Labour’s Brexit dilemma: the right policy led by the wrong people? Plus Kasich 2020 rumours

Labour’s Brexit dilemma: the right policy led by the wrong people? Plus Kasich 2020 rumours

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Despite Labour voters support for a second referendum on EU membership, the party’s support for Brexit is probably the right policy writes Keiran Pedley. The Conservatives are vulnerable if Theresa May cannot negotiate a deal but not if Labour looks ‘pro-Brussels’. As June the 8th rapidly approaches, many have criticised the Labour Party’s approach to Brexit. With the Prime Minister solidly in favour of a so-called ‘hard Brexit’ and the Liberal Democrats the unapologetic party of Remain, Labour has seemed…

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Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

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Embed from Getty Images   “Tain’t What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) sang Ella.  “That’s what gets results.”  A lesson the EU and the British government might usefully tattoo on their respective foreheads as they embark on post-Article 50 negotiations.  Or try to.  Nine months on from the referendum and two months since Article 50 was formally triggered, both the EU and Britain are still shouting at each other in a way familiar to divorce lawyers…

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Is Theresa May planning on toppling Tim Farron?

Is Theresa May planning on toppling Tim Farron?

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https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/860412293145923584 Could Tim Farron losing his seat be the shock of June 8th? I found the above tweet fascinating, Jim Waterson of Buzzfeed analysed which seats the Tories are targeting by looking at the ad buys in local newspapers. The one that caught my attention was Westmorland and Lonsdale, the constituency of Tim Farron. The symbolism of Tim Farron, the arch remainer and and advocate of another referendum, losing his seat on June 8th would  be yet another blow to…

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Tonight’s polling round up and why Corbyn doesn’t have Labour’s best interests at heart

Tonight’s polling round up and why Corbyn doesn’t have Labour’s best interests at heart

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New @ORB_Int poll for The Sunday Telegraph Con 46 (+4) Lab 31 (nc) LD 9 (-1) UKIP 8 (nc) https://t.co/zkP1tzQcEc — TSE (@TSEofPB) May 6, 2017 Westminster voting intention: CON: 46% (-1)LAB: 30% (-)LDEM: 9% (+1)UKIP: 7% (-)GRN: 2% (-1) (via @OpiniumResearch / 02 – 03 May) — Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 6, 2017 Westminster voting intention: CON: 47% (-1)LAB: 28% (-1)LDEM: 11% (+1)UKIP: 6% (+1) (via YouGov) — Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 6, 2017 By @ShippersUnbound in tomorrow's @thesundaytimes….

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Marine le Pen might be 26% behind in the polls but she’s attracting 90% of bets at Ladbrokes

Marine le Pen might be 26% behind in the polls but she’s attracting 90% of bets at Ladbrokes

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MARINE LE PEN might be 24% behind in the polls but she's attracting 90% of the bets on the eve of the French Election – @LadPolitics — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 6, 2017 Final French polls published before last night's legal deadline before poll ban came in had Macron increasing his lead pic.twitter.com/orhvOkaetv — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 6, 2017 The polls close at 1900 BST tomorrow when should get the next polls. Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet

The future’s not orange. The Lib Dems look set to miss out

The future’s not orange. The Lib Dems look set to miss out

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Embed from Getty Images Pedants are quick to point out that for Labour to be decimated at the next election, they would need to lose only one in ten seats, while current polling shows them doing far worse than this. So in the interests of accuracy, I record that on 8 June I expect to see Labour crushed, marmalised and eviscerated.  With the Conservatives having established close to a two power standard in most of the polling, we can expect…

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How is history going to judge Mr. Corbyn?

How is history going to judge Mr. Corbyn?

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With his party getting an absolute pasting in the local elections and all the pointers being to a CON landslide on June 8th I wonder quite how history is going to judge Labour’s leader, Mr. Corbyn. An hour or so ago I posted a Tweet to that effect. This is it and here are some of the responses. Just you wait! Once the rallies really get going it's all going to change. — Ian Smart (@ianssmart) May 5, 2017 #Corbyn…

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