They weren't full recounts. Officially there were two full recounts I think.
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So, now we know - campaigns actually matter.
She won in the end.
So ... Amber lost on initial count.
Then on the recount/
Then on another recount.
And then the last recount she had a swing to let her win by 300 votes and... its accepted?
Is that what happened?
That seems like official challenge sort of territory.
Did she request those recounts?
It just sounds really shady the way they managed to get enough votes in the end.
For Brexit? The future seems unclear but more positive than a Tory majority in that regard.
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Won't someone think of the nukes
I always have a go at american politics for making climate change deniers and homophobes in positions of Power
We've done the same
No idea. Would be whoever was losing at the time who'd request the recount wouldn't it? We don't know for sure if Rudd was losing at any point.
Chief negotiator for the EU
WorryingSo ... Amber lost on initial count.
Then on the recount/
Then on another recount.
And then the last recount she had a swing to let her win by 300 votes and... its accepted?
Is that what happened?
I think we'll see a softening/rethinking of Brexit plans. Ignoring everything else that's happened in this election and her premiership, the way from day one she immediately set off on a course that complete ignored 48% of the population and a direction that made a huge assumption about the intent of 52% (implying leaving customs union and single market had a mandate despite neither issue ever being voted on) whilst at the same time wave the flag of 'unity' and 'in the national interest' was always bollocks.
As it stands she won't be able to pass any deal that does not include identical access to both the SM and CU as we currently have, or one that simply retains membership on the same terms. The EU definitely won't be giving us either of those things knowing that there is very unlikely to be any kind of exit from the EU without agreement on those terms, pending yet another election.
As it stands she won't be able to pass any deal that does not include identical access to both the SM and CU as we currently have, or one that simply retains membership on the same terms. The EU definitely won't be giving us either of those things knowing that there is very unlikely to be any kind of exit from the EU without agreement on those terms, pending yet another election.
Labour didnt cause this disprution, the lovely Theresa May did.
The DUP?
What i really like about our voting system is it produces a strong and stable government
Oh absolutely. I find her incredibly unlikable too
But in the grand scheme of things, Im not sure these results are going to help anyone or anything
Shocking night for Miss 'Strong & stable'. Her gamble to call the election has utterly failed & I can't imagine her own MPs are impressed with what's happened.
Good effort from Labour. Corbyn has shown a lot of guts to get through that campaign & produce a better night than they expected.
Good riddance to UKIP.
Good effort from Labour. Corbyn has shown a lot of guts to get through that campaign & produce a better night than they expected.
Good riddance to UKIP.
My partner is from Italy and was saying for a while how FPTP is better than anything more proportional as here we have governmental stability. She has since changed her tune
Better than an unassailable Tory majority.
So ... Amber lost on initial count.
Then on the recount/
Then on another recount.
And then the last recount she had a swing to let her win by 300 votes and... its accepted?
Is that what happened?
What the hell. Is that true??
Helps my faith in humanity a little at least and i think it effects the political direction too.
Shoutout to the Conservative strategists who thought locking Weak And Wobbly away from the public would work. BRAVO.
Don't the recounts happen only if its close between the candidates? I think the poll manger wouldn't allow a recount recount if it was unrealistic to change the outcome.
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Well, the marginals she did visit didn't go well for her so maybe it was a good decision to keep her locked away from debates and stuff...
Yeah, if it is close (few hundred votes or so would count) and by whoever is losing.
How many votes did Lord Bucket Head get?
Highest percentage of votes for Labour in Wales since 1997 according to Faisal Islam. And that was a place expected to be going blue a few weeks ago.
Says a lot about a supposed leader when her best tactic is to limit the public's exposure to her.
Did you vote Dem in the end?
Reminds me of how they keep the leader hidden in The Thick of It.
So the tories will go down one of two paths
- Claim the need for stability and May stays on
- Reinforce the scare story of needing a majority to get a good deal. May to go and another election held
Can they not dump her, have a new leadership election and continue with DUP coalition?
Just to put this into perspective, under a perfectly Proportional system
My partner is from Italy and was saying for a while how FPTP is better than anything more proportional as here we have governmental stability. She has since changed her tune
Labour + Lib Dem + SNP would have enough seats
Throw Green in there as well if you want.
I really need to watch that.
So then it's the genius of calling an unnecessary election when your PM is a massive non-asset.