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Labour is paying a price for its elongated leadership contest

Labour is paying a price for its elongated leadership contest

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If Labour had the courage to oppose the Welfare Bill, together we could have defeated the Tories. pic.twitter.com/pBGCF2wFBL — Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) July 21, 2015 The welfare vote abstention looks like a mistake I was recovering from an operation last night and am only now catching up on the big welfare vote in the commons. Labour’s abstention move does look like a mistake and was the product of the party not having a confident leader in place to steer the…

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Henry G Manson with an interesting LAB leadership bet

Henry G Manson with an interesting LAB leadership bet

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How are the 2nd and 3rd preferences going to work out? In all the discussion about the rights and wrongs of Labour’s response to the government’s Welfare Bill, this article from Gary Gibbon lays out one of the political factors for Burnham – the order of candidates between him and Yvette. Gibbon writes: ‘It’s a bit of mug’s game guessing the leadership contest results but the candidates are endlessly doing just that, gaming what second preferences they need to chase…

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Peak Corbyn?

Peak Corbyn?

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Have we reached Peak Corbyn? Jez's chances tick down for the first time. http://t.co/O4JRlgE69n pic.twitter.com/ufPIW6lgb1 — Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) July 20, 2015 As noted yesterday, there appears to be the start of the Stop Corbyn campaign, yesterday’s Observer editorial weighed in with “If Jeremy Corbyn is the answer then Labour is asking the wrong question.” This campaign to stop Corbyn might be working, the above tweet from Ladbrokes points out Corbyn’s chances are ticking down, perhaps it might be prudent to…

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John Rentoul thinks that private poll was leaked by Liz Kendall

John Rentoul thinks that private poll was leaked by Liz Kendall

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In today’s Independent on Sunday, John Rentoul writes I fear that the story of a private poll that put Corbyn in the lead was a desperate ploy by the Liz Kendall campaign. My view is that Kendall is easily the best candidate, and the only one who has a chance of winning the next election for Labour without relying on the Conservatives to fall apart. But I accept that her campaign, after its flying start, has not gone well. She…

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Harriet: I’m a fan but you got it wrong

Harriet: I’m a fan but you got it wrong

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A message for the acting LOTO from Don Brind I was proud to have been a member of Team Harman that won the deputy leadership of the Labour Party for Harriet in 2007. I admire her as a consistent campaigner for radical causes, championing feminism, equality and diversity in and out of government. Her politics is rooted in London communities – in North West London where she was legal adviser to the Grunwick strikers in the 1970s and in South…

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The Telegraph’s step by step guide on how those opposed to Labour can help Corbyn win

The Telegraph’s step by step guide on how those opposed to Labour can help Corbyn win

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Telegraph providing step by step guide on how to vote for Corbyn in order to help "doom" LAB.http://t.co/AJNWGAzdKM pic.twitter.com/Ii6XHxRtV5 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 15, 2015 The Telegraph's guide to how Tories can vote for Corbyn is herehttp://t.co/AxFgffMgfa — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 15, 2015 In Betfair exchange this evening punters have been rating Corbyn's chances of LAB leader at between 20-25% pic.twitter.com/PcyyxZa1go — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 15, 2015

The man sitting behind Burnham in this pic sums up LAB’s prolonged leadership election

The man sitting behind Burnham in this pic sums up LAB’s prolonged leadership election

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Andy Burnham seeking to enthuse the audience, including the man behind, in the BBC2 LAB leadership debate. pic.twitter.com/jZYONir4QB — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 13, 2015 Alan Johnson says that the next LAB leader should be a woman. pic.twitter.com/7sYuXuJdz0 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 13, 2015 We’ve still got another month before the first votes are cast If you think that the LAB leadership battle has been going on for a long time then you probably share the sentiments of the…

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