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A taste of what a Corbyn led LAB could expect in the run up to GE2020? The Sun's exclusive on Corbyn describing death of Bin Laden "a tragedy" http://t.co/4zBzNQC9Ii pic.twitter.com/Yqht41uvPO — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 31, 2015 On Betfair Mr. Corbyn chances of becoming LAB leader are rated at 82% pic.twitter.com/StF5IWfXt4 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 31, 2015 Has anyone else noticed that Parliament is debating the assisted suicide proposals the day before Labour elects its new leader? — Ian…

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He really hasn’t thought this one through The reports earlier this week that Jeremy Corbyn would refuse membership of the Privy Council if he’s elected leader of the Labour Party would be more than a symbolic gesture against a seemingly anachronistic body; it would be a serious strike against the country’s unwritten constitution. Westminster is governed by rules evolved by gentlemen for gentlemen and the fact that the Commons is populated by professional politicians rather than the gentlemen amateurs of…

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IPSOS MORI focus groups of ex LAB voters for Newsnight finds Cooper most favoured. Corbyn lasthttp://t.co/dPd3A8Dv6J pic.twitter.com/mFnWKlH05R — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 28, 2015 Could the party be making a terrible mistake? Two sessions were held in Nuneaton and Croydon. These were both top targets for Labour on May 7th which they failed to win. The sessions will be shown on Newsnight this evening and be available on BBC IPlayer later. Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet

Don Brind on how Labour should react to Corbyn’s likely victory It’s a pretty boring picture – two men and a woman standing in front of a model train. What made it newsworthy for the Metro, the London free sheet, in October 2007 was that the two men were Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. Flanked by the Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly they are gazing at a Crossrail train as the £16 billion project was given…

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The different demographic make-up of LAB leadership supportersYouGov https://t.co/sBeiQyMmli pic.twitter.com/wSxg8S1qHq — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 27, 2015 How Labour's selectorate compares with country as a wholeYouGov https://t.co/sBeiQyMmli pic.twitter.com/wX2spt7PYF — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 27, 2015 Political views of LAB leader voters & country as a whole YouGov https://t.co/sBeiQyMmli pic.twitter.com/S3hVaanVgz — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 27, 2015 18% of Corbyn voters were 2010 LDs while for 57% their main news source is social media.

Pleased the Procedures Committee have agreed to break down Lab leadership results by Member, Affiliated Supporter & Registered Supporter. — Johanna Baxter (@JohannaBaxter) August 26, 2015 This is a change that could destabilise Leader Corbyn The tweet above represents a big change of mind by Labour on how it will announce the results on September 12th. Initially the plan had not been to give separate figures for the three different types of voter. Now these will be provided. The Tweet…

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Andy Burnham's in Edinburgh to do a Q&A with his supporters. Here they are pic.twitter.com/sthKeR8po0 — Michael Deacon (@MichaelPDeacon) August 26, 2015

Andy Burnham on Labour being led by a woman. Methinks not a smart statement http://t.co/1ckOX8yZDN pic.twitter.com/FYr8AwZ0lj — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 25, 2015 Acting LAB leader Harriet Harman rules our legal challenge to leadership election outcome. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 25, 2015 LAB leader findings from the Mail/ComRes survey pic.twitter.com/0dhSPk9e3L — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 25, 2015