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Month: December 2016

Theresa May now joint 2nd favourite as next party leader to go

Theresa May now joint 2nd favourite as next party leader to go

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Nuttal & Farron prices move out William Hill next party leader out betting with changes since Sunday 2/1 Corbyn 11/4 (5/2) Nuttall 11/4 (7/2) May 6/1 Sturgeon 7/1 (6/1) Farron There’s been quite a bit if activity on the William Hill first party leader out market with Paul Nuttlall’s price moving out and Theresa May’s moving in. The betting sentiment suggests that the PM might not be as secure as things appear. Certainly there’s been a fair bit of more…

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Boris gets his own back on Theresa

Boris gets his own back on Theresa

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Revenge is a Ferrero Rocher best served cold. Boris Johnson mocks Theresa May's leather 'lederhosen'. Gags in full: https://t.co/Te1nAx3Avw — Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) December 13, 2016 Paul Waugh writes on HuffPost about tonight’s reception at Lancaster House, “In front of hundreds of diplomats from around the globe, he made a typically maverick speech hailing Brexit, while teased the PM on everything from foreign student numbers to Nigel Farage’s links with the US and even Heathrow’s third runway. But after days…

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Ladbrokes make Sir Keir Starmer favourite for Corbyn’s successor

Ladbrokes make Sir Keir Starmer favourite for Corbyn’s successor

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Sir Keir Starmer is 8/1 favourite to be next Labour leader. pic.twitter.com/UhMtxCzhnW — Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) December 13, 2016 So much is dependent on Len Len McCluskey’s chances at UNITE Ladbrokes have moved Keir Starmer, the shadow BREXIT minister and former DPP, to 8/1 favourite as next LAB leader. On the basis of his performances in his shadow role then there’s clear logic in this but so much is dependent on whether Len McCluskey wins re-election as boss of UNITE….

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What Corbyn’s re-election and the huge increase in membership is doing to LAB as an electoral force

What Corbyn’s re-election and the huge increase in membership is doing to LAB as an electoral force

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Ignore polls. Focus on real elections when real voters cast real votes We’ve just gone through a political period that hasn’t been experienced for 30 years. – three consecutive Westminster by-elections in CON seats. For one of the strange facts about UK by-elections in recent times is that vacancies, for whatever reason, have mostly occurred in LAB held seats and CON defences have been rare. So this period since October when we’ve had Witney, Richmond Park, and Sleaford + Hykehem…

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The party leaders most opposed to BREXIT appear to be the most secure in their positions

The party leaders most opposed to BREXIT appear to be the most secure in their positions

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William Hill betting – first party leader to go 2/1 Corbyn 5/2 Nuttall 7/2 May 6/1 Sturgeon 6/1 Farron Interesting market recently gone up at William Hill – which of the main party leaders as listed will be first to leave? Going through it: Corbyn is the clear favourite though , as has been discussed many times, there is no easy means to get him out. Labour’s system means that when they are stuck with a totally toxic leader and…

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Young Prezza to save old Jezza? the task facing Corbyn’s new speechwriter.

Young Prezza to save old Jezza? the task facing Corbyn’s new speechwriter.

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Andy Burnham backer drafted in “I’m not a PR man. I’m a campaigner,” so says Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s new speechwriter who began work last week. David Prescott, the son of former deputy Prime Minister Lord “Prezza” Prescott joined the Corbyn cause just as the scale of his challenge was being emphasised by Labour’s fourth place in the Sleaford and North Hykeham by election and the YouGov poll showing Corbyn was rated best Prime Minister by just 16% — trailing…

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Looking at Leigh in Gtr Manchester – the seat which Paul Nuttall is planning to contest in the likely by-election

Looking at Leigh in Gtr Manchester – the seat which Paul Nuttall is planning to contest in the likely by-election

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What are the chances for UKIP’s new leader? On May 4th, less than five months away, the MP for Leigh and twice failed LAB leadership contender, Andy Burnham, will be the LAB candidate for the newly created elected mayoralty of Greater Manchester – a position which was very much the brain-child of George Osborne as part of his “Northern Powerhouse” project. Ladbrokes make Burnham the 1/6 favourite to take what would be the most powerful elected mayoralty after London and…

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Never gonna give EU up. The latest Brexit legal challenge, this time to keep Le Royaume-Uni within the single market

Never gonna give EU up. The latest Brexit legal challenge, this time to keep Le Royaume-Uni within the single market

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Picture: Protester outisde the Supreme Court whilst the Article 50 appeal was being heard We’ve known each other for so long but it’s time to say goodbye to UK membership of the single market. Overnight it was reported Theresa May is facing a fresh legal challenge to her Brexit plans as campaigners prepare to petition the High Court for Britain to stay in the single market.  The claimants, including one Remain and one Leave voter, are seeking a judicial review…

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