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Prime Minister May : Her electoral record

Prime Minister May : Her electoral record

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When Theresa May became Prime Minister she spoke about wanting to make the JAM’s (Just About Managing) feel confident about voting Conservative. As she departs as Prime Minister, let’s see if the electorate have taken that message to heart. Local Government By-Elections: July 2016 – July 2019 During the last three years there have been close to four hundred local by-elections up and down the country, each of those by-elections sees thousands of people walk into polling stations and cast…

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And so to next week’s Brecon & Radnorshire by-election where new leaders Swinson and Johnson will face their first electoral tests

And so to next week’s Brecon & Radnorshire by-election where new leaders Swinson and Johnson will face their first electoral tests

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Number Cruncher Politics Brecon Poll Can PM BoJo win back CON to BREX defectors? One of the extraordinary features of UK politics at the moment is just how much is going on. Not only will this week see the outcomes of two party leader elections but there’ll be a new PM and in just over a week’s time there’ll be the first CON defence in a Westminster by-election since 2016. Inevitably this battle,in Brecon and Radnorshire will be portrayed as…

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Jo Swinson wins the LD leadership contest

Jo Swinson wins the LD leadership contest

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She takes over with the party on the up It has just been announced that 39 year old Jo Swinson has won the Lib Dem leadership race with 62% of the vote against her former ministerial colleague in the coalition, Ed Davey. She’s the first woman to lead the party and was first elected as an MP at GE2005. She lost her seat, East Dunbartonshire, at GE2015 only to win it back two years later. Her leadership starts at a…

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13 days to go until the Brecon and Radnorshire by election and the Tories accuse their opponents of vandalism

13 days to go until the Brecon and Radnorshire by election and the Tories accuse their opponents of vandalism

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Tories complaining in Brecon & Radnor by-election that their posters are getting vandalised https://t.co/oDswR6rgOH pic.twitter.com/hztA92wyTK — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 19, 2019 The Brecon and Radnor Times   is reporting that the local Tories are complaining that their poster boards for the August 1st by-election are being vandalised by their opponents. See the Tweet above for an example. The by-election,  the first in a CON held seat this parliament,  had been triggered by the successful recall petition against the incumbent Tory…

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The LDs winning 50%+ of the Brecon & Radnorshire vote looks good value at 7/2

The LDs winning 50%+ of the Brecon & Radnorshire vote looks good value at 7/2

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I may be committing a '@campbellclaret' error by sharing, but I care little!I'm a Labour Party member who is going canvassing to support @DoddsJane of the @WelshLibDems next week in her bid to win the #BreconandRadnorshireby-election.For me, it's #CountryBeforeParty #Remain pic.twitter.com/QtZE6TH72T — Angela?3.5% Rebel with many causes #ToriesOut (@spaceangel1964) July 5, 2019 Can they top the 49.7% of Richmond Park? Within the next hour we should get the full list of nominated candidates for the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election which…

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In Brecon and Radnorshire the Remain parties are united and the big battle is between the pro-Brexit ones

In Brecon and Radnorshire the Remain parties are united and the big battle is between the pro-Brexit ones

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Letter to B&R voters from ex-CON MP Chris Davies The start of a new politics? A striking feature of the August 1st Brecon & Radnorshire by-election is that it appears that all the pro-Remain parties including the Greens and PC have decided to stand aside and get behind the Liberal Democrats who, of course, held the seat until GE2015. So unlike other previous elections there will be a single remain choice. Meanwhile, as can be seen from the Chris Davies…

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It looks as though August 1st will be the date of the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election

It looks as though August 1st will be the date of the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election

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The signs are that today will see the writ being moved for the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election to fill the vacancy created by the success of the recall petition that has seen the sitting Conservative MP, Chris Davies, forced out of his seat. This follows his conviction and sentencing for expenses fraud. The date looks set to be August 1st bang in the middle of the holiday season. Extraordinarily it was confirmed yesterday that Mr Davies has been selected as…

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Brecon & Radnorshire: the by-election that never was?

Brecon & Radnorshire: the by-election that never was?

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There’s a good chance it will be overtaken by a general election The problem with being spoilt for excitement politically (apart from the complete wreckage of the party system, trust in politics and – who knows – maybe the country itself) is that there’s no time to sit back and appreciate what’s just gone before the next instalment arrives. While that might be irritating for commentators, it has real practical effects too. The Brecon & Radnorshire recall petition has unseated…

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