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Brexit-backing Labour 'gave up' on Scotland but won't admit it, John Curtice says

KEIR Starmer’s Labour Party “had to give up” hopes of winning seats in Scotland to pursue pro-Brexit votes in the north of England – even…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 7, 2022

Momentum built an energised grassroots left. Its financial peril is Labour’s loss

Keir Starmer should recognise what the movement brings, instead of expelling members and blocking leftwing candidates, says Andrew Fisher

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

Friday briefing: How will Labour counter the Tory ‘belt-tightening’ agenda this time?

In today’s newsletter: The chancellor’s autumn statement blamed global problems for an economic crisis of the government’s making – what should be Labour’s alternative?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

Snap verdict: Truss’s first PMQs was no triumph – but she avoided catastrophe

The tilt back to ideas was refreshing but her opponent sounded closer to where public opinion is on the energy crisis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

Labour are delighted — they’re confident they can beat Liz Truss

Liz Truss was always Labour’s preferred candidate to win the Tory leadership race because they finally get to face someone who they think they can beat. And it’s not just Labour strategists and the polls — Tories from all wings of the party feel like this could be the beginning…

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022

Tories 'could surge in polls if Liz Truss becomes the next Prime Minister'

Conservative leadership hopefuls have been touting themselves as the candidate Labour fears the most since the contest kicked off last month.

Daily Mirror · Aug 22, 2022

'Poundshop Thatcher Liz Truss is the Tory Prime Minister Labour want to face'

The “Labour for Liz” campaign is braced for a Tory bounce in the polls if the front-runner is declared Tory leader on 5 September and replaces Boris Johnson in Downing Street the following day

Daily Mirror · Jul 31, 2022

Johnson told he has 'paved the way' for Union's demise at final PMQs

BORIS Johnson was told he “paved the way for the end of the Union” during his final appearance at PMQs.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 20, 2022

Penny Mordaunt deletes tweet with claim her rivals will 'murder' the Tory party

It's thought the tweet was posted accidentally, pulling in a headline from a Telegraph article which said rival Liz Truss was 'wooden'. Two MPs have recently been murdered

Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022

‘Industrial-scale’ tactical voting sparks calls for Labour-Lib Dem electoral pact

‘Don’t rest on your laurels’: Keir Starmer and Ed Davey urged to work together after by-election wins

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022