The Tories time is finally up, but the damage they've caused is irreparable.

@lestrem11

24 күн бұрын

Weirdly EVERYTHING has suddenly got better.

@TheGava4

24 күн бұрын

Off to Germany, then, Tom?

@Silver-st2zq

24 күн бұрын

​@@TheGava4At least there would not be potholes everywhere 😂

@ThomasKing19933

24 күн бұрын

@@TheGava4 No, I'm staying in the country I pay taxes to live in. Sorry to disappoint you.

@ronmatthews1738

24 күн бұрын

Has Graham Brady received the requisite number of letters to trigger a leadership contest? Rishi Sunak may be in a no-win situation and call a general election that he is going to lose rather than be ignominiously kicked out. I dare say he is packing for California regardless.

The whole country will breathe a collective sign of relief when the election is called. After that, we need to revert back to the Fixed Term Parliament Act, we can never again be held hostage by a Prime Minister like this.

@mrk24107

24 күн бұрын

We had FTPA... But then Johnson changed it. Such a disastrous PM

@GuinessOriginal

24 күн бұрын

Should be an automatic general election as soon as PM resigns

@chrisrevill8717

24 күн бұрын

@@GuinessOriginal One snag with that, the PM would never be made to resign. The MPs of the party in power would never force him/her out as they would stand a chance of losing their seat.

@uploaderofwalkthoght

24 күн бұрын

​@GuinessOriginal it should if the 2nd pm resigned so there have one redo until they f up

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

@@GuinessOriginal What happens if one dies ?

Will anyone else be breathing a big sigh of relief when the GE is announced. Can’t come soon enough.

@GuinessOriginal

24 күн бұрын

Not going to make any difference. Starmer is as Tory as sunak

@timmelia7551

24 күн бұрын

Then what ?

@YDdraigGoch43

24 күн бұрын

​@@GuinessOriginal I fear you're correct 😢

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

@@GuinessOriginal That must explain the difference in the polls and personal rating then !!!......the public in general dont seem to agree with you.

Call it and put this country out of its Tory misery

@JamesWilsonMD

24 күн бұрын

I won't be surprised if the Tories win by a landslide again, this country is full of absolute bellends!

Go on, make our dreams come true!!

@johnjephcote7636

24 күн бұрын

"But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." W B Yeats

@gumusluk05

24 күн бұрын

Hall and Oates 👍💯

Oh wow, this could actually be happening. Dare we dream?

@nobody5769

24 күн бұрын

Yes 😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

@Silver-st2zq

24 күн бұрын

🤞

@matthewhendy5785

24 күн бұрын

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

Don't believe the Tories until it's announced.

@Jim1255783

24 күн бұрын

I don’t think I’ll believe it until I’m stood in the polling booth with a pencil in my hand.

@ddougherty883

24 күн бұрын

July 4th then! :D

Prolonging the inevitable so they can line their seedy pockets as long as possible.

Who could have guessed that Sunak would announce it to the tune of "things can only get Better" in the pouring rain.

Loving this dream team chatting. Wish they had a show/podcast all together.

@Bringbackthesixties

24 күн бұрын

I assume this is sarcasm

@martinvaux9843

24 күн бұрын

​@@BringbackthesixtiesYou assume wrongly! I think they're great, and listen to both Marr and O'Brien every day. Natasha is on with them both separately. Bring them together for a Week in Politics weekly podcast. Would be awesome.

This aged well in 5 hours.

we've just been through the biggest fall in living standards in UK history at -4.2% down and our trade is down and we have a spiralling debt crisis month on month it will get worse UK trade volumes suffer record five-year decline Financial Times Mar 2024 The volume of UK goods imports and exports was 7.4 per cent smaller in 2023 than in 2018, the largest five-year decline in goods trade since comparable records began in 1997, according to FT calculations of data published by the Office for National Statistics on Friday.

No chance whatsoever. "Richi" will delay until the last possible second.

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

So, Thursday 24th January 2025, is it ?

@grayham1969

24 күн бұрын

I stand corrected:- July 4 it is !!!

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

@@grayham1969 Independence Day for the people to gain their freedom from these unbelievable politicians...

Or they'll waiting until after the US November Trump coup and then declare martial law! 🤣

*There is a large international conference we are hosting on 18th July where Rishi can wear platform heels and cosplay as a world leader to a gullible electorate. My bet is the Thursday after that.*

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

Too late.... He will be collecting his P45 on the 5th July....

'Lurking', is the best word, skuling in the shadows witing to pounce ,,,

Im so happy at that absolute chaos to sum up 4 years of it. Now finally there is light at the end of the rainbow.

@MADCHESTERUTD-fj4xh

24 күн бұрын

One WEF puppet to another. When will you learn?

Pick a Summer election so that you get maximum OAP turn out, generally those with more of a Conservative leaning, whilst younger people, who are more likely fed up with this government, are on holiday!

@geraldthomas8948

24 күн бұрын

Johnson killed a lot of the old age during the covid infection. Look at the pension money they saved

@dh1380

24 күн бұрын

Young people can't afford to go on holiday 😅

@Liam.Fairhurst

24 күн бұрын

@@dh1380it’s cheaper to fly abroad for a week than a night out back home these days

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

Labour can 'steal' over 3 million OAP votes if they show support for the WASPI women before the election.

@allangilchrist5938

24 күн бұрын

Army of old women vote Tory because they own most of the money and property among the general public. Ruthless in protecting their own selfish interests.

Hope Sunk grows a pair and calls it for July.

@highpath4776

24 күн бұрын

students have gone home

I cant imagine that they would call an election before the autumn statement. When is that going to be???

@boltneck1853

24 күн бұрын

November I think! ready for a December or new year election

@GuinessOriginal

24 күн бұрын

Yeah exactly

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

They have actually already said another fiscal statement is not a certainty.

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

Spoiler alert !... Independence Day is 4th July....

have to say. PMQs did indeed seem weirdly tame and drawn out

@frankieelen7238

24 күн бұрын

I thought that too. It seemed weird, the tories sitting listening to KS solemnly declaring the end of 'covering up' and all the backdoor tricks that have been such a part of Tory rule recently. It took me way back to when PMQ's was not a circus, when the grown-ups were in charge....

After David Cameron legged it out of office, there was this rumour mill about Johnson becoming Tory leader. He even held a press conference. Then during the press conference he said the time wasn't right for him to become Tory leader (Nadine Dorries was on the verge of tears). This feels like that. I'll believe there will be an election when it's announced, not when there are rumours or there's a lot of stuff going on in the Tory part Hopefully soon though, then the Tory party can rename itself the Teeny Tiny Tory party.

The sound of silence means only one thing in my opinion a calling of an election is imminent

I think Count Binface might win this one.

I suspect Sunak is trying to stay on until at least the 31st of July, as otherwise his term as PM would be shorter than that of Anthony Eden.

@ratking1608

24 күн бұрын

Respectfully, I think that might be a bit of a reach. Politically speaking, what real value would that have?

@petemarchetto4998

24 күн бұрын

Interesting idea.

@alundavies1016

24 күн бұрын

@@ratking1608I see both points, but I am not sure Sunak is making political calculations anymore.

@mustrumridcully3853

24 күн бұрын

@@alundavies1016 Not sure Sunak has ever made political calculations.

@alundavies1016

24 күн бұрын

@@mustrumridcully3853 too busy with the financial sort!

Don't forget you promised to carry that lad shoulder high through the studio.

I always get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when this happens, like when Americans with Trump. Please all Labour turn out & put this government into history.

He is moving to some other contry After the mess they created

Say its true 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

They rinsed as much as they could, time for them to get jobs in defense/pharma i guess.

Andrew was spot-on yet again.

14 years of this nightmare soon to be over.

Well I haven’t stayed up to watch election results come in for over 40 years but I’ll be staying up for this. Even if I have to drink a gallon of black coffee and tape my eyelids open, I want a ringside seat so I don’t miss any of the carnage😂

@amandadavies..

24 күн бұрын

I've been saying the very same !

Sunak is the pilot of Singapore Airlines, and I feel we all are the passengers going through the turbulent weather.

Well, we know now!

I've heard but never seen from an independent source that the debt belongs to parent companies based in places like the cayman Islands who charge higher than commercial interest that then has to be repaid by the customer. Has anyone else heard of this?

Called it 😂

Well this aged well

This aged well.....

5 MORE YEARS TEAM RISHI!!!

July 4th then.

Natasha Clark is so spectacularly wrong so many times, it's impressive.

WE DID IT LADS, THEY'RE OUT!!!

Today was the best economic news the Tories were going to have for a while? Well then they should have called a GE a couple of months ago for it to happen today then!

James is up Andrews derrière a little here. How dare the lady interrupt 😵‍💫

Not till they've grifted EVERY LAST PENNY THEY CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON!!

Genuinely thought that said analised 😂😂😂

Outside chance the King wants to abdicate because of his illness and this is about the succession.

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

Wouldn't that be announced elsewhere ?

@joestraw8870

24 күн бұрын

@@richardruff8712 as a matter of protocol, the cabinet would be informed first before the rest of the country. But we’ve only had one abdication before.

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

@@joestraw8870 I guess you are right... I thought it was something to do with the Court of St James, when it comes to the Monarch... Anyway, I guess we will find out soon, what the ' flap ' is all about.....

Clandestine

They’ll carry on rigging the poll, calling it for September/ October- before new students have registered at their new addresses. Look out for new ID-related vote rigging too. Edit: I was wrong. Can’t wait tbh…

Love what KZread did with your thumbnail on those listed on the right during playback of another. After overlaying the duration of the video you are left with "RUMOURS : ANALY". Really? Whose policy is this exactly?

The sooner he calls for one, the sooner they’re out - so hurry up Rishi!

I feel sorry for the optimistic people in the comments. If you genuinely think Starmer is going to be much better, you're insane. Things are still going to be bad. The issues in this country aren't just about the last fourteen years. It's much deeper than that.

@catmonarchist8920

24 күн бұрын

Whatever happens the post election government will no longer be fearing an imminent election and will probably use the opportunity to put up taxes and make cuts.

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

Yes, 50 years of problems... Comments such as this, convince me that ' ordinary ' people would do a much better job, than these 650 failure politicians....

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

That argument is getting boring and repetitive, even if its remotely true it isnt justification for keeping the Tories.

@jacobwilkins3532

24 күн бұрын

@@malcolmstockbridge2569 True. I want to see the Tories out. But people need to curtail their expectations.

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

@@jacobwilkins3532 We have a chance to find out......4th July according to the news.

To dream the impossible dream

Sunak stated ' there will be an election in the second half of this year' Well unless it was in the next few weeks (before 30 June) , or in January next year than that's a given! 😊

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

So, for a 6 week campaign, it is physically IMPOSSIBLE to be in the first half of 2024.... Did he say... " an election "... or did he say... " a General election "..... ? If he said... " an election "... maybe he means another Tory leadership election !

@Alucard-gt1zf

24 күн бұрын

A leadership election would be suicide at this point ​@@richardruff8712

Imagine England win the Euros and the Tories get a kickin. Ok too much, Tories get a kicking.

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

England men's football team win something ! ... Don't be preposterous !

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

Still no Eurovision Song Contest win then ?

Waffling away at the lectern....getting soaked...

unless it's something meaningless to do with the royal family.

the longer he leaves it the worse it will be for the tories

I bet he had a smile on his face. Look at the mess he's left.

I have a dream and it doesn't involve any of the Cons!

Whoopy do😅😅😅😅 reform now

Turning a GE announcement into a Party Political Broadcast was a disgusting and disgraceful!!

I think they’re covering something else up

@friedaelizabethchorlton8654

24 күн бұрын

Me too .

Rishi can take comfort in outlasting a lettuce. Nothing else achieved.

@marionanderson7059

24 күн бұрын

The Lettuce did less damage.

@Cupit29

24 күн бұрын

@@marionanderson7059 arguably

@marionanderson7059

24 күн бұрын

​@Cupit29 Rumour is, Lettuce is running for PM in July

PQ looked as though Rishi had told Keith and they decided to be nice with each other on the last date.

@Cherrytune386

24 күн бұрын

Keith who?

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

@@Cherrytune386 Mr. Keir Starmer....................

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

@@richardruff8712 Sir !

I think you'll find the name is pronounced "Kid Starver".

Bread and circus… pantomime of clowns… distraction from the real issues 😊

Inflation will go down, and interest rates will also.

Maybe they’re all going to defect together!

So the country of leaseholds and rotten tooth goes to the polls. Lol... What for?

Andrew Feinstein has put himself forward in Starmers constituency Hallelujah …praying Starmer and Lammy will be kicked out .

@friedaelizabethchorlton8654

24 күн бұрын

Right with you there .

6 WEEKS TMRW!!!??? Its clear the Tories are hatching a plan to cancel out the Reform threat to them, and hope to outspend Labour on campaigning

Vote for starmer 👇

Pity the only viable alternative is Starmer, another Tory.

@friedaelizabethchorlton8654

24 күн бұрын

We shall see.

Baseless speculation! Just gives these journos a few more minutes desperately needed 'content'

@larrybethune3909

24 күн бұрын

And your thoughts now are what?

aged well in 4 hours lol

@Ryan-pz2wh

24 күн бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking

All the signs are there more than any previous time. Just this morning if you said "oh there's a rumour of an election" my reply would have been "oh like the last 20 plus rumours in recent months that fizzled out?" But this time around there are several factors that Marr highlighted as well as a bit of a 'tease' in response to Flynn at PMQ's where Sunak said 'spoiler alert: second half of the year' which isn't the way to rule it out as we come to the final days where a July election can still be called. Quashing it then and there would have made sense on the same day where an election being called IS actually the best possible time the Tories might actually have with the economic news. But instead people are talking about an election and forgetting about the news already. And he's visiting the King... why? Why today? Why so suddenly?

I predict he will call an election by tonight by 5

@hankybostik7634

23 күн бұрын

Sausage belly

@Greenpoloboy3

18 күн бұрын

@@hankybostik7634 Pardon?

The Conservative government know reform party are gaining movement. Probably why they may call an earlier election. I am voting for the reform party

Nothing happened

Starmer honeymoon will be the shortest in history.

Sending soldiers to Ukraine, perhaps?

Like a lurker

Andrew Marr must be looking forward to that compulsory maths 😜

Low turnouts always suit the Tories, so my guess is Christmas Day.

honestly, I think Labour should sit this election out and let Tories sort their own mess.

@alanmichael5619

24 күн бұрын

Considering that the tories have spent 14 years trying to sort out their own messes I don't think we should risk another round of Tories "sorting out their own mess"

@ashcashc2709

24 күн бұрын

What are you on about lol, is this your contorted way of wanting to keep the tories in power 🤡

Sunak fears the rise of reformUK, who have taken 1 in 3 of Tory GE24 voters & indirectly assist Labour. As per people polling the best pollsters.

The British Prime Minister appeared in the middle of the rain wet, apparently there was no umbrella there to shelter him and announced the new elections for Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, called for July 4, 2024. In the middle of the embers, it may make sense to hold on to a burning nail. Rishi Sunak has taken advantage of the drop in inflation in the United Kingdom last April to 2.3% to clear up the great political doubt of recent months. The British Prime Minister announced this Wednesday an advance of the general elections - until now scheduled for the autumn - for July 4, 2024. While the polls give a comfortable victory to the Labor opposition, there is a general consensus in the country in around the increasingly real possibility that Keir Starmer will be the next tenant of Downing Street. Sunak's movement, sheltered by economic data that predicts a meager improvement in the country, is rather interpreted as the way to put an end to the final agony of more than 14 years of Tory governments, as the Conservative Party is commonly called.

A story about nothing.

@Cupit29

24 күн бұрын

General Election!!! Let's goooo BABAY!!!

Whats the point in a GE, Labour will be just as hopeless as the Torys.

@FunnyBunny-pd5xx

24 күн бұрын

IMO A Labour Government under PM KS WILL be worse ! Sir KS has already announced "There will not be borders" Sir KS will move closer to The EU on the subject of illegal immigrants. Recently reported, The Daily Express front page "Under a Labour Government expect 250,00O extra illegals EVERY YEAR ! " "I do not intend to announce any policies. Too many previous governments have made Manifesto Pledges which have not been upheld" Sir KS is asking The British Electorate to vote "blind" for a future Labour Government.

Without deep reforms there is not much to be exited about 🤷‍♂️😑 Reintroduction of rent controls Preservation of green belts Food and energy prices needs to be addressed 🤷‍♂️ we have money for aircraft carriers

What's going to change under Labour for young people? Their wages will continue to fall against inflation. Their taxes will go up to keep paying for pensioner's triple lock. The services young people use will continue to be slashed in favour of those which serve the elderly.

@jeremymerrifield219

24 күн бұрын

We've got to look after the elderly. They've done their bit

@alexanderprice6612

24 күн бұрын

@@jeremymerrifield219 My Dad retired at 55 on a gold plated pension that earns more a month than I currently do earning above-average salary. He was a mid-level policeman. I'll be retiring at 70 if the Government stays on the same trajectory upping the retirement age. How is that fair?

@robertlegge5231

24 күн бұрын

We paid for our bit stop whinging and get of your ases

@mrmajeika6101

24 күн бұрын

@@robertlegge5231 You did your bit by not going to school? FYI your pension is paid for by those in work, not by what you paid in, you paid for your parent's pensions.

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

@@mrmajeika6101 So when the time comes for you to claim yours you will say no thanks.....give it to the young....LOL

if you think your vote matters you are living in a dream world

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

And if you dont think it matters you have no right to complain.

Won't be voting I will be celebrating independence day 🍺

James is such a weasel!

Interest rates will come down before the next election. Not exactly brain science.

@bigmattc

24 күн бұрын

Brain surgery - Rocket science

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

@@bigmattc Ha ha ha.... Yes... We can also predict that unemployment will magically fall... The boat crossings will magically halve...The number of Doctors and Dentists will magically increase... And we will all become members of the Roswell Weather Balloon Society.... !

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

Bit late now !

with all the people being called in even the king its either general election or something to do with ukraine

3 journalists talking nonsense.

@juliegregory3900

24 күн бұрын

Then treat us to your inestimable wisdom lestrem......

When there is no news……make some up…..a journalist in action.

@richardruff8712

24 күн бұрын

We shall see....?

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

I bet you feel silly now :).....4th July

@lestrem11

24 күн бұрын

@@malcolmstockbridge2569 Why would you think I give a monkey’s for Christs sake.😵‍💫

@malcolmstockbridge2569

24 күн бұрын

Go to your room and dont be late for school in the morning.