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    'DUP and UUP fail to conclude formal pact': http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-39837972

    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Devenport
    The leaders of the two main unionist parties have been unable to conclude a pact ahead of the general election.

    DUP leader Arlene Foster and UUP leader Robin Swann said they would continue to discuss better unionist co-operation beyond the election.

    But they could not agree on an overall pact, despite the parties already deciding against splitting the unionist vote in some key constituencies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DannyInvincible View Post
    Gerry Adams is reportedly set to step down as leader of Sinn Féin later this year: http://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/0...claim-1019327/
    If true, I imagine he'll be running for the Presidency next year should Higgins decline to run for a second time.
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    It's almost like the North has left the Union with the lack of reportage.
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    Paddy Power has Chris Hazzard and Margaret Ritchie both at 10/11 in South Down.
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    Watching May on this Channel 4/Sky News yoke is like a car crash.

    She's brutal.
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    YouGov & The Times are projecting a hung parliament based on the opinion polls.

    They have the Conservatives 16 short of a majority.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BonnieShels View Post
    Watching May on this Channel 4/Sky News yoke is like a car crash.

    She's brutal.
    It was a laughable performance by May. She actually had the audience laughing at her on a couple of occasions. Corbyn, on the other hand, did very well, I thought. Paxman's peculiar tack of attacking Corbyn based on what wasn't in the Labour manifesto actually played into Corbyn's hands as it allowed Corbyn to emphasise that he's not a rigid or dictatorial leader (as some critics appear to believe) and that the Labour manifesto was produced via dialogue, listening, compromise and democratic consensus within the party.

    It will be interesting how the respective performances of May (awful) and Corbyn (composed) play out in polls to come considering Labour have already shortened the gap considerably and seem to have the momentum on their side. Terrible decision by the Tories to call an election; I'm sure they're regretting it now.

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    That Times projection is being relentlessly mocked by people who know a lot more about it than me. If it seems too good to be true and all that
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    AT the other end of the scale of that Times projection it seems that May will have a bare majority. It's been a disaster from start to finish. I can't see her lasting regardless of the outcome.
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    Corbyn will participate in tonight's seven-way "leaders debate" on BBC One at 7:30PM and has been calling out Theresa May WWE-style all day as the Tories are sending Amber Rudd to face the heat instead: http://www.bbc.com/news/live/election-2017-40091449

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    Quote Originally Posted by DannyInvincible View Post
    The last 48 hours are worth a couple more points. Corbyn was superb on The One Show yesterday.

    The press gave Corbyn such a hard time this last few years that the public were expecting him to be a frothing at the mouth communist. Then because of the election campaign they finally got to hear what he had to say and were pleasantly surprised by a nice grandfather type who was saying things most people broadly agreed with.

    I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Bernie Sanders in the UK next week.

    EDIT: Sanders visit is already announced http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...-a7728221.html
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    This is fascinating to watch unfold isn't it ? I'm in a Tory safe seat, always blue always will be area, but the spike in FB traffic on my feed of people informing others of how to tactically stack votes to make it bumpy for them is growing daily, people who are non political are attuned, people are registering to vote.

    Can this actually happen ?

    Every time May opens her mouth she makes herself look less capable, its superb.

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    AS much as I like to believe the YouGov polls. They are found wanting. I fear a Tory hidden vote suddenly rearing its head.

    I still think for Ireland a Tory victory is far more palatable. Not a whopper majority. Just enough to let herself hang and destroy the party while she's at it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BonnieShels View Post
    I fear a Tory hidden vote suddenly rearing its head.
    That always happens regardless - but the stark turnaround in the polls is still quite something.

    What is plainly evident at this stage is that the Tories are going to be in a worse off position on the 9th after a supposed penalty kick election they didn't need to have called in the first place.

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    They have a majority of 9 so if they are any worse off in the House of Commons it probably means a hung parliament.

    At that stage I'm not sure what happens. Possibly a palace coup in the Tory party followed by yet another election in the autumn.
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    Boris waiting his turn in the wings..
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    If there's a hung parliament with the conservatives only needing a few seats, there's the very real danger they'll enter a coalition with the DUP, which scares the bejayzus out of me.

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    Ipsos MORI's latest poll also saying the gap has narrowed significantly: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/co...-a7768756.html

    Quote Originally Posted by Rachael Pells
    The Conservative party lead over Labour has narrowed to five points, down from 15 points two weeks ago, according to an opinion poll from Ipsos MORI.

    Just six days before the general election vote, the poll showed the Conservatives' share of the vote had fallen to 45 per cent, down four percentage points since the previous poll published on May 18. Labour's share of the vote increased by six points to 40 per cent.

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    'Labour ahead of Conservatives in unadjusted poll of voters': http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7770651.html

    Quote Originally Posted by Rachel Roberts
    A new poll suggests Labour could be on course for a shock win at the general election – but only if all those considered least likely to vote turn out to cast their ballot on Thursday.

    The Ipsos Mori survey shows the Conservatives have a five point lead of 45-40 – but it reveals a separate result for “all giving a voter intention”, putting Labour on 43 and the Tories on 40. The overall result is reached by stripping out the “don’t knows” and those historically unlikely to vote, who include black and ethnic minorities as well as the under 35s and the least well off older people.

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