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There’s the potential for Labour to get a long term polling boost because of their anti-semitism issues

There’s the potential for Labour to get a long term polling boost because of their anti-semitism issues

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Chart from polling conducted by YouGov for the Campaign against Antisemitism Older voters are more likely to endorse at least one anti-semitic statement, and remember older voters are more likely turn out to vote. Conventional wisdom suggests that Labour will take a long term hit in the polls because of the recent coverage of their anti-semitism issues but recently we’ve seen conventional wisdom proven to be very wrong, this might be another example. Before anyone accuses me saying older voters,…

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Theresa May now level-pegging with “Don’t know” as to who would make the best PM

Theresa May now level-pegging with “Don’t know” as to who would make the best PM

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Corbyn, as almost ever, trails behind This polling, from the latest YouGov, rather sums up British politics at the moment. When respondents were asked who would make the best prime minister 37% said Mrs May which is exactly the same number who said they didn’t know Neither of the main party leaders is able to show widespread support. On the party splits just 70% of current Labour voters opted for Mr Corbyn. Mrs May gets 90% of Tory ones. Of…

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LAB plan to give free bus travel to those of 25 and younger

LAB plan to give free bus travel to those of 25 and younger

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But is it more about municipalising buses than helping the young? It is being reported that Corbyn’s Labour is planning a big measure to help those under 25 if it should win the next election with transport costs. The plan is to offer a free bus pass to those in that age group which can be used on those services which are wholly or partly provided by public bodies. But there’s a catch. The objective appears to be more about…

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For the first time since GE2017 Corbyn has slipped behind TMay in the leader ratings – can he recover?

For the first time since GE2017 Corbyn has slipped behind TMay in the leader ratings – can he recover?

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How YouGov’s party leader favourability tracker has changed since TMay called GE2017 The chart shows the trend in TMay’s net favourability lead over Corbyn since she called the election jut over a year ago. The figures are calculated by taking the PM’s net rating and subtracting Mr. Corbyn’s net figure. As can be seen this really tells the story of British politics over the past year – from a position where Mrs. May was totally dominant to the turnaround at…

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Why one ex-LAB member has decided to rejoin the party

Why one ex-LAB member has decided to rejoin the party

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The UK will never get a credible, electable opposition unless the centre-left commits to the Labour party, argues Joff Wild Has there been a more depressing time to be on the centre-left of British politics than now? The Labour party’s descent into institutionalised anti-Semitism is no huge surprise to those of us who have been watching the far-left for years, but the speed with which it has happened, the extent to which has occurred and the willingness of so many…

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Don’t be tempted by the Corbyn exit in 2018 bets – he’s as strong as ever within the party

Don’t be tempted by the Corbyn exit in 2018 bets – he’s as strong as ever within the party

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Normally when a leader starts to get into a bit of trouble the enterprising bookmakers begin issuing prices on how long they will survive. We saw that a lot in October after Mrs Mays rather disastrous conference speech. What happened? she sailed through riding the storm and is still there looking even more secure than ever. So although Corbyn has had a less than optimal month, with his response to the Salisbury incident and of course the latest antisemitism issues,…

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Based on last night Corbyn doesn’t look as though he’s treating LAB’s antisemitism crisis seriously

Based on last night Corbyn doesn’t look as though he’s treating LAB’s antisemitism crisis seriously

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Latest from @GuidoFawkes Corbyn Tonight Met Far-Left Group Who Called For Destruction of Israel and Attacked Critics as "Non-Jews" https://t.co/7JBC6uQfgS via — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 2, 2018 And David Herdson’s right – one of the attendees has leaked this Corbyn meets with political extremists is hardly news. What is interesting is that someone's leaked the picture here, presumably to damage Corbyn. Question is: is it a member of Jewdas, someone on his own team, or a third party? There…

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The one way for LAB to close down its antisemitism crisis is for Corbyn to go but that is not going to happen

The one way for LAB to close down its antisemitism crisis is for Corbyn to go but that is not going to happen

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This continues to dominate the headlines The ongoing narrative over anti-semitism within the Labour Party has now gone beyond the point when the former spin doctor, Alastair Campbell, said that a bad news story should have been closed down. Tony Blair’s spin doctor used to observe that if one was running more than a week after it started then it was serious. By that judgement this is really starting to look very problematical for Labour and Mr Corbyn and it’s…

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