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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
The interesting thing here, with Labour's vote so depressed, is whether Labour would still attempt to put forward a vote of no confidence in the government. The Corbynistas must realise that they will be decimated at the next election now unless they do something drastic, such as dumping their current leader.
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This isn't really an area Labour was ever competitive in and they didn't put much into it since they knew they would lose. It's hard to read too much into it.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Defies logic. Why risk anything when the majority is so slim? Plain entitled arrogance from the candidate and Party.
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The majority was ok but it wasn't about 'risking' it. They were always suspected to lose this seat. If anything it appears more a case of them writing it off with this selection rather than assuming they would win either way.
What's changed is a swing back to the Tories from the Brexit Party relative to the EU elections and national polling which they clearly didn't think would happen. Had they approached it differently they might have held the seat.