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Doing “Best PM” comparisons between Corbyn & Dave is like asking US voters to choose between Obama and Trump

Doing “Best PM” comparisons between Corbyn & Dave is like asking US voters to choose between Obama and Trump

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We all know that David Cameron is not planning to remain as prime minister after the next general election. So the choice will between Corbyn, unless he’s replaced in the meantime, and AN Other. So why is it that pollsters, and presumably their media clients who agree to the form of questioning, continue with best p.m. ratings that include the current prime minister? The findings really don’t have any relevance to the next big election battle in the UK. Thankfully,…

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An armed coup if Boris or Corbyn became PM? An extraordinarily large number of people say it would have their support

An armed coup if Boris or Corbyn became PM? An extraordinarily large number of people say it would have their support

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44% of Ukip voters tell YouGov that they can envisage situations when they'd support armed forces coup in UK pic.twitter.com/hegZLZkFVs — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 18, 2015 11% of CON voters & 6% of LAB ones tell YouGov that they’d support coup by armed forces if Corbyn became Prime Minister — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 18, 2015 12% of UKIP voters & 5% of CON ones tell YouGov that they’d support coup by armed forces if Boris became Prime Minister…

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ComRes: Osborne 6% behind Boris as “best PM” and just a third say that cutting tax credits is necessary

ComRes: Osborne 6% behind Boris as “best PM” and just a third say that cutting tax credits is necessary

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Conservatives have 13 point lead over Labour in new Sunday Mirror / Independent on Sunday Poll pic.twitter.com/zTgDXle97z — ComRes (@ComResPolls) October 17, 2015 39% say Boris would make a better PM than Osborne who is at 33%. But CON voters prefer Osborne to Boris by 48% to 34% CON lead now 13% in latest ComRes online poll for IoS/S Mirror CON 42% LAB 29-1 LD 7=    UKIP 13= No Corbyn bonus there ComRes Cameron & Osborne have and 19 point lead over…

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Great speech by Boris – but it’s had no impact on Betfair

Great speech by Boris – but it’s had no impact on Betfair

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Boris's big conference speech has had no impact on Betfair. He's still rated as a 15.5% chance to succeed Dave. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 6, 2015 The money continues to go on George This is a story that is probably going to go on for the next 3 to 4 years. Who is going to be the successor to David Cameron and will the prize go to one of the top two favourites? Those are, of course, the Chancellor…

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Ipsos-MORI boost for Boris in the Cameron successor stakes

Ipsos-MORI boost for Boris in the Cameron successor stakes

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Boris Johnson top choice of GB voters for next CON leader – Ipsos-MORI pic.twitter.com/09GLsHMJmN — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 1, 2015 But George doing better with CON voters We’re going to have to get used to a lot of this – polling on the next Tory leader who could be the next Prime Minister. What’s striking is the huge difference between the all polled split and the numbers restricted to just Tory voters. George is in third place on 15%…

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Meanwhile leadership turmoil isn’t confined to LAB. It’s not all sweetness & light in the blue team

Meanwhile leadership turmoil isn’t confined to LAB. It’s not all sweetness & light in the blue team

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While LAB's leadership turmoil continues CON big beasts are scrapping in battle to replace DChttp://t.co/lFSH95kyIo pic.twitter.com/nt5JzroeFG — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 19, 2015 Osborne, the new betting favourite, accused of briefing war against the mayor It was inevitable that when David Cameron said before the election that he wouldn’t seek a third term that this would, at some stage, trigger off media interest and speculation about succession in the Tory party. The big difference with Labour is that the Tory…

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Schrödinger’s referendum as Boris wants voters to vote both Yes and No to leaving the EU

Schrödinger’s referendum as Boris wants voters to vote both Yes and No to leaving the EU

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Today’s Sunday Times is reporting (££) BORIS JOHNSON is preparing to call for a no vote in Britain’s referendum on the European Union in an attempt to extract greater concessions from Brussels than David Cameron is demanding. In a stance that puts him on a collision course with the prime minister, the mayor of London believes Britain should reject any deal Cameron puts forward because the EU will not give enough ground. Johnson has told friends that a no vote…

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Boris reminds us once again why the normal rules of politics don’t apply to him

Boris reminds us once again why the normal rules of politics don’t apply to him

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Last night it was reported Boris Johnson’s relationship with the capital’s black cab trade has become further troubled after the Sun and Daily Mail newspapers released a video showing the mayor of London on his bicycle telling a taxi driver “to f*ck off and die – and not in that order”. The exchange in Islington, north London, was caught on camera by a passerby. The driver, one of many black cab operators furious at the way Transport for London, overseen…

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