YouGov polling on the reasons LAB voters from last May who’ve now switched give for their change.
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Showing the “human face” of the PLP – how MPs who were let down by Corbyn can help deliver victory to Smith
Don Brind on Smith’s message to 2015 Corbyn voters with buyers’ remorse “I’ll tell you what sums up Jeremy Corbyn for me. When we had a march through Westminster he made sure he was right at the front and carrying a banner. But when it came to the hard graft – talking to businesses and government he was nowhere to be seen.” Anna Turley the MP for Redcar is perched on a desk in her office in front of her…
Rio’s over and so to Tokyo and beyond
David Herdson looks at the battle to host the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad? So, farewell then Rio – or perhaps, goodbye. It’s not been a vintage Games. Some problems, such as the Zika virus, couldn’t have been anticipated or prevented but others – the three-quarter empty stadia, the unsporting crowds, the polluted water, dangerous cycle courses and the impending shambles of the Paralympics – most certainly could. The City of Fiesta never showed up and it will be a…
Remember the last LAB leader to put his faith in rallies
The PLP indicate that they expect Corbyn to win and that they won’t split
Interesting story about what the PLP will do if Corbyn wins the leadership contesthttps://t.co/X0Hc8AsJPL pic.twitter.com/WGrWK24bkS — TSE (@TSEofPB) August 21, 2016 Labour MPs set to hoist Corbyn by his own petard? There’s an interesting story in today’s Sunday Times (££) which Politicshome have covered for free here, it says The Sunday Times reports the “party within a party” framework will be based on the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, which counts Mr Corbyn as a member. According to the paper,…
The betting strategy if for some reason Trump or Clinton aren’t candidates on election day
What to do if Trump or Clinton aren’t the candidates on election day? Paddy Power have markets up on whether Trump or Clinton won’t be their party’s Presidential candidate on election day. After all there has been speculation about Trump quitting the race (or the GOP trying to replace him.) But if for whatever reason Trump isn’t the candidate on 8/11/2016 if you wanted to bet on this market, the better strategy might be to back the likely replacements for…
Labour’s most senior elected politician, Sadiq Khan, comes out strongly against Corbyn
With LAB leadership voting stating on Monday Sadiq Khan makes his view clear in Observer pic.twitter.com/ZokjSbmROM — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 20, 2016 Sadiq's endorsement of Smith will increase pressure on Burnham to do same (plenty of his former supporters backing Corbyn). — George Eaton (@georgeeaton) August 20, 2016 This is first time Sadiq has called for Corbyn to go. But he was critical of him throughout mayoral campaign. — George Eaton (@georgeeaton) August 20, 2016
Mr. Corbyn is fortunate that LAB’s selectorate doesn’t appear to prioritise winning the next election
https://twitter.com/RaianDavies/status/766537211625938944 His NATO comments should be fatal but they aren’t Voting packs start going out on Monday in Labour’s election in which Mr. Corbyn is attempting to hang onto his job in the face of a challenge from Owen Smith who was almost a total unknown a month ago. Don Brind has been arguably strongly here that the election could be a lot closer than the general perception. In the absence of new selectorate polling this is hard to assess….