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10 Tips for the Tory Leadership contest

10 Tips for the Tory Leadership contest

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TELEGRAPH: Matt in college #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/rTYavnuJ57 — Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 1, 2016 What to bear in mind when anticipating developments 1. This is not Leave v Remain again We have just been through a highly divisive referendum campaign and apart from the country itself, nothing was more divided than the Conservative Party. However, divisions can be, and are being, overplayed. Some in the media would have you believe that the Tories are split into two immutably hostile blocks. They’re…

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A nice problem to have: Cash in my 90/1 & 65/1 bets on Leadsom now or wait for the race to evolve

A nice problem to have: Cash in my 90/1 & 65/1 bets on Leadsom now or wait for the race to evolve

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What are the chances of her doing it? On May 25h while perusing the Betfair next CON leader odds I saw that Andrea Leadson was available at 90 and immediately took the few pounds that was available that price. It then slipped down to 65, 55 46 nd 44 and I took that as well. My next bet on Leadsom was at 9.31am, just after Cameron had resigned, when I got 65. The result is that I’m sitting on a…

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Just months before the US looks set to elect a female President both main UK party leaders could be women

Just months before the US looks set to elect a female President both main UK party leaders could be women

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The dramatic feminisation of the political world Today, just a week after the referendum, there’s expected to be big developments over the Conservative and Labour leaderships. Nominations for the successor to Cameron close and reports suggest that Angela Eagle will announce that she’s seeking the 51 required nominations to contest the Labour leadership. The latest YouGov poll of Conservative members, the group that will ultimately decide the party leadership and next PM, has unexpectedly found that the Home Secretary, Theresa…

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The Conservatives’ paradoxical leadership contest

The Conservatives’ paradoxical leadership contest

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Embed from Getty Images   Both Theresa and Boris wanted to lose the referendum If Leave had gone down to a narrow defeat, Boris Johnson would have had all the power with none of the responsibility. He would also have had a senior Cabinet role for a year or two, and a chance to prove himself at that level. There’d be no immediate crisis to manage, and any trouble from Europe – and there would surely have been some –…

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Don’t write off Mr. Johnson just yet – there are many twists and turns to come in the CON leadership race

Don’t write off Mr. Johnson just yet – there are many twists and turns to come in the CON leadership race

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The ex-mayor drops to 2nd place in the next CON leader betting pic.twitter.com/lqlEughpw3 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 28, 2016 I must say that I am a fan of the Conservative party leadership selection process. It has been designed to give a proper role to Tory MPs while leaving the final choice to the postal ballot of party members. It is the system that saw IDS win in 2001 and, of course, Mr. Cameron in December 2005. It would not…

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Theresa May 7% ahead of Johnson amongst CON voters in first leadership race poll

Theresa May 7% ahead of Johnson amongst CON voters in first leadership race poll

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The detail of the YouGov CON leadership poll which has Johnson 7% behind amongst CON voters pic.twitter.com/sL1K6dQsSG — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 27, 2016 More on Times YouGov CON leadership poll. https://t.co/FanUVqzZDk — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 27, 2016 What we really need is poll of CON members which YouGov has done very successfully in past — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 27, 2016 It looks as though Theresa May's low profile EURef campaign could pay off. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB)…

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