Controversy
Status:Resolved
Who Will Be the Official Opposition After the UK's 2024 General Election?
Resolution:
Conservative Party.
Resolved on Jul 05, 2024
Claims
The Economist"Our model gives the Liberal Democrats a 13.4% chance of becoming the official opposition."
Rishi SunakReform “just won’t win enough seats to oppose Labour.”
Nigel Farage"The Conservatives will be in opposition, but not the Opposition."
Richard RoseThe Conservative Party "faces the prospect of losing its position as the Official Opposition."
Nigel Farage"Mark my words: Reform will be the next opposition, then government awaits."
Geoffrey Cox"The suggestion that Labour might win a 200-seat majority effectively annihilates any credible opposition."
Simon Jenkins"It is hard to believe the Tories will not be in a majority in the forthcoming opposition."
Nigel Farage"I believe that I can be that voice of opposition.”
The Economist"At the time of writing its [The Economist's] central estimate is that Labour will have 429 MPs, the Conservatives 117, the Liberal Democrats 42 seats, the SNP 23 and Reform UK two."
Michael ThrasherThe Conservatives will be the Opposition but will "fall from 372 seats on the new boundaries to just 242 seats, a projected loss of 130 seats."
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