Not so. For one thing Sinn Fein don't vote, so you only need 316 saets in practice.
For another, ALL the other parties (inc. DUP) have to vote to bring them down, which means Miliband has to hold the entire shebang together, or risk another election.
Posted By: dennis moore on May 8th 2015 at 00:07:34
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- Harriet Herman trying to claim that those numbers, if correct, indicate a tory loss (General Chat) - ede, May 7, 22:24:32
- No, she said the coalition - lib dems and tories combined (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, May 7, 22:27:19
- which is a fair point (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, May 7, 22:29:42
- Not so. For one thing Sinn Fein don't vote, so you only need 316 saets in practice. (General Chat) - dennis moore, May 8, 00:07:34
- BBC nos have it bang on the theoretical limit (General Chat) - Old Man, May 7, 22:32:37
- which is a fair point (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, May 7, 22:29:42
- Come off it - they represent a massive result for the Tories if true (General Chat) - Old Man, May 7, 22:25:41
- She looked like she had admitted defeat already (n/m) (General Chat) - ede, May 7, 22:28:48
- No, she said the coalition - lib dems and tories combined (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, May 7, 22:27:19
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