Except this bill was first introduced in March 2022, when the Tories hadn't imploded and there was no strong reason to expect they'd lose the next election.

It wasn't a "time bomb". They introduced this legislation because they wanted it.

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ben_w 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

> March 2022, when the Tories hadn't imploded and there was no strong reason to expect they'd lose the next election.

Under Boris Johnson?

Well, I suppose we have the benefit of hindsight.

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rsynnott 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Eh, I mean, the polls were looking fairly dire for them by that point.

	▲	arrowsmith 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Not nearly as dire as they were a year later.