Thistle do very nicely for Starmer and the Union
If Unionist tactical voting occurs at the next general election in Scotland then that bodes ill for the SNP as it looks like the red rose is going to become the flower of Scotland again. TSE
Is LAB going to make a by-election gain tonight?
The betting suggests an SNP loss There has been very little coverage of this election simply because it looks like a near certainty for Starmer’s party. Indeed the big surprise would be LAB not making the gain. Mike Smithson
The critical question a Mid-Beds voter wanted Starmer to answer.
There is lovely story going around Mid Beds where the by-election takes place a fortnight today. This has become a fight between LAB, the Tories and LDs with all three parties fighting very hard and one voter being canvassed by LAB demanded that he be able to put a question to the LAB leader. He wouldn’t say what this was so Starmer is said to have paid him a visit. The question turned out to be quite simple – was…
By newspaper read the Tories only lead amongst Mail readers
I find the above table from Survation absolutely fascinating and highlights the massive challenge facing Sunak and his team at the coming general election. It is not surprising that the top papers for LAB are the Guardian, the I and the Mirror. The Telegraph breakdown is for me the biggest surprise with 41% going LAB and 32% with the Tories. The Express is also a shock with LAB leading by 8%. That just 29% of FT readers are Tory backers…
How Sunak’s speech is being covered
Mike Smthson
A CON majority now drops to a 7.6% betting chance
No conference boost for Rishi
Rishi needs to define what Sunak-ism is to stand a chance
As the Rishi Sunak stands up to speak today, he will be in now doubt that time is running out for him and his party. Ipsos polling makes clear the scale of the political challenge he faces. Last month we found that 86% of the public think ‘Britain needs a fresh team of leaders’. Pessimism is palpable wherever you look. More than 6 in 10 tell us things in Britain are heading in the wrong direction and the public think…
How Christmas could come early for Ed Davey
The suggestion that Nigel Farage might at some stage join the Conservative Party is a hot topic as delegates gather for the party’s annual conference in Manchester. Perhaps those who back the idea have no comprehension of how the former UKIP leader and BREXIT itself are regarded by large sections of the electorate particularly in what are called now the blue wall seats. This could be just the lift that Ed Davey needs in order to make his party even…