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Re: Sir Keir’s Kerfuffle

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36161818)

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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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36161818)

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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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36161818)

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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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36161818)

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.

Re: Sir Keir’s Kerfuffle

One term seems accurate ?

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2023/10/1.png

In early 2020 they were miles ahead, now they are miles behind, it took less than 3 years to "achieve" this.

Re: Sir Keir’s Kerfuffle

tbf, they’ve had three Governments in that time (Johnson, Truss, Sunak)

Re: Sir Keir’s Kerfuffle

Three prime ministers, not three governments.

Re: Sir Keir’s Kerfuffle

But Sunak is telling us the public that he is the change government after 13 years of the same government..

Re: Sir Keir’s Kerfuffle

And Liz Truss also jettisoned Johnson's plans (and everyone's mortgages) in her one month as PM.

I think it's also worth noting how bad Corbyn was so those numbers were always going to come down a bit.