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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: BBC exit poll...BoJo 368 majority. GE OPEN THREAD [View all]Soph0571
(9,685 posts)98. No way back for defecting MPs as all 11 fail in bid to win re-election
Each of the MPs who defected from Labour or the Conservatives this year has failed to be re-elected.
Most of the 11 politicians - all ardent Remainers - who quit the two main parties in 2019 were beaten by substantial margins.
The closest any came to re-entering the House of Commons under a different banner was Chuka Umunna, one of the original six Labour MPs who quit to form The Independent Group in February.
Standing for the Liberal Democrats, he came second in Cities of London and Westminster - having previously represented Streatham - 3,953 behind the Conservative victor.
Most of the 11 politicians - all ardent Remainers - who quit the two main parties in 2019 were beaten by substantial margins.
The closest any came to re-entering the House of Commons under a different banner was Chuka Umunna, one of the original six Labour MPs who quit to form The Independent Group in February.
Standing for the Liberal Democrats, he came second in Cities of London and Westminster - having previously represented Streatham - 3,953 behind the Conservative victor.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/12/13/no-way-back-defecting-mps-11-fail-bid-win-re-election/]
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My sister works for the Irish passport service and they were flooded with enquiries after
OnDoutside
Dec 2019
#9
Well, if all this is true, the majority in those seats have bought into Johnson's nonsense,
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#31
Of that lot, I'd particularly love Dumfries and Galloway to go SNP (or anyone else).
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#35
People do not like Corbyn and don't trust him. So much so that many voted for a buffoon.
RelativelyJones
Dec 2019
#37
Maybe. I've always found her too scattershot, and she has a bad reputation as a team player,
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#51
SNP now up to 35 seats out of 38 declared, so 50+ doesn't seem to be out of the question.
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#77
Maybe. I heard noises before she lost her seat that they might stick with her for the long haul.
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#84