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If Corbyn does becomes Prime Minister he should thank those behind the Zac campaign

If Corbyn does becomes Prime Minister he should thank those behind the Zac campaign

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The Wrath of Khan, Sadiq Khan accuses David Cameron of Trump-like anti Muslim tactics https://t.co/d4xYcljodG pic.twitter.com/kW3l90MlbN — TSE (@TSEofPB) May 7, 2016 As a Muslim I was appalled at Goldsmith’s campaign, as a Tory I’m appalled that Goldsmith’s campaign makes Corbyn as PM more likely. When your own sister criticises your campaign and praises your opponent as a good role model, when the media runs a quiz asking Who said it: Britain First or Zac Goldsmith? deep down you must know you’ve run…

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The 2016 elections: curate’s eggs all round

The 2016 elections: curate’s eggs all round

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But Corbyn may well be safe until 2020 The British electorate rarely fail to surprise. It shouldn’t be possible to produce elections where all are losers and most are simultaneously winners and yet that’s precisely what happened. Taking the British results party by party (I’m excluding Northern Ireland, which is a different game and for which counting is still ongoing). Labour Sadiq won. That was the minimum requirement and was comfortably met. Labour now has the politician with the biggest…

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The big shock in London: turnout up from 37% to 44%

The big shock in London: turnout up from 37% to 44%

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As we wait for the almost certain announcement that Sadiq Khan has been elected London mayor the big news is that turnout has been about 44%. This is totally out of line with what most pundits were predicting with the general view that the fewer the total votes the better it was for the Tories. So the news that is emerging that it will about the 44% comes as quite a shock. Maybe the nature of the CON campaign and…

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Elections update as LAB looks set to move to third in Scotland but did better than expected elsewhere

Elections update as LAB looks set to move to third in Scotland but did better than expected elsewhere

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Not since 1910 has Labour finished third in Scotland. — George Eaton (@georgeeaton) May 6, 2016 Scotland: results suggest battleground shifting from left v right to nationalist v unionist https://t.co/ZIYmd4bryo pic.twitter.com/1WiXD2CdEq — Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 6, 2016 One more reflection: it's logistically difficult, but also obvious that Ruth Davidson should be the next Tory leader. — Duncan Weldon (@DuncanWeldon) May 6, 2016 In London the Tory aftermath starts even before any results are in Even though the London result…

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Election night 2016: The news continues to roll in

Election night 2016: The news continues to roll in

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After 500 English Council seats declared out of 2500, Labour down 13, Cons up 6, Libs down 2, UKIP up 14, green up 2, indies down 7 — Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) May 6, 2016 Vote change in Sheffield Westminster by election pic.twitter.com/UZipOaIcCI — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 6, 2016 If the betting's right there's a 97% chance that @KTHopkins will run naked up Regent Street with a sausage up her bum — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 6, 2016 Labour has…

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For the election night thread a special family picture

For the election night thread a special family picture

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I love this election picture from Nelson in Lancashire in the 1920s. The man on the left in the wagon is my grand-father, Charles Smithson, who went onto to become the town’s mayor. Tonight we should be getting part of the English local results as well as many of the Scottish and Welsh parliament results. The balance of the local elections will come tomorrow along with the PCC elections in England and, last of all, the London results on which…

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Unless the there’s a polling disaster bigger than GE2015 Sadiq Khan looks set to win the London Mayoralty

Unless the there’s a polling disaster bigger than GE2015 Sadiq Khan looks set to win the London Mayoralty

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The LAB man is widening his lead in London Khan extends Mayoral lead with OpiniumKhan 35%-Zac 26% -1After 2nd prefs it is Khan 57% Zac 43% — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 3, 2016 Link of Opinium Mayoral poll which has Khan with 14% lead after 2nd prefshttps://t.co/NokzmTyZ3s — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 3, 2016 By far the biggest betting market on Thursday’s election is on the London Mayoralty where Zac Goldsmith is seeking to hold on to the post for…

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If Zac loses London and the Brexiters fail it will say a lot about the declining influence of the press

If Zac loses London and the Brexiters fail it will say a lot about the declining influence of the press

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If the London mayoral race and the BREXIT referendum go according to the betting then it will be very much against what most of the press has been promoting. The Sadiq Khan campaign for the Mayoralty has to overcome a strong media bias in favour of Zac Goldsmith. The above from yesterday’s Mail on Sunday is typical. The capital’s main newspaper, the Standard, has been very anti-Khan and has been more than willing to echo the Goldsmith campaign efforts to…

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