh joy, whats left of the political parties get to embarrass themselves again, albeit not as much as some will do on here!

 

[larmen]

What a sh**y move.

You have 24 month of tight schedule to get a deal for the country.
Let's waste the 1st 2 month if it for internal fighting.

Is it because labour is weak right now and she thinks she can gain? Do it in 25 months!
Is it because she isn't sure about Brexit? Do it before triggering article 50. Can always start the clock after that if you win.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Interesting, on paper the Torys should walk it, but if Labour kick out Corbin who most people see as unelectable and get in an Anti Brexit candidate and campaign hard to remain , it could be a lot closer.

I can see why she is doing it, she needs her own mandate, not an inherited one.

 

[jp5]

Haven't we got enough to be doing in the next 24 months?! Take up a few months of that time running yet another vote.

Not sure how anyone can trust TM, seems guaranteed she will do the opposite of what she claims most of the time!

 

[Pathetic Shark]

And as an added bonus, we now have THREE threads on here where some people can spout their bigoted opinions .... I'm off to get some popcorn - anyone else want any?

 

[jp5]

What a sh**y move.

You have 24 month of tight schedule to get a deal for the country.
Let's waste the 1st 2 month if it for internal fighting.

Is it because labour is weak right now and she thinks she can gain? Do it in 25 months!
Is it because she isn't sure about Brexit? Do it before triggering article 50. Can always start the clock after that if you win.

Agreed - if it were to be done it should have been before Article 50. Or after the two years are up.

But to waste our limited negotiating time is madness.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

And as an added bonus, we now have THREE threads on here where some people can spout their bigoted opinions .... I'm off to get some popcorn - anyone else want any?

Toffee flavour for me please,
Yes but it's only for about 7 weeks, the other 2 threads are pretty open ended 😳

 

[palindromicbob]

Agreed - if it were to be done it should have been before Article 50. Or after the two years are up.

But to waste our limited negotiating time is madness.

She can't do anything with the current stance within government because of the opposition. If she wins a GE it give her a stronger mandate and shuts down lots of opposition stance. If it backfires then she's out and there will be a hell of a lot of back peddling. Would have made more since before triggering article 50 though.

 

[ger147]

Based on her statememt, it looks to me very much like taking advantage of the Corbyn factor to boost her HoC's majority to a more workable level.

If Labour support her motion tomorrow, it will be turkeys voting for Xmas.

 

[Foxholer]

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Is it because she isn't sure about Brexit? Do it before triggering article 50. Can always start the clock after that if you win.

Er....Article 50 has already been triggered!