The two parties have different Brexit policies, and it would therefore be impossible for them to project a united appeal.
Corbyn doesn’t care about it, and May’s credibility is weakened by the failure to fulfil the tens of thousands pledge.
The latest embarrassment from UKIP’s Hartlepool campaign comes after Paul Nuttall pivoted his party to focus on Islam.
“We have laid out six key Brexit tests that we feel need to be met to ensure that we get the kind of Brexit that people voted for last year.”
“I don’t want to see good Brexiteers – not fly-by-night or five-to-midnight ones – lost their seats and have Remainers in their place.”
Above all, don’t neglect the obvious. May is vulnerable to Tory revolts – as the NICs debacle proved. She wants a real working majority.
The multi-millionaire has been suspended from the party after criticising Nuttall’s leadership.
The “People’s Army” is an unpopular party and an unattractive brand. They always have been, and Brexit has changed nothing.
Daggers are drawn yet again, as Arron Banks seeks to take the party over after the Stoke result undermined its leader.
He took a big gamble to get the People’s Army back on the front foot, and lost.
Plus: Labour goes all Smethwick in Copeland. And: Sky News dumbs down at breakfast.
The situation is volatile, but on balance it is more likely that Labour will hang on, and that Paul Nuttall will be the first victim of Thursday’s by-election.
He and his Party are used to weathering negative coverage – even when it’s true.
Our candidate, Jack Brereton, is Stoke born and bred. The seat doesn’t need Paul Nuttall, who sees it as a political pawn
If the Government thinks that we cannot have our Brexit cake and eat it, Ministers must be careful not to let expectations get out of hand.