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Theresa May faces pressure to postpone UK election
news.com.au ^ | 4th June 2017

Posted on 06/04/2017 2:42:23 AM PDT by naturalman1975

PRIME Minister Theresa May is facing pressure to postpone the UK election in the wake of the London terror attack.

May will chair a meeting of the government’s Cobra emergency committee later on Sunday in response to the tragedy.

Three terrorists have been shot dead after killing seven people and more than 48 were injured when three suspects ploughed a vehicle into pedestrians on London Bridge before attacking others in nearby tourist hotspot Borough Market. May also suspended election campaigning on Sunday.

“The Conservative Party will not be campaigning nationally today. We will review as the day goes on and as more details of the attack emerge,” the prime minister’s spokesman said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
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To: naturalman1975

Why? So they can import enough new Muslims to overturn Brexit?


21 posted on 06/04/2017 4:23:26 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Candor7

The death toll could have been minimal if it was legal to carry concealed handguns in Britain. I’m sorry but the British government is aiding and abetting the terrorists by not allowing concealed carry...


22 posted on 06/04/2017 4:34:27 AM PDT by Russ
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To: naturalman1975
The UK has more than 800 ISIS fighters among their midst. These scum left Britain to fight for ISIS and have since returned to live among the masses. The Brits say they are under surveillance (what a hoot). There are no go sharia neighborhoods where these scumbags do as they please.
23 posted on 06/04/2017 4:35:52 AM PDT by kenmcg
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To: Nipfan

Do you really want an open borders communist running the U.K?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

What I wrote has nothing to do with what I want.

You put worlds in my mouth.

I am talking about the way things are, not what you or I want.

May is done, she is down to a one point lead in the polls. If she invokes the Emergency War Measures Act and rounded up every radical jihadhi in Britain, and then closed every madrassa, she might have a chance to win the election.

But no. She is mewling in her own tea. She’s done.She does nothing.

Britain needs a strong leader, and right now it doesn’t matter what party he or she is from.


24 posted on 06/04/2017 4:47:39 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama Fascism (http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: SauronOfMordor

If she was REALLY honorable, she would announce she was bringing Nigel Farange in as the new head of the Conservatives, and step down in his favor.>>>>>>>>>>>>

I agree 100%.

In any case, May is done IMHO. She is no Maggie Thatcher.


25 posted on 06/04/2017 4:50:00 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama Fascism (http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: HapaxLegamenon
In 2001, Parliament had already been dissolved ahead of a GE planned for May 3, when the Foot and Mouth disease crisis forced the Goverment to limit movement of people from certain areas to stop the spread of the disease. Tony Blair subsequently moved the election date to June 7.

Different situation - while Tony Blair had announced that he planned to hold the election on May 3rd, Parliament was not dissolved to set the process in motion, so no writs were issued for that date. Therefore when Blair made the decision to delay on 2nd April 2001, there was nothing constitutionally unusual about the situation. In fact, Parliament sat after that decision to pass the legislation needed to stop the local council elections that were also supposed to be held on May 3rd.

Parliament wasn't dissolved until May 14th, 2001.

It's a different situation from today when Parliament has been dissolved, and writs have been issued.

26 posted on 06/04/2017 4:51:53 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: Candor7

“Britain needs a strong leader, and right now it doesn’t matter what party he or she is from.”

They desperately need an Donald J. Trump to lead them, but there’s none to be found in the whole of the UK. I’m just wondering how bad it’s going to get for the Brits to find their Trump and go into battle against their Muslim trash.


27 posted on 06/04/2017 4:54:57 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: Savrola

I really fear that the British public will vote for Labour in an act of appeasement, hoping that a more pro-multiculturalism government will buy some peace with their Muslim “community”. I remember what happened with the election in Spain right after a Muslim train attack not too long after our 9/11. The center right incumbents were swept out in favor of the left.


28 posted on 06/04/2017 4:55:27 AM PDT by Stirner
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To: vette6387

May should resign her position in favor of Nigel Farange , who could soon be Sir Nigel Farange.


29 posted on 06/04/2017 4:58:46 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama Fascism (http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: Candor7
May is done, she is down to a one point lead in the polls.

One poll says that (the Mail on Sunday). Other, larger polls, still have her between 4 to 12 points ahead. That's a considerable narrowing from the 20+ points she had at the start of the campaign, but on currently available polling, the Conservatives are still odds on favourites to win.

Of the seven major seat projection polls, six still give the Conservatives a majority, while the seventh has them forming a minority government with close to fifty more seats than Labour. I personally lean towards Lord Ashcroft's estimates which would give the Conservatives an overall majority of 30, with around 130 more seats than Labour.

All those reported before the current attacks which may change things, but the reports about a one point lead are based on only one panel, and it's an outlier.

30 posted on 06/04/2017 5:01:18 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

Some pols would love to delay the election, hope people go back to to their complacency, then get themselves reelected.


31 posted on 06/04/2017 5:04:06 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: naturalman1975

“PRIME Minister Theresa May is facing pressure to postpone the UK election in the wake of the London terror attack.”

Translation: The EXTREME Muslim-loving FAR-Leftists (although all major parties there love Muslims and are Leftist, hence the qualifiers ‘extreme’ and ‘far’) realize that the MODERATE Muslim-loving MODERATE-Leftists (i.e., the Tories) will gain ground because of this bombing, so the Extreme needs time to regroup.


32 posted on 06/04/2017 5:05:17 AM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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To: Candor7
May should resign her position in favor of Nigel Farange , who could soon be Sir Nigel Farange.

She can't. He's not an MP, he's not running as an MP, and his name is Farage (not that that really matters but just for the record). She can't resign her position in his favour.

Theoretically he could take over, but he'd have to contest a by-election first - and then convince the Conservative Party to elect him leader (assuming they do win the election and take office).

At the moment, based on the polls, I do expect a Conservative victory, but the majority may be small enough (or there may be a hung Parliament) to make May's position untenable - a narrow win when you started the campaign looking at a landslide is not a good result - but she can't appoint an annointed successor. If she's out the Conservatives will choose somebody else and it's unlikely to be somebody who left the Conservative Party in 1992.

33 posted on 06/04/2017 5:07:09 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

Thanks for the correction. Memory can be a funny thing at times.

Not that I am in favour of a delay.


34 posted on 06/04/2017 5:11:32 AM PDT by HapaxLegamenon
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To: Flintlock

“Why even BOTHER with an election?”

Just what I was also thinking. They’re taking themselves seriously as a country when the BEST they can hope for is winning the inevitable civil war that will start in 10 years, 20 years at most.


35 posted on 06/04/2017 5:13:58 AM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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To: HapaxLegamenon
Thanks for the correction. Memory can be a funny thing at times.

Yes, I had to look it up myself. I knew that the 2001 election was considered delayed, but I wasn't sure of the exact circumstances without checking.

Not that I am in favour of a delay.

I hope there isn't one as well. The only thing that might justify it in my opinion is if there was very credible evidence of threatened attacks on polling stations - and even then, I think it would be sending a terrible message to postpone. But that's easy to say when you're not the one responsible for the lives of those who could be killed. The Prime Minister must act on the best information she has and obviously I have no idea what that is.

36 posted on 06/04/2017 5:15:28 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

May was trying to build on the majority Cameron got in the last election.

The Tories cheated a lot in that election and one of their winning candidates, the guy who beat Nigel Farage in South Thanet, was charged with violating election law on Friday.

Peter Hitchens wrote that May knew dozens of her MP’s potentially faced charges over the 2015 election and she may have wanted to beat the negative publicity with an early election call.

The Tories won’t promise not to raise taxes either with a platform that’s less than Conservative.

One thing her election loss or a hung parliament would do is to slow down Brexit, which is a top priority for the Corporatist business and banking elites.


37 posted on 06/04/2017 5:45:46 AM PDT by Nextrush (Freedom is everybody's business: Remember Pastor Niemoller)
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To: Candor7
May is now a dimmi. Doubtful she will ever be able to win a re-election. May has failed repeatedly to secure her country...

Yes, but is Labor perceived as likely to do better? And, further, Labor will crawl back to the EU, begging to undo Brexit.

38 posted on 06/04/2017 5:52:03 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: naturalman1975

The m*slims have already won, so it makes no difference. The UK already jails innocent people who complain that m*slims are raping and killing them. The UK already gives m*slims a free pass to rape and kill.
They have won, and the UK is on its knees.


39 posted on 06/04/2017 5:58:48 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Le Pen: "Islamism is a totalitarian ideology that has declared war on our nation, on civilization.")
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To: naturalman1975

The Brits appear to be neutered. The government does not represent the people. Or maybe it does. Was there a large French migration to England in the last 50 years?


40 posted on 06/04/2017 6:05:25 AM PDT by petitfour (Appeal to Heaven)
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