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The Smith vs Corbyn debate showed a Labour Party talking to itself and a long way from power

The Smith vs Corbyn debate showed a Labour Party talking to itself and a long way from power

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Keiran Pedley gives his snap judgement on this evening’s Labour leadership debate. Assuming that you think Jeremy Corbyn’s reelection as Labour leader is not already a foregone conclusion, tonight’s leadership debate was a good opportunity to see the candidates in action. Owen Smith, perhaps unsurprisingly, was the more polished performer but Jeremy Corbyn had the room. A striking factor in this evening’s debate was the constant heckling and interruptions from the audience – mostly aimed at Owen Smith – which didn’t exactly…

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Owen Smith’s big hope is with members who joined before GE2015

Owen Smith’s big hope is with members who joined before GE2015

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The post-GE2015 entryists are mostly Corbyn’s > Up to 50,000 'registered supporter' applicants for Labour leader election blocked or in doubt https://t.co/4MFY7eT2js — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 2, 2016 The overnight HuffPost article linked to in the Tweet above suggests that the £25 sign-ups have been trimmed down by about 50k which means there’ll be about 130k-135k actual participants in the election. Of those it’s estimated that about 65% are for Corbyn which is markedly down on the 84% vote…

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Owen: Lay off Jeremy. Challenge Theresa May

Owen: Lay off Jeremy. Challenge Theresa May

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Donald Brind with his advice for the LAB challenger He may have used some dodgy language – “smashing” a woman back on her heels is beyond ugly at a time when misogyny is rife in politics – but I was cheered by Owen Smith’s desire to take on Theresa May. Ousting the Tory Prime Minister is – or at least ought to be – the key test for a Labour leader. So far Smith has been defining himself against Jeremy…

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Why at a 12% chance Owen Smith is now the value LAB leadership bet

Why at a 12% chance Owen Smith is now the value LAB leadership bet

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Betfair 0400 Aug 1 2016 The race is tighter than that All betting is about making assessments of value. How does the price being offered on an outcome equate to your assessment of that actually happening? If there is a mismatch then you have have value bet. So in writing this post I’m not making a prediction just stating where I think the betting value lies. There is very little data on the LAB leadership race and what is available, I’d…

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Labour’s Parliamentary pain is not just bad for Labour, but for the country as a whole

Labour’s Parliamentary pain is not just bad for Labour, but for the country as a whole

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  Joff Wild on the divides in the main opposition party Today’s Daily Telegraph ran an intriguing piece about plans being hatched by some Labour MPs if, as expected, Jeremy Corbyn wins the party’s leadership election in September. According to the newspaper’s political correspondent Ben Riley-Smith, rebels are exploring the possibility of setting up a semi-independent party in the Commons that would have its own leader and front bench, and would aim to replace Corbyn’s Labour as the official opposition….

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Time to put UK primaries to bed

Time to put UK primaries to bed

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Elitism has a rightful place in politics A colleague told me this week that she felt let down that she couldn’t vote in the Conservative leadership contest. Never mind that her politics are somewhere between Jeremy Corbyn and Natalie Bennett, or that I – like the rest of the voluntary section of the Conservative Party – didn’t get a vote in the leadership contest, she’s of the opinion that everyone should be entitled to have a say in the internal…

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Corbyn remains on the ballot and doesn’t require nominations as Labour donor loses court case

Corbyn remains on the ballot and doesn’t require nominations as Labour donor loses court case

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https://twitter.com/peterwalker99/status/758648548586098688 https://twitter.com/peterwalker99/status/758649170504843264 https://twitter.com/peterwalker99/status/758649630049570816 Corbyn set to win his 2nd Lab leadership race in a year. His fans will say shows he's a winner as Blair only won 1 pic.twitter.com/a6HHnrFOJq — TSE (@TSEofPB) July 28, 2016 TSE

How Theresa May could turn out to be the Labour party’s very unlikely saviour

How Theresa May could turn out to be the Labour party’s very unlikely saviour

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXVi0MikSx8 Video: A clip from John McDonnell’s appearance on The Andrew Marr Show this morning Joff Wild on how Theresa May could simultaneously increase the Tory majority and save the Labour Party from Corbyn John McDonnell’s appearance on the Andrew Marr Show this morning was among the most extraordinary television interventions that a senior politician has made in recent years. During the course of the interview, McDonnell explained how the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, did not understand the party’s policy…

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