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[Wvrs]

Prime Minister Theresa May will be making a statement at 11:15 this morning. Apparently "the BBC newsroom is going crazy" and not a single political journalist knows what's happening. Syria? NK? Snap General Election? New leather trousers?

Source

Update: Theresa May has announced that a General Election will be called on June 8th.

 

[Log4Girlz]

I hope it's about leopard print pumps

 

[andythinkpad]

US+UK=Oceania

 

[danowat]

U Turn on Brexit.

They've realised it's a massive mistake.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

Creme Eggs to return to pre-90s size and be made with Dairy Milk.

 

[Broken Joystick]

"I've lost my keys"

 

[Morat]

"The UK is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Trump enterprises"

 

[Trickster]

Prime Minister Theresa May will be making a statement at 11:15 this morning. Apparently "the BBC newsroom is going crazy" and not a single political journalist knows what's happening. Syria? NK? Snap General Election? New leather trousers?

Source

Somehow this just makes me think it turn out to be nothing.

 

[Meadows]

This looks like exactly what would happen if the Queen passed away

Spoiler

which hopefully isn't what's happened

 

[axisofweevils]

The £ has sunk at the news. Could it be the death of a royal?

 

[danowat]

Seriously though, more likely an election, or she's resigned.

AKA, fuck this poisoned chalice, some other mug can drink from it.

 

[Wvrs]

Somehow this just makes me think it turn out to be nothing.

Entirely possible, but last minute statements like this usually have some substance.

 

[andythinkpad]

"We are banning that deformed triangle chocolate!"

 

[Moosichu]

What have previous statements been for? In the past.

 

[Ishan]

Some turkey thing I guess

 

[Dougald]

My bet would be a General Election, it would be a landslide

 

[dh4niel]

U Turn on Brexit.

They've realised it's a massive mistake.

I fucking wish. If it's something war related I'll be pissed.

 

[lastplayed]

London Bridge is down.

 

[kmag]

Prime Minister Theresa May will be making a statement at 11:15 this morning. Apparently "the BBC newsroom is going crazy" and not a single political journalist knows what's happening. Syria? NK? Snap General Election? New leather trousers?

Source

Various rumours abound.

Lizzie or Phil popping their clogs
Snap Election
May resigning on health grounds.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

UK going to war with the EU?

 

[Cindres]

Somehow this just makes me think it turn out to be nothing.

Yeah... The newsroom going "crazy" sounds like it's just because she's about to make a statement and they weren't aware of it beforehand.

 

[autumnleaf]

General election presumably. Might as well get a bigger majority while Corbyn is in charge.

 

[Frankfurter]

Is it normal that this is announced just an hour or so before the actual press conference?

 

[Morat]

The £ has sunk at the news. Could it be the death of a royal?

That would make a lot of sense actually.

 

[JonathanEx]

This looks like exactly what would happen if the Queen passed away

Spoiler

which hopefully isn't what's happened

From the Guardian's thing the other week, unless there was a change in plans, Buck Palace would announce it, not No 10.

 

[mo60]

A snap election may be a bit risky for her right now despite how favorable the polls look for the Tories. It could easily be something foreign policy related or personal. It could also be a brexit update or a new policy annoucement.

 

[Daffy Duck]

Wow this is odd.

I suspect it will turn out to be nothing though.

 

[Xando]

Whatever it is the pound doesn't like more uncertainty (GE?)

Maybe something about northern ireland? Isn't power supposed to come back to westminster because of the deadlock?

 

[hobblygobbly]

Downing Street statements are generally fairly serious so I don't think it's nothing.

I'm not from the UK but it has always been known that Downing Street statements are serious and history gives credence to it.

 

[SpaceWolf]

imnotsayingitsaliens.gif

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Well if it's a GE at least (presumably) corbin will leave after this. Hopefully he has that much shame anyway.

Just worried about how many labour mp's will even be left after this.

 

[EGM1966]

Odd. Either:

Brexit
Royal death

Most likely. Could be nothing of course.

Hope it's not the Queen as I want her to give Trump a good talking to when he finally arrives.

 

[mjontrix]

Queen passed away?

 

[danowat]

Odd. Either:

Brexit
Royal death

Most likely. Could be nothing of course.

Hope it's not the Queen as I want her to give Trump a good talking to when he finally arrives.

It won't be nothing, these kind of announcements are usually reserved for serious things.

Hope it's nothing to do with what I was told by a friend in the navy last week...........

 

[gofreak]

General election presumably. Might as well get a bigger majority while Corbyn is in charge.

Yeah, basically. Going by polls I believe she'd emerge with a bigger majority from a fresh election (?), which I guess she'd view as helpful wrt Brexit and all that. She must be very confident if that's the plan anyway.

Hopefully remainers would actually come out and deal her a blow though, if it is actually a sizeable constituency. Enough twittering - here'd be the chance to demand a change in direction, at least in how Brexit is approached.

 

[lastplayed]

Hope it's not the Queen as I want her to give Trump a good talking to when he finally arrives.

Also right before her birthday.

 

[Randy Lanzarote]

Prince Phillip?

Unless she has gotten fed up of the lack of any meaningful challenge at PMQs and is going for that early general election. Can't see that happening though, not with Brexit now in full swing.

edit: if it is a royal death, wouldn't there be a ban on any media reporting until its officially announced?

 

[Einchy]

Queen passed away?

Is that something the PM would announce? Not from the UK so I'm not sure how something like that would go down.

 

[sasliquid]

If the it is the Queen passing away does that mean Charles will be King when Trump snakes his way over here?

 

[Jill Sandwich]

Snickers to be renamed Marathon

 

[Symphonia]

Hope it's nothing to do with what I was told by a friend in the navy last week.

Don't be such a cocktease.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

U Turn on Brexit.

They've realised it's a massive mistake.

UK-turn

 

[Miles Quaritch]

U Turn on Brexit.

They've realised it's a massive mistake.

Nah, they won't risk their voting base for something like common sense and admitting mistakes were made.

 

[Arksy]

I thought fixed terms meant that she has no power to call a general election...

 

[kami_sama]

Yeah, basically. Going by polls I believe she'd emerge with a bigger majority from a fresh election (?), which I guess she'd view as helpful wrt Brexit and all that. She must be very confident if that's the plan anyway.

Hopefully remainers would actually come out and deal her a blow though, if it is actually a sizeable constituency. Enough twittering - here'd be the chance to demand a change in direction, at least in how Brexit is approached.

The problem is that remainers don't have a good party to vote. Corbyn is a spinless leaver. And I don't know about the Lib Dems.

 

[Real Hero]

Something to do with NI

 

[cloud_sleep]

General election presumably. Might as well get a bigger majority while Corbyn is in charge.

We are on fixed 5 year terms for parliament since 2015 so its unlikely to be an election.

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Syria, No.
NK, no.
Snap election, maybe.
Direct rule for Northen Ireland, possibly.

 

[danowat]

Don't be such a cocktease.

It might be nothing, so I don't want to post misleading and potentially incorrect stuff, but it was to do with Syria.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

"We have always been at war with Eastasia."