With all the gains elsewhere, I was sure the LDs would win and sure enough Andrew George scraped home by 7,000. Oddly enough, there was a huge cheer from all sides for David Harris, who had been the Conservative MP until deciding to retire. The constituency has only had four MPs since 1966 - John Nott, Harris, Andrew George and Derek Thomas.
My home Constituency of Wallasey can certainly beat that. We're on our third MP since 1945. Ernest Marples, Lynda Chalker and now Angela Eagle. Only three MPs in nearly seventy five years.
With all the gains elsewhere, I was sure the LDs would win and sure enough Andrew George scraped home by 7,000. Oddly enough, there was a huge cheer from all sides for David Harris, who had been the Conservative MP until deciding to retire. The constituency has only had four MPs since 1966 - John Nott, Harris, Andrew George and Derek Thomas.
My home Constituency of Wallasey can certainly beat that. We're on our third MP since 1945. Ernest Marples, Lynda Chalker and now Angela Eagle. Only three MPs in nearly seventy five years.
Not my patch, but I notice Bolsover has only had 2 MPs in 69 years, when it was created.
Silly silly people. Malleable Boris may well be, but even he cannot twist and turn his way out of a Brexit impasse, and who would he go with in a crisis if not the biggest portion of voters in the party, the no deal Brigade.
Theirs is the logic of the weak and defeated, making excuses to kowtow to their conqueror
To be fair, I remember the last time Farage conceded defeat at this point in the night.
Would be a shame. Not that BXP being second would be a non event, nor even wanting them to win, but a Lab hold makes it a bit of a damp squib, and we get enough of those by-elections as it is.
To be fair, I remember the last time Farage conceded defeat at this point in the night.
Conceding defeat as Labour has ‘just pipped’ them? Can’t be that close if they are certain they have lost before most ballot boxes have even arrived at the count?
With all the gains elsewhere, I was sure the LDs would win and sure enough Andrew George scraped home by 7,000. Oddly enough, there was a huge cheer from all sides for David Harris, who had been the Conservative MP until deciding to retire. The constituency has only had four MPs since 1966 - John Nott, Harris, Andrew George and Derek Thomas.
My home Constituency of Wallasey can certainly beat that. We're on our third MP since 1945. Ernest Marples, Lynda Chalker and now Angela Eagle. Only three MPs in nearly seventy five years.
Not my patch, but I notice Bolsover has only had 2 MPs in 69 years, when it was created.
Labour arrogance is going to be off the scale if they win this.
Indeed, but they didn't even have to manage expectations with this one, there was so much fuss over BXP, so rubbing a lot peoples's faces in a win would be expected.
Not that it was guaranteed even if they did lose, but definitely kills off any hope of a third concurrent leadership contest to be kicked off if they win.
To be fair, I remember the last time Farage conceded defeat at this point in the night.
Conceding defeat as Labour has ‘just pipped’ them? Can’t be that close if they are certain they have lost before most ballot boxes have even arrived at the count?
Sounds like expectations management and Farage's 'concession' after 10pm on EU referendum night, as you say most ballot boxes have not even arrived yet alone been fully counted
Now in to 3/1. I got on around 6s. BXP slowly edging out again, although still huge odds-on favourites. Consensus that it's a two horse race finally reached (Con and LD both 500/1).
Now in to 3/1. I got on around 6s. BXP slowly edging out again, although still huge odds-on favourites. Consensus that it's a two horse race finally reached (Con and LD both 500/1).
A rare successful trading bet from me. Got in on the LDs at 55 when the poll with them leading (nationally) broke, got out at 22.
Silly silly people. Malleable Boris may well be, but even he cannot twist and turn his way out of a Brexit impasse, and who would he go with in a crisis if not the biggest portion of voters in the party, the no deal Brigade.
Theirs is the logic of the weak and defeated, making excuses to kowtow to their conqueror
To be fair, I remember the last time Farage conceded defeat at this point in the night.
Would be a shame. Not that BXP being second would be a non event, nor even wanting them to win, but a Lab hold makes it a bit of a damp squib, and we get enough of those by-elections as it is.
Who is briefing the malleable bit? Could be Raab supporters in order to put off ERG types from backing Boris.
Silly silly people. Malleable Boris may well be, but even he cannot twist and turn his way out of a Brexit impasse, and who would he go with in a crisis if not the biggest portion of voters in the party, the no deal Brigade.
Theirs is the logic of the weak and defeated, making excuses to kowtow to their conqueror
To be fair, I remember the last time Farage conceded defeat at this point in the night.
Would be a shame. Not that BXP being second would be a non event, nor even wanting them to win, but a Lab hold makes it a bit of a damp squib, and we get enough of those by-elections as it is.
Not quite a damp squib, since if Labour hold this and the LDs win Brecon, it makes things even tighter in the HOC.
My money's still on the Farageists to win this though.
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Am getting old, I used to be able to stay up all night for nights like this.
To be fair, I remember the last time Farage conceded defeat at this point in the night.
He’s not content with just Brexit . Whatever Brexit they deliver he’ll always find a betrayal narrative . He’s desperate to remain relevant .
Theirs is the logic of the weak and defeated, making excuses to kowtow to their conqueror Would be a shame. Not that BXP being second would be a non event, nor even wanting them to win, but a Lab hold makes it a bit of a damp squib, and we get enough of those by-elections as it is.
Not that it was guaranteed even if they did lose, but definitely kills off any hope of a third concurrent leadership contest to be kicked off if they win.
Sad to see that he views his life as a series of failures, when he has clearly done much good for others.
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My money's still on the Farageists to win this though.