Billy Bragg shares “radical” way to “kick the Tories into third place” at 2024 UK General Election
nme.comBilly Bragg has promoted a way to shake up British politics and make the Liberal Democrats the official opposition to the government.Singer-songwriter Bragg posted a thread earlier today (July 3) in which he advised voting tactically in order to make the Lib Dems the UK’s second-largest party.
The overwhelming prediction is that the Labour Party will win a large majority in the election – and could win by a landslide – with most pollsters predicting that the incumbent Conservative Party will finish a rather distant second.However, it could turn out that another party, most likely the Lib Dems, ends up with the highest amount of seats after Labour.
As Bragg began his thread: “Everyone knows Labour are going to win the election, but if you’re feeling like there’s no point in voting as the outcome is a foregone conclusion, I’d like to draw your attention to something really radical that is on offer tomorrow.”He continued: “The opportunity to consign the Tories into third place in parliament.
If the Liberal Democrats win more seats than the Tories, they will become the official opposition. That will give the LibDems the right to six questions a week at PMQs.
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