[06:17:19] paladox: looks fairly strong for Labour, quite a loss so far for Con [06:17:25] Leeds still hasn't declared [06:18:18] Biggest gain is Lib Dems [06:58:56] RhinosF1: WE WON WESTMINISTER YASSSSSSSS [06:59:04] paladox: congrats [06:59:14] You've made some huge gains [07:15:46] Yeh concluding in the north [07:16:02] Like we won a stonking majority in an area with three conservative MPs [07:16:16] We even won in areas we did no campaigning in because we thought we wouldn’t win lol [17:16:45] [discord] And Durham Police also made their announcement into investigating Starmer today, after previously deciding no offences occurred last year [17:21:44] paladox: we're Labour HOLD [17:22:03] Both leeds & my little area [18:11:36] RhinosF1: nice [19:05:25] paladox: now that it's evening, what's your take on the results? [19:05:40] And what about Starmer being investigated by the police? that's not great PR.. [19:05:50] though obviously his wasn't a 'party' per se [19:08:44] ah sorry, didn't realise you already said that when I was logged out, I'll check on Discord [19:08:46] nevermind then [19:09:35] Interesting timing for the Starmer investigation though yeah, as Owen says... [19:42:48] Reception123: i saw it and the new evidence is a photo of someone doing a typo on facebook fuckin lol [19:43:03] it's definitely going to be re-closed as "not guilty" [19:43:14] or how it was before, closed and no rules broken [19:43:26] Ah [19:43:59] literally had someone reply saying "typo" [19:44:05] a conservative mp handed in the evidence [19:44:07] lmao [19:49:39] i'm having such a fantanstic day [19:49:46] for once in labour we get to celebrate [19:57:10] [discord] Starmer's social media response seemed way too scripted though, so the party are definitely on edge over it. [19:58:38] Link? [20:00:59] RhinosF1: who? me? [20:01:21] [discord] https://twitter.com/bbcpolitics/status/1522620638049021954 [20:01:21] [Twitter] BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics): "We were working in the office, we stopped for something to eat. No party, no breach of the rules," says Sir Keir Starmer ⏎ ⏎ The Labour leader is being investigated over whether he broke lockdown rules on a visit during which he drank beer in an MP's office ⏎ https://bbc.in/3KWqi0p https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1522620481882529795/vid/1280x720/x0_ndQaohFUds5J6.mp4?tag=14 | 82 RT [20:01:22] paladox: no Owen [20:01:27] oh ok [20:01:45] Thanks @Owen [20:01:52] And ye that's to the point [20:03:16] [discord] it almost scripted like because he repeats it numerous time, almost identical with no deviation and it is straight to the point. It's definitely what he's been told to say by advisers, and not his own words [20:03:35] i mean [20:03:37] 100% [20:03:51] he went into greater detail on good morning britain, giving us details he didn't need to give us [20:05:32] [discord] That was likely also scripted though. There's no way anyone can look at that and go "nah, that's 100% natural and he's not being told what to say and do" [20:09:13] either way i don't care. They found he didn't break it the rules and the new evidence is just a photo from facebook that has a typo with a CLP writing that they made a typo. Then there's a tweet from another CLP talking about the quiz over zoom (nothing in person). So unless there's evidence that hasn't been revelead, https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1522572107779121152 is a good read. [20:09:13] [Twitter] Adam Wagner (@AdamWagner1): This is my thread on the Starmer event, I haven’t changed my opinion. If new evidence emerges I will obviously take a look | 329 RTs | 1180 ♥s | Posted: 2022-05-06 - 14:40:53BST [20:09:13] [Twitter] Quoting: Adam Wagner (@AdamWagner1): There is a difference in law between a pre-arranged social event (birthday party) and a meal whilst campaigning when there is nowhere else to get food. ⏎ ⏎ There is no prospect of showing a pre-arranged birthday party is reasonably necessary for work - it is a purely social event | 737 RTs | 3495 ♥s | Posted: 2022-04-28 - 10:12:20BST [20:09:27] if starmer broke the law then he has to resign, no doubts [20:10:00] the above is from a non partisian lawyer (they even defended boris from the garden charge) [20:10:19] cuz the garden is included with his flat so it was within the law [20:11:44] and also i read the law that applies to starmer, it definitely exempted what he did. This was around a year ago when the sun first reported on this. [20:13:34] there's also this take: [20:13:35] https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1522663429156356101 [20:13:35] [Twitter] Liam Thorp (@LiamThorpECHO): Let’s be clear on Starmer, whatever happens, and I’ve said he should probably resign if he is fined, he is being judged by a far higher standard than the man elected to be the Prime Minister of this country - because for some reason we just let that guy off with everything - mad | 87 RTs | 521 ♥s | Posted: 2022-05-06 - 20:43:45BST [20:13:52] anyways... @Owen RhinosF1 what are your thoughts on the northern ireland results? [20:14:14] paladox: haven't paid any attention to NI [20:14:23] SF largest party on 29% [20:14:26] dup at 21% [20:14:28] i'm mixed [20:14:40] i'm glad DUP is down but i also HATE nationalists party [20:15:02] SF are definitely going to try and get a border poll even tho the polls show in favour of the union... [20:16:49] i could never support nationalist parties [20:17:19] the best i'll have is alliance as it isn't a nationalist party (although i heard it's a soft-union party so at least there's that...) [20:17:38] i'd want labour to stand and i know someone on Labour NI exec pushing for labour to allow it to stand [20:19:06] i know there's sdlp but they are nationalists