Rees-Mogg moves back into the favourite slot for next CON leader

Rees-Mogg moves back into the favourite slot for next CON leader

With the pressure on Mrs Mays leadership there has been renewed interest in who will succeed her and a change in the favourite on the Betfair exchange. The previous long-term favourite, who was edged out by Javid, Rees-Mogg is now back there as the one the punters most fancy. A lot of course depends on when a contest takes place and it has been interesting that Moggsy’s hard brexit faction has not been ready to “press the button” on a…

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If there is a Tory leadership election, it could go turbo

If there is a Tory leadership election, it could go turbo

We shouldn’t assume that the next one will follow the path of the previous Theresa May has had a surprisingly good week. For one thing, she’s still prime minister. This is, admittedly, setting the bar quite low but it was nothing like a foregone conclusion that she’d still be safe in post today, this time last week. Instead, she’s being praised for handling Trump’s visit with tact and dignity despite his provocations. That comes on top of the government having…

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So what do we make of today and what are the political implications?

So what do we make of today and what are the political implications?

What a strange day with several massive demonstrations in London, Trump describing many of his comments in the Sun this morning as fake news and the events at Chequers and Windsor castle. The sheer scale of the protests appears quite exceptional and, of course, there is another round of them tomorrow. This, of course, was in sharp contrast to the pomp and Ceremony of the President’s meeting with the Queen. I find it difficult to draw conclusions and maybe we…

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Best of luck today Theresa – you are going to need it

Best of luck today Theresa – you are going to need it

Given Trump’s unpopularity in the UK this might just help TMay https://t.co/it50kll40a — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 13, 2018 Trump humiliates and undermines the Prime Minister of the UK, in cahoots with Farage and Boris. Horrible. — Charlie Falconer (@LordCFalconer) July 12, 2018 With the American President, Donald Trump, on the second day of his visit to the UK the Sun is carrying an extraordinary interview with the President in which he gives his views on how Mrs May should…

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Brexit equivocator Corbyn isn’t doing too badly with Remainers but he’s doing appallingly with leavers

Brexit equivocator Corbyn isn’t doing too badly with Remainers but he’s doing appallingly with leavers

TMay drops to her lowest favourability level yet I am really glad that YouGov has returned to doing favorability ratings because I believe that this is the best measure of how leaders, in particular, are being viewed. I can also take some ownership for the format because these were first initiated by the firm following suggestions from me a couple of years ago. Favorability ratings, of course, are the main measure used by American posters to test the political water….

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If Trump bothers to read UK polls he won’t be pleased about how negatively he’s viewed in the UK

If Trump bothers to read UK polls he won’t be pleased about how negatively he’s viewed in the UK

New YouGov polling on how Brits view Trump and Putin with party splits pic.twitter.com/Z9kQGlHrD2 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 12, 2018 Both him & Putin viewed with almost the same level of unfavourably The football is over bar the third place play off and over the next couple of days the visit by the US President will dominate the media To mark this YouGov have just issued latest favourability ratings with a focus on Trump and Putin. I doubt if…

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Across the UK political divide voters regard Theresa May as a much better leader than Donald Trump

Across the UK political divide voters regard Theresa May as a much better leader than Donald Trump

Comparing him with the PM There’s little enthusiasm someone like Trump as British PM To coincide with the Trump visit the latest ICM/Guardian poll has a series of findings examining the attitudes of British voters to the current incumbent at the White House. The responses to two of the questions are featured above with breakdown on party support. The top one, comparing Trump with TMay, is interesting in that generally backers of parties other than the Tories are reluctant to…

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