@theresa_may And her many lies: 2016 Brexit is a stunning voter turnout (LIES) 72.2% 2016 (1922 General Election 73%; 1924 77%; 1929 76.3%; 1931 76.4%; 1945 72.8%: 1950 83.8%; 1951 82.6%; 1955 76.8%; 1959 78.7%; 1964 77.1%; 1966 75.8%; 1970: 72%; 1974 Feb 78.8%; 1974 Oct 72.8%
@theresa_may 1979 General Election 76%; 1983 72.7%; 1987 75.3%; 1992 77.7%; ONLY elections since 1997 have dropped below 72.2% in terms of voter turnout...so to claim some kind of 'stunning new voting turnout' that cannot be let down IS TOTAL UTTER CRAP -
@theresa_may Parliament saying 'no to the people's voice in a referendum is without precedence' MORE LIES In 1979 the government rejected a vote where 51.9% VOTED IN FAVOUR of Scottish independence because only 32% of the electorate voted and there was a 40% required threshold
@theresa_may In Oldham & Saddleworth constituency in 2010 courts overturned the General Election result because the Representation of the People's Act 1983 law had been broken 1/3
@theresa_may Justice Teare/Justice Griffith Williams ruled Woolas guilty of 3 illegal practices. Falsely claiming Watkins: “attempted to woo/seek electoral support of Muslims who advocated violence” - “willing to condone threats of violence in pursuit of personal advantage”; 2/3
@theresa_may and was “untrustworthy” by falsely claiming Watkins did not live in the constituency. The judges ruled that Mr Woolas had breached electoral law by knowingly making false statements about his opponent. They declared the result void and a by-election was held.
@theresa_may stop exhibiting total ignorance of electoral law. The Brexit referendum broke the 1983 Representation of the People's Act - there is legal precedent...hold a People's Vote + call an investigation in the national interest
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