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Post by andrea on Jul 20, 2023 13:47:54 GMT
Labour is selecting on Sunday
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Sarah Edwards. Unite officer.
Vicky Fowler. Former Nuneaton Cllr, stood in Nuneaton in 2015 GE
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Post by Wisconsin on Jul 20, 2023 20:51:26 GMT
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Post by michaelarden on Jul 20, 2023 20:57:22 GMT
Just means another three months of Labour campaigning to win the inevitable byelection. |
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Post by mattbewilson on Jul 20, 2023 22:38:31 GMT
Just means another three months of Labour campaigning to win the inevitable byelection. tbf in both Peterborough and Leicester East where drawn out proceedings took place it didn't actually do as much damage as one would think. Labour held Peterborough in unusual circumstances tbf and Claudia Webbe was actual successful in reducing her sentence which avoided a suspension and recall petition |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2023 5:40:40 GMT
Apply the Selby & Ainsty swing here and you get:
LAB 45.1% CON 40.3%
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Post by graham on Jul 21, 2023 11:21:50 GMT
Unlikely Pincher will now be forced out before mid- November. Seat could remain vacant until mid- February by which time it may be too close to GE to justify holding a by election.
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Post by The Bishop on Jul 21, 2023 11:33:16 GMT
Even if it takes that long, there doesn't *have* to be a GE until the turn of 2024/25. Which would be rather a while for the seat to be without an MP.
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Post by graham on Jul 21, 2023 11:39:12 GMT
Even if it takes that long, there doesn't *have* to be a GE until the turn of 2024/25. Which would be a long time for the seat to be without an MP. Unlikely to be later than Oct 2024 I suspect . Were Sunak to opt for a May 2nd GE , he could justify not holding a by election here or in mid Beds. |
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Post by The Bishop on Jul 21, 2023 11:40:45 GMT
Well yes I know about the *likely* dates, but one reason why seats remained unfilled in 1997 and 2010 was that they fell vacant closer to the statutory end of the parliament.
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Post by andrea on Jul 23, 2023 13:07:03 GMT
Labour is selecting on Sunday Shortlist Sarah Edwards. Unite officer. Vicky Fowler. Former Nuneaton Cllr, stood in Nuneaton in 2015 GE Local newspaper journalist says he heard Edwards won the nomination |
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Post by timmullen1 on Jul 23, 2023 13:32:45 GMT
Labour is selecting on Sunday Shortlist Sarah Edwards. Unite officer. Vicky Fowler. Former Nuneaton Cllr, stood in Nuneaton in 2015 GE Local newspaper journalist says he heard Edwards won the nomination They’ll be gutted in Walford that Den and Michelle’s daughter has missed out. |
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Post by andrea on Jul 23, 2023 16:02:20 GMT
Local newspaper journalist says he heard Edwards won the nomination They’ll be gutted in Walford that Den and Michelle’s daughter has missed out. According to Crick's sources there was only 1 vote in between the two candidates. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jul 23, 2023 18:20:58 GMT
Local newspaper journalist says he heard Edwards won the nomination They’ll be gutted in Walford that Den and Michelle’s daughter has missed out. It was probably the annoying American accent that put them off |
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Post by CatholicLeft on Jul 23, 2023 18:54:14 GMT
They’ll be gutted in Walford that Den and Michelle’s daughter has missed out. It was probably the annoying American accent that put them off You mean the annoying "American" accent. |
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Post by greenhert on Jul 24, 2023 6:32:43 GMT
When is Parliament actually going to vote on Chris Pincher's suspension? Recall petitions if initiated have to run for 6 weeks.
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Post by lackeroftalent on Jul 24, 2023 7:57:02 GMT
Currently Chris Pincher is appealing the committee's decision (recommending suspension). Until that is completed no vote in parliament on the suspension can be scheduled. |
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Post by southernliberal on Sept 4, 2023 14:17:07 GMT
Currently Chris Pincher is appealing the committee's decision (recommending suspension). Until that is completed no vote in parliament on the suspension can be scheduled. Chris Pincher loses appeal against suspension. Wouldn't surprise me if he decides now to resign by the end of the week rather than facing a recall petition he will almost certainly lose...given the calling for Mid Bedfordshire won't be moved until the 12th September there's still a possibility that it could mean this by-election on the same date as Mid Beds which might make it easier for Labour to take a step back to focus on Tamworth (and Rutherglen of course) |
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Post by Terry Weldon on Sept 4, 2023 14:54:00 GMT
Tamworth "in play", says Savanta:
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Post by CatholicLeft on Sept 4, 2023 15:00:31 GMT
Currently Chris Pincher is appealing the committee's decision (recommending suspension). Until that is completed no vote in parliament on the suspension can be scheduled. Chris Pincher loses appeal against suspension. Wouldn't surprise me if he decides now to resign by the end of the week rather than facing a recall petition he will almost certainly lose...given the calling for Mid Bedfordshire won't be moved until the 12th September there's still a possibility that it could mean this by-election on the same date as Mid Beds which might make it easier for Labour to take a step back to focus on Tamworth (and Rutherglen of course) This is not going to happen, Labour is campaigning hard there. |
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Post by islington on Sept 4, 2023 15:15:01 GMT
Chris Pincher loses appeal against suspension. Wouldn't surprise me if he decides now to resign by the end of the week rather than facing a recall petition he will almost certainly lose...given the calling for Mid Bedfordshire won't be moved until the 12th September there's still a possibility that it could mean this by-election on the same date as Mid Beds which might make it easier for Labour to take a step back to focus on Tamworth (and Rutherglen of course) This is not going to happen, Labour is campaigning hard there. And so they should.
I'm against this "After you, Claude" approach that says it would be jolly nice to let the poor old Lib Dems have a go occasionally. Politics ought to be (and generally is) a rambunctious business in which sharp elbows are a necessity.
In seats where Labour has no earthly chance it's all very well to fight only a token campaign and leave the way clear for the Lib Dems but in Mid Beds Labour have a decent chance of taking the seat. They are the principal opposition and potential government and should act like it and give it everything they've got.
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