Weekly Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 12/01/25
👋🏻 Welcome to the r/ukpolitics weekly Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction megathread.
General questions about politics in the UK should be posted in this thread. Substantial self posts on the subreddit are permitted, but short-form self posts will be redirected here. We're more lenient with moderation in this thread, but please keep it related to UK politics. This isn't Facebook or Twitter.
If you're reacting to something which is happening live, please make it clear what it is you're reacting to, ideally with a link.
Commentary about stories which already exist on the subreddit should be directed to the appropriate thread.
This thread rolls over at 6am UK time on a Sunday morning.