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SystemSystem Posts: 11,700
edited June 2017 in General

imagepoliticalbetting.com » Blog Archive » If you’re not mentally prepared for Corbyn as Prime Minister, then you should be.

If you're not mentally prepared for Corbyn as PM after the election then you should be. pic.twitter.com/x2cwzjnDPh

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    RobDRobD Posts: 58,989
    :o
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    rcs1000rcs1000 Posts: 54,060
    Horrible Tooting result for the Tories.
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    EPGEPG Posts: 6,016
    Tooting is a rout.
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    FloaterFloater Posts: 14,195
    Tooting rather shit for team blue
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    KentRisingKentRising Posts: 2,850
    Second like the Tories.
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    tlg86tlg86 Posts: 25,205
    Second.
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    IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,408
    Last like ukip
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    ChameleonChameleon Posts: 3,895
    Reading in play would be a surprise, but it is becoming a part of London relatively rapidly.
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    kle4kle4 Posts: 91,991
    I'm not prepared.

    The British Trump wins.
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    EDW20000EDW20000 Posts: 138
    I've bought canned food, shotgun and BitCoin
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    tlg86tlg86 Posts: 25,205
    Okay, 15th.
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    not_on_firenot_on_fire Posts: 4,341
    Big increase in LAB majority in Tooting. To think Conservatives were confident of taking it last week!
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    Dura_AceDura_Ace Posts: 13,028
    Amber Rudd's tears taste like nectar to me.
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    Big_G_NorthWalesBig_G_NorthWales Posts: 60,358
    Labour majority in play
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    SlackbladderSlackbladder Posts: 9,713
    Well what will be will be
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    ChameleonChameleon Posts: 3,895
    My god. I feel so sorry for GO, his lifetime's work screwed.
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    spudgfshspudgfsh Posts: 1,312
    I'm told that the tories are likely to hold erewash. declaration imminent
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    AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    Still no gains/losses between Con and Lab.
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    MattyNethMattyNeth Posts: 60
    London could be largely wipeout for Tories, though Goldsmith looks like taking Richmond
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    KentRisingKentRising Posts: 2,850
    edited June 2017
    So at 01.26 we are looking at a Labour minority governement, Corbyn as PM.

    Wonder what things are like at CCHQ?
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    Ave_itAve_it Posts: 2,411
    Hideous CON meltdown in London
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    JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 39,061
    I'm feeling really vindicated by the results.

    Even if I think the result's a disaster for the country and my son.
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    RobDRobD Posts: 58,989
    Did either party see this coming? Noises from both sides suggested they were expecting a con majority of some size. Barmy!
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    Bobajob_PBBobajob_PB Posts: 928
    Tories utterly smashed in Tooting.

    You take on metropolitan values at your peril!
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    FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 76,291
    Looks like I am relocating to Canada then...Out and abooottt...
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    Stark_DawningStark_Dawning Posts: 9,322
    My God. Jezza is the British Trump ++++++++++++++++.
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    IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,408
    AndyJS said:

    Still no gains/losses between Con and Lab.

    Vale of Clywd
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    ArtistArtist Posts: 1,882
    Looks like Con 300 Lab 270 at the moment, still not enough for JC
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    JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 39,061
    Bobajob_PB said:

    Tories utterly smashed in Tooting.

    You take on metropolitan values at your peril!

    What are 'metropolitan values' ?
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    MattyNethMattyNeth Posts: 60
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Labour majority in play

    Very downbeat Big_G thats not going to happen
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    FattyBolgerFattyBolger Posts: 299
    Dura_Ace said:

    Amber Rudd's tears taste like nectar to me.

    What an unpleasant comment
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    SlackbladderSlackbladder Posts: 9,713
    Well watching labour try to run the country for a bit is going to be fun, in a grim way.
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    AlastairMeeksAlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340
    I don't know why Conservatives thought they'd win anything in London. They've spent the last year deriding it.
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    stjohnstjohn Posts: 1,780
    I've just backed Labour most seats at 6.6
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    glwglw Posts: 9,554
    Bobajob_PB said:

    Tories utterly smashed in Tooting.

    You take on metropolitan values at your peril!

    What values? They have voted for Corbyn, not a Blairite.
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    PaulyPauly Posts: 897
    JosiasJessop said:

    Bobajob_PB said:

    Tories utterly smashed in Tooting.

    You take on metropolitan values at your peril!

    What are 'metropolitan values' ?
    Mass migration and open borders.
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    another_richardanother_richard Posts: 25,128
    So why was Owen Jones panicking about Tooting yesterday ?

    These results must astonish Labour as well.
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    Danny565Danny565 Posts: 8,091
    Think Carlisle is the first result YouGov called wrong. Had Labour very narrowly gaining it.
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    Lucian_FletcherLucian_Fletcher Posts: 793
    DUP piling up MASSIVE majorities in the Unionist seats
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    HaroldOHaroldO Posts: 1,185
    kle4 said:

    I'm not prepared.

    The British Trump wins.

    Indeed, we are voting ourselves richer it seems. It's lunacy.
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    ChrisChris Posts: 11,138
    edited June 2017
    imagePower to the People!!!
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    BromBrom Posts: 3,760
    What i don't understand is why so little info on the ground today? Surely someone should have picked up upon that huge Tooting increase
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    KentRisingKentRising Posts: 2,850
    Dura_Ace said:

    Amber Rudd's tears taste like nectar to me.

    Taking into account the context, maybe a bit in poor taste, that.
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    surbitonsurbiton Posts: 13,549
    surbiton said:

    Attention: PB Tories [ except David Herdson ]

    How did you get it so wrong ? Did you not see this coming ?

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    TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 114,563
    I've managed to kill the mood at Matthew Parker Street.
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    MortimerMortimer Posts: 13,956
    MattyNeth said:

    London could be largely wipeout for Tories, though Goldsmith looks like taking Richmond

    Damn - worst of all worlds!
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    ChameleonChameleon Posts: 3,895
    Lucian_Fletcher said:

    DUP piling up MASSIVE majorities in the Unionist seats

    Good, I think. I imagine that Corbyn was a powerful motivator.
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    HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 117,131
    Labour look likely to hold Southwark
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    FloaterFloater Posts: 14,195
    RobD said:

    Did either party see this coming? Noises from both sides suggested they were expecting a con majority of some size. Barmy!

    Labour uncut....... hmmm
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    Bobajob_PBBobajob_PB Posts: 928
    We need midlands seats.

    The Tories could still do well there. Not many europhiles.
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    tysontyson Posts: 6,050
    Nick Palmer and BigNight...I am so sorry.....
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    EDW20000EDW20000 Posts: 138
    Make Brexit great again
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    OUTOUT Posts: 569
    Tooting, power to the people.
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    alex.alex. Posts: 4,658
    3 months ago, what odds would you have got that 6 months later Zac would be the only Conservative London MP?
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    handandmousehandandmouse Posts: 213
    stjohn said:

    I've just backed Labour most seats at 6.6

    Took it at 6.4, all fingers and toes crossed now!
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    JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 39,061
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    Looks like I am relocating to Canada then...Out and abooottt...

    It's amazing how many vocal leaver have pissed, or are pissing, off abroad.

    Leaving the rest of us in the shit.

    Apologies for language.
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    WhisperingOracleWhisperingOracle Posts: 8,503
    Pauly said:

    JosiasJessop said:

    Bobajob_PB said:

    Tories utterly smashed in Tooting.

    You take on metropolitan values at your peril!

    What are 'metropolitan values' ?
    Mass migration and open borders.
    Or alternatively, how western civilisation began.
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    PolruanPolruan Posts: 2,083
    I guess we'll have to put this down to all the shy Labour voters who didn't want to express their true views due to the culture of right wing abuse on social media [is this right?]
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    RobDRobD Posts: 58,989
    Floater said:

    RobD said:

    Did either party see this coming? Noises from both sides suggested they were expecting a con majority of some size. Barmy!

    Labour uncut....... hmmm
    Yeah, if it was just one source you could discount it.
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    HaroldOHaroldO Posts: 1,185
    KentRising said:

    So at 01.26 we are looking at a Labour minority governement, Corbyn as PM.

    Wonder what things are like at CCHQ?

    The Cameroon's will have their knives out.
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    ChameleonChameleon Posts: 3,895
    Vale of Clywd Con to Lab.
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    tlg86tlg86 Posts: 25,205
    Oh FFS!
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    numbertwelvenumbertwelve Posts: 5,505
    Artist said:

    Looks like Con 300 Lab 270 at the moment, still not enough for JC

    JC + SNP might be enough though. At least for a minority government.

    What does Farron do?

    Part of me will be fascinated by how JC does if he becomes PM. I suspect it will be a car crash.
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    SlackbladderSlackbladder Posts: 9,713
    First labour budget will be interesting
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    Bobajob_PBBobajob_PB Posts: 928
    tyson said:

    Nick Palmer and BigNight...I am so sorry.....

    Yep. Humble pie for the PB Leftie centrists.

    I'm munching a big slice now.
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    TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 114,563
    Mhairi Black holds on
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    notmenotme Posts: 3,293
    Danny565 said:

    Think Carlisle is the first result YouGov called wrong. Had Labour very narrowly gaining it.

    Same majority as 2015.
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    ChameleonChameleon Posts: 3,895
    Dammit Mhairi Black holds on. That is annoying.
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    FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 76,291
    JosiasJessop said:

    FrancisUrquhart said:

    Looks like I am relocating to Canada then...Out and abooottt...

    It's amazing how many vocal leaver have pissed, or are pissing, off abroad.

    Leaving the rest of us in the shit.

    Apologies for language.
    I didn't vote leave....
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    dixiedeandixiedean Posts: 27,995
    JCINCIPM?
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    hunchmanhunchman Posts: 2,591
    The SNP Yoof holds! Bravo
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    waitingfortonightwaitingfortonight Posts: 54
    Tooting majority equal to 1997 landslide.

    Putney GONE
    Battersea GONE
    Finchley GONE
    Kensington GONE
    Croydon Central GONE

    Harrow East
    Hendon
    Enfield Southgate all surely gone!?
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    AndreaParma_82AndreaParma_82 Posts: 4,714
    Mhairi Black held on
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    JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 39,061
    surbiton said:

    surbiton said:

    Attention: PB Tories [ except David Herdson ]

    How did you get it so wrong ? Did you not see this coming ?

    We are all PBTories now, comrade. ;)
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    ArtistArtist Posts: 1,882
    Damn, Mhairi Black survives
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    dixiedeandixiedean Posts: 27,995
    Polruan said:

    I guess we'll have to put this down to all the shy Labour voters who didn't want to express their true views due to the culture of right wing abuse on social media [is this right?]

    LOL
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    OUTOUT Posts: 569
    Mhari's back.
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    PaulyPauly Posts: 897
    WhisperingOracle said:

    Pauly said:

    JosiasJessop said:

    Bobajob_PB said:

    Tories utterly smashed in Tooting.

    You take on metropolitan values at your peril!

    What are 'metropolitan values' ?
    Mass migration and open borders.
    Or alternatively, how western civilisation began.
    Maybe land borders but not oceanic borders. We weren't "western" until after pangea had broken up so you are incorrect.
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    HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 117,131
    Paisley and Renfrewshire South


    Mhairi Black HOLDS
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    kle4kle4 Posts: 91,991
    Polruan said:

    I guess we'll have to put this down to all the shy Labour voters who didn't want to express their true views due to the culture of right wing abuse on social media [is this right?]

    I have to say I thought there were shy labour voters...when they were in the 20s. Didn't expect it when they were in the mid 30s.
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    JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 39,061
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    JosiasJessop said:

    FrancisUrquhart said:

    Looks like I am relocating to Canada then...Out and abooottt...

    It's amazing how many vocal leaver have pissed, or are pissing, off abroad.

    Leaving the rest of us in the shit.

    Apologies for language.
    I didn't vote leave....
    The point still stands.
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    Bobajob_PBBobajob_PB Posts: 928
    Mortimer said:

    MattyNeth said:

    London could be largely wipeout for Tories, though Goldsmith looks like taking Richmond

    Damn - worst of all worlds!
    LOL fair play. Indeed. Even the PB Tories didn't want him to win!
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    edmundintokyoedmundintokyo Posts: 17,151
    edited June 2017
    SeanT said:

    Corbyn PM for about three months?

    If it's any consolation to my right-wing friends there's nothing that'll be more infuriating to Juncker and the rest of the unlucky people lumbered with negotiating a Brexit agreement than having no idea if the people they're talking to will still be in office in 3 weeks time.
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    FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 76,291
    What we know about FPTP, when the swing is with you....
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    ChameleonChameleon Posts: 3,895
    Watson holds, not even close.
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    FloaterFloater Posts: 14,195
    Watson safe
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    TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 114,563
    My CCHQ sources says looks like the young voters did turn out, as well their middle class parents, and frightened grannies stayed at home.
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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,290
    Watson holds West Brown East.
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    DavidLDavidL Posts: 51,371
    Paisley one the Unionists should have won but the vote split.
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    another_richardanother_richard Posts: 25,128
    2015GE, 2016 Ref, 2017GE all have one thing in common.

    The side which made the most promises of the good time to come did best.

    Britain is now dominated by the 'I want, I want, I want' mentality.

    And its all going to end in disaster very soon.
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    AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    edited June 2017
    Tom Watson's majority down nearly 2k in West Bromwich East.

    Lab +7.8%
    Con +13.3%
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    kle4kle4 Posts: 91,991
    waitingfortonight said:

    Tooting majority equal to 1997 landslide.

    Putney GONE
    Battersea GONE
    Finchley GONE
    Kensington GONE
    Croydon Central GONE

    Harrow East
    Hendon
    Enfield Southgate all surely gone!?

    Two in plymouth, one in Bristol two, guaranteed.
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    ParistondaParistonda Posts: 1,819
    Mhari Black holds her seat
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    williamglennwilliamglenn Posts: 48,130
    It's about time the exit poll forecast were updated in light of the results coming in.
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    TravelJunkieTravelJunkie Posts: 431
    Carlisle is the result of night so far for Tories.
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    ChameleonChameleon Posts: 3,895
    AndyJS said:

    Tom Watson's majority down nearly 2k in West Bromwich East.

    5.7k.
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    SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 20,691
    Are we all invited to TSE's wedding?
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    MaxPBMaxPB Posts: 37,618
    edited June 2017
    SeanT said:

    Massive swing to Labour in London. This is the revenge of the Remainers.

    Massively.

    I wish Theresa May had read PB when we were talking about Brexit for the 60%. We needed to discard each of the 20% extreme Brexit/Remain voters and deliver Brexit for the middle 60%. Instead Theresa went for a narrow hard Brexit policy and now we're in the shit.
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    RobDRobD Posts: 58,989
    DavidL said:

    Paisley one the Unionists should have won but the vote split.

    Darn
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    Bobajob_PBBobajob_PB Posts: 928
    glw said:

    Bobajob_PB said:

    Tories utterly smashed in Tooting.

    You take on metropolitan values at your peril!

    What values? They have voted for Corbyn, not a Blairite.
    Hard Brexit.

    That's all.
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