Weekender
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Ask again just after ten - exit poll.
Election night 2019 / aftermath
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It wasn't illegal.
Marchbanks
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Fair enough, I thought there was a general ban on comments regarding voting patterns until 10pm. Still think there’s a chance it might save Johnson from defeat, though.
Swamp Thing
Remainiac Terrorist
Lord Home / Sir Alec Douglas Home ran the Foreign Office from the Lords before becoming PM and having a safe seat made available for him to be PM in the Commons.
Carrington also ran the FO from the Lords as late as 1979-1982, resigning over the Falklands. So being a very senior minister in the Lords has recent form.
Resinging over a matter of honour does seem to have gone out the window since Carrington.
Alex S
carbon based lifeform
I meant until ten
eisenach
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Lee T
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Who's this muppet
And at the same time every Labour voter in that seat 'rents' every room in their house to other Labour voters who magically have just moved there. We could chase him round the country and keep him from power forever
matthewr
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Really? Looking at postal votes before an election closes is not illegal?
guey
pfm Member
Ooh, now that would be a consolation prize worth having (so long as the Tories don't plump for PM Mogg or Francois instead).
The Lib Dem and Green stragglers would be enough to see him off. The last polls suggested it's very tight.
Sorry to burst the bubble, but @brianelects suggests it's not legit ( much as I'd love it to be)
notaclue
pfm Member
Oh, bugger https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1205163401040805889
Was a moment's hope, at least.
notaclue
pfm Member
Though look at this https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1205218335358693377
Does that look like a man in trouble? I think it might.
Does that look like a man in trouble? I think it might.
Lee T
pfm Member
I voted in the dark, no dogs, no people, just little old me.
Latest suggestions are for a tory majority of 28, Shocker.
Apparently not, they cannot be counted. This happens quite a bit where sources will express concerns or optimism based upon postal votes they've seen. If they gave more specifity then, yes, that would be illegal.
I only know this as once the froth has died down on twitter some people who actually know what they are talking about come to the surface.
If she has acted illegally then I cannot see how prosecution could be avoided.
Lee T
pfm Member
Go to bed man
Marchbanks
Hat and Beard member
I guess that’s why I don’t pay any attention to what goes on on Twitter. Unverifiable sources, people with a hidden agenda, a large credulous audience spreading the gossip etc. etc.
...although I like the idea of something called ‘Brian Elects.’
Joe Hutch
Mate of the bloke
So it's either definitely illegal or definitely not illegal. I'm glad we've sorted that one out.
Alex S
carbon based lifeform
I’m afraid it just looks like a twatish oaf to me.
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