How Team Corbyn screwed up JC’s big day and reduced even further LAB’s General Election chances

How Team Corbyn screwed up JC’s big day and reduced even further LAB’s General Election chances

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Remember what CON did to EdM who looked awkward eating bacon butties. Now they've got thishttps://t.co/qu9yGIMzmk via @HuffPostUKPol — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 14, 2016 What close aides did in previous jobs does matter – just ask Andy Coulson Yesterday Corbyn was having a great day. The big issue was the government’s struggle on care services and the LAB leader had probably his most effective PMQs. Then came the announcement of the hire of the senior aide with a Sinn…

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Article 50 can’t be invoked, surely, without the country knowing whether its revocable or not

Article 50 can’t be invoked, surely, without the country knowing whether its revocable or not

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David Davis tells MPs govt doesn't know if Article 50 process can be stopped once it starts – whether its 'revocable' — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) December 14, 2016 Latest Betfair Article 50 betting Betting on the delay at 2/1 might be a good bet The Laura Kuenssberg Tweet reporting that Brexit Sec, David Davis, saying that the government doesn’t know if Article 50 process can be stopped once it starts highlights an issue that’s been around for some time and…

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Theresa May now joint 2nd favourite as next party leader to go

Theresa May now joint 2nd favourite as next party leader to go

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Nuttal & Farron prices move out William Hill next party leader out betting with changes since Sunday 2/1 Corbyn 11/4 (5/2) Nuttall 11/4 (7/2) May 6/1 Sturgeon 7/1 (6/1) Farron There’s been quite a bit if activity on the William Hill first party leader out market with Paul Nuttlall’s price moving out and Theresa May’s moving in. The betting sentiment suggests that the PM might not be as secure as things appear. Certainly there’s been a fair bit of more…

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Boris gets his own back on Theresa

Boris gets his own back on Theresa

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Revenge is a Ferrero Rocher best served cold. Boris Johnson mocks Theresa May's leather 'lederhosen'. Gags in full: https://t.co/Te1nAx3Avw — Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) December 13, 2016 Paul Waugh writes on HuffPost about tonight’s reception at Lancaster House, “In front of hundreds of diplomats from around the globe, he made a typically maverick speech hailing Brexit, while teased the PM on everything from foreign student numbers to Nigel Farage’s links with the US and even Heathrow’s third runway. But after…

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Ladbrokes make Sir Keir Starmer favourite for Corbyn’s successor

Ladbrokes make Sir Keir Starmer favourite for Corbyn’s successor

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Sir Keir Starmer is 8/1 favourite to be next Labour leader. pic.twitter.com/UhMtxCzhnW — Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) December 13, 2016 So much is dependent on Len Len McCluskey’s chances at UNITE Ladbrokes have moved Keir Starmer, the shadow BREXIT minister and former DPP, to 8/1 favourite as next LAB leader. On the basis of his performances in his shadow role then there’s clear logic in this but so much is dependent on whether Len McCluskey wins re-election as boss of UNITE….

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What Corbyn’s re-election and the huge increase in membership is doing to LAB as an electoral force

What Corbyn’s re-election and the huge increase in membership is doing to LAB as an electoral force

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Ignore polls. Focus on real elections when real voters cast real votes We’ve just gone through a political period that hasn’t been experienced for 30 years. – three consecutive Westminster by-elections in CON seats. For one of the strange facts about UK by-elections in recent times is that vacancies, for whatever reason, have mostly occurred in LAB held seats and CON defences have been rare. So this period since October when we’ve had Witney, Richmond Park, and Sleaford + Hykehem…

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The party leaders most opposed to BREXIT appear to be the most secure in their positions

The party leaders most opposed to BREXIT appear to be the most secure in their positions

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William Hill betting – first party leader to go 2/1 Corbyn 5/2 Nuttall 7/2 May 6/1 Sturgeon 6/1 Farron Interesting market recently gone up at William Hill – which of the main party leaders as listed will be first to leave? Going through it: Corbyn is the clear favourite though , as has been discussed many times, there is no easy means to get him out. Labour’s system means that when they are stuck with a totally toxic leader and…

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Young Prezza to save old Jezza? the task facing Corbyn’s new speechwriter.

Young Prezza to save old Jezza? the task facing Corbyn’s new speechwriter.

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Andy Burnham backer drafted in “I’m not a PR man. I’m a campaigner,” so says Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s new speechwriter who began work last week. David Prescott, the son of former deputy Prime Minister Lord “Prezza” Prescott joined the Corbyn cause just as the scale of his challenge was being emphasised by Labour’s fourth place in the Sleaford and North Hykeham by election and the YouGov poll showing Corbyn was rated best Prime Minister by just 16% — trailing…

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