Thread: Sir Keir’s Kerfuffle
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Old 11-10-2023, 22:19   #801
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Re: Sir Keir’s Kerfuffle
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It took just one term of government to turn a hopeless situation into a 20% majority for Labour.
Far less than than that. Back in April 2020, when Starmer became Labour leader, the Conservatives had a 22-point poll lead.
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So it is perfectly possible that if the SNP vote collapsed, the Conservatives could regain control in just one Parliament.
Last time the SNP vote collapsed, it was the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection where Labour romped home. I'm not sure a collapse in the SNP vote would necessarily favour the Conservative Party.

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Mind you, they need a decent leader to achieve that. Sunak isn’t it.
He's the best they've currently got though.

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No, the other direction, but with a good leader.
A good leader wouldn't take the Party in that direction as they would make themselves unelectable.
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