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How's it going, Rishi? The 2024 UK general election thread

By: Wordshore
21 June 2024 at 03:03
Guardian latest 24 hour summary: "Three new MRP polls predicted varying degrees of Conservative annihilation, the worst of them projecting a collapse to 53 seats (analogy) and prompting a Daily Telegraph front page headline in a font size normally reserved for mass casualty events in the home counties: 'Tory Wipeout'. The Gambling Commission was revealed to be looking into a second Conservative hopeful, Bristol North West candidate Laura Saunders, over an alleged bet on the timing of the election. Jeremy Hunt admitted he might lose his own seat...

...Laura Saunders' husband turned out to be the Conservatives' director of campaigning, Tony Lee, who is also facing questions from the Gambling Commission and has taken a leave of absence two weeks out from the election. Tory campaign resources are being moved out of constituencies with majorities of around 10,000 because they are no longer viewed as winnable. The Conservatives deleted an unfortunately timed social media post that warned "if you bet on Labour, you can never win" alongside a video of a roulette wheel, that had already been viewed 1.4m times. Promotion started for Boris Johnson's forthcoming book, with a picture of the former prime minister looking like a particularly monstrous horror movie villain, and the tagline: "UNLEASHED". Where do the Tories go from here? The answer appears to be the Hurlingham Club, where they are holding their summer party tonight. Tables cost ยฃ12,000." [Previouslyer][Countdown] Politico: Betting scandal engulfs UK election. Metro: What happens if a prime minister loses their seat in a General Election? The National: Polls may be wrong and Tories could win the election, claims Michael Gove Highest-rated comment: Must have changed his dealer, the new blow has addled what's left of his very limited intellect.
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