A boost for Sunak? The big news from Scotland is that the SNP MP for East Kilbride, Liza Cameron, has defected to the Tories. It appears that she intends to remain as an MP so this move boosts the Tory total in the Commons. This is from the PA report: An SNP MP who defected to the Tories has claimed she and her family have had to go into hiding as a result of threats of violence she has received….
As the crisis in the Middle East continues to dominate the headlines this looks set to be a major part the political background during which the general election campaign will take place. Polling like the above is going to be very important. We have seen how Starmer’s approach is getting a lot of coverage and clearly Sunak’s views are going to be very important. The critical of Israel figure against those who think it should be more supportive could develop…
It is hard to see Sunak being CON leader in 18 months time. A general election will have had to have taken place during that time period and it is very hard on current polling that there will be anything other than a LAB majority. The real problem is that the Tories have been in power since May 2010 and there is a big desire for change. Switching the leader several times has had not marked impact on the public…
Should Starmer being to worry?
The Times are reporting that Convicted rapists and burglars will be spared jail from next week after judges were told that the country’s prisons are full. Crown court judges have been ordered to delay sentencing hearings, The Times has learnt, as the prison population has reached bursting point. Lord Edis, the senior presiding judge for England and Wales, has ordered that sentencing of convicted criminals who are currently on bail should be delayed from Monday, The Times also understands, from…