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Originally Posted by Pierre
Of course anything is possible, but when push comes to shove, I cannot see Starmer and the Current Labour from bench overturning an 80 seat majority.
Labour have done nothing to earn their « current « rise in the polls, if and when the Tories get their house back in order Labour will have to something other than just supporting the government COVID restrictions. Contrary to what YouGov polls might say I don’t think there is much appetite for COVID passports and tighter restrictions….and that’s all Labour offer.
If they were really fighting for government they were a long long way back in this election
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The Conservatives and Labour each have a fairly natural number of votes. The end of Corbyn has seen Labour rise back to this level and the government's failings have seen Labour move past the Conservatives. Opposing the recent Covid restrictions would be unpopular with Labour's supporters in the NHS as well as helping to divide the Conservatives. They were opposed by the Liberal Democrats though.
In this by by-election, Labour was content to take a back seat and let the Liberal Democrats take the seat. People voted tactically to send a message to Johnson. It will be interesting to see if they can hold it an he listens. Based on previous situations, the latter is a big ask.