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As the Labour Party’s private research is leaked, there appears to be an inevitability about Corbyn departing before the general election

As the Labour Party’s private research is leaked, there appears to be an inevitability about Corbyn departing before the general election

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Blistering good story by @STJamesl. So BMG focus grouped, Rebecca Bailey-Long, Angela Raynor, and John McDonnell. https://t.co/n6Mf5eEwtr — TSE (@TSEofPB) February 12, 2017 It feels like it is now a question of when Corbyn quits before the next general election, not if. The Sunday Times have a copy of the Labour party’s internal research conducted by their pollsters BMG, it appears there is some succession planning taking place by Corbyn, with a focus group being undertaken on his potential preferred…

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The music stops. Who would grab the chair if Jeremy Corbyn steps down?

The music stops. Who would grab the chair if Jeremy Corbyn steps down?

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Embed from Getty Images Alastair Meeks on the next Labour leader betting market From the start of his leadership of the Labour party, many Labour MPs struggled to contain their doubts about him.  Even before Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader, Mike Gapes was quoted as saying: “I’ll show him as much loyalty as he showed other leaders.”  Within three months, nearly a third of his party including his own shadow Foreign Secretary were in mutiny against his preferred line on…

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It’s Clive Lewisn’t a member of the shadow cabinet anymore and becomes favourite to succeed Corbyn

It’s Clive Lewisn’t a member of the shadow cabinet anymore and becomes favourite to succeed Corbyn

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Minutes after he quit the shadow cabinet, Clive Lewis is now 5/1 favourite to be the next Labour leader… pic.twitter.com/GnXamt4bOX — Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) February 8, 2017 Lab MPs point out Clive Lewis voted for Govt clause + still resigned. They claim he didn't know what he'd voted for."What a knob" one says — Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) February 8, 2017 But Diane Abbott doesn’t rebel Told Diane Abbott sat on the frontbench for some time, before Keith Vaz took…

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Reports that Corbyn “has fixed his exit date” sets off betting rush on when he’ll go and who’ll replace him

Reports that Corbyn “has fixed his exit date” sets off betting rush on when he’ll go and who’ll replace him

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Overnight there has been a bit of a betting flurry following reports that Corbyn has shared with close colleagues his planned date to leave the LAB leadership. William Hill say they’ve been forced to take evasive action by slashing their odds for Jeremy Corbyn to cease to be Labour leader during 2017, after a rush of bets for him saw the odds slashed from 2/1 (33% chance) to even money (50%). This suggests that he is going before the next…

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The enthusiasm gap that spells doom for Corbyn and Labour

The enthusiasm gap that spells doom for Corbyn and Labour

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Tory voters love May whereas Labour voters are lukewarm towards Corbyn and that’s bad news for Labour explains Keiran Pedley On this week’s PB / Polling Matters podcast we unveiled some new data courtesy of Opinium. Respondents were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with 6 statements related to Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn. By subtracting the number that disagreed with each statement from the number that agreed we could create a ‘net agree’ score for analysis purposes. The results…

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This may herald the departure of one of Corbyn’s staunchest allies, and maybe even Corbyn himself

This may herald the departure of one of Corbyn’s staunchest allies, and maybe even Corbyn himself

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If he's losing the support of Diane Abbott then the end is nigh for Corbyn. https://t.co/YDmVVSw0Pc pic.twitter.com/bqU6aCoOOk — TSE (@TSEofPB) February 4, 2017 If Corbyn’s losing the support of Diane Abbott then can the last Corbynite left please switch off the lights. Perhaps I’m being overly dramatic, but if Corbyn’s losing the support of Diane Abbott, and she does leave the Shadow Cabinet over this, then a Rubicon will have been crossed for the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. She’s always…

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Corbyn is more in touch on Europe with the voters Labour needs to win back than his MPs or members

Corbyn is more in touch on Europe with the voters Labour needs to win back than his MPs or members

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Embed from Getty Images Most of Labour’s lost voters are Leavers This has not been the best week for Jeremy Corbyn. He lost another Shadow Cabinet member and two other frontbench spokesmen, suffered a sizable rebellion on Europe (whereas, unlike one upon a time, the Tories presented an almost united front), prompting several thousand members to resign; yesterday’s YouGov poll confirmed that the Conservatives’ lead remains in the mid-teens, and Labour suffered a devastating local by-election loss in Rotherham, which…

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Corbyn the rebel has made the wrong call on the Article 50 vote and his party will suffer ever more

Corbyn the rebel has made the wrong call on the Article 50 vote and his party will suffer ever more

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So here we are. The Article 50 bill starts in the Commons with Mr. Corbyn ordering his MPs to back the Tories – something that is going to be remembered. The dilemma was obvious – the majority of LAB voters voted REMAIN but the majority of LAB MPs are in areas that voted LEAVE. This is only problematical if there’s evidence that it would lead to voters switching on the issue and there isn’t. It is also based on the…

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