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UK set for 12 December general election after MPs' vote
British Broadcasting Corporation ^ | 29 OCT 2019 | BBC Staff

Posted on 10/29/2019 2:41:16 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps

The UK is set to go to the polls on 12 December after MPs backed Boris Johnson's call for an election following months of Brexit deadlock. By a margin of 438 votes to 20, the House of Commons approved legislation paving the way for the first December election since 1923. The bill is still to be approved by the Lords but could become law by the end of the week. If that happens, there will be a five-week campaign up to polling day. The prime minister has said the public must be "given a choice" over the future of Brexit and the country.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexit
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1 posted on 10/29/2019 2:41:16 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps
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To: GreenLanternCorps
Frau Merkel & Pals will be there...surreptitiously...until the last vote is counted.She still sees a chance to scuttle Brexit completely and the way to do it is to defeat Boris.

With him defeated it'll be easy to destroy it once and for all.

Europe's Swamp is not to be underestimated.

2 posted on 10/29/2019 2:45:24 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Boris Johnson is no Theresa May and Jeremy Corbin is still leading a divided Labour Party.


3 posted on 10/29/2019 4:13:37 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

More likely boris will win a slim majority on his own, without the DUP. SNP and LD will be happy eating into Labour and Tory areas respectively.


4 posted on 10/29/2019 10:58:41 PM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

Forget the divisions in the labour party, most labour voters can’t stand Corbyn. He has a core bunch of fanatics but the others hate him equally.

He will lose seats.

Boris should get his majority, push his deal and cast aside northern Ireland and Scotland.


5 posted on 10/29/2019 11:00:33 PM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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