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Denzil_DC

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Thu Oct 12, 2017, 02:43 PM
Oct 2017
Theresa May’s crisis has deepened today with a new poll showing Labour surging ahead of the Conservatives, while the public now also has a clear preference for Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister.

The exclusive survey for The Independent by BMG Research now has Labour five points ahead of the Tories, who are still reeling from a coup launched by ex-ministers to overthrow Ms May.

Mr Corbyn, fresh from a conference at which he cemented his position, has a two point lead over Ms May in terms of who the public would prefer to be running the country.

The numbers represent a stunning reversal in fortune for both the Tories and Labour, and the poll heaps yet more problems on top of Theresa May, whose authority had already been undermined by Boris Johnson even before her catastrophic conference speech.


The usual caveats about margins of error etc. and individual poll results apply. If it proves to be a trend, then the Tories should worry even more than they are now.
Here: Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #1
Thanks. Don't know why I wasn't able to do that. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #2
No problem. The Independent site's coding's always been odd. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #3
Indeed. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #4
You've just hit the nail on the head there! T_i_B Oct 2017 #5
"Denzil may possibly be preoccupied with the idea of Ruth Davidson as Tory leader" Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #6
She cannot be the saviour of saner Tories.... T_i_B Oct 2017 #7
Well, of course, I agree! Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #8
I disagree about the "non-southern English/RP accent" bit as it happens! T_i_B Oct 2017 #9
I look forward to my hypothesis being disproven. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #10
Heh. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #11
There's also the "rhyming slang" issue with Jeremy Hunt. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #12
"there's the fact that most English Tories simply haven't heard of her" Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #13
I would say she's the 2nd most prominent Scottish politician... T_i_B Oct 2017 #17
Probably a fair assessment. She's been on "Have I Got News for You" and everything. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #18
I wasn't speaking of her qualifications-just familiarity. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #19
I didn't say anything about Davidson's "qualifications", I was directly addressing familiarity Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #20
I stand corrected then. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #21
Nowadays, they have LeftishBrit Oct 2017 #15
Fair enough. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #22
Anyway, we sidetracked on to Davidson etc. because Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #16
Exactly LeftishBrit Oct 2017 #14
Ruth Davidson The King of Prussia Oct 2017 #23
Speaking as somebody with an openly gay Tory for an MP.... T_i_B Oct 2017 #24
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