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Keir Starmer must go - UK voters demand immediate election to kick out 'clueless' PM
Express ^ | Sun, Apr 26, 2026 | David Williamson

Posted on 04/27/2026 6:44:40 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Millions of Britons are clamouring for the chance to kick out Labour with many voters wanting the opportunity to go to the polls long before the due date for the next election.

The United Kingdom must choose new MPs by August 15, 2029, but 43% of Britons want the opportunity to change the Government much earlier. Fifteen per cent of Britons want an election this year, 20% would like a contest next year and 8% think the nation should head to the polling station in 2028. The polling by Techne found 45% want to stick with 2029.

Last year Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said there was “every chance” of a general election in 2027 and voters who backed his party in 2024 are the strongest supporters of a contest this year or next, with nine out of 10 wanting to go to the polls. This compares with 76% of Conservative voters and just 11% of those who backed Labour in the 2024 election.

A Reform spokesperson said: “It’s no surprise voters are calling for an early general election. As Nigel Farage has always argued, this Government has no answer to the litany of problems the country faces. Reform UK stands ready to meet those challenges.”

The polling also highlights challenges for Kemi Badenoch’s party. Fewer than one in four (24%) think it will be a “credible party of power” in time for the next election.

When asked which party people plan to vote for, Reform was in first place on 26%, ahead of the Conservatives (18%), Labour (17%), the Greens (16%) and the Liberal Democrats (13%).

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 04/27/2026 6:44:40 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

You broke it, you bought it.


2 posted on 04/27/2026 6:50:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: MinorityRepublican

Before he goes he needs to return the Islas Malvinas to Argentina.


3 posted on 04/27/2026 7:19:44 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Fifteen per cent of Britons want an election this year...”

Only fifteen percent? England is over.

I thought Sir Walter Raleigh was supposed to return if ever England was about to go under. He must not think it is worth it.


4 posted on 04/27/2026 7:33:08 PM PDT by odawg
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To: nickcarraway

Fifteen per cent of Britons want an election this year”

Pathetic. England is a dumpster fire and only 15% want an election now. England is dead.


5 posted on 04/27/2026 8:26:21 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: MinorityRepublican

Careful, the next PM may end up being a muslim. If not this time, how long?


6 posted on 04/27/2026 8:44:21 PM PDT by IDFbunny (Crimea was never Ukraine.)
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To: AlaskaErik

Won’t have a choice if Argentina pushes it. Aside from the infantry detachment, the only other forces the Brits have on the Falklands is a pair of aging, cranky first-version Eurofighters whose parts have to be sourced from junkyards. They have *zero* deployable significant surface combatants and most of their subs are laid up in dry dock for the forseeable future. They don’t even have the Harriers they used last time - they scrapped or sold them all - and their F-35Bs cannot be launched from a freighter like the Harrier could. The hotter, more concentrated exhaust of the 35B will damage the freighter deck to the point where it can’t be used again.


7 posted on 04/27/2026 9:52:36 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: AlaskaErik

Can’t “return” something that was never theirs to begin with.


8 posted on 04/28/2026 12:45:48 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: MinorityRepublican

I don’t believe for a minute he’s clueless. He knows exactly what he’s doing.


9 posted on 04/28/2026 1:47:21 AM PDT by Ken H (Freeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The UK is already lost...their own choice electing idiots and open borders. We’re next. We got a 4 year reprieve with Trump but it’s coming.


10 posted on 04/28/2026 3:25:36 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: nickcarraway

The majority didn’t vote for this.

Labour only got 34% of the vote.

But that was all the UK’s Deep State needed thanks to their parliamentary system.


11 posted on 04/28/2026 3:36:56 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: Republican Wildcat
Can’t “return” something that was never theirs to begin with

Well, they did own them for about ten weeks, that one time...
12 posted on 04/28/2026 6:35:47 AM PDT by Svartalfiar (-)
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To: sauropod

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13 posted on 04/28/2026 10:31:35 AM PDT by sauropod
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To: sauropod

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14 posted on 04/28/2026 10:31:54 AM PDT by sauropod
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To: Svartalfiar

Not really - if someone comes into your house and takes it over for a time it never belonged to them.


15 posted on 04/28/2026 2:17:23 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: AlaskaErik

https://youtube.com/shorts/DYkbhf_qxrM?si=87K0wWg5w4ci6sQd


16 posted on 04/28/2026 6:03:55 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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