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The 2017 LAB leadership contest starts on June 9th whether Corbyn quits then or not

The 2017 LAB leadership contest starts on June 9th whether Corbyn quits then or not

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Yvette Cooper could be the only contender & win without an election The first phase of Labour’s 2017 leadership contest ended on Thursday afternoon when nominations closed for the June 9th General Election. Those like John Rentoul who have analysed the list of candidates for seats that LAB could possibly hold onto say that there will not be enough Corbyn supporting MPs elected in the general election for them to make a nomination according to Labour’s rules. The hard left’s…

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As the election draws closer LAB leader Corbyn is seeing a boost in his “Best Prime Minister” ratings

As the election draws closer LAB leader Corbyn is seeing a boost in his “Best Prime Minister” ratings

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Now 28% behind TMay the closest this year Of all the ratings that are made of leaders the one I have least doubts about his who would make the best Prime Minister. Quite simply the incumbent generally gets a huge boost simply because they are in the post and the opposition leader isn’t. It might be recalled that ahead of Mrs Thatcher’s 1979 General Election victory she was trailing James Callaghan by more than 20% on this measure in the…

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Ladbrokes make Yvette Cooper 3/1 favourite to succeed Corbyn following a flurry of bets on her

Ladbrokes make Yvette Cooper 3/1 favourite to succeed Corbyn following a flurry of bets on her

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But is Jez going to go quietly after the Tory landslide? There has been a trend on the Labour leadership betting markets in the last couple of days which has seen Yvette Cooper establish herself as the firm favourite to succeed Jeremy Corbyn. She’s had some fairly confident performances and was the one person who really shook TMay at PMQs before the Parliament was dissolved. I’m not rushing into back however although U believe she will be by a long…

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How is history going to judge Mr. Corbyn?

How is history going to judge Mr. Corbyn?

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With his party getting an absolute pasting in the local elections and all the pointers being to a CON landslide on June 8th I wonder quite how history is going to judge Labour’s leader, Mr. Corbyn. An hour or so ago I posted a Tweet to that effect. This is it and here are some of the responses. Just you wait! Once the rallies really get going it's all going to change. — Ian Smart (@ianssmart) May 5, 2017 #Corbyn…

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Voters want May to negotiate Brexit and not Corbyn and that’s all you need to know

Voters want May to negotiate Brexit and not Corbyn and that’s all you need to know

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A new poll shows that UK adults overwhelmingly trust Theresa May rather than Jeremy Corbyn to negotiate Brexit by a margin of 51% to 13%. All else is secondary writes Keiran Pedley. On this week’s PB/Polling Matters podcast (see below) I spoke to Chris Hanretty from the University of East Anglia about events in France and the prospect of a Tory landslide in June. As part of the show, I also unveiled some new polling from our Polling Matters /…

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Corbyn to quit or not to quit on June 9th, that is the question

Corbyn to quit or not to quit on June 9th, that is the question

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O, I die, Horatio; The potent poison quite o’er-crows my spirit: I cannot live to hear the news from England; But I do prophesy the election lights On Fortinbras: he has my dying voice; So tell him, with the occurrents, more and less, Which have solicited. The rest is silence.  – Hamlet Act V, Scene II William Hill have a market up on whether Jeremy Corbyn will announce his resignation before 11pm on June 9th. Whilst it might sound like…

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The LDs go for the jugular against Corbyn in Manchester Gorton

The LDs go for the jugular against Corbyn in Manchester Gorton

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Brutal Lib Dem leaflet for Manchester Gorton by-election. pic.twitter.com/VUQq3zS23E — George Eaton (@georgeeaton) April 12, 2017 An attack also designed for Remainers Above is a brutal Lib Dem leaflet that is going out in Manchester Gorton where the by-election takes places on May 4th. The party which used to hold all but two of the council seats in the seat believes it is in with good chance of getting a good result and is throwing a lot at the campaign….

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Can Vladimir Putin make Jeremy Corbyn Prime Minister?

Can Vladimir Putin make Jeremy Corbyn Prime Minister?

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Picture: Vladimir Putin meeting French Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. If Putin made Donald Trump President why couldn’t Putin make Corbyn PM? For us political gamblers one of the things we’re now having to factor in to our bets is which candidate or party is Vladimir Putin backing. It just isn’t those gamblers who wear tin foil hats who are wondering about this. Even that well known Democratic Party member and liberal snowflake Dick Cheney recently commented that Russia’s alleged…

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