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  1. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Starmer about to start announcing his Government. The TV media are awaiting with bated breath.
  2. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    It wasn't just a good night for Labour. Here is Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey celebrating his party winning 71 seats, the Yellows' best performance in 100 years. He danced to the England football anthem "Sweet Caroline."
  3. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Well the Cabinet is basically the Government.
  4. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    He used to stick it to EU leaders in Brussels. Now I can't wait to see him sticking it to Labour and the Tories in the Commons. It's going to be entertaining seeing Nigel in the Commons over the next five years.
  5. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Well Labour will import more of them as they end up tending to vote Labour. That's why Blair opened the floodgates.
  6. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    The 58th Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrives at Downing Street after being appointed to the position by the King at Buckingham Palace after Labour's first election win since 2005.
  7. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Farage has often voiced concerns about the FPTP system and how one party can get more votes but less seats than another party. Now that he's an MP he'll likely raise it with Starmer in the Commons. There was a referendum several years ago on changing the system but the people voted to keep it as...
  8. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    The new Prime Minister makes his speech to the nation and then enters No10 for the first time with his wife Victoria, looking beautiful in a bright red dress. Whatever anyone may think of him, at least Starmer has been democratically elected by the people unlike Sunak. Starmer will now set...
  9. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Starmer gets out of the vehicle on Downing Street and is greeted by hundreds of jubilant supporters. The new Prime Minister accompanied by his wife Victoria hugs and shakes hands with them.
  10. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    A smiling Starmer emerges from Buckingham Palace as Prime Minister. He gets into a car and makes his way to Downing Street where the 58th Prime Minister will address the nation. It is only the fourth handover of power from one party to another since 1979 and Starmer is only the second elected...
  11. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    A photo of Starmer meeting the King is being shown on TV. He is now the Prime Minister. He's only the seventh Labour PM - there had been seven Tory MPs since 1990.
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    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Although Labour only got 33.8% of the votes despite winning around two thirds of the seats. As the polling expert who gives us his expert analysis every election, Sir John Curtice said - "Labour haven't won this election. The Conservatives lost it." Interesting that Reform got more votes than...
  13. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Who is Keir Starmer, Britain's new Prime Minister? Labour's 7th PM shares his Christian name with the founder of the party and was Head of the Crown Prosecution Service in his previous job. He's a pescatarian and his wife and children are Jewish.
  14. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Finally, Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at Buckingham Palace to meet the King. When he comes out he will be PM.
  15. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Here is the score with just two seats of the 650 left to declare. Labour: 412 (+211) Conservatives: 121 (-250) Liberal Democrats: 71 (+63) SNP: 9 (-38) Sinn Fein: 7 (no change) Independent: 6 (+6) DUP: 5 (-3) Reform UK: 4 (+4) Green: 4 (+3) Plaid Cymru: 4 (+2) SDLP: 2 (no change) Alliance...
  16. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    I don't know what's taking Starmer so long to meet the King but he best hurry as Britain currently has no PM. Nobody is at the rudder. Thunder can be heard over 10 Downing Street.
  17. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Same as it is here: Millions fed up of a centrist government treating its people with contempt and not listening to their concerns. Le Pen's party got closer to getting into power than Farage's party but Farage's party is only four years old. Le Pen and Farage should work together.
  18. Blackleaf

    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Sunak has met the King at Buckingham Palace to tend his resignation. He is no longer PM. Starmer will be on his way soon to meet the King to become Prime Minister.
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    UK General Election to be on 4th July

    Bizarre. Despite winning with a huge majority, just look at Labour's vote percentage... Labour set to win with 35% share of the vote Professor Sir John Curtice BBC polling expert With more than 580 seats now declared, the BBC is forecasting that the final vote share across Great Britain will...