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A second Jewish LAB MP who has dared to criticise Team Corbyn on antisemitism faces party discipline

A second Jewish LAB MP who has dared to criticise Team Corbyn on antisemitism faces party discipline

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Second MP under investigation in Labour party antisemitism row https://t.co/C0c3V0uiY4 — Guardian politics (@GdnPolitics) July 28, 2018 Meanwhile the latest Tweet that’s doing the rounds We’ve just been sent this post. There’s not much to say, apart from this is what antisemitism looked like in 1930’s Germany. But, it’s 2018 & from a supporter of a mainstream political party. @UKLabour #LabourAntisemitism pic.twitter.com/wjYAQHTnuM — #LabourAntisemitism (@GnasherJew) July 28, 2018 This could play out very badly After disciplinary steps were taken first…

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LAB takes clear leads in the GB polls but Scotland remains a problem

LAB takes clear leads in the GB polls but Scotland remains a problem

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Wikipedia Just 8 years ago it won 41 Scottish seats – latest polls have that down to 1 The two GB polls over the weekend from Deltapoll and Opinium were both very good for LAB showing clear leads which weren’t down to its share increasing but the biggest shares for UKIP since GE2017. Certainly based on these figures if there was an early general election then Corbyn’s party would be in a strong position to become top party although an…

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For all the machinations of the past few days the betting is still on this Parliament running its full course

For all the machinations of the past few days the betting is still on this Parliament running its full course

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Betdata.io It is hard to see the mechanics of an earlier election Almost inevitably whenever there are big political developments taking place people start to speculate about whether there could be an early general election. It is certainly possible that should Mrs May fail to survive then her successor as Conservative leader might want to cement his or her position with the country by going early. There is no constitutional reason at all why a new leader would have to…

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Labour continues to struggle in Scotland where it used to hold 41 of the 59 seats

Labour continues to struggle in Scotland where it used to hold 41 of the 59 seats

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But the low-hanging fruit for Corbyn’s party is still there There is a new Scottish poll out this morning and the picture remains gloomy for LAB. As can be seen Panelbase still has the party in third place behind, of course, the SNP and the Conservatives. What makes this particularly disappointing for Labour is that for decades Scotland was the bedrock of the party’a support throughout the UK and its dominance underpinned its parliamentary position. So at both 2005 and…

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Britain’s brittle stalemate

Britain’s brittle stalemate

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Lewisham East reveals the essential weakness of all three national parties Interpreting by-election results is very much in the eye of the beholder. Some, it’s true, are unambiguous in their outcome for one party or another. Lewisham East is not one such. Labour can happily chalk up that they got the job done without fuss. They won the seat and no clear challenger arose. However, it was nothing like a ringing endorsement. The turnout was dire (only the 16th occasion…

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General Election 2017 : One year on

General Election 2017 : One year on

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At 10.00pm this evening, a year ago, the Prime Minister’s gamble backfired. Whether this was due to the polls being misleading from the start (indicating a Con lead of 25% at the start of the campaign), the so called “youthquake” (identified by the Britsh Election Study) or reasons best summed up by Brenda from Bristol of “Oh, no, not another one!” we simply cannot tell, but we do know this. The Conservative overall majority was lost and if it had…

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If we are to have a 2018 general election then the Tories will have a significant financial advantage

If we are to have a 2018 general election then the Tories will have a significant financial advantage

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Tories get more than three times more than Labour in Jan-Mar. Ukip? Not a penny pic.twitter.com/ZKwWx9akz7 — Matt Chorley (@MattChorley) May 30, 2018 I’m still of the view that the only way we’ll have a general election this year is if Parliament votes against Mrs May’s Brexit plans and she’s left with no alternative to call a general election, although a bit of free advice, don’t call it the ‘Who Governs Britain’ election. But if we do have an election…

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There’s a Sheffield rally style hubris around Jeremy Corbyn and Labour should be afraid

There’s a Sheffield rally style hubris around Jeremy Corbyn and Labour should be afraid

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Picture: From Saturday’s Times Never get high on your own product. Ever since Labour’s sensational and better than expected general election of last year I’ve felt Corbyn’s been a bit hubristic. First there was him telling Michael Eavis that he would be PM by Christmas 2017 and now there’s JezFest that could cost see Labour with a million pound loss. Despite the result last June Corbyn finished with fewer votes and seats than the Tories and it should be remembered…

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