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- Jeremy Corbyn said the face of British politics has changed and called on Theresa May to resign after her snap general election left Britain with a hung parliament 11 days before Brexit talks begin.
Speaking as he was returned as MP for Islington North, the Labour leader declared: “Politics has changed. Politics isn’t going back into the box where it was before. What’s happened is people have said they’ve had quite enough of austerity politics.”
Corbyn said May had called the election to assert her authority. “She wanted a mandate. Well, the mandate she’s got is lost Conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence. I would have thought that is enough for her to go
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I hold modest positions in a French and an Indian ETF, but I readily admit that we're grading on a curve. I would also argue that "Theresa May, hobbled minority party leader whose principle action so far has been to shoot her own party in the face" beats the ever-loving shit out of "Theresa May, Tory's dream of Maggie Thatcher reborn."
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On the face of it, I generally agree. Though it's still a bit of a blurry area for me. People can criticise the Tories' soundbite led campaign all they want (and so they should because it was pathetic), but it's hard not to agree with the fact that it would of been nice to have a strong and stable™ government for the times ahead. Whether we like it or not, Brexit is looming and Brussels seem sick of our shit before talks have even begun. On the other hand, the Conservatives were the only party who realistically had a chance of achieving a strong majority. And a wounded May/Conservative party is unquestionably preferable over Thatcher 2: Judgement Day. Still, I can't help but think of the 'victory' for Labour here as a silver lining to a looming cloud. Now we go into a the negotiations with a divided country and the possibility of the government falling apart in a few months times. It's political turmoil. Though it's nice to feel a modicum of hope. If the Tories had got their massive majority then I'm not sure I would feel anything positive at all.I would also argue that "Theresa May, hobbled minority party leader whose principle action so far has been to shoot her own party in the face" beats the ever-loving shit out of "Theresa May, Tory's dream of Maggie Thatcher reborn."
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I'll put it this way: Theresa May, minority PM, ain't gonna go to war over Gibraltar. Theresa May, mandated Thatcherite, could totally have started a blockade in the Mediterranean. I'm not optimistic that the Brexit will go the UK's way at all. I think placation is about the UK's only viable move, and I don't think May is a placater.
Well, the Tories have now formed a minority government by partnering with the the Democratic Unionist Party to bolster their numbers. The DUP are Irish party who have a track record of being anti-gay and anti-women's rights. On top of that, they been linked Northern Irish extremists! Ironic, seeming as the conservative media were plastering Corbyn as a terrorist sympathiser throughout his campaign. So I guess the answer to your question is 'no'.