North Shropshire
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Mugshot
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That's what Jo Swinson thought was going to happen in 2019.
newfhouse
pleb
Who?
winjim
Welcome yourself into the new modern crisis
She used to be the next Prime Minister.
D
Deleted member 49
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Fecking Lib Dems lol....
View: https://twitter.com/David__Osland/status/1471428887376711682?t=x06iG7ZhWCDAqFy5G5wXnA&s=19
View: https://twitter.com/David__Osland/status/1471428887376711682?t=x06iG7ZhWCDAqFy5G5wXnA&s=19
newfhouse
pleb
Oh, like the Davids.
Mugshot
Über Member
Corbyn wouldn't have got sufficient support from the Tories or, possibly, even his own party for that to have happened.
winjim
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And Labour could have made it happen if they removed the condition of Corbyn being PM. But they didn't. So here we are. Swinson and Corbyn both needed their heads banging together.
winjim
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I'm no Tory but they could have had someone like Ken Clarke lead it and make it work. If it was to be a caretaker administration then it absolutely could not have been led by someone with long term Prime Ministerial ambitions.
newfhouse
pleb
My mum used to do that to me and my brother sometimes. I don’t think it ever achieved the desired outcome.
newfhouse
pleb
The membership at large wouldn’t have allowed that.
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Deleted member 49
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Delusional
winjim
Welcome yourself into the new modern crisis
Anyway, let's see North Shropshire for what it is, not an endorsement of any party but a defeat for the Tories and a success for tactical voting. The Lib Dem candidate has explicitly acknowledged that, I know that Labour are unable to but I hope that they recognise it and it factors into their election strategy, at least at grassroots level, next time around.
Mugshot
Über Member
Absolutely, and Clarke was one of the names being touted for the position.
Some would rather see a landslide Tory victory if they can't have Corbyn.
Mugshot
Über Member
Could they have prevented it?
I seem to remember that at the time the talk was that Clarke and I think Harman (?) were being talked about as possible leaders of a caretaker Gov, whereas the consensus was that Corbyn stood no chance.
