As more Labour MPs call for a referendum on the deal I’m not changing my betting position that there won’t be another referendum

As more Labour MPs call for a referendum on the deal I’m not changing my betting position that there won’t be another referendum

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INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Labour MPs tell Corbyn to back new referendum #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/uljMBCIYx3 — Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 1, 2018 All those Leave voters in Labour held constituencies would ensure an electoral reckoning if Corbyn agreed to this. The Independent reports that Jeremy Corbyn faces mounting pressure to back a new referendum on Brexit after a raft of London Labour MPs signed a letter calling for a vote on the final deal. The open letter to The Independent signed by 18 MPs in total warns that a…

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On the wrong track: the government needs to be seen to be getting a grip of the rail fiasco

On the wrong track: the government needs to be seen to be getting a grip of the rail fiasco

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For once, the minister at the centre is worth backing as Next Out In the most recent Mori Issues Index (published on 4 May but with fieldwork going back well into April), not a single person out of the 1001 questioned said that transport was the most important issue facing the country. This compares against two people who responded with ‘pandemics’, another two who said AIDS, four who put forward ‘animal welfare’, six whose chief concern was nuclear weapons, and…

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Just once I’d like a solution to the Northern Ireland border problem to last more than a few hours

Just once I’d like a solution to the Northern Ireland border problem to last more than a few hours

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David Davis’ new plan for ‘buffer zone’ at Irish border to break Brexit deadlock branded ‘nonsense’ by the DUP https://t.co/mn3flKomCl — Sun Politics (@SunPolitics) June 1, 2018 Something tells me Brexit isn’t as easy as David Davis thought it would be. This is what he said in July 2016. Nearly two years on he still hasn’t sorted out the Northern Ireland border issue and that was meant to be the easy bit. Pic via @BuzzFeedUKPol pic.twitter.com/RbcXuEbxfE — TSE (@TSEofPB) June…

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Has David Davis just increased the chances of a 2018 election or Corbyn becoming PM this year?

Has David Davis just increased the chances of a 2018 election or Corbyn becoming PM this year?

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Excl: Revealed – David Davis’s new Brexit plan to give Northern Ireland joint UK/EU status and a border buffer zone;https://t.co/jCjUi6vMnD — Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) May 31, 2018 Two big developments for the Max Fac option (the only one under real consideration now)1. DD has been persuaded a technological solution to keep the NI border open won’t work, so has moved to regulatory alignment ideas (1/3) — Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) May 31, 2018 This may just win agreement from…

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From bollocks to Brexit to bollocks to Bercow?

From bollocks to Brexit to bollocks to Bercow?

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After "Bollocks to Brexit", now Speaker Bercow has a sticker on his car saying "Don't blame me, I voted Remain" https://t.co/uA6sWWWmwA pic.twitter.com/h3Hy7ZyDLC — Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) May 31, 2018 The Speaker seems determined to annoy the Leavers and with crucial votes on Brexit coming up that seems unwise. Former Monday Club member John Bercow has a history of needlessly antagonising people with his words & actions and I fear that his bumper sticker will rightly annoy Leavers especially with crucial…

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If Brexit is ever to be reversed it’ll be down to the 13% who think Brexit will negatively impact the economy but not their personal finances

If Brexit is ever to be reversed it’ll be down to the 13% who think Brexit will negatively impact the economy but not their personal finances

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New ICM poll has Tories +3 on Labour (Con 43% Lab 40%) but don't worry about that look at this. Although 45% think Brexit will be bad for GB economy only 1 in 3 think it will negatively impact them personally. This is really important for Remain / soft Brexiters to grasp. pic.twitter.com/LfcdIQAtIn — Keiran Pedley (@keiranpedley) May 30, 2018 I’ve been long of the opinion if Brexit is to be reversed it will be after a few years after…

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If we are to have a 2018 general election then the Tories will have a significant financial advantage

If we are to have a 2018 general election then the Tories will have a significant financial advantage

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Tories get more than three times more than Labour in Jan-Mar. Ukip? Not a penny pic.twitter.com/ZKwWx9akz7 — Matt Chorley (@MattChorley) May 30, 2018 I’m still of the view that the only way we’ll have a general election this year is if Parliament votes against Mrs May’s Brexit plans and she’s left with no alternative to call a general election, although a bit of free advice, don’t call it the ‘Who Governs Britain’ election. But if we do have an election…

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There’s a Sheffield rally style hubris around Jeremy Corbyn and Labour should be afraid

There’s a Sheffield rally style hubris around Jeremy Corbyn and Labour should be afraid

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Picture: From Saturday’s Times Never get high on your own product. Ever since Labour’s sensational and better than expected general election of last year I’ve felt Corbyn’s been a bit hubristic. First there was him telling Michael Eavis that he would be PM by Christmas 2017 and now there’s JezFest that could cost see Labour with a million pound loss. Despite the result last June Corbyn finished with fewer votes and seats than the Tories and it should be remembered…

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