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[Greater Arab State]

The office of Anita Benn MP, Portcullis House, Westminster

Ms. Benn was sat in her office mulling over the events of the past year. "It's almost a year since the referendum and barely anything has actually happened." Ms. Benn thought before standing up and walking towards the office window and staring out as the rain blanketed the streets of the capital before continuing in her thoughts.

"I wonder who'll be running for the leadership if it happens? It doesn't matter anyway because practically any other challenger could wipe the floor with me. But there is still the possibility of winning if I manage to get it right." Ms. Benn thought to herself and beginning to form a small smile on her face before looking down at her watch.

"Right, I need to go to the clinic before I run late. I'll set up the Twitter account later." Ms. Benn said quietly to herself as she exited the office.

[Alozia]

French election poll: Mélenchon leads in a close pre-election poll.



Left-wing Jean-Luc Mélenchon (pictured above) has the lead in the presidential polling, says TNS International.

As the race for the French Presidency draws to an end of the first round the four leading candidates try to make their case in order to get to the runoff.

In a recent compilation of polls done by the International section of the US-based news company TNS, the 65 year old MEP of the left-wing La France Insoumise Party Jean-Luc Mélenchon appears to have the lead with 24.1% of the vote. This comes as a surprise to some political experts who expected a centre to right-wing candidate would be the one to succeed the unpopular Francois Hollande of the Socialist Party. This notion was further strengthened by the lack of support for the only other
left-wing candidate, SP's Benoit Hamon, who polls below 5%. What seems to be the defining factor in Mélenchon's success are his economic policies which resonate with the voters. The economic downturn caused by the events in the United States and Japan have lead to France becoming one of the countries with the highest unemployment rates in Europe. Much like in the United Kingdom, the unpopular French President has had a very hard time coming up with solutions to problems that appear to have not been ended. Francois Fillon's message on the economy is vastly different from that of Mélenchon. The Republican candidate is advocating for privatisation of the government led economy and market reforms as well as a balanced budget. In the meantime Emmanuel Macron of the recently founded En Marche! movement has been promoting a more centrist economic policy, while Marine Le Pen promoted a policy of economic nationalism and an anti-globalist strategy.

Economy is not the only point of contention in this election, however. With the rise of right-wing populism across Europe the National Front candidate has been very vocal in her opposition to migration from the Middle East. While this remains to be an important part of her policy, recent data shows a decrease in immigration numbers. The Nationalist candidate does not seem to be alone in her euroscepticism, being joined by (although much less eurosceptic than her) Jean-Luc Melenchon. The two other candidates in the contention, that being Francois Fillon and Emmanuel Macron, seem to have a different view of the European Community, with the former being called "ardently pro-Europe". Concerns have been raised regarding Le Pen's visit to the Kremlin, where she met with the Russian President. According to her political opponents the visit might indicate a possibility of unprecedented russian involvement in the election.

As TNS points out there is a strong possibility that none of the traditional party's candidates would make it to the runoff. The Republicans' candidate Francois Fillon who, despite being seen as a strong contender earlier in the year, seems to be the runner up in the aggregate of recent polling. With a small lead of only 0.3% may come up short due to a recent political scandal involving him and his family members, known as Penelopegate. The poor performance of Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron in a recent presidential debate have helped the two other candidates, but may not prove sufficient enough for the embattled Fillon in his fight for the second round.



Source: TNS International

[New Cobastheia]

Florence Singh
8–10 Great George Street, London
Liberal Democrats HQ

"Prime Minister Singh" That was the only thing that was floating through Florence's head, over and over. She knew it wouldn't happen after this election, at most she would be Deputy Prime Minister, but a woman can still hope. She was staring at three maps, all pinted to the wall of the windowless room.

One showed the results of the 2010 General, another 2015, and the final one showed which constituencies voted to Remain who's MP's are for Leave. She, just like any other self-respecting British Politician could tell the party manifestos would not be what the British People would be voting on this election. Sure that still mattered, just not as much. The incoming general was, in a sense, a new Brexit Referendum.

Whoever was in Downing Street in a few months would be the one to usher in a new era of misery for the United Kingdom. Unless of course, she could avoid that. Still staring at the maps she had gotten lost in her thoughts.

"I wonder who the Conservatives will choose as their leader? It could only help me if they select the hardest of hard brexiters. Well, no matter to think of that now. I'll have to wait and see what the playing field is before I can try and manipulate it."

[Vionna-Frankenlisch]

Albert Welles MP
88a High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea
East Worthing and Shoreham

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"So Wyvern is buggered then?" Henry Walker asked. He was a younger fellow but had an air of experience about him and was, in fact, one of the more senior Conservative members in the constituency. "Will you support him?"

"Not how I would have put it," Albert Welles, the Member of Parliament for the area, replied, "But it seems so." He finished his glass of port and scratched his rough, ginger beard. "I do like Wyvern." He admitted, "But his cuts to the armed forces are a disgrace and, frankly, he's tired. He was one of the best campaigners we've seen in his day, but now he needs to stand down. Not that I won't support him, of course, he's probably the best we have..."

Walker gestured to Welles with his own glass, his black brow furrowed. "So you won't go for the leadership?"

"Christ no!" Welles scoffed. "If they want me then they can have me, but I shan't push for it, I'd rather not contend with the burden." He straightened out his waistcoat, a single-breasted, navy-blue piece that he was quite fond of. "I'm going to try for Defence, my military experience is respected in Parliament and they like me, even if they barely know me. Wyvern's loyalists especially, considering I've stood by the old fellow, I rather expect their support."

"Labour judges you."

"I'm a toff and an aristocrat to them. Besides, what do I care?" He raised his arms in exasperation, "They're in opposition, for heaven's sake..."

Walker smiled. "I think you've got a chance, Bertie, I really do." He said. "But be careful. If you're serious about avoiding leadership, avoid the limelight. That peer respect you're so proud of can help you for Defence but for God's sake don't let 'em think you could be leader."

"Oh, I don't really think they could see me as leader. Anyway, I'm a backbencher, popular or not, I've not got much chance of that even if I pushed for it. My best hope is to secure a government position."

Heather, Welles' young secretary, entered with a folder of papers. Wordless, she placed it on Albert's lap and left the room, taking the decanter of port with her. "It's for the best, I suppose," Albert remarked. He folded open the clumsy document and saw what was within. Mostly election statistics, Albert observed. "A great deal of division, really, a great deal..." He muttered, to nobody in particular, as he sifted through spreadsheets and maps.

"This election could prove problematic for us..." Albert said, looking up at his fellow Conservative. "Not directly, of course, we're relatively safe here. But the Lib Dems will never trust us again and UKIP would be a risky bet."

"You mean for a coalition?" Walker asked, assuming.

"If it should come to that..." Albert panned his eyes across a map of Britain, constituencies highlighted in different colours. "We'd have to rely on the DUP. The Scottish Nationalists will never support us and I doubt we'll get much sympathy from Sinn Féin. The Welsh Nationalists aren't likely to help us out either."

"So we'd best start courting them now, then?"

"Indeed, I'm heading up to Westminster tomorrow, I'll bring it up to Wyvern."

[Alozia]

It’s time to hang it up.
Monday, April 17th, 2017


Almost a year after the Brexit referendum the Prime Minister needs to take action regarding his political future. He needs to resign.

When in 2015 Archibald Wyvern promised a referendum on the European Union very few people believed he would actually deliver - after all it seemed odd that a pro-EU leader would risk his career like that. But despite his earlier efforts as the Leader of the Opposition having tried to move eurosceptic Tories away from power within his party he either decided or was forced to give in to the vocal group of “Leave” supporters.

When the referendum procedure was officially set into motion it was clear that this decision was a gamble for the PM - a gamble he might lose. While first polling (done as early as 2013) indicated support for leaving the EU the public opinion has changed it’s mind on the issue about a year before the election campaign during which the promise was made. Perhaps this was the factor which pushed Wyvern to make this bet - the PM might have tried to silence the opponents of the EU within the ranks of his party. But as the judgement day came closer and closer pollsters stopped being so optimistic - both campaign success was well within the margin of the error. In a desperate effort to get his side over the line and win, the exhausted PM hit the campaign trail, which proved disastrous to both the pro-EU campaign and Wyvern’s political future. The unenergetic performance of the Prime Minister made him look old, greatly damaging the reputation of an experienced, yet energetic leader he had earned a year earlier. Moreover his vocal and active support of the remain campaign alienated many of his eurosceptic colleagues. The support for the EU kept on getting lower, despite the PM’s energized campaigning in the last week and at the end the gamble greatly backfired.

When the populists and eurosceptics hailed the result as a great victory for the United Kingdom with one of them declaring 23 June the British equivalent of the Independence Day, 10 Downing Street turned grim. Despite the expectations of many politicians and experts the PM still tried to cling on to power, refusing to resign. As expected the leader of HM’s Government quickly lost the support of many of his peers in the Commons, resulting in the inability of the Cabinet to act with regards to the ongoing economic crisis.

Sooner rather than later Prime Minister Archibald Wyvern needs to realize that his career is over. He gambled his career and lost. Losing all credibility and the ability to act regarding national emergencies the PM is clearly unable to govern. The political paralysis of the country must end and it's the PM's duty and responsibility to do so.

This is why the LBN, it’s management and staff, is calling upon the Prime Minister to resign.

[Alozia]

London Broadcasting Network @LondonBroadcastingN "Sooner rather than later Prime Minister Archibald Wyvern needs to realize that his career is over." #Brexit #Wyvern RETWEETSFAVORITE 6422,513 5:43 pm - 17/04/17

London Broadcasting Network @LondonBroadcastingN "The political paralysis of the country must end and it's the PM's duty and responsibility to do so." #Brexit #Wyvern RETWEETSFAVORITE 316907 5:43 pm - 17/04/17

London Broadcasting Network @LondonBroadcastingN "This is why the LBN, it’s management and staff, is calling upon the Prime Minister to resign." #Brexit #Wyvern RETWEETSFAVORITE 2091,002 5:43 pm - 17/04/17

London Broadcasting Network @LondonBroadcastingN Read the entire article here -> lbn.com/news #Brexit #Wyvern RETWEETSFAVORITE 7343,867 5:43 pm - 17/04/17

[Greater Arab State]

Portcullis House, Westminster

After returning Ms. Benn proceeded to sit down and remembered about the mental note to set up a Twitter account proceeded to access her phone before filling in the required details and type her first tweet.

Anita Benn @Ms.Brexit Prime Minister Wyvern has failed to unite the United Kingdom and has done little to follow the Democratic decision made by the British public on the 23rd of June 2016 to leave the Eu. #IndependenceDay RETWEETSFAVORITE 460530 11:42 am- 18/4/17

Anita Benn @Ms.Brexit Prime Minister Wyvern should step down as Prime Minister in order to allow new leadership to ensure that the UK leaves the EU with it's sovereignty intact. #Newleadership RetweetsFavourites 1000890 11:45 am- 18/4/17

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

Smithard's Home

Smithard sat on sofa watching an old boxing rematches of two Ukrainians while smoking a thickly masked Cuban cigar, with a whisky in one hand and an LG remote in the other; it held together by a single roll of tape. Cheers echoed from faintly from the television set. Knockout. He sighed in disappointment. But again another knock out buzz on his phone vibrated in symmetry with the electronic crowd.

LBN story.

He smirked with delight as he read it, 'finally' he thought. He carried on reading the nights alerts and messages while taking heavy gulps of burning whisky. Maxwell on the company, Maxwell on the company and another hate email. Despite all of these alerts, the twitter app seemed moderately empty for his tastes, so he stirred the pot.

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Smithard E. Stoneman @TheRealStone Conservatives are completely imploding, no surprise really: Power hogging PM, Ineffective national policies and an entire 'party' of people who want the nation for themselves away from everyday Britons! Real change can only come with a real political party and community with clear set intended goals. AKA, Labour. #ByeByeWyvern #ByeByeTories RETWEETSFAVORITE 13498

[Alozia]

France 2017: The Center did not hold.



“Fringe” candidates continue fight for the presidency after the biggest political upset in recent French history.

With the last votes counted it’s certain - for the first time in history France will not elect a “traditional” candidate. In one of the biggest political upsets in French electoral history neither the Republican candidate Francois Fillon, nor the Socialist Benoit Hamon have made their way to the second round of the French Presidential election. This does not mean that the more radical versions of their views will not be represented, however.

As expected the left-wing Jean-Luc Melenchon emerged victorious in the first round with over 24% of the vote. The eurosceptic left-winger is expected to shake up the political scene both home and abroad. La France Insoumise candidate has promised to take on the national debt by increasing taxation and spending cuts as one of his electoral pledges.

The biggest surprise of the night was the victory of the far right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen over Francois Fillon putting her in second place and sending her to the runoff on May 8th. Despite being seen as the early front-runner the scandal plagued Republicans’ candidate Fillon came about 0.01% of votes short from stopping Le Pen. The Nationalist candidate has repeatedly attacked refugees coming to France from the Middle East, using them as an argument against France’s membership in the European Union.

As stated previously both candidates are expected to shake up the world with their outlook not only on the EU, but the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as well. Moderate voters and commentators look toward the upcoming legislative election for hope. With neither of the candidate’s parties expected to win a majority in the French Parliament they might find themselves in a difficult - or even impossible - position, unable to push forward with their agendas.

The biggest loser in the election so far seems to be Emmanuel Macron, the third "non-traditional" candidate in the race. Despite being seen as the fresh face in the race, his pro-European, liberal policies surprisingly failed to attract enough voters to get into the runoff, where he would have a good shot at defeating either opponent.

The bigger question for those in the United Kingdom should be about what effects the election might have on british politics and UK’s standing on the international stage. Firstly, electing either the left- or right-wing candidate would provide good arguments for their respective counterparts (if they prove to be successful) or good counter arguments for their opponents if they prove to be doing more harm than good. While not exactly the same, weak parallels could be drawn between the parties in the UK and across the Channel - we could potentially see the rise of non-traditional parties such as UKIP or the Green Party who have stayed on the outskirts of politics since their founding, if the anti-establishmentarian movement will keep on growing.

With both parties’ leaders inactive the political situation of Britain might soon change just like it seems to have in France.

Final results

Melenchon-24.3
Le Pen-20.13
Fillon-20.12
Macron-18.3
Hamon-6.9
Dupont-Aignan-6.6
Others-3.7

[Greater Arab State]

The Palace of Westminster, London

The major news networks had arrived in preparation for the announcement called by Ms. Benn a couple of hours before. After a short while of the cameras readying she began to speak.

"Good morning, last year on the 23rd of June the people of the United Kingdom had made a clear and democratic decision to leave the European Union and take back control of British borders. Currently their vote is being insulted under the current government. Prime Minister Wyvern has so far hardly made any progress whatsoever in the Brexit process therefore ignoring the results of the democratic referendum and the citizens who voted for it. As a result of this I announce that I have submitted a letter of no-confidence in the Prime Minister to the Chairman of the 1922 Committee. I implore all of my fellow Conservative MP's to submit letters of no confidence in the Prime Minister as well so that the will of the British people,e is respected and control is taken back."

After concluding her announcement Ms. Benn proceeded to re-enter the Houses of Parliament and back into her office.

[Alozia]

BREAKING: Conservative MP calls for no confidence vote.



“Fringe” candidates continue fight for the presidency after the biggest political upset in recent French history.

Westminster, London - Just a couple of minutes ago the Conservative MP Anita Benn called for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister after announcing that she had submitted a letter to the Chairman of the 1922 Committee. The freshman MP who first set foot in the Parliament just two years ago has now set her sights on taking down Archibald Wyvern. During her announcement Mrs. Benn has called upon her colleagues to further submit such letters to the Chairman. As of writing this article five other MPs have submitted similar letters.

In order to initiate a vote of no confidence the rebels would have to collect 15% of all Conservative MPs' signatures. With 330 Conservatives in the Commons Mrs. Benn needs 50 signatures. Even if she proves to be successful, however, there is still a long road ahead of her as she needs to convince over 50% of all MPs to turn on the embattled PM to achieve a victory.

There are three ways this contest could go:

-The Prime Minister emerges victorious by winning well over the 166 votes he needs, although if it the no confidence initiative makes it to a vote this seems unlikely for a Prime Minister largely regarded as a "lame duck".

-Rebels manage to topple the PM - this would start an early election where the Conservatives would fight an uphill battle. Leaderless Tories would be in a very difficult position, however lack of activity from the Leader of Opposition might prove very helpful for the governing party.

-The third option is the most likely - the PM wins, but by a very small margin. Barely being able to stay in power might force Archibald Wyvern to reconsider his position and lead to his resignation. This would lead to a leadership contest within the Conservative party. Whoever wins would become the next PM.

Source: BBC

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

Smithard E. Stoneman @TheRealStone Conservatives are still in fact imploding to such a degree it's laughable, there will be change but it will be the people's change: Labour. These recent power struggles just prove the true intentions of the Tories. RETWEETSFAVORITE 498

[Puertollano]

Earl Al Shafiq @AlShafiqRespect Conservative Party on the edge of self-combustion. I suggest they announce a general election immediately and let the people decide on the new Prime Minister of our nation.

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

10 Downing Street, London, England

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Wyvern chuckled to himself when reading that verse from his Bible. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, that was the current state of his political career. Something that came from a speckle of dust that nobody seemed to care about to become the leader of the Conservative Party. That flake of dust then became PM during prosperous years, but now all of that is being blown away because of some racist proles somewhere in the northwest. Oh... he hated those bastards, stupid folk with no education, no desire to get better, these people have nothing but bigotry in their hearts. Yet they were the cause of his rise, and now the harbinger of his downfall. There would be no compromise with those idiots, they had absolutely no reason to leave the EU and deliver a victory to the inbred hicks at UKIP, but they did so regardless. Oh... only if he could air his true feelings without fear of repercussions he would do so, and he would do so with glee. But, alas it was a tragedy that he could not, instead, he had to pretend that everything was fine, while Westminster burned down into the ground.

After the catastrophic power Brexit referendum Wyvern felt his political enemies closing in from all sides, and once loyal allies desert him to join the enemy armies. He felt very much like a duke under siege, though of course that expression was quite a bit more literal. But regardless, Wyvern was a man without allies, a King without subjects, and a master without servants. Other than few very loyal, and the slightly more numerous incredibly stupid, Wyvern was abandoned by all except his loyal retinue of the dim and the loyal. He had no choice in the matter, at this point the Conservatives left him in a locked room with a loaded revolver, there was only one way out. Both of the parties knew that fact, it would not end until his resignation.

Of course, that did not mean that the King had no influence whatsoever in who became the new king. But, it would be hard very hard to bring the ignorant proles driven to a rabes like frenzy by the toxic rhetoric to be brought under his control...

Oh who was he kidding. His retinue numbered no more than 60 members at the very most, there was no way his gambit was gonna work. The hicks can have the damn party, and hopefully, they would be satisfied when they burn it all to the ground. Perhaps they would be happy when the far left socialists in Labour take over the government and pull another Winter of Discontent. Maybe they would be happy with the breakup of the country when Labour decides to play ball with the SNP, or Sinn Fein. Perhaps they would be finally smiling with joy when the whole bloody UK dissolved, because after all then they could have their freedom from the non-existent specter of the EU menace. Perhaps then their little silly Brexit movement can die with them, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

"Marissa" Wyvern called out to his Secretary "Prepare to make an announcement, I am bailing out of this rotten vessel."

10 Downing Street, London, England
Announcement from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

From: The Right Honorable, Archibald Wyvern

The past few weeks have been trying ones for the country and the United Kingdom as a whole. I have captained the ship as best as I could during these choppy waters, but I recognize the need for the country to have a new Captain tto steer her to new waters. I recognize that this old horse has run as far as he could and that the country is in desperate need of new leadership. I hereby announce that I will be resigning from the leadership of the Conservative Party and the Office of Prime Minister, effective as soon as a new leader is found for the Party. I also believe that the British people deserve a chance for their voice to be heard about what direction our country should take. Thus, I have consulted with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and have convinced her to dissolve parliament on Sep 6th, allowing for a general election to occur on Sep 31st. I believe that the UK will merge from these trying times stronger and more united than ever.

God Save the Queen
Archibald Wyvern

[Puertollano]

Earl Al Shafiq @AlShafiqRespect After I called for a General Election, the PM immediately called for a General Election. Let us let the people decide, and I believe they will decide to reject the two-major parties for their disregard of the power of the left-wing. The Respect Party will most certainly contest this upcoming election and we will challenge the strongest of Labour strongholds. I'll tell you now; they won't hold up so strongly under the might of Respect.

[Greater Arab State]

The Palace of Westminster, London

Ms. Benn after receiving the news of Prime Minister Wyvern's intended resignation proceeded to think over the possibility of standing for the leadership of the Conservative and Unionist Party. After performing some small-scale research regarding the views of the British public on the Brexit process Ms. Benn announced a news conference that she would be holding a short while later. On the day of the conference Ms. Benn exited the Palace of Westminster and arrived at the site of the news conference located just across from the Palace and began her statement.

"I would like to start this statement by thanking the Prime Minister for stepping down and allowing new leadership to take the helm of the Conservative Party at this most critical time for this country. The reason I have called this press conference today in order to formally announce my candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative and Unionist Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

I am announcing this today because the British people require the proper leadership that they deserve and in order to defend the democratic decision of the British electorate to leave the European Union. I vow to the British public that if I am chosen to guide this country through the Brexit process I will not back down to the EU and therefore ignore the desires of the British public and I will secure a clean break with the European Union so that the United Kingdom is member of the EU in all but name.

Furthermore, I promise that the United Kingdom under my premiership would secure a free trade deal with the United States as well as increasing our trading with members of the Commonwealth in order to alleviate the concerns of British people who are concerned about the possibility of a financial crash in the British economy that is triggered by Brexit.

However, I realise that the British people will also have other concerns apart from Brexit that they want addressed by both Parliament and the Government. It is for this reason that if I have the honour of leading this great country as Prime Minister that I will support British small business through the lowering of Corporation tax in addition to lowering the VAT threshold in order to support and encourage British small business in a ever competitive global market.

In addition, under a Benn premiership the concerns of the British public over the issue of migration will be addressed through the imposition of a points based system based on our international ally and trading partner Australia in order to ensure that only the worlds best and brightest will come to Britain therefore benefiting the UK economy and preventing the lowering of British workers wages as a impact of unskilled migrant labour.

I would like to thank you for coming today and if there are any questions fell free to ask them now." Ms. Been said, silently relieved that she had finished her statement.

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

A nameless journalist chimed in to Ms. Benn: "What are your feelings towards the possible prospects of Labour or other political parties winning the upcoming general election, and are you worried that any drastic parliament changes would make you a short lived PM if you're get chosen?"

[Greater Arab State]

A nameless journalist chimed in to Ms. Benn: "What are your feelings towards the possible prospects of Labour or other political parties winning the upcoming general election, and are you worried that any drastic parliament changes would make you a short lived PM if you're get chosen?"

"My feelings are that the Labour Party or other political parties will not win the upcoming general election on account of the British public's desire for a stable withdrawal from the EU that also respects the democratic decision of the British electorate. Consequently, I am not worried that if I am chosen that my premiership would be short for the previously stated reason."

[Greater Arab State]

The Palace of Westminster, London

After a short period of silence Ms. Benn decided to conclude the press conferance.

"If that is all I would like to again thank you for coming here today." Ms. Benn said before making her exit back into the Palace of Westminster.

[Puertollano]

After the General Election was announced, the Respect Party under the leadership of Earl Al Shafiq decided to announce the candidates contesting the election. They had decided to contest the below constituencies based off demographic information and the support for left-wing groups and parties. The Respect Party hoped to secure eight seats in the upcoming election, although that was at most. At least, the Respect Party could rely on the popular support in Bradford West to re-elect Earl Al Shafiq to another term. The filiing work was completed to register Respect Candidates in these constituencies.

Constituencies that the Respect Party contest:
Leicester South
Bethnal Green and Bow
Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath
East Ham
Poplar and Limehouse
West Ham
Birmingham Hall Green
Bradford West (contested by leader of the Respect Party)

[Greater Arab State]

Anita Benn @Ms.Brexit The immoral taxation of inheritance in this country cannot and should not be allowed to continue. RETWEETSFAVORITE 15002500 11:02 am- 5/5/17

Anita Benn @Ms.Brexit Under a Benn premiership the current system of inheritance tax will be abolished in order to encourage investment in a post-Brexit Britain as well as in order to ensure basic respect and dignity to those families who's members have died. #BennforBritain #Ditchthedeathtax RetweetsFavourites 23003000 11:05 am- 5/5/17

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

Smithard E. Stoneman @TheRealStone Uneducated woman. #@Ms.Brexit. Working families of Britain deserve respect over your backroom elites, I can't believe the Conservatives are so uneducated. The rich need to pay more to our people's welfare, simple, and in most cases the wealthy have to pay a small fee after death. This isn't a personal insult through tax, this tax money goes back into services such as the NHS; who then bring us the joy of more life. #ServingHerself! RETWEETSFAVORITE

[Puertollano]

Earl Al Shafiq @AlShafiqRespect Ms Benn standing up for the underrepresented rich against the awful inheritance tax. If you're a savvy businessman you should be able to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, instead of having to rely on your daddies money.

[London Broadcasting Network]

Fearless with Rose Carr
Anita Benn Interview

Rose Carr: "Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm Rose Carr and this is Fearless. Anita Benn, freshman conservative MP, who despite being elected to the Parliament less than two years ago has already caused some trouble. In the past few weeks she firstly started a campaign to force a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Wyvern and when he announced his resignation she decided to run for the leadership herself. So what is she exactly up to and what are her plans for the future? To answer these questions I'm joined by Ms. Benn herself.
Ms. Benn, how are you today?"

Anita Benn: "I'm great, thank you, Ms. Carr."

R.C.: "That's good to hear, Ms. Benn.
As I previously mentioned the past few weeks have been more than eventful for you. One of the things that started it all was you sending of a letter of no-confidence in the Prime Minister. Can you tell the viewers why you had decided to take this course of action?"

A.B.: "I sent a letter of no-confidence in the Prime Minister because I felt that the Prime Minister is responsible for the political paralysis that's occurring in Westminster regarding the Brexit process. Consequently, I felt that by submitting a letter of no-confidence the Prime Minister would be encouraged to resign."

R.C: "The Prime Minister has announced his impending resignation a few days ago. Do you think you and your actions had influence on him making that decision?"

A.B.: "Whilst my actions may have influenced the Prime Minister to resign I feel that Prime Minister Wyvern's resignation was inevitable following the outcome of the EU membership referendum."

R.C.: "So you think your actions didn't have a big impact?"

A.B.: "My apologies Ms. Carr, what I meant was that although it was essentially inevitable that the Prime Minister was to resign my letter of no-confidence may have led to the Prime Minister resigning sooner."

R.C.: "The Prime Minister has not yet resigned though. Before he does there will be a leadership election and the campaigning might prove very lengthy. Before I ask you about your candidacy I must ask you about your opinion regarding the fact that Archibald Wyvern will still be in position to make important decisions regarding this country for quite a while."

A.B.: "My opinion on Prime Minister Wyvern continuing to be in office until after the leadership election is that he has made the right decision in order to allow ensure orderly leadership and unity for the people of the United Kingdom whilst the leadership election and the campaigning for it is taking place."

R.C.: "Interesting, considering that is not what would have happened had your letter campaign succeeded. Don't you see the flaws in your logic?"

A.B.: "You could argue that there are flaws in my logic regarding that Ms. Carr but by encouraging the Prime Minister to announce his resignation earlier, the British people now have a clear date for when there will be a general election which means that they will potentially have longer to scrutinise any manifesto's that are published by the parties and therefore make a clear choice in who to vote for whilst having stable and orderly leadership."

R.C.: "But this is not only about about manifestos. Like you said yourself the government under the leadership of Archibald Wyvern has failed to take action on Brexit. Moreover the Conservative Party is so divided that it couldn't act during the recent economic downturn. What if a situation of this magnitude happens again? Are we supposed to sit back and wait for the Tories to get themselves back in order?"

A.B.: "Despite my support for the Prime Minister continuing in office for the time being I feel that if the Prime Minister had announced his resignation shortly after the results of the referendum then the United Kingdom wouldn't be in this situation to begin with. Furthermore, whilst there may be division in the Conservative Party which lead to a lack of action in the recent economic downturn I feel that now with an announced leadership election the Conservative Party will be able to organise itself successfully around the new leadership and will be able to succesfully follow the democratic decision made by the British electorate."

R.C.: "So you admit that Archibald Wyvern's premiership was damaging to the country? What would make it less damaging in the future? His "lame duck" status did not change, the party is clearly not happy with his leadership, so why would they come together right now?"

A.B.: "I believe that the Conservative Party will come together now because of the Prime Minister's announcement of his resignation and the announced general election which will allow the party to unite behind the elected leader in order to successfully guide Britain through the Brexit process and successfully follow the decision made by the British electorate."

R.C.: "But that's... that's... delusional, wouldn't you say? The leadership election will certainly involve a great deal of factionalism and that is divisive, not uniting."

A.B.: "Whilst leadership election's do for the most part involve some degree of factionalism and despite it being early into the campaigning that has not been the case so far. I am confident that once a leader is elected that the party will be able to unite for the greater issue of successfully following the decision made by the British public to leave the European Union."

R.C.: "Factionalism has not been involved primarly because we are early into the campaigning, I would say. Anyway, do you see yourself as a unifying figure?"

A.B.: "As I made clear in my previous response Ms. Carr. I would say that I would be considered a unifying figure primarily because of my support for a clean break with the European Union whilst ensuring that Britain is able to prosper economically through securing trade deals with the United States and our partners in the Commonwealth."

R.C.: "Could you explain what you mean by ‘clean break’?"

A.B.: "A clean break would be a exit from the European Union without hindering the United Kingdom such as through paying Brussel's the 52 billion pounds they want us to pay in order to leave or through being tied to the EU via free movement or the customs union."

R.C.: "So you would like to pay the European Union 52 billion pounds? How would you reconcile your position with hard brexiteers who say we don't owe the EU anything?"

A.B.: "What I meant was that paying the European Union 52 billion pounds and remaining tied to the EU through free movement or the customs union are examples of hindering the United Kingdom. Consequently, I am and have been since being elected as an MP one of those hard brexiteers who say we don't owe the EU anything."

R.C.: "My apologies, I must have misunderstood your previous statement. Anyway, being Prime Minister is about more than just Brexit. One of the issues you have decided to adress recently was the inheritance tax. Why would you want to abolish it? Especially when you want to lower corporate tax rate? Why are you advocating for corporate interests and policies which would ultimately increase wealth and income inequality?"

A.B.: "I want to abolish the inheritance tax for two reasons, my first reason is that it impedes British citizens from providing some financial support to their families after death. This means that the inheritance tax actually hinders low income Britons and could prevent them from being successful. My second reason is that by lowering both inheritance and corporate tax there will be increased investment in the United Kingdom which will be increasingly vital during the Brexit process."

R.C.: "Ma'am, you are aware that the inheritance tax impacts mostly the richest people in our country, right? This in no way hurts the lower class people. And the "trickle down economics" as Americans call it are also beneficial primarly to the wealthiest people. You are supporting and advocating for policies overhelmingly and primarly beneficial to those already with a big, if not gigantic, amount of wealth. This in no way relates to the average Briton."

A.B.: "Whilst it could be argued as such, if the lowering of both inheritance and corporate tax has the likely effect of increasing investment into the United Kingdom then there would be a larger percentage of the population that is employed. This means that lower income Britons would benefit from the abolition of inheritance tax through more employment as a result of increased investment."

R.C.: "That is empirically not true, but let's move on. What are the other issues you would like to adress as Prime Minister?"

A.B.: "Other issues I would like to address if elected as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister include the introduction of a points based immigration system based on the Australian model, increasing the amount of funding for public order and security and improving the quality of education in the United Kingdom through encouraging more schools to convert to academies."

R.C.: "If I may ask - what is the issue you have with the current immigration system? I mean, it's understandable that it cannot be preserved because of it's specific nature in relation to the European Union, but with us leaving the community don't you think it would be better to introduce a system that would allow for a fairly open flow of people into our country? After all, there is a big risk that immigrants from Eastern European countries like, let's say Poland, might leave. These people often times take jobs that us Brits do not want to take. How would you fill that gap?"

A.B.: "Regarding your first question the issue that I along with many other people have with the current immigration system is that it essentially allows free movement of labour into the United Kingdom. This means that the wages of British workers decrease which has the potential to hinder economic growth as well as other issues such the financial strain put on national institutions such as the NHS regarding the costs of translation and the fact that money that is sent back to the migrants home countries is lost to the British economy. Now to answer your second question I believe that we can fill that potential gap in labour with a tough approach on the welfare system wherein people who are in receipt of benefits such as Jobseeker's Allowance have up to 6 months to find some form of employment before their welfare payments are decreased by a certain percentage. In addition to this it is my belief that there should be more pro-natalist policies introduced by the Government such as increased maternity and paternity leave in order to increase the amount of births and therefore improve conditions in the long term."

R.C.: "Migrants might be sending the money they earn back to their countries of origin, but compared to the profit they generate for their employers that basically doesn't make it that much of an issue. Unless you truly believe that minimum wage migrant workers are paid 100% of their labour's worth - don't get me wrong, that would be great, but that's simply not true. But if we're talking in these terms let me follow your path of thinking and let's assume that 100% of EU nationals leave the UK - do you think that austerity and at least 18 years of waiting could prevent a major economic downturn caused by Brexit? How do you expect to survive a general election with these policies?"

A.B.: "I would just like to correct one of the points that's you made Ma'am. Whilst you could argue that it would be at least 18 years of waiting it could actually be 16 due to apprenticeship being included as a form of education. This means that young Britons could be working at an earlier time therefore contributing to the British economy. Furthermore, if we look at the issue as a whole there are other policies and agreements that would support a potential economic downturn caused by Brexit. For example as I have made clear in my announcement speech I would seek a free trade agreement with the United States whilst also increasing the amount of international trade that Britain would have with the Commonwealth countries such as Australia and New Zealand."

R.C.: "I think you're missing the point. Whether we're going to wait 16 or 18 years - it's irrelevant. That two year difference is irrelevant. What is relevant is that your policy includes waiting over a decade to maybe, just MAYBE, fill the gap made by Brexit. And those trade deals you're talking about are nothing but slogans. They don't adress the issue properly and saying otherwise makes you either really naive or cynical. This is irresponsible, especially coming from someone who wants to lead this nation. Is there something you'd like to add before we go off the air?"

A.B.: "If I may Ma'am I would like to address what you have just said. Although it could be interpreted as irresponsible to use a more long term solution to the issue of migrant labour post Brexit it could also be argued that it is the more responsible of the two because it allows for British workers to be employed rather than continuing to employ migrant labour which would mean that the Brexit that people voted for, one in which free movment of both people and labour would be sabotaged. Other than that I have nothing else to add Ma'am."