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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…

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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…

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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…

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After the ‘excitement’ of the last few years I wonder if the country is yearning for a boring Prime Minister. I think Starmer and Labour will be utterly delighted with ‘Honest’ being so prominent, although I think that might be the result of Starmer being a lawyer and integrity & honesty are intrinsic to being a lawyer which is a contrast to the banker (sic) Sunak. TSE