Community | May 07, 2010 | 2 comments

Parliament Hung, Next Move Developing, All Eyes on Clegg

source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7119226.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084

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It's Conservative 305 (+97) 36.1%, Labour 258 (-91) 29.1% and Liberal Democrats 57 (-5) 23.0%. The spin will start, newspapers will speculate and the party leaders will weigh up their choices, with talk of talks behind closed doors are already starting.

Overall, it looks like a struggled swing for the Conservatives, a deflating result for the Lib Dems and a fight for Labour to hold onto seats. By looking at Jeremy Vines magical Knightmare map and swingOmeter the results held no strong pattern that caused the Hung Parliament.

The next stories to expect, though the BBC said it might be 50 days till decisions are made.

Will Nick Clegg join with another party? (He's hinted at going for who gains the most seats/votes) Heard there's going to be a Clegg statement at 2.30 (tho it was from Boris on BBC)

Question to the politics geeks: If Clegg picks a party for coalition, and some of his party MPs are upset over the choice, could they stand down in protest?

Will Gordon Brown stay in power and form a coalition government or stand down to boost Labours negotiating chances?

Will David Cameron win over the Lib Dems or take chances of another election after a swing? Conservatives need 20 seats for the majority, according to the BBC.

Is another election headed for the UK? BBC pundit says this could be bad news for Cameron, if between that time they have to introduce tough decisions (assuming this means cuts)

On the up side, no BNP seats, yaaay.
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2 comments // Parliament Hung, Next Move Developing, All Eyes on Clegg

  • OrbViper
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      OrbViper  

    • I was wondering if there was any Lib Dem voters round here, and what there opinion is of a possible Lib-Con coalition? Would they accept it with a referendum on PR reform? Maybe even the Chancellorship? Or would they accept no deal with the Tories, and feel it was a complete betrayal?

    • 2 years ago
  • Mcellie
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      Mcellie  
    • OrbViper:

      If the Conservatives make a deal and place in a PR voting system, some Lib Dems might go for it because in a future election (within the year or five years) it could mean more seats or political power.
      Though doubt Conservatives and Labour want to put in a new voting system that might lessen their strength when in Government. Especially since the Conservatives gained some big swings in the South against Lib Dem PPCs.
      Waiting to see if (or when) Gordon Brown stands down as party leader/hung parliament PM, wondering if that'll spark a second election with no reform or cause a lib/lab deal with reform. This is getting too interesting/confusing.

      Anyone got any good information sites about PR reform?

    • 2 years ago
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