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Another day and Corbyn’s detachment on Brexit from the vast majority of LAB voters seems amazing

Another day and Corbyn’s detachment on Brexit from the vast majority of LAB voters seems amazing

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WATCH: #Brexit must stop immigrants being used to undercut wages, @jeremycorbyn tells Scottish Labour conference #ScotLab18 More: https://t.co/UqDWQEpoae pic.twitter.com/fXp6BRy6OD — STV News (@STVNews) March 9, 2018 Understandably, a lot of people will focus on the wages bit, but the more interesting bit is that this, overall, is an explicitly left Eurosceptic speech. https://t.co/MeVtLfaVBy — Stephen Bush (@stephenkb) March 9, 2018 Grim.He thinks he's run down the clock long enough to ensure a hard Brexit so he doesn't have to lie…

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How the EU hierarchy is losing supportive governments

How the EU hierarchy is losing supportive governments

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One of the less attractive aspects of British Euroscepticism (a keenly-contested category) is the willingness of many supporters to see the imminent collapse of the EU with every electoral development around the continent. Last year, Eurosceptics were salivating at the prospect of Geert Wilders’ party topping the poll in the Dutch election. Thwarted on that front, nearly nine out of ten Leave cats who expressed a preference decided that Marine Le Pen’s election as French president would be best for…

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Punters make it a 58% chance that Britain WON’T leave the EU by March 29 2019

Punters make it a 58% chance that Britain WON’T leave the EU by March 29 2019

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This market could get very busy – time to study the rules One thing about being a betting exchange like Betfair is that it has to stand in the middle between those who want to place bets and those who want to lay them. This means that in complex markets, which most political ones are, the rules have to be watertight to ensure that there are no arguments and disputes later. I had a period when I was advising Betfair…

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If there is a second referendum Remain should demand that all voters show photo ID

If there is a second referendum Remain should demand that all voters show photo ID

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Financial Times Last time those without passports were most likely to vote leave At this stage last year the Tories were riding high. The party had just taken Copeland from LAB and all the polls had the Tories in the 40s with LAB in the 20s. In spite of her quite narrow CON majority Mrs. May was assuring the country that there would be no General Election until 2020 as laid down in the Fixed Term Parliament Act. That did…

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As we wait for tomorrow’s big Brexit speech from Mrs. May

As we wait for tomorrow’s big Brexit speech from Mrs. May

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Former PM Tony Blair claims there is now a 50% chance Brexit won't happen https://t.co/CB9cDJEgo9 pic.twitter.com/obT3f0hLCy — Keiran Pedley (@keiranpedley) March 1, 2018 3 options for May's speech tomorrow – @PCollinsTimes also has a lovely payoff line £ https://t.co/BxHLITBLSh pic.twitter.com/B7O177hzZZ — John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) March 1, 2018 This is a proper, devastating political speech by John Major. There is argument, passion and facts. Big picture and small details. The fact that the Brexiteers are attacking him and not his arguments…

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PaddyPower makes it 3/1 that TMay won’t survive beyond the end of March

PaddyPower makes it 3/1 that TMay won’t survive beyond the end of March

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And it’s 2/1 that there’ll be a general election this year A spokesman for the bookie said: “Theresa May’s time as PM has been a constant case of one step forward followed by several steps backwards – and that’s just her political viewpoints. The pressure is ramping up on May, and the odds are shortening that she’ll be ousted, prompting another General Election and – likely – another Brexit Referendum.” UK POLITICS ODDS: 2/1 General Election to be called in…

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