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Incredibly through the Tory victory n 1970 was a massive shock - Labour were expected to win ar less the most seats if not a majority. They were a lot more deaths in those days. Carmarthen, Glasgow Pollok, Cambridge, Walthamstow West, Acton, Meriden, Nelson and Colne, Walthamstow East, Birmingham Ladywood and Wellingborough all were lost by Labour due to death of Incumbent. Plenty of labour Labou and Tory Mp’a died as well and their seats were retained. Hamilton, Leicester South West, Dudley, Oldham West and Swindon were lost due to resignations, mostly for new jobs. In this Parliament the Tories have lost Chesham and Amersham - Death North Shropshire - Resignation (Scandal) Wakefield - Resignation (Scandal) Tiverton and Honiton - Resignation (Scandal) Selby and Ainsty - Resignation Somerton and Froome - Resignation (Scandal) Mid Bedfordshire - Resignation Tamworth - Resignation (Scandal) Wellingborough - Resignation (Scandal) Kingswood - Resignation It is looking likely this week they will lose Blackpool South as well. Labour lost Hartlepool to the Tories due to resignation and Rochdale to Workers due to death.

Wants to ride at Trooping the Colour.

Keir Starmer doesn’t care if 5-10% of the population think he is too right wing - he wants as many Tories votes as possible and is assuming in the end few will switch to the Greens.

I have sent my team via PM.

Being reported he is in hospital.

I doubt they have the power to quietly sideline her - she could just quit and become independent.

MP Defection!!!!

I’m surprised Scotland doesn’t have proxy voting like Westminster now has for ill MP’s.

Recovering at home

I think LBC would say that. I didn’t see any social media backlash to anything she said or anyone official complaining.

Admits he ‘contemplated suicide’ after car crash deaths of daughter and first wife

Only complication is how to explain future missing events without raising the alarm. Elizabeth was twenty years old and not publicly known to have cancer. Harder for Charles to miss or even delay things without it being suspicious.

Feels like this has been rushed out to counter the NY Daily Post/TMZ articles.

Murdoch owned Sky News Australia reporting it but so far silence from the Murdoch owned Sun and Times. https://www.independent.co.uk/world/jamaica-republic-king-charles-2025-b2532713.html Wonder if William will be end up being the last king of Jamaica.

In middle class parts of London you can’t use cash in many businesses,

I can’t see him dying anytime soon as his daughter has a chance of being France’s PM later this year if the government collapses and early parliamentary elections are held and a Cohabitation government with President Macron has to be held.

Wonder if any of the British press will mention it. The New York Post is Murdoch owned so those papers and radio stations should,

They are relatively few reform candidates standing in the locals that their absence from many seats will be a big factor.

Arrested

Getting tighter between Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall Poll

As expected. Labour is moving towards backing the Rwanda scheme.

Roger Hugo, Former West Ham and Watford player has died aged 81. https://www.whufc.com/news/roger-hugo-1942-2024

Carlos Tevez in hospital with Chest Pains BBC

Jeremy Paxman Considered assisted dying at Dignitas

Potential Tik Tok ban approved.