After last week’s Tory loss of 5 local by-elections the blue team returns to its winning ways

After last week’s Tory loss of 5 local by-elections the blue team returns to its winning ways

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Two CON holds and a gain Stamford, St. George’s on South Kesteven (Con defence) Result: Con 309 (46% +13% on last time), Ind 174 (26%, no candidate last time), Lab 114 (17% +1% on last time), Lib Dem 68 (10%, no candidate last time), Green 13 (2% -10% on last time) (No UKIP candidate this time -19%. No Stamford Independent this time -19%) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 135 (20%) on a notional swing of 6.5% from Ind to…

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Theresa May may well yet achieve her ambition of leading her party at the next election

Theresa May may well yet achieve her ambition of leading her party at the next election

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There’s no talk now of letters calling for a confidence vote One of the features about the current Russia crisis is what it is doing to perceptions of Theresa May. The latest polling overnight showing her getting huge backing from voters for the way she is handling things reflect how her approach is very much resonating with the public mood. I thought yesterday her walk-about in Salisbury contrasted so much with some of the awful public appearances at the general…

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The extraordinary comment on Russia by the DefSec and the man who TMay is said to want to succeed her

The extraordinary comment on Russia by the DefSec and the man who TMay is said to want to succeed her

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Has Gavin Williamson (AKA “Private Pike”) blown it? I’ve been in London all day and have only just viewed the above for myself – the comment from the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson that Russia should just “go away and shut up”. Apparently this wasn’t just a spur of the moment comment but one that he had drafted before. It hardly seems the sort of language you would expect a minister in a senior position to make in the current situation…

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The Pennsylvania result – What happens when you try to take away publicly funded healthcare

The Pennsylvania result – What happens when you try to take away publicly funded healthcare

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The moves against ObamaCare seems to have been a big vote driver The US pollster Public Policy Polling carried out an on the day survey during Tuesday’s special Congressional election in Pennsylvania District 18. What is interesting from the data is that health care ranked as a top issue for 52% of voters and only 19% said it was not that important or not important at all. The data shows that the Democrat, Conor Lamb, won big especially among voters…

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The big development following TMay’s Russia statement is an apparent divide within LAB over Corbyn’s response

The big development following TMay’s Russia statement is an apparent divide within LAB over Corbyn’s response

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Not a happy afternoon among Labour MPs – suggestions one of them will put down a motion backing the govt's position explicitly https://t.co/7wkEfa48ep — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) March 14, 2018 Have read the comments of the Leader of the Opposition’s spokesperson. Mr Milne’s comments do not represent the views of the majority of our voters, members or MPs. We’ll get abuse for saying so but where British lives have been put at risk it is important to be clear about…

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So crunch day on Russia for the PM

So crunch day on Russia for the PM

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It is now Wednesday and the Russians have not done what was demanded of them by the PM over the Salisbury attack and so it is up to her and the government to announce what they are doing. We all know that you don’t make a threat unless you are ready to follow it through otherwise you just look a push-over. My sense is that she had thought that through before her statement to the Commons on Monday and that…

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