Former UK prime minister Liz Truss along with 11 cabinet ministers have been ousted in a historic defeat.
A slew of UK Conservative big names, including 11 cabinet ministers, have lost their seats in the party’s worst-ever electoral defeat. Britons went to the polls on Thursday to elect 650 members of the House of Commons.
As the results came in, the extent of the Labour Party’s landslide victory became clear, in what former Tory leader William Hague called a “catastrophic” night for his party.
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss, along with Defense Secretary Grant Shapps and Commons leader Penny Mordaunt were among the highest-profile MPs to be ousted.
With nearly all votes counted, the Conservatives have retained just 121 seats. The Labour Party has won 412, giving them a resounding majority. The Liberal Democrats are in third place with 71, followed by the Scottish National Party with nine seats, Eurosceptic anti-immigration party Reform UK taking four, and the Greens also with four constituencies
In his concession speech, Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak said: “The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight. There is much to learn and reflect on and I take responsibility for the loss.”
Former chairman of the Conservative Party Sir Brandon Lewis was quick to point the finger at Sunak, saying he “will go down as the Conservative prime minister and leader who had the worst election result in over a century.”
Party recriminations erupted as the scale of the rout became clear. Former Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, who lost his seat, has suggested aligning the Tories’ agenda with that of Nigel Farage’s Eurosceptic, anti-immigration Reform UK party.
Shapps blamed the drubbing on bickering among the Tories, denouncing what he called an “endless political soap opera out of internal rivalries and divisions.”
Sunak and Macron have called ” snap elections” . It was obvious they would lose to the opposition.
So the question arises, why did they do it ?
It is no secret for the ones among us following financials experts on youtube that central banks are bankrupt. Bankrupt not being a figure of speach, but meant literally. They are just printing paper ” money”. Inflation going through the roof because paper is eorth nothing.
So if Sunak and Macron have called election they knew they would lise, it is for a reason.
To get away with their made deficit ( made on purpose) and shove all responsability on opposition.
I suppose banks will broke down after summer , when new governments will be installed. Or even half august, as the ” high finance” likes this month to introduce new financial laws.
Leave a minimum cash on your account.
Anybody with other thoughts, welkom
I think you are largely correct. Banks (who needs ’em apart from the dishonest?) are indeed in trouble (think 2007–2008 financial crisis) but I don’t think that is the primary driver here.
Consider. The Tories knew they were going to lose big-time. It would follow that they would hold on to power as long as they could, enjoying the baubles of office, passing questionable legislation aimed at target voter sectors, hoping the polls would improve. But they chose a snap election. Why?
Labour’s polls were tanking.
I think it was because of the rapid rise of the minor parties which are anti-globalist. Word came down from Brussels/Davos – whatever label you choose to put on the mercurial, international powers: “Get out now before Farrage, Galloway and co can form a viable opposition. It is Starmer’s turn but we own him so wait your turn.”
For a moment there it appeared as though Reform were set for 13-14 seats – every indication that a return to Corbynism was actually what the British people wanted. Corbyn won his seat handily.
It is going from bad to worst. Starmer is no good news for the UK.
The new ” left” also ” won” the french elections, just heard.
We are going for total chaos.
I hope i am wrong
Labor wins a majority in Parliament with 40% of the vote?
9m Labor votes to 12m opposition.
Almost as if the will of the people is meaningless or something 🤔🤷