Theresa May’s big speech – a round up of reaction

Theresa May’s big speech – a round up of reaction

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Theresa May promises a Parliamentary vote on @Brexit, but what does that mean? We explain https://t.co/SvqS1P6UEa pic.twitter.com/uVzopLB3Yb — Bloomberg (@business) January 17, 2017 PM now on phone to Tusk who says UK approach now "more realistic" https://t.co/VFExNl61GO — Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) January 17, 2017 The Front National loved May's speech https://t.co/J7IkSmoh7i — Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) January 17, 2017 When Downing Street briefed they were expecting May's speech to cause "market correction" did they mean upwards? https://t.co/NVl8w4NRk9 pic.twitter.com/81gAFzQ6nX — Ben Chu…

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The verdict on the Corbyn relaunch: Jeremy must try harder

The verdict on the Corbyn relaunch: Jeremy must try harder

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“Message discipline and clarity is like good underwear. You don’t want to wave it around but you notice if it’s not there.” The tweet by former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith didn’t mention Jeremy Corbyn by name but her tweet was undoubtedly prompted last week’s “relaunch.” Smith who was appointed the country’s first woman Home Secretary by Gordon Brown in 2007 was of course aware that supporters of the Labour leader scorn the New Labour virtue of message discipline. I’m a…

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Punters rate UKIP as a 29% chance in Stoke Central. A chance for Paul Nuttall?

Punters rate UKIP as a 29% chance in Stoke Central. A chance for Paul Nuttall?

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Punters on Betfair make LAB a 53% chance on Betfair with UKIP at 29%, LD 11% CON 7%. UKIP's Doc Nuttall could fly the purples' flag pic.twitter.com/OsRzxzn028 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 16, 2017 Betting interest in the Copeland and Stoke by elections is starting to grow even though the sitting MPs have yet to resign. The Copeland man, is off to join the Sellafield nuclear Centre and that’s expected to take place at the end of this month. My…

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After an extraordinary and dramatic political year so little has changed in the battle between CON & LAB

After an extraordinary and dramatic political year so little has changed in the battle between CON & LAB

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The main moves – UKIP down LD up After this morning’s YouGov poll came out I was asked on Twitter for the comparative numbers for a year ago and other points during 2016. The data is in the chart above and shows quite extraordinary that Labour and the Conservatives have almost the same numbers this month that they had a year ago. This is a period which has seen the election of a Muslim mayor in London, Brexit, and, of course, a…

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Donald Trump, Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt feature in the big stories overnight

Donald Trump, Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt feature in the big stories overnight

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.@michaelgove invites @realDonaldTrump to say UK will be front of the queue for a trade deal with US. PEOTUS declines pic.twitter.com/G5mUTCSNA2 — Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) January 15, 2017 At least Jeremy Hunt will be more than just about managing https://t.co/IX0E1esASl — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 15, 2017 Tweet

Want to bet on footage of that golden shower appearing on a porn site? Yes WEE Can

Want to bet on footage of that golden shower appearing on a porn site? Yes WEE Can

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Paddy Power have some Donald Trump specials up, to be honest most of these appear to be taking the piss, as it were, and serve to act as an excellent way to contribute to Paddy Power’s bonus fund. For example take the bet on the golden shower footage to appear on porn website ‘RedTube’, not being an expert (sexpert?) on niche websites like this, I believe there are many many many more websites of this nature on the internet, that…

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