The Tories are losing ‘pretty much everywhere’ | Peter Kellner

“The biggest casualty by far would be Jeremy Hunt.”
Just three cabinet members are likely to keep their seats in the general election according to today’s polls, says journalist and pollster Peter Kellner.
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[@emmanuelibeh7752]

72 seats for Tories will be a very bad election night for me as they don't deserve to win any seat.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Still funny though.

[@swordplate777]

I think the tories would be ecstatic to have 72 seats right now 😂

[@daydays12]

I agree... one seat would be just right!

[@Noel-ji8nm]

​@@daydays12Vote Labour get Tories through the backdoor.

[@daydays12]

@@Noel-ji8nm lol! 🙂

[@MrGavinBoyd]

Worst government of my lifetime.

[@spd28237]

Easily... but who the fxxk still wants to vote Tory?!

[@Porklover98]

@@spd28237they’re around!

[@richardjames3022]

Worst EVER

[@daydays12]

And mine ( I'm 77)

[@Noel-ji8nm]

​​@@daydays12Starmer would beg to differ.

[@JamesRobinson-vd4bt]

i found it staggering that in-spite of their incompetence 21% of the population would still vote for this shower

[@simonwatkin]

Exactly James. You could put a blue badge on a dog and some people would still vote Conservative.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Large part of Southern England would vote for a dog-turd if it had a blue rosette and a spare BMW in the drive

[@drizzle952]

Yeah, I don't get it.

[@lw1zfog]

I find it staggering that some folk still appear to think that continuing to put a tick in a box will make even the slightest bit of difference to the overall downwards trajectory 😂

[@maccagrabme]

Those include the filthy rich and retired who arent affected by any of this, whereas the rest of us have to suffer . You would have thought those people would have the sense to go to Reform to reduce the pain Labour will be inflicting on them.

[@timyo6288]

Zero Seats. Make it happen England.

[@James-sk4db]

I’m doing my part.

[@brusselssprouts560]

And particularly butlicker "Sir" Roger Gale.

[@rossspenser8314]

Labour not much better

[@quintuscrinis8032]

Scotland are still due to elect 4 Tories according to the Survation map so not sure how this will work.

[@lovejetfuel4071]

@@rossspenser8314 When Labour where in power for most of the late 90s into the 2000s I don't recall so much chaos, out of control immigration, exorbitant bills, sewage in water, collapsing NHS, housing crisis, flat lining economy and government corruption. Should we vote for another 5 years of that???

[@stephfoxwell4620]

Zero seats. You know it makes sense

[@susannamarker2582]

No opposition is very dangerous indeed. My vote is with Rishi Sunak.

[@melgrant7404]

@@susannamarker2582 I'm coming back to this after the election.

[@balance3201]

Make them pay back the stolen money as well

[@richardruff8712]

Yes, they should all be prosecuted for Treason... Deliberately endangering their own citizens ( either by the Tories own incompetence, or a deliberate policy of stealing money, which is needed by the poorest in our society ) They are all the modern day equivalent of Robin Hood, stealing from the poor, to give to the rich.

[@petermcnally4314]

The national hatred towards them is beyond words.

[@SlowhandGreg]

Its negative 70 funny thing is there closely followed by Reform on negative 60

[@royboy565]

​@@SlowhandGregSavanta poll today puts Reform on 13% which is 6 points down from the you gov poll. Quite a big sample of voters too..... 22000

[@SlowhandGreg]

@@royboy565 the Reform vote is higher in the South East and the Red Wall but it's compromised of the The old ukip vote. They may get some dissafected Tories but not that many. I live in a blue wall seat the Tories near me are switching to lib dem

[@WilliamMacKenzie-dq6bf]

It's the narcissistic arrogance of the pathalogical lying bstrds that gets ya...

[@ajw9533]

If you asked Johnson and Truss if the destruction of their party had anything to do with them, they would say no, and they would believe it.

[@user-wj7cv9hb5j]

Liz had a plan, a great plan. The bankers didn't like it as they couldn't control her so they wanted one of their own so sunak got in. She was going to revoke ir35 crippling the country, and had a true growth plan. Claiming she caused global raises in mortgage rates is hilarious and shows how little the average voter understands.

[@kaseycornflakes1234]

ajw... Johnson would have been better `kept` by Tories as leader. Truss could have been better guarded and steered by those in Power. She was destined for the exit, by invisible powers, as soon as elected! Instead of being thrown to the wolves, they should have bolted the door and got on with business. As it was the Tories trashed their own democratic procedure - beginning of the end of `trust` by their membership. Finally, we seem to `scream blue murder` today if anyone in authority even `sneezes` at the wrong time! A few years back we got up dusted ourselves down and got on with the job, whatever that was. The media feeds itself on `molehills into mountains` ideology and loves it! What a terrible world we live in that nothing is forgiven/forgotten.

[@sfactory8253]

Truss is a lib dem sleeper ( activated )

[@robertlee6338]

thieving and lying Boris over being ruled by indian

[@globalistgamer6418]

The Manchurian Pork Farmer

[@grahamturner1290]

Personally I won't be satisfied until they've LOST everywhere.

[@Yeah-Buddy-Lightweight]

The Tories have stripped the UK bare for themselves and their mates. Even the bones are disappearing.

[@johnburrows3385]

That process started with Thatcher's election in 1979.

[@susannamarker2582]

Remember 97, when Blair raided private pension funds ? Was that in New Labour's manifesto in 97 ? No. Not even talked about. Starmer is a Blair disciple.

[@ipohtennischannel5482]

Seventy-two seats too many.

[@user-zc4yd9ss7h]

They don't deserve even 70 seats...

[@nickedwards212]

They don't deserve one seat.

[@user-bw5pn4qv9i]

@@nickedwards212 Not even a toilet seat?

[@WilliamMacKenzie-dq6bf]

​@@user-bw5pn4qv9i Looks like it's gonna be an ejector seat.....

[@kaseycornflakes1234]

Tories so inept that even the sword they fall on will be blunt!

[@adamknight4114]

😂😂

[@jedimasterbazz]

I'm pretty sure Penny would hold the sword for Rishi! 🤭

[@IK-wc4od]

😅

[@SuzanneJones-qy3zh]

Never known such a tertible govt they are dispicable

[@NewMinority]

Net zero seats for Tory! Vote reform 🇬🇧✝️💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🗳️

[@maccagrabme]

Just because they call themselves Conservatives doesn't mean they are, they took over the party and removed the true conservatives and are now pretending nothing has changed, thats why they are going to be removed.

[@royboy565]

​@@NewMinorityNever vote for the Jack boot party.

[@NewMinority]

@@royboy565 you mean Labour? 😂 and the Islamanazis

[@nicholasmurrell7904]

I hope they lose so hard that they're bleating for PR after the loss.

[@idonthavealoginname]

We need 0 Tory seats.

[@Viper91157]

This government is the worst I've ever known get them out

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

Recently came back to London on a BA flight from NYC, George Osborne came past us waiting to board, went into business class, sunk down in his seat and tried to avoid eye contact with anyone. Inflicted five years of pointless austerity on the country.

[@martindornan1667]

I remember the Tory slogan from Tories Cameron and Osborn "We are all in it together". What lies the Tories told. The reality was the rich got richer and the poor got poorer with food banks opening in every community forcing UK men, women and children to use food banks to survive. Tory austerity from 2010 cutting public services and the safety net.

[@Harrier5074]

Net Zero Tories would be good for the country right now.

[@christophervaughan2637]

😂

[@WilliamMacKenzie-dq6bf]

More chance of the Pope turning to Islam than the tories winning this election.... A 14 year clusterfk draws to a close.....

[@Stephen0988]

Corrupt to the core and what appears to be criminal activity.

[@richardruff8712]

Traitors, the lot of them !

[@peterlinfield8707]

Agree . . . It's hard to differentiate the difference between the Tory Party and a criminal organisation. How much tax payers money has found its way into the hands of them and their mates.

[@misterpebbles]

72 seats? That's 72 more than they deserve. 😂

[@weatherthestorm2096]

I find it quite abhorrent that people know what's this government has done to everybody and they are still prepared to vote for them. They don't even deserve 72 seats

[@archvaldor]

The real mystery is why people want to replace them with a party with the same policies.

[@nicks4934]

Bye bye nasty party

[@grrinc]

Hello grooming gang party

[@crayontom9687]

72 too many

[@user-wj7cv9hb5j]

True, hopefully the mps standing there will do the right thing and stand down and let the true party for change take the rightdul place, reform. ❤

[@BitCrafted]

I don’t like Rishi but Boris was worse and was responsible for most of the lies failure and corruption. This is on Boris.

[@andymccurdy5029]

ill clap my 7 imaginary bins to say good bye to the worst government in history

[@daydays12]

nice one!

[@kevingrant7098]

The cons need to be brought to Justice for what they have done

[@richardruff8712]

Yes... A public enquiry, with the prospect of prison sentences for them all....

[@DW-dd4iw]

The first past the post system needs to be reformed. Proportional Representation would reflect public opinion in Parliament much better.

[@Danelius90]

Agree we need some change. It's almost embarrassing watching people have a serious conversation about an election that involves two parties getting the same amount of votes but getting 72 vs 0 seats. As described in the video, the lib dems (and to an extent all parties) have to simply play the game and campaign in tactical spots. Rather than working towards actual positive change we have to pander to this gamified constituency whack-a-mole to garner votes

[@jons9721]

More important issues than 'fair', stopping the far right racist working class/pensioners feeling they have any future in this country is far more important

[@carelgoodheir692]

@@jons9721 "Fair" includes the mean-minded getting represented in parliament. A proper modern parliament has all strands of thought in it. Then the MPs sound each other out and work out a program for government that a majority in parliament backs. What happens now is that two mega patries each have an internal power struggle the voters get no say in and then we, the voters, get faced with a choice of two neither of which has majority support. I say that from the Left and I accept that it and the Right will both splinter under PR - better than the exclusion of many that happens now.

[@jons9721]

@@carelgoodheir692 I put fair in quotes as fair simply isn't that important compared to other issues. Politics is civil war and if you are fighting fair you are doing it wrong

[@quintuscrinis8032]

The Lib Dems tried to get a fairer voting system back in 2011, the country votes against it!

[@occamraiser]

These tories are heading to the political dustbin - but MAKE NO MISTAKE it is not Sunak's fault, he is the right's brown fallguy, carrying the can for Johnson and Truss - both of whom belong in prison; Johnson for his criminality and Truss for her criminal incompetence.

[@jamesgravil9162]

Johnson was incompetent as well as criminal.

[@Cheeeesseee3678]

I would agree with that to an extent, but what has Sunak achieved during his time as PM to inspire his preexisting/initial supporters, let alone persuade the party political neutral voter or non-Tory voter to back him?

[@MellowVR24762]

Rishi will have plenty of time to watch sky movies he can have his friends around too🤣🤣

[@jamesjarrett52]

The people that voted for them get no sympathy for me.

[@professorbernardkemp7448]

What about the people that voted for arch Globalist war monger., Tony B Liar?

[@john0597]

I'm glad they're losing their jobs ok because at the end of the day they all supported David Cameron most of them they went along with his austerity and look where it's got us financial ruin

[@holytrinity955]

I'm not Tory but have you forgotten there was no money left in the kitty after the financial crisis when Brown was in power?. Don't for get the economy was closed for virtually 2 years due to covid and also there's the Ukraine war affecting food orices.

[@royboy565]

​@@holytrinity955Don't be daft. There was a banking crisis in the western world and Labour used our taxes to bail them out. They left a debt of 980billion. The tories managed to increase the amount to a record debt of 3 trillion and before covid the debt was at a record high of 1.3 trillion.

[@holytrinity955]

@@royboy565 Funny how everytime Liebour leave power,the country is bankrupt and it's never their fault. Expect the same in 5 years.

[@anonUK]

In the immortal words of David Steel, "Go back to your constituencies and prepare for -government- " Universal Credit.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Vote Tory to be the working poor, unable to have kids or even get a permanent place to live. We have working homeless now. Is this India?

[@SuperRobertballard]

@@julianshepherd2038 Not yet but it will be in the next 10 years.

[@missladybug319]

If the illegal immigration can pay the UC and pensions, that would be refreshing

[@adamknight4114]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@PiesNSuch]

First past the post is embarrassing at this point. Massive reform needed to the electoral system.

[@danratner9714]

Very disappointed it's that many

[@julianshepherd2038]

Best General Election Ever

[@simmer484]

A Labour government that won't even need to use their whip to get their most flawed legislation through parliament could make this the worst general election ever.

[@royboy565]

​@Millie.com232Yet Reform will probably get very very few seats if any. Which suits me because they are just tories in different clothes.

[@tonylee8784]

​@@simmer484we need this. It has to get very much worse before a better party can build the country from the ashes.

[@simmer484]

@@tonylee8784 I think I agree

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

Never forget Liz Truss's contribution to the economy, either. "Liz Truss is a planet-sized mass of overconfidence and ambition teetering upon a pinhead of a political brain." Matthew Parris

[@ray9628]

Tories have a large majority since 2019. Done nothing with it, ABC.

[@hypsyzygy506]

Austerity Brexit Criminality

[@ctorus]

If only that were true

[@WilliamMacKenzie-dq6bf]

Correction.... they've robbed the Public Purse blind and lined their own and donors offshore tax haven accounts quite nicely... The Great Pandemic Robbery of 2020..... biggest ever thievery from the taxpayer done records began....

[@spd28237]

Seriously, I can just about understand why someone would vote Reform, but Tory, you'd have to be deranged

[@shaunpatrick8345]

The best reason to vote Reform is to give the Tories Zero Seats.

[@maccagrabme]

You've also got to be deranged to vote Labour, come on lets be serious, I know why people are because they are desperate but we all know how 1997 to 2010 went so its back to groundhog day.

[@missladybug319]

People vote Reform because they have had enough of BS

[@Spawndex]

@@maccagrabmenice try nigey, get off your sock accounts

[@SlowhandGreg]

because Reform are rebadged UKIP and are despised by a large section of the electorate, and most centre right voters are socially liberal

[@ahaveland]

72 seats too many!

[@robclarke5438]

This all started with Boris, he ripped the heart out of the Conservative Party

[@TheVicar]

But people loved his schoolboy lying

[@jimleishman8599]

No the Tory party never had any heart that’s why the need to go permanently

[@monkeyboy8424]

The game is up for Ritchie Sunak - has he been pretending all along...

[@tommymorrison6478]

In this butchery of the Tory party Liz Truss may keep her seat. Let that one sink in.

[@karlosthejackel69]

“We need more diversity” Tories

[@LongsdorfHeister]

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[@BellamyLeander]

I began investing in stocks and Def earlier this year, and it is the best choice l've ever made. My portfolio is rounding up to almost a million, and I have realized that when a stock makes it to the news. Chances are you're quite late to the party, the idea is to get in early on blue chips before it becomes public. There are lots of life changing opportunities in the market, and maximize it.

[@Carlosk111]

What opportunities are there in the market, and how do 1 profit from it?

[@LongsdorfHeister]

You can make a lot of money from the market regardless of whether it strengthens or crashes. The key is to be well positioned.

[@Anthonyp12721]

I would really like to know how this actually works.

[@LongsdorfHeister]

All you need is a good capital, and the service of a professional broker, with those your investment will most certainly produce high yields.

[@donttrip8282]

It is a damning indictment of the British electorate that it has taken this long to kick them out, should have happened after the first round of austerity, but for some, it was all gravy whilst it was just other people suffering, but now, everyone is feeling the results of their rule in various ways. They have fully earned oblivion. Anyway 🍿

[@emilymcplugger]

So in order to deflect from problems that exist or they cause or even to get elected the Tories, and their press, use 7 simple tricks. Every single time you can boil it down to these. Here’s the list. 1. Misinformation, disinformation and lies. 2. What problem? (Pretend it doesn’t exist) 3. Blame others (your business is failing now, that’s a YOU problem) 4. We can’t do that because…(random excuse added in generic twaddle creator) 5. Smears (it would be worse under Labour) 6. They’re all the same (trying to generate apathy to reduce the vote and their likely defeat) 7. OOH! SHINY THING (Brexit here in the U.K.) They are awful, but worse than that, so f#*king predictable. I’ve spent the last few years studying them and they’re so simple, their tricks so lame and so lacking in creativity it’s hard to believe it works. I mean, they’ve won the last three elections on 7 alone. Now that they are desperate they’ll be pushing the other six desperately. Hopefully this will be the last time.

[@davidv.8655]

Well ,upto now our only other choice was a 3rd rate Labour party with not enough credible candidates to even fill the cabinet. Nobody thinks the Liberals greens are living in the real world. At last we now have Reform, we can ,they are the only choice for anyone looking at the big picture

[@andrewsarchus6036]

Troo dat. But just wait until you find out what a Liebour "government" will bring ...

[@James-sk4db]

To be fair austerity is an IMF directive, we can’t get foreign loans if we lose IMF rating. So some of this is supranational issues.

[@James-sk4db]

As is mass migration.

[@kquat7899]

Sunak's guiding principle is "grab the money".

[@LeeKirkman88]

They are so detatched from the people. They actually thought it wouldn't be that bad.

[@harrydebastardeharris987]

Here in Poole,a Tory seat forever,the Lib Dem’s are favourite’s.Tactical Voting in these traditional Tory seats will be a reawakening for the Lib Dem’s,anything to get rid of the Rotten Tory’s.

[@richardruff8712]

So it is up to us ' THE PEOPLE ' to do something about it... At this GE we must try to turn the Tories in to a minority party ( say 50 to 60 seats )... And then in 2029, we must try to do the same with the Labour failures, as well...

[@yuna-1971]

Allowing the climate crisis to continue unchecked would cost the UK economy hundreds of billions of pounds, according to estimates. Childs said: “As climate breakdown intensifies and weather extremes such as searing temperatures, floods and storms grow more volatile, our already strained NHS will see yet more demand on its services. The Reform party’s plans would cost the NHS dearly, not lessen pressure on it.”

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

I disagree, and I don't vote Reform. I'm a scientist in Earth Observation. Reform says why further damage our economy to shut down oil and gas, which we'll still need for a decade or two (pragmatics not utopia), when major climate polluters like India and especially China, are continuing with hydrocarbons. The UK is not even producing 1% of global emissions. If we are to stop, all should stop. If we stop, we don't make the climate much better, hardly at all. But we damage jobs and the economy.

[@bugaboo-bricks]

I don't understand there are big enough concentrations of people still willing to vote for them that they would get even one MP.

[@JupiterThunder]

🚕 Taxi for the Tory party...

[@jonmassey5619]

HEARSE more like ⚰

[@kevingrant7098]

Yes, straight to court then jail

[@diamondpoolie6690]

Preferably a car, rather than a minibus!

[@jackdubz4247]

Net Zero Tories.

[@kevinengland1513]

I really do NOT want to see people eating. Stop it. Stop it now.

[@AA-gg9ul]

That’s 72 too many. I’d rather the smaller parties have more seats than the Tories having any.

[@jamesgravil9162]

Bring on the Monster Raving Loony Party! At least they have some sensible ideas.

[@TonyToning-ne7uq]

The CON's will CON no more!!!! REFORM all the way for my family and friends....

[@royboy565]

One set of cons to another.

[@TonyToning-ne7uq]

@@royboy565 I disagree !! 14 years of misery, robbing the poor to feed the rich! covid a prime example of that...but you keep voting the CON's love

[@BogdanGheorge-bc8xu]

RISHI MUST RESIGN

[@WilliamMacKenzie-dq6bf]

Hardly worth the bother for the sake of a few weeks... He's toast anyway!

[@richardhuckle5715]

Really need proportional representation for future General Elections, so whoever you choose to vote for where you live, it will count towards whether a representative is elected to Parliament. First past the post is no longer a suitable voting system, as it sustains the seesaw Tory/Labour Governments system we have had for too long. Neither Tories or Labour are in favour of changing to PR for understandable reasons that it would allow other parties the opportunity to progress.

[@KevTheImpaler]

I believe Labour Party passed a motion in favour of Proportional Representation at a party conference a couple of years ago. I would be astonished if any of them remember it after the General Election landslide in their favour.

[@royboy565]

​@@KevTheImpalerThe unions won't let them forget.

[@richardruff8712]

Yes... The Duopoly of Tory and Labour will NEVER allow any change to FPTP as that allows them to keep hold of power... So it is up to us ' THE PEOPLE ' to do something about it... At this GE we must try to turn the Tories in to a minority party ( say 50 to 60 seats )... And then in 2029, we must try to do the same with the Labour failures, as well...

[@12presspart]

i think it would increase voter turnout therby increasing democracy i am a labour supporter but when the partys run neck and neck the smaller partys can block them on votes on unpopular policies like the bedroom tax which punishes the working class and hardly raises any revenue at all

[@juanmiguelreyesguerr]

Take back control from the tories.

[@mervinprone]

Nothing wrong with taking care of the poor through taxes. But NOT OTHER COUNTRIES’ POOR. Close the borders!!

[@KevTheImpaler]

Do people stand for Parliament thinking it will be a job for life?

[@carelgoodheir692]

No they don't expect parliament to give them a job for life!!! The public chooses not to know it but MP's shell out a lot of their own money to get selected and then elected, they then get a wage on a par with a supermarket manager or train driver, they work some of the longest hours of any profession and are likely to be dumped back on the jobs market after comparatively few years.

[@royboy565]

​@@carelgoodheir692And a lot used to employ their relations as secretary and then they'd claim expenses for everything and put their names as consultants to companies and get 5 figure salaries for doing that and then there is those who get bungs for lobbying. Stop making out it's underpaid and overworked. They do very well thank you.

[@christophermoorhouse8828]

What a privilege to live in the 'home of democracy'

[@MicheleLLOYD-bk2mt]

Democracy….. ahhh. Don’t you just LOVE IT ! ? A land where government DOES what the people actually WANT & NEED ! Oh dear…You NEVER had that mate. NEVER will. BECAUSE…You have the WRONG political system. Maybe it was a good idea 300 years ago, but not for today nor tomorrow. It generally attracts the wrong sort of people for a start!. I mean, just look at their schoolyard behaviour where “point scoring” put-downs of other elected members of parliament is considered a “win”! Essentially most of them are “bully salesmen” who try to persuade and bribe you, that ONLY THEIR ideas are great (vote for MEEEE). Sadly, ALL parties do the same - Was designed to be like that !! The notion that ALL the PEOPLE HAVE CLEAR NEEDS is not even considered!!. Another childhood dream is that “Competition” yields the best results! This has some truth, but only in the very short term!. COOPERATION YIELDS THE BEST CONTINUOUS SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS. JUST PROGRESS LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE Establish a national “Register of Visions” summarising the Will of the People. (Health, Housing, Education, Employment, Crime & Safety, Drugs, Immigration, Taxation, Societal Cohesion, Foreign Affairs, Welfare, Trade & Industry, etc etc ). A register Established at census time for each Voter - with real-time Web access for timely updates like Gaza, Ukraine etc etc ad nauseam. And don’t worry, AI will make short work of creating a succinct coherent unambiguous statement of requirements from the millions of Vision submissions! Certainly a BETTER WAY for the Nation. (Unless of course you are already part of the 1% thriving/thieving elite , then yes, you will experience a relative decline in your unwarranted privilege, decadence and legalised theft!). At the moment, China looks remarkably democratic when compared with you lot !

[@christophermoorhouse8828]

@@MicheleLLOYD-bk2mt I agree with all of that.

[@danratner9714]

We are far, far away from a democracy

[@michaelellis7326]

You call this democracy ????

[@carelgoodheir692]

@@danratner9714 No, we are pretty much a democracy. Governments can lose elections here and elections are honestly conducted and happen within the appointed time limit. PR (any version of it is better than FPTP!!) is needed to improve it but saying we're not a democracy is just saying that you've no idea what a dictatorship is like.

[@alipanroosendaal9503]

FPTP is so laughably out of date, and endemic of the malaise in British politics. It is a Mickey mouse system which only encourages negative voting.

[@jameshealey6535]

I can't wait to see Cruella or Bad-Enoch on the backbench sat between George Galloway and Count Binface

[@richardruff8712]

That is assuming these failures somehow hold on to their seats.... It is looking as if there is no such thing as a ' safe Tory seat ' any longer... I'm guessing a majority of 15,000 means it is now a risky marginal seat ?

[@ECECECECEC]

72 tories and 7 reform, so 79 tories.

[@jonmassey5619]

72 Seats is 72 TOO MANY.. Can't wait til the Polling Stations close and the deepest of humiliation for these lazy and disgraceful Tory MPs comes into effect. As soon as the date for the Election was announced i booked a week off work to do my bit for my Labour candidate, canvassing etc and then put my feet up on the 5th and gloat in the LANDSLIDE.

[@DW-dd4iw]

Labour will win, but nothing will improve. The Conservatives and Labour are different cheeks of the same backside.

[@karenstorch9285]

VOTE REFORM for change

[@paulbrut]

@@DW-dd4iw you ARE a miserable sod, arent ya

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

Always great listening to serious researchers of UK politics such as Peter Kellner on here, and also John Curtice. No political spin.

[@realitywins9020]

ZERO SEATS ZERO SEATS ZERO SEATS ZERO SEATS

[@jeremyatkinson4976]

So most people are vaguely christian and he's stated he's a hindu. Clever.

[@carelgoodheir692]

Do you really want us to vote on the basis of what religion we were brought up to prfess? Not me!

[@jeremyatkinson4976]

@@carelgoodheir692 I'm not talking about myself

[@dpelpal]

Kinda like Rusha. Losing everywhere

[@user-bx6zm5gj8g]

Only if you get your news from Times Radio.....

[@TrixiLovesYou]

Sunak just wants out without having to resign. On to reaping the rewards of the doors he opened during his "leadership."

[@hypsyzygy506]

Sunak is so rich he doesn't need a job.

[@ericy4522]

FPTP disenfranchises most voters, including Conservative & Reform ones, except those in marginal “swing”constituencies. There should be no “safe” seats.

[@markbowley5780]

We need a new system the first pass the post is ridiculous and very antiquated. To have parties with a good percentage of the vote and gaining few or no seats is very undemocratic. And leaves people feeling they are not heard . It just grows mistrust and apathy

[@royboy565]

If we had P R a coalition of left and centrist parties would win almost everytime if you check past election percentages. I'm all for it.

[@carelgoodheir692]

@@royboy565 If we had PR the centre would always need to influence government but it wouldn't necessarily always be Left + Centre. I'm Left but a democrat first and accept that we should have governments that reflect a broad swathe of Public opinion.

[@markbowley5780]

@@royboy565 I don't mind at all as long as we get a more democratic and representational system.in place ..the voter percentage is going down drastically. It's hard to say any government at the moment is truly representative of the people unfortunately. If we value our democracy we need to keep it alive and fair, and encourage people that it has a worth to everyone . Otherwise it will erode and go ..

[@royboy565]

​@@markbowley5780No govt has ever had the majority voting for it for over 70 years or more. UK is like lots of countries.... Divided.

[@martindornan1667]

​​​​​@@markbowley5780 With the Westminster First Past the Post voting system David Cameron's Tory party won the 2015 general election with only 36.9% of the vote. In the 2015 general election 63.1% of UK voters didn't vote for the Tories. In Westminster a political party needs to get over 326 MPs to have a majority. Under the First Past the Post voting system in the 2015 Westminster general election the Tory party got 331MPs with only 36.9% of the vote. To be better represented in Westminster the UK People need a proportional voting system.

[@deannilvalli6579]

I am intersted to learn what lesson the Conservatives will take away from this. They will lose badly. Will they realise it is time to move back to the centre, after years of drifting farther to the right? Or will they double down and go even farther to the right and become yet another extremist party?

[@hypsyzygy506]

Johиsoи threw out the centrist Tories, and I don't see them returning to what has become a neofascist party. There is space for a more traditional cream-tea-and-fetes comfytory party to form.

[@holytrinity955]

They're losing because they've drifted to the left.

[@carelgoodheir692]

@@holytrinity955 Ifyou imagine that the Tories have drifted to the Left then you yourself must have gone over a waterfall to the Right🙂

[@jonb5493]

@@holytrinity955 Hahahhahah LOL LOL!!?! Good one: "The reason they don't vote for us loonies is we're not loony enuf!"

[@yangtse55]

Take your meds​@@holytrinity955

[@sol2746]

People have had enough of them & there's no turning back.

[@airdog1829]

So now we've gotta spend the next five years paying for the mess? The tories can then get back in on lowering tax.

[@busterbuster1641]

Posho, private school Scot. Gives me the boulk.

[@JelMain]

With two and a half weeks to go.

[@JupiterThunder]

All to play for 😄

[@jonmassey5619]

Yeah, come on Rishi, you can turn it around....After all you have done so well up to now 😃😃😃😃😃

[@JelMain]

@@JupiterThunder You've got to be joking. They're out of cred. No amount of jam tomorrow manifesto lies can save them now. The same can be said of Labour - 13 years out of power and they STILL haven't sorted their nutcases out. They're no better.

[@JelMain]

@@jonmassey5619 Well, we had Boris' high-wire act in 2012, time for the Sunak Cyr Wheel spin.

[@adamcunningham6746]

72 seats? 72 too many 😂

[@TheVicar]

Liz Truss just have played the religion card in an attempt to avoid the responsibilities of her own actions

[@TerribleFire]

The SNP have trashed Scotland.. Its unthinkable anyone would still vote for them regardless of you stance on independence.

[@nicks4934]

How? Free tuition fees. Free prescription. Best NHS.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

I blame the SNP for the 5:1 defeat to Germany. that’s happens when you allow anyone to self identify as a top professional footballer.

[@highlandmalt6368]

Totally, even if you wanted independence I can't think of a worse party to vote for.

[@highlandmalt6368]

​@@nicks4934 There's a lot of scroungers and not enough tax payers, everyone wants everything for free. Independence would be a good wake up call 😅

[@ruthguthrie1099]

What utter nonsense!!

[@lesterfalcon1350]

Wow, Cruella Braverman is predicted to do better in her constituency of Farham. And there was me thinking Clacton was possibly had some of the most miserable people in England.

[@joecurran2811]

What?

[@KevTheImpaler]

Yes, perhaps the Conservative high command might reflect why it was Braverman, Badenoch and Patel did better in the elections than most of their candidates. Perhaps they could reflect how they might have avoided the carnage that is about to be inflicted on them.

[@front2427]

thank you so much

[@Clubberdude-sp1gw]

@04:00 Everywhere. Looks like almost any seat with a

[@Jon-hh3gz]

They are wasting their time going after labour. They should focus on reform.

[@31Blaize]

They've essentially created and amplified the problem of Reform. Makes it harder to go after them.

[@jonmassey5619]

Maybe they would have more success going after The Monster Raving Loony Party.

[@user-zw8qu9me9x]

Too late for that, now

[@holytrinity955]

Vote for the same parties time and time again and you'll get the same results. The country will be bankrupt again in 5 years.

[@fricozoid1]

@@holytrinity955😂😂😂 do you know anything? 😂😂😂 National debt was 64.7% of GDP in Q1 of 2010 National debt is now 97.9% of GDP in Q1 of 2024 Not sure you can get more bankrupt than Tories quadrupling debt to £12.1 trillion but I’m sure your delusion will think of something. If you gave a single care for the UK then you better take a long hard look in the mirror and think about what you’ve done.

[@nicks4934]

Religion = fairytale

[@jonmassey5619]

👍👌

[@daydays12]

Absolutely!

[@lukacsnemeth1652]

If Jacob Reese drops out, i m opening a champagne!

[@DharricRolyat]

The Tories have binned rational thought, so they may as well base their thinking on religion.

[@nicks4934]

Start praying Rishi 😂

[@richardjames3022]

What a nightmare if the Tories or Reform got 72 and 7 seats respectively. NIL for both please

[@andrewsarchus6036]

M0r0n. Liebour and/or the Illiberal Undemocrats will do exactly the same as the fake Tories except with more lunacy and conviction.

[@PtolemyJones]

I know it's too much to hope for, but it would be hilarious if the Tories got zero seats. LOL.

[@mylesmacleod4306]

It sounds like Dharma is the exact opposite of Benthamite utilitarianism.

[@julianshepherd2038]

As soon as you pick a strand of Christianity, you make an enemy of almost all the other Christian strands. And other religions.

[@channelsixtyeight068_]

I don't discriminate. I'm an equal opportunity religion hater.

[@noldo3837]

It's like discussing what is the colour of unicorns. Adult people should not say in public they believe in spirits and magic or what, and be taken seriously. It's sad, nd it is an delusional disorder.

[@daydays12]

@@channelsixtyeight068_ Well done you. I too am a religion hater.

[@daydays12]

@@noldo3837 It is indeed... talking snakes and donkeys and all the rest...

[@channelsixtyeight068_]

@@daydays12 Religion causes more death, destruction and misery than pandemics, natural disasters and wars put together.

[@YachtEventHorizon]

When will they realise that the voters do not want an India Prime Minister.

[@Helen-nl9lv]

Exactly. Why on earth Sue or Priri or Fishy think they are English is beyond my comprehension.

[@larry6112]

The only surprising thing is the incredible patience of the British voter. Their confusion as to why the conservatives would allow open borders has been replaced by anger. Labour will do no differently, but they haven't yet lied.

[@kevin9sc]

Brilliant news, get these charlatans GONE!

[@Gary-le7dz]

Tory’s will win 150 seats with 26% , reform just 2 max with15% …. FPTP is ridiculous but that’s what’ what we have

[@fredtaylor7242]

Glad you are in the minority, you must be a rich kid, not working class, only time will tell, I doubt you will be in opposition come the 5th July.

[@johnhumphrey1544]

Wanna bet on that

[@Gary-le7dz]

@@johnhumphrey1544 already have …. Reform will get very few seats and the Tory’s even with 26% will get 150 seats

[@gordonmackenzie4512]

The only other country to use FPTP post is the communist dictatorship of Belarus.

[@shaun906]

oh my god, a video not about refuk and far-right-age

[@MicheleLLOYD-bk2mt]

Democracy….. ahhh. Don’t you just LOVE IT ! ? A land where government DOES what the people actually WANT & NEED ! Oh dear…You NEVER had that mate. NEVER will. BECAUSE…You have the WRONG political system. Maybe it was a good idea 300 years ago, but not for today nor tomorrow. It generally attracts the wrong sort of people for a start!. I mean, just look at their schoolyard behaviour where “point scoring” put-downs of other elected members of parliament is considered a “win”! Essentially most of them are “bully salesmen” who try to persuade and bribe you, that ONLY THEIR ideas are great (vote for MEEEE). Sadly, ALL parties do the same - Was designed to be like that !! The notion that ALL the PEOPLE HAVE CLEAR NEEDS is not even considered!!. Another childhood dream is that “Competition” yields the best results! This has some truth, but only in the very short term!. COOPERATION YIELDS THE BEST CONTINUOUS SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS. JUST PROGRESS LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE Establish a national “Register of Visions” summarising the Will of the People. (Health, Housing, Education, Employment, Crime & Safety, Drugs, Immigration, Taxation, Societal Cohesion, Foreign Affairs, Welfare, Trade & Industry, etc etc ). A register Established at census time for each Voter - with real-time Web access for timely updates like Gaza, Ukraine etc etc ad nauseam. And don’t worry, AI will make short work of creating a succinct coherent unambiguous statement of requirements from the millions of Vision submissions! Certainly a BETTER WAY for the Nation. (Unless of course you are already part of the 1% thriving/thieving elite , then yes, you will experience a relative decline in your unwarranted privilege, decadence and legalised theft!). At the moment, China looks remarkably democratic when compared with you lot !

[@piccalillipit9211]

YEP cos it was an interview with a professional NON media person.

[@user-wj7cv9hb5j]

Anyone right of the leftwing extremists is far right. Reform are centerist as they are pulling working class from labour AND tories! ❤ vote reform ❤ revoke ir35 ❤ raise income tax threshold ❤ stop this uncontrolled migration ❤

[@geoffreylee5199]

Regretfully tax rises are expected, but when administrators receive more £££££ than the population, and cut taxes do not bring in similar income in other areas … there is trouble.

[@andyhowlett2231]

Not surprised at all. If you call yourself 'The Conservative Party' but act like the love-child of Labour and the Greens, don't be surprised when you lose support. Even your core supporters have had enough. Either 'get Tory' or give it up.

[@fredeagle3912]

What sort of Tory would that be?

[@andyhowlett2231]

@@fredeagle3912 Trying a bit of Thatcherism from time to time might be a good idea. Tat won,won and won again back in the 80's & 90's. Clearly very popular.

[@radman8321]

@@andyhowlett2231 Who wouldn't like free money, buy your council house, buy the businesses that you already own at a known down price and make a killing etc etc. Unfortunately once all the silver was sold off and the carpet baggers had cashed out what was left was essential utilities run by vulture capitalists, who refuse to invest and milk the businesses dry. Thatcher's economic miracle was all smoke and mirrors.

[@royboy565]

​@@andyhowlett2231Under fpp no party has got 50%of the vote. Thatcher was popular with under 50%of the vote. More people didn't want her that wanted her as P M. Same with Blair and every other P M for 70 odd years. That's why we need P R.

[@andyhowlett2231]

@@royboy565 But that's an entirely different matter! Her Conservative gov't was the most popular, that's how they won 4 elections.