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2020 Parliamentary Election, Part 2
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    Dodds surived leadership rumours, but needed to change tactics to prevent a Tory landslide

    “Labour MP for South East England since 2014, Anneliese Dodds before served as Chair of the Joint Treasury Committee – a position she took up a year after being elected to Parliament. Before taking up her seat in Westminster six years ago, the new lead candidate represented Oxfordshire in the South East Senate, where she served as Labour's Shadow Finance Minister. In her life before politics, Ms Dodds worked as an academic and it is thought her research focused on public policy and risk in different industries, sectors and nations. According to her website, housing and investment in public services including the NHS, social care and schools are among her key interests. Her website also says that she lives on Rose Hill, Oxfordshire, with her partner Ed and two children, Freddie and Isabella.    ” - Who is Annelisse Dodds?, Rob Merrick, The Independent (2020)

    As the weeks wore on an no miracle came to save Labour, Labour’s objective now became to stop the Conservatives getting an overall majority, polling in the mid 40s, there was a chance Sunak could govern with only the Brexit Alliance or even alone if they performed strongly enough, Labours only hope was to deny the Tories a strong lead, and hope internal tensions and a lack of viable coalition partners kept Sunak out of Downing Street. Labour's campaign messaging shifted to a more negative strategy, warning of the chaos a cohabitation Government would bring, especially during the pandemic and possible recession, portraying themselves as the natural party of Government, and best placed party to lead the Commonwealth through COVID.

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    Dodds frequently said in her speaches "there is no time for an amauteur"

    Sunak meanwhile was trying to build on the Conservaitve swings Theresa May had started in the Midlands, considering Labour’s vast reserves of voters in major cities like Liverpool and Manchester, as well as their favourable coalition options, Sunak would need to win big in rural and small-town Britain in order to catapult himself to Downing Street. The Tories ran a fairly Presidential campaign campaign, with Sunak dominating part literature, and the party were ambitious in their campaign, targeting previously no-go areas such as Sunderland in the North East and Gwent in South Wales, Sunak’ gamble was targeting socially-Conservative areas in Labour’s heartland.

    UKIP continued to dissolve, pressed by the Tories and Brexit Alliance, the party struggled to keep its head above water and beyond the 4% threshold, polls showed the party falling short in most areas, with only it’s stronghold areas like Essex and Lincolnshire showing the party polling above 4%, several UKIP MPs were jumping ship to the Brexit Alliance or retiring from the party all together, leaving Gerrard Batten’s indentarians and alt-right trolls to dominate the party and sneak to the top of electoral lists, even winning a handful of seats would be a victory for UKIP, and the British far-right.

    “Ukip has moved to suspend it's Parliamentary Leader Ben Walker MP amid a fresh power struggle within the party. On Saturday Walker confirmed that Ukip’s party chair, Richard Braine, had attempted to oust him. Walker said: “As I understand it the chairman has asked that I am suspended but I am not sure whether that’s possible or whether he has the authority to do that. But at any rate – so what. I don’t accept that the chairman has that power. If the NEC of the party wishes to get rid of a leader then it has a vote of no confidence. I’m not aware that there has been any vote.” When asked about the motivation for his attempted suspension, he alleged that “Ukip’s NC is carrying out a purge of members that it does not approve of. But I do not approve of that.” He also alleged that members of the party’s NEC have been staying on past their agreed terms – an contravention of the party’s constitution. Asked what he would do next, he replied: “Get on with the job.”” - Ukip attempts to suspend leader amid fresh power struggle within party, Aaron Walawalkar, The Guardian (2020)

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    UKIP was fighting to keep above the 4% threshold

    The party’s debate was generally seen as a stalemate, with snap-polling showing Dodds as the narrow winner. Her clear expertise and professorial nature actually benefited her in such a time of crisis, and fed into Labour’s narrative of the experienced expert versus the flashy but naive Dodds. Positive comparisons were made between Dodds and Gordon Brown, the Commonwealth’s longest serving PM. Dodds was successful in introducing herself to the public as a competent and effective operator, with polling showing her performing well in the debate, but it was not the knock-out blow she had hoped for, with Sunak still being greatly preferred of the two candidates. Despite this, the debate had salvaged hopes that Dodds could prevent Sunak from a knock-out victory, and at least force him to work with the Liberal Democrats rather than the Brexit Alliance or UKIP.

    “This is a year-zero moment in politics. Everything’s been reset. Rishi Sunak was a backbencher three years ago and now he’s in absolute control of his world. There’s no opposition in the House of Commons. Labour is eating itself alive on Twitter and will be doing so for years. There’s no opposition in his party. Britain has tuned into the Sunak show and it can’t change channels. He’s the sole star and the only scriptwriter. He can take the plot in any direction. This is strange. When Margaret Thatcher went into the 1979 election, Tory “Wets'' faced her across the party. John Major had to endure Thatcher backseat driving. Tony Blair faced a checkmate with Gordon Brown. Michael Howard was in cohabitation with Ed Balls. As for Ed Balls, the less said about the paralysis of his private hell the better. But for Sunak? Each Conservative MPs elected on Thursday will owe their election to him. All the power in the Conservatives lies in the leader's office. If Sunak's intellectual enforcer, Richard Sharp, wants to muscle his way into the MoD and scrap an aircraft carrier, no one will be able to stop him.” - Rishi Sunak poised for landslide win, Julian Glover, Evening Standard (2020)

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    Sunak would need to win big to gain his choice of coalition partners and challenge Miliband's authority

    In Scotland meanwhile the SNP were also doing well, nothing quite united the SNP like an election, and Salmond’s insurrection would have to wait until the dust had settled, Sturgeon remained popular amongst the Scottish voting public, with Scotland outpolling most other nations in terms of coronavirus cases, and with Labour and the Liberal Democrats collapsing, the SNP could present themselves as the only viable progressive alternative to the Tories. In team Sturgeon, they knew this election would decide her future, a poor showing and the Salmondites would surely strike. A strong showing and she might be able to hold on.

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    This election would decide the future of Sturgeon and the SNP

    As the last phonebank was rung, pubs and student unions across the country stood empty. Instead in Zoom parties around the country political junkies gathered to watch the results. Everyone expected a Conservative victory, the question was by how much. Labour had seen a last-minute uptick in the polls as their more negative messaging landed and Dodds became more popular with the voting public, however all but the most loyal Labourite knew their chances of holding Downing Street were slim. As the blue wave approached all they could do was grab something solid, hold their breath and pray. For the Commonwealth’s twentieth year, in the midst of it’s most consequential election yet, the clock struck ten.

    “Well, here we are again. Three years ago in our virtual Downing Street. I showed the Conservatives falling short of power, improving, but not by nearly enough. The result was three years of chaos in Parliament. The question tonight is how close will the parties get to the magic 326 number? This has been such a hard election to predict with the shadow of Coronavirus hanging over our Commonwealth and usual tribal loyalties. We're about to find out what the real numbers are and I'm here in our magic CGI wonderland to show you what they mean. Our exit poll has been loaded with data by thousands of people across the country. In a few moments time, I should be able to predict which seats are changing hands. Will Rishi Sunak storm to Downing Street? The Second Conservative PM in Commonwealth History and first Tory PM for twelve years? Will Annelise Dodds cause an upset and manage to scrape together a majority for another three years of Labour rule? All will be revealed in a few short minutes.” - Jeremy Vine during the BBC’s election coverage (2020)

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    Britian's rainbow House of Commons would be displayed in glorious CGI

    “To what extent was 2020 a “year zero” for the Comonwealth? (30 marks)” - A Level Politics Exam
     
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    • 2020 Exit Poll
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    (Big Ben Chimes)

    CONSERVATIVES WIN

    FORECAST CONSERVATIVES LARGEST PARTY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WITH 271 SEATS.

    Huw Edwards - Our exit poll is suggesting the Conservatives will be the largest party after all the votes are counted. The Conservatives on 271 seats, up 22. Labour way down on 171, down 67, the worst result for the party since 1935, almost a hundred years ago. Liberal Democrats on 67, up 4. The Greens on 46, up 21, the Brexit Alliance on 31, up 31. The SNP also on 31, up 10. Finally UKIP on 5 seats, down 25. All other parties making up 28 seats. It is an exit poll we will see how accurate it is when results come in. It is a dramatic poll, but it seems fairly likely Labour will be vacating Downing Street in the next few days. Laura Kuenssberg, your reaction?

    LK - We have all lived through some of the most turbulent times in our nation and our politics. If this exit poll is correct, Rishi Sunak, who was a backbencher until three short years ago, may have just redrawn the political map. With these figures, he would have clear backing on the green benches to gain his choice of coalition partner, combat the coronavirus, and bring his promised referendum on the EU.

    HE - Bad news for Labour as well, Labour has been in power for nearly a decade, they have run our Commonwealth for seventeen of its twenty years, some might say they are the natural party of Government, if these numbers are even remotely correct it is a serious and historic loss for the party. A disappointing night for the Brexit Alliance as well, only 30 seats, many in the party had hoped for 50 or 60 seats to guarantee Anne Widdecombe and Nigel Farage places in the Cabinet, but it looks unlikely Nigel Farage will be receiving the keys to a ministerial car.

    LK - That's right Huw, and whilst Mr Sunak is likely to become Prime Minister if these figures are correct, his prefered coalition partners, the Brexit Alliance, do not get him over the edge. He needs another sixty seats for a Parliamentary majority, and even with the help of UKIP and the Northern Irish Unionists, he is unlikely to get there arm in arm with Nigel Farage, it looks like his most likely option is a deal with the Liberal Democrats

    HE - What about a quote-on-quote "covid coalition" touted by senior Tories like Senator George Freeman, a grand coalition of both parties to ensure stability throughout the pandemic. Such an alliance would have a formidable Parliamentary majority but is likely to anger backbench Labour and Conservative MPs. Tory MPs have finally got Labour out of Downing Street, will they invite them back in?

    LK - Well Ed Miliband is still President, at least for the next four years, so if these numbers are correct it looks like we're heading into a period of cohabitation, where the President and Prime Minister are from different parties, and Diane Abbott still runs the Senate, so Labour will have at least some seats in the Cabinet, but I doubt Mr Sunak will be inviting Labour people into the Cabinet as Ministers, he ran as a clean break from the centrism of the Osborne/Rudd era, and as a committed Eurosceptic he won't want anything getting in the way of his promised referendum.

    HE - Yes but it looks like Sunak has had a good night, but he has slim pickings in terms of coalition partners, UKIP's collapsed to just a handful of seats, it looks like they only crossed that 4% threshold in one or two regions. This is crucial because if they perform a bit better than our exit poll they could double their MPs just by breaking the threshold in a few more regions if they perform a bit worse they could be wiped out of Parliament.

    LK - Absolutely, the Conservatives have consolidated that right-wing, eurosceptic vote behind them, meanwhile for Labour their support has fragmented to all sorts of different parties, the Greens have done well, especially in Labour citadels like Bristol and London, the SNP too seem to be surging North of the Border, Labour has been hit from all angles. Of course, we should remember this election has been conducted entirely using postal ballots, so our exit poll has a greater margin of error than usual.

    HE - If this exit poll is anywhere near true it is hard to emphasise how bad this result is for Labour, and I'm sure in Southside the blame game is beginning, was their response to COVID not up to scratch? Had they lost trust on the economy by overspending? Is the public fed up by ten years of Labour rule and wanted to give the party a kicking? Or was their Lead Candidate Annelisse Dodds simply not good enough?

    LK - Certainly lots of questions to answer at Labour's campaign HQ in Oxford. With us now we have Senator Kwasi Kwarteng for South East England, Senator Kwarteng what's your initial reaction to our exit poll?
     
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    • Closer Look, 2020 Parliamentary Results in the North East
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    HE - I'm sorry to interrupt Mr Pashby but we are hearing that the North East is ready to declare, Green MP for Anglia Tom Pashby, thank you very much. Laura Kuenssberg what should we expect coming out of the North East?

    LK - Well Huw, traditionally the North East is a Labour stronghold, lots of former mining communities in places like Durham, and large student populations in urban centres like Newcastle. At the last election, Labour got as many votes as all other parties combined, however, what we're hearing from the BBC's statistician engine room is that our exit poll has predicted it will be neck and neck between Labour and the Tories, both predicted half a million votes each. The Conservatives have been targeting the North East heavily, Rishi Sunak, of course, is from Richmond, near the Yorkshire/North East border, and he's put a lot of political capital into his "northern strategy".

    HE - Half a million each, neck and neck, well we will see if that's right, I now take you to Newcastle where we will hear the first results of the night.

    PH - I am ready to announce the results for the 2020 Parliamentary Election in the North East Constituency. I Paul Hanson, acting Chief Counting Officer for the North East Region, hereby give notice that the total number of votes for each Electoral List for the North East Constituency is as follows: Conservative Party, 495,882. Labour Party, 449,471. Brexit Alliance, 140,561. Green Party of England and Wales, 92,705. North East Party, 87,087. Liberal Democrats, 71,636... As such the distribution of seats is as follows, Conservative Party 10, Labour Party 9, Brexit Alliance 3, Green Party of England and Wales 2, North East Party 2 and Liberal Democrats 2. No other parties passed the 4% threshold. Thank you.

    LK - That's the Conservatives up 2, Labour down 6, Brexit Alliance up 3, Greens up 1, and the Liberal Democrats holding steady. The North East Party has also broken through into national representation, coming so close back in 2017. There were rumblings that some of the English Regional parties could make a breakthrough, the Yorkshire Party is also eyeing up national representation. And UKIP has fallen below that 4% threshold, bad news for them, the North East was one of their stronger areas, if they can't hold on here where can they?

    HE - A cataclysmic result for Labour an 18 point swing against the party, they have come second in the North East for the first time in Commonwealth history. Astute listeners might remember back in the Conservative wave year of 2009, the North East was one of only three regions to stay true to Labour, well that red bastion has just been broken. It appears our exit poll has slightly overestimated the extent of the Tories' lead 50,000 votes is a long way away from neck and neck. This is a real symbolic moment for the Conservatives.

    LK - It's still early in the night a lot could happen but the fact the Conservatives have taken the North East is a very good sign for them in targeting more swing areas like the West Midlands. Rishi Sunak in his leadership campaign build himself as the man to reach areas that traditional Conservatives couldn't reach, a young eurosceptic son of immigrants, and it looks like that claim has been vindicated.

    HE - This seems like a good time for us to really dive into those North East statistics, working from home in Glasgow, John Curtis, what is the writing on the wall? What do the swings tell us?...

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    • Finale: 20 Years in the Commonwealth
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    “I have never pretended there is some easy cost-free answer. Hard choices are everywhere. I won’t stop trying to find ways to support people and businesses. I will always be pragmatic. I will keep listening, keep striving to be creative in response to the challenges our economy faces, and where I can, I will act. I will not give up, no matter how difficult it is. The British people and British businesses won’t give up. I know this because of what I said at the beginning. We share the same values. The Conservative party and the country. And these values are not devoid of meaning to people. They are about protecting that which is meaningful to them. Their family, their home, their job, their ability to choose for themselves what is best for them and those they love. To create second chances, to see potential met, and to extend the awesome power of opportunity to all who seek it. To answer questions of character with action, not rhetoric. To put the people first, their hopes and their aspirations. And above all, to be worthy of the great trust they have placed in us.” - Rishi Sunak’s victory speech in York (2020)

    The 2020 Parliamentary election redefined British politics, especially for the Labour party, whilst Dodds’ party only saw a minor decline in London and the South East, they collapsed across the North and Midlands. Voter after voter abandoned Labour for the first time, moving either to the Conservative Party to their right or the Greens on their left. In the aftermath, several different accounts were raised as to why Labour collapsed so dramatically. Dodds and her allies on the soft-left argued forces beyond her control - voter fatigue after a decade of Labour rule, a financial crisis and a pandemic, led to Labour’s demise. Dodds’ critics on the Brownite right alleged that the collapse was a long-time coming, that Labour under Miliband had moved to a more left-wing socially liberal position, leaving traditional supporters behind.

    Whatever the explanation, there was still a virus to fight, and Labour’s chances of holding onto Downing Street were virtually zero. In a display of national unity, Dodds announced she would not be putting her name forward to be Prime Minister, in order to clear the way for Sunak to enter Downing Street. A Dodds’ majority was mathematically impossible, even with the votes of every left and centre party. A right-wing majority that Sunak craved was also impossible even with UKIP and the Democratic Unionists, a Conservative/Brexit coalition would still fall short. There was only one real option, and with time of the essence, Sunak and Jardine were summoned to Buckingham for coalition talks.

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    Christine Jardine and Tim Farron represented the Liberal Democrats in coalition talks

    Usually, coalition talks would last weeks or even months, especially considering some of the vast policy differences between Sunak and Jardine, but the clock was ticking and with the virus raging Britain needed a Government. The most contentious part of coalition negotiations was an EU referendum, that Sunak had promised within a year of COVID passing. Jardine recognised the pro-independence mandate Sunak had and agreed the Liberal Democrats would not collapse a coalition that passed a referendum if Liberal Democrat legislators were given a free vote to vote against the bill.

    With a coalition agreement made, Sunak and Jardine announced their new Cabinet.

    “One big appointment is Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, a supporter of “Global Britain”. More hawkish than Sunak, Raab said Britain can’t go back to business as usual with China after the pandemic and called for retaliation. A fan of Donald Trump, he risks a wobbly start should Joe Biden win in the Autumn. There's also Chancellor Michael Gove, by far the most experienced hand in a Cabinet of relative novices. Gove has his plate full plugging the £300 billion fiscal hole through spending cuts or tax rises. Gove has been on the more pro-restriction side of the Conservative debate on the COVID response. Given things have tended to turn out worse than most expected, he now looks like he was on the right side of history. There is also Health Secretary Matt Hancock, he has undergone a transformation from jolly, slightly ridiculous backbench Senator, to health secretary who has to help steer the country through a pandemic. Hancock is a supporter of sticking with tough restrictions in the expectation that vaccines will tip the balance.” - British Cabinet: 2020 winners and losers, Charlie Cooper, Politico EU (2020)

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    Sunak formed the first Conservative Cabinet since 2011

    Commonwealth Cabinet 2020-
    • President - Ed Miliband (Labour)
    • Vice President - Harriet Harman (Labour)
    • Prime Minister - Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
    • Deputy Prime Minister - Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrats)
    • Senate Leader - Diane Abbott (Labour)
    • Foreign Secretary - Dominic Raab (Conservative)
    • Chancellor of the Exchequer - Michael Gove (Conservative)
    • Home Secretary - Robert Buckland (Conservative)
    • Justice Secretary - Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrats)
    • Defence Secretary - Ben Wallace (Conservative)
    • Health Secretary - Matt Hancock (Conservative)
    • Business Secretary - Alok Sharma (Conservative)
    • President of the Board of Trade - Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservatives)
    • Work and Pensions Secretary - Liz Truss (Conservative)
    • Education Secretary - Tim Farron (Liberal Democrats)
    • Environment Secretary - Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
    • Housing Secretary - Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
    • Transport Secretary - George Eustice (Conservative)
    • Northern Ireland Secretary - Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
    • Scotland Secretary - Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrats)
    • Welsh Secretary - Simon Hart (Conservative)
    • Digital Culture Media and Sport - Grant Shapps (Conservative)
    • International Development - Brandon Lewis (Conservative)

    Sunak had to reassure his backers he hadn’t “gone soft” with the Liberal Democrats, appointing arch-Conservative Dominic Raab as Foreign Secretary, and his old leadership rival Michael Gove as Chancellor. As the Conservatives hadn’t been in power for so long Sunak had to reach into local Government for executive experience, promoting people South West First Minister Robert Buckland to Home Secretary. Meanwhile, Jardine had to reassure the left of her party around the coalition, leading social liberals like Wera Hobhouse and Tim Farron were given Cabinet posts in Liberal hobby-horses like Education and Justice.

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    Wera Hobhouse was given a senior role as a peace offering to the Lib Dem left

    “I look forward to fighting to make Britain a more fair society where underrepresented groups can have difficult public conversations without fear". My number one priority as Justice Secretary will be protecting the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. I am grateful to have served as a Junior Minister in the Environment over the past two years. It has been a unique moment in the fight for a more sustainable future and shaping Government policy has been rewarding. "I am busy getting my feet under my new desk and am looking forward to this new chapter and the progress which can be made to make Britain more equal as a society." My number one priority remains to represent the people of South West England. I am confident that my new role will give me greater scope to do this and that my constituents will support my fight for a more equal Britain."     - Press Release from Wera Hobhouse’ Office (2020)

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    Parliament still ran on a skeleton crew, most MPs voted online from home

    The spirit of covid bipartisanship continued in passing Sunak’s appointments through Parliament, Sunak’s vote of no confidence passed 333 to 311, with 10 hardline Conservatives and two Liberal Democrat MPs voting against the new Government. In the Labour-controlled Senate, Miliband ordered his Senators to abstain, hoping to set a positive tone for the next few years of cohabitation, Sunak’s Government comfortably passed the Senate and less than a fortnight after the election Sunak entered Downing Street, the fastest transition of power in Commonwealth history.

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    PM Emily Thornberry departed quietly after just three years in the jo

    Twenty years after the Diana Crisis, Britain was in a brand new crisis few could have predicted, but had also seen immense changes, it had its first ethnic minority Prime Minister, it’s first coalition Government since the 1940s. Britain’s relatively young Prime Minister and President made an odd pair, one europhile socialist former economics professor, one eurosceptic libertarian former Goldman Sachs banker, and as Britain entered into its second period of cohabitation they had quite the in-tray, a financial crisis, a pandemic and a divided government, but the Commonwealth had survived one crisis, it could survive another.

    “As I entered Buckingham for my first weekly meeting with the President, I was struck by the beauty and the history of it. This wasn't my first time in the Palace, cross-party briefings and summer parties had all summoned me to the palace, but it never failed to take my breath away. This was where Elizabeth had rebuffed the Spanish Armada, Victoria had overseen the industrial revolution, Blair had transformed the nation, now it was my turn. As Miliband's Chief of Staff Simon Fletcher led me through the winding golden corridors, I finally arrived at the President's office. This was the first time we'd seen each other since the coalition negotiations, I had no idea how he'd receive me, after all, I was the man who clipped his wings and stopped his protege becoming Prime Minister. Would he receive me with rage? Professional coldness? Faux friendship? I will never forget the first words the President said to me: "ah Prime Minister welcome, would you like a cup of tea?"" - Extract from Rishi Sunak’s memoirs (2028)

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    Britain's third cohabitation Government had begun

    "Who was the best Commonwealth leader and why, you may choose either a President or Prime Minister" (30 Marks) - A-Level Politics Exam
     
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    • 2020 Election Detailed Results
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    • Conservative Party - 275 (+26)
    • Labour Party - 171 (-67)
    • Liberal Democrats - 58 (-5)
    • Green Parties - 49 (+22)
    • Brexit Alliance - 34 (+34)
    • Scottish National Party - 29 (+8)
    • UK Independence Party - 7 (-23)
    • Democratic Unioinst Party - 5 (-1)
    • Alliance Party of Northern Ireland - 4 (+2)
    • Yorkshire Party - 3 (+3)
    • Plaid Cymru - 3 (-)
    • Social Democratic and Labour Party - 3 (-)
    • Sinn Fein - 3 (-2)
    • Ulster Unionist Party -3 (-)
    • North East Party - 2 (+2)
    • Aountu - 1 (+1)
     
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    • Epilogue Announcement
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    Well after nearly a year that is the last major update. Thanks again to all those who have followed this strange treasonous TL over the last few months, especially those who have been there since the beginning, left comments, offered advice, nominated for Turtledoves and offered graphic design skills.

    We are now entering the epilogue period, I will be posting small short articles speculating on the political future of the Commonwealth and looking back on how far the nation has come. Now is the time to wrap everything up, so if you want any wikiboxes or articles on niche parts of the Commonwealth now is the time to ask, maybe you want to know who's Mayor of your home town, or what your OTL local MP is up to, go nuts.

    Thanks again loyal citizens of the Commonwealth, god save President Miliband.
     
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    powerab said:
    Who was the best Commonwealth leader and why, you may choose either a President or Prime Minister (30 Marks) - A-Level Politics Exam
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    Congratulations on finishing! I know there will be epilogues but this is the main story over. Bias would have to tell me that i believe Howard to be the best president, but I believe Brown the best Prime Minister, if not because Osborne arrived too soon. In the Senate I liked Davis the best, however I remember liking David Laws damaging Blair by snatching the upper chamber. Shame that David Cameron didn’t achieve much but I understand why. Today’s my birthday so the Conservative government was a nice present. Good luck with any further timelines you may want to do, you’ve built quite a following.
     
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    Britannia238 said:
    Congratulations on finishing! I know there will be epilogues but this is the main story over. Bias would have to tell me that i believe Howard to be the best president, but I believe Brown the best Prime Minister, if not because Osborne arrived too soon. Shame that David Cameron didn’t achieve much but I understand why. Today’s my birthday so the Conservative government was a nice present. Good luck with any further timelines you may want to do, you’ve built quite a following.
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    Thanks for your help throughout Britannia, especially in designing the exit poll graphics, it was always good to hear from someone with a more conservative perspective than me, all the best and happy birthday!
     
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