General British politics discussion thread

Is it even a lie though?

She said that she quit a bank in December when it was actually March that she left to go to another bank. A lie, or a genuine mistake about something that happened nearly 20 years ago? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It's hardly a "they're eating people's pets" moment.

They got the lady who played Big Suze in Peep Show for some reason.

She's married into the Windsors so perhaps they were looking to give the impression of royal approval.

it is looking as though Starmer did well in a very tricky meeting with Trump. He was obviously well briefed and pandered to Trumps ego, which seems to be the way to handle him. The letter from the King was a masterstroke in my opinion.

Watching PMQs the day before he left, it seemed pretty obvious that all parties were rooting for him, which was good to see. Some things are bigger than party politics and managing the walking ego in the White House is one of them.

… although many women will be very glad she's gone due to her strongly held ideological belief in self id which clashes head on with womens rights.

I’d be surprised if that visit ever takes place now, especially as Charles is a big supporter of the Ukrainian cause.

If Starmer manages this well, he could become a defacto mediator between Ukraine/Europe and Trump and may be his breakthrough moment in winning over the British public.

someone has to keep talking to him though, otherwise he will just use it as an excuse to go full Putin. So far, he seems to hate the UK marginally less than he does the rest of Europe, so in my opinion, this makes Starmer the ideal candidate to take one for the team.

I think you are confusing the eu and Europe.

that is a really good “**** you” move by Starmer, Charles and Zelensky

Internationally I'm sure he might look better. I'm dubious of any increase in his appeal at home when the UK is throwing vast sums of money at Ukraine and Defence spending whilst at the same time saying there's no money for anything else.

Time will tell I suppose .

i would say it was the opposite. Those that are fundamentally against this are the Corbynites/workers party types for who Starmer is the spawn of the devil anyway. Generally people across the spectrum seem to understand that the world is changing, or at least it will be so for the next while until the US see sense or Trump sees out his full term.

He has provided a decent explanation of where the money is coming from, which will help to shut out a lot of the complaints, even if reducing overseas aid is controversial.

Supporting Ukraine is a generally popular move. The recent IPSOP poll states

"Support for Britain’s current role in Ukraine is high across much of the political spectrum. Seven in ten (71%) Conservative voters support Britain’s role, and six in 10 (63%) Labour voters are in favour, as are 81% of Liberal Democrat voters. Reform UK voters show considerably lower support at 41%, with 40% of this group opposed"

Of course some are still obsessed with "Corbynites under the bed" despite it being pretty irrelevant these days.

Doesn't surprise me. They are essentially conservatives with a conscience so support for a good cause like that would be very much their thing.

Really? I’ve always thought of the Lib Dems as Labour supporters who feel like being a Lib Dem would be accepted better at the pony club.

they nearly went in to coalition together in 2010 and according to Paddy Ashdown, he had discussions with Tony Blair about a coalition in 1997.

Let's wait and see. Will it be enough to offset anger at other spending cuts?