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Contest or coronation – what’s best for the Tories? With the time fast running out on John McDonnell’s desperate attempt to get a further seventeen Labour MPs to back his nomination what outcome are the Tories hoping for tomorrow lunchtime? Does the Cameron gang want Gordon to get his coronation and then spend the next six weeks with his rather pointless campaign or would they like to see Brown having to face a challenge from McDonnell? My guess is that…

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Is Harman ready to pick up the lion’s share of Benn’s support? The above is the last poll of Labour members on the coming deputy leadership election which was taken just over two weeks ago. Clearly if Benn gets the nominations then he is worthy of his 7/2 third favourite status – particularly as he is picking up so much of the female vote as can be seen in the chart. But how are the 36% that placed Benn top…

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Will McDonnell manage to get the 44 nominations? After this afternoon’s announcement that Michael Meacher is standing aside to let John McDonnell run the big issue is whether he’ll get the required 44 nominations to be on the ballot alongside Brown. He has until Thursday and will be helped, no doubt by his assured performance in last night’s debate. He’ll also attract a fair degree of media attention in the coming days and my guess is that people are going…

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