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Labour MPs urge Alan Johnson to challenge for the leadership

Labour MPs urge Alan Johnson to challenge for the leadership

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50/1 on Alan Johnson to be next Lab Leader, put your money on him being London Mayor instead. http://t.co/h7crWukgBo pic.twitter.com/KMu4zzJwZz — The Screaming Eagles (@TSEofPB) October 6, 2014 This morning the Telegraph reports Labour MPs in despair at Ed Miliband’s weak leadership are planning renewed efforts to tempt Alan Johnson into challenging for leader before the election. It is understood a cohort of MPs believe Mr Johnson is the only person who can win Labour a majority next May and…

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Local By-Election Results: July 24th 2014

Local By-Election Results: July 24th 2014

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Clifton on Blackpool (Lab Defence) Result: Labour 501 (41%), UKIP 362 (30%), Conservatives 283 (23%), Liberal Democrats 33 (3%), Greens 25 (2%), TUSC 10 (1%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 139 (11%) Turnout: 23% (Grateful thanks to Blackpool Council for their publication of the result and vote shares) Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun on Doncaster (Lab Defence) Result: UKIP 1,203 (41%), Labour 1,109 (38% unchanged), Conservatives 479 (16% +2%), Greens 160 (5%) UKIP GAIN from Labour with a…

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Tessa Jowell becomes the opening favourite in new market on the LAB candidate to contest the 2016 London Mayoral election

Tessa Jowell becomes the opening favourite in new market on the LAB candidate to contest the 2016 London Mayoral election

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pic.twitter.com/6Qviv6ewle — PolPics (@PolPics) November 25, 2013 Has she got what it takes to win the massive primary? After the general election the biggest UK election from a betting perspective has traditionally been the battle to win the London Mayoralty. There have been four elections since the post was created in 2000 and each has attracted a lot of betting interest. This is massive with a potential electorate of 6m. So far two of the elections have resulted in two…

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In March Henry G Manson tipped Sadiq Khan for London Mayor when he was 33-1

In March Henry G Manson tipped Sadiq Khan for London Mayor when he was 33-1

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Today Khan hinted that he could stand Back in March Henry G Manson wrote this on PB:- “What puts Sadiq Khan in such a great place for this contest is that Ed Miliband also made him Shadow Minister for London two months ago. This remit will enable him to meet, speak, campaign, engage with the whole London electoral college for this selection ahead of elections in 2014 and the general election a year later. The unions played a large role…

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Yes he Khan – Sadiq’s a great 33-1 bet for London Mayor

Yes he Khan – Sadiq’s a great 33-1 bet for London Mayor

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Sadiq Khan – Labour’s shadow minister for London twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 22, 2013 Henry G Manson on Labour’s possible 2016 London Mayoral candidate The Labour Party has wisely learned from the previous London selection and is not racing to select a Labour mayoral candidate soon after the defeat. However the next two years will be a great chance for aspiring candidates to jockey for position and give themselves the best chance of success. Labour is currently 8/11…

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Eddie Izzard – Labour’s 2016 London Mayoral candidate???

Eddie Izzard – Labour’s 2016 London Mayoral candidate???

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The word I’m getting from the Labour conference in Manchester is that the comedian Eddie Izzard is being lined up to be the Labour candidate in the 2016 London mayoral election. He was very prominent at the conference and it is being said has some high level support. During the 2010 general election Izzard fronted election broadcasts for the party. Ladbrokes have him at 25/1. Mike Smithson For the latest polling news from the US and UK Follow @MSmithsonPB

How London Voted

How London Voted

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Wikimedia Commons Sean Fear reviews the Mayoral and Assembly elections The London Mayoral election was closer than expected. Boris Johnson finished up beating Ken Livingstone by 44% to 40% on first preferences, and by 51.5 to 48.5% on second preferences. This was closer than the polls had predicted. It was nonetheless, an impressive performance for Johnson to hold on, when Labour were making sweeping gains across the country. Johnson is almost unique among Conservatives, in being able to appeal strongly…

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Was re-selecting Ken a monumental blunder?

Was re-selecting Ken a monumental blunder?

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How can he compete with the likable Boris? There’s a new ComRes poll for the London mayoralty which has, in the final two forced choice, Boris beating Ken by 53% to 47%. More interesting, given the importance of leader ratings in predicting outcomes, are the like him/like his party responses with ComRes using the format that was developed by Ipsos-MORI. As can be seen Boris has a massive likability lead over Ken and if the official LAB man makes the…

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