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Another contender enters the LAB race which could be drawn out for months

11/7/2016 Mike Smithson Comments 0 Comment

Owen Smith enters the LAB race https://t.co/Szhsj2CA19 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 11, 2016 UPDATED: Corbyn looks as though he’ll struggle to get an “assisted place” Labour sources: Labour commissioned legal advice to be presented to NEC tomorrow to show Corbyn needs 51 MP/MEPs votes to get on ballot. — Darren McCaffrey (@darrenmccaffrey) July 11, 2016 What a contrast with the speed & efficency of the Tories The big news of the day pic.twitter.com/CWI99wWJlj — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 11,…

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Corbyn v Eagle will decide whether LAB continues to be a parliamentary party

11/7/2016 TSE Comments 0 Comment

By Southam Observer(Joff Wild) who has rejoined the party after a long absence The sudden end of the Tory leadership contest and Theresa May’s imminent appointment as the country’s new Prime Minister has made the Labour leadership contest – now confirmed following Angela Eagle’s collection of over 50 nominations from MPs and MEPs – even more important than it was previously. Given the slim Tory majority and the potential Brexit deal blocking ability that recalcitrant right wing Tory MPs currently…

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Leadsom quits the race. Big question now is whether May is declared winner

11/7/2016 Mike Smithson Comments 0 Comment

Leadsom quits race pic.twitter.com/KisrMlXyPg — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 11, 2016

It has to be May

11/7/2016 David Herdson Comments 0 Comment

And the polls and history suggest it will be When Theresa May pitches her bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party to its members, she will do so with unprecedented support from MPs. More than half voted for her in the first round – the highest total since 1965 in a contested election without an incumbent – and more than 60% backed her in the final MPs’ round: well above the comparable figures for Cameron or IDS at the…

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Keiran Pedley says Corbyn should not automatically make the Labour leadership ballot

10/7/2016 TSE Comments 0 Comment

Ahead of Tuesday’s NEC judgement, Keiran Pedley argues that the Labour leadership system is broken and leaders that lose a no confidence motion in parliament should be required to seek nominations from MPs to stand again. After something of a phony war, it appears that Labour finally faces a formal challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. A series of talks, led by deputy leader Tom Watson, aimed at achieving a negotiated settlement have come to nought. Angela Eagle has stepped forward…

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It could be a case of Corbynus interruptus in the Labour leadership contest

10/7/2016 TSE Comments 0 Comment

Corbyn set to be kept off Labour leadership ballot without nominations, reports @georgeeaton https://t.co/WUe9oH4L4p pic.twitter.com/7PqENkiDR7 — The New Statesman Politics (@TheStaggers) July 10, 2016 Watson's cancelling of talks and Corbyn's "I'll sue" shtick both suggest the NEC is gonna rule he needs the nominations.#marr — Stephen Bush (@stephenkb) July 10, 2016 Clearest new mood music this morning from both Corbyn + Eagle is both seem to suspect NEC will say he needs MP nominations to get on ballot — Paul…

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Betting on which year will the UK actually leave the EU

10/7/2016 TSE Comments 0 Comment

2019 looks like the year for the UK exit from the EU William Hill have a market up on when the UK will actually leave the EU. This is one of those horrible for punters markets where the bookie has probably priced it right. My reasoning is that whomever the Tories elect as leader and thus Prime Minister will not want to go into the 2020 general election whilst we were still in the EU as that would be the…

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Where Eagle dares after Tom Watson’s Union discussions fail

9/7/2016 TSE Comments 0 Comment

Angela Eagle to announce bid for leadership of Labour Party on Monday https://t.co/a4pInpmsS6 — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 9, 2016 The Eagle has landed? Angela Eagle 6/1 with @LadPolitics to be next Labour leader https://t.co/KcivD4hzwR — TSE (@TSEofPB) July 9, 2016 Update – Jeremy Corbyn's spokesman says the Labour leader will "contest any leadership challenge" — Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) July 9, 2016 To be honest, I suspect this is going to be a doomed challenge, and the…

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