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Month: February 2019

Today could be the day that Corbyn’s Labour Party finally splits

Today could be the day that Corbyn’s Labour Party finally splits

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Solidarity ?? pic.twitter.com/lggiXOFRhX — Rebecca Long-Bailey (@RLong_Bailey) February 16, 2019 Whispers tonight that the Labour splitters will move tomorrow. Chuka Umunna’s team are not denying he is about to quit (they did deny when asked last week). — Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) February 17, 2019 Judging by activity on social media overnight there appears to be a reasonable chance that today could be the day that the Labour Party finally splinters. The Tweet above from Corbyn loyalist Rebecca Long-Bailey reflects one…

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Do Farage’s claims about 100k people signing up for his new party stand up?

Do Farage’s claims about 100k people signing up for his new party stand up?

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What do you mean by “signed up to”? Are you claiming 100,000 members, which would be twice as many as UKIP had, despite Arron Banks work on lapsed members. Or are the 100,000 just vague expressions of interest? — Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) February 17, 2019 Or is the ex-UKIP leader taking the Trump approach to “facts”? A big development today has been the claim from ex-UKIP leader, Farage, about the success of bis new Brexit party in getting people to…

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Why Chief Justice Roberts could hold the key to Trump’s wall

Why Chief Justice Roberts could hold the key to Trump’s wall

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SCOTUS with Roberts front row centre James Blundell gives his assessment Away from the ebb and flow of Brexit on the other side of the Atlantic, the 45th President of the United States continues his tempestuous term in office, since the midterms very effectively opposed by a House of Representatives galvanised under the gavel of Nancy Pelosi. The USA has had divided Government before, but never has it effected the running to such a degree that federal workers missed out…

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Olly Robbins’ overheard comments are a clue that TMay might be considering EURef2

Olly Robbins’ overheard comments are a clue that TMay might be considering EURef2

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David Herdson dissects the detail of what was said Brexit is not going to plan, it’s fair to assume. Only the Leave Ultras, intent on a No Deal outcome are likely to be feeling any confidence at the moment, and that group is always given to unjustified hope and expectation before the event anyway. Labour partisans not bothered about Brexit might also be revelling in the government’s discomfort too, but the list pleased with how it’s going runs short after…

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The “Led by Donkeys” billboards probably won’t stop Brexit but they’ll undermine many political reputations

The “Led by Donkeys” billboards probably won’t stop Brexit but they’ll undermine many political reputations

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In 2017 the movie,Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, won a host of awards and was a good demonstration of the power of this form of advertising. It is in relative terms cheap and can be focussed geographically. Whether that was the inspiration for the “Led by Donkeys” crowd-funding campaign I don’t know but over the past our weeks a series of posters like the ones above have been appearing in prominent locations throughout the UK. There’s one featuring Mr. Corbyn…

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Six Fridays to go and punters think there’s an increasing chance the the UK will leave on schedule

Six Fridays to go and punters think there’s an increasing chance the the UK will leave on schedule

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Betdata.io chart of movement over past 2 months on the Betfair exchange A month ago it was a 14.6% chance I’ve been on the Yes side of this bet for a week or so simply because I believe that TMay is so damn stubborn and focussed. Note the precise terms of this bet. “For the purposes of this market leaving the EU is defined as the date when the treaties of the EU cease to apply to the UK. Examples…

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There was no big 8pm story as promised but leading LAB & CON figures have made interesting comments

There was no big 8pm story as promised but leading LAB & CON figures have made interesting comments

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I asked both @ChukaUmunna and @Anna_Soubry directly tonight if they were considering leaving their respective parties for a new movement. Umunna said: “When I joined the Labour Party I thought I’d be a member to my dying day…..” https://t.co/vgqUTwKHpb — Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) February 14, 2019 I interrupted a Valentine's Day dinner for that 'story'. May a camel ejaculate in the ears of all the journalists that hyped this story. — TSE (@TSEofPB) February 14, 2019 Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB…

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