In her first words on learning that she is the new Tory leader and will be PM in 48 hours, Mrs May said: “We need to unite our country and … we need a strong, new positive vision for the future of our country – a vision of a country that works not for the privileged few, but that works for every one of us.” Guff, you might say, the sort of guff that all newly elected leaders come up…
And you need very good media advisors who you take notice of In the end I was rather disappointed that Andrea Leadsom pulled out because I could have seen her performing much better than expected. Her views on social issues might not be mainstream but could well have appealed to large parts of the older middle class men who make up much of the party membership base. She’s also personable and quite a good communicator. Importantly Leadsom was the one…
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,…
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…
Leadsom quits race pic.twitter.com/KisrMlXyPg — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 11, 2016
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…
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…
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…