Whatever happens, the Conservative consensus is that the Party is pushing less hard in the city than in Copeland.
Plus: Can Corbyn survive losing both by-elections? Trump has the tone of Mussolini and the content of Lindbergh. And: another Lib Dem blunder.
And Jack Brereton is selected as candidate for Stoke-On-Trent Central.
He won’t be the last Labour MP to tunnel out of Stalag Corbyn.
The traditional Labour voters in this Cumbrian by-election seem to respect May more than they respect their own leader.
This will be a challenging by-election, but only the Conservatives will stand up for Cumbria’s vital nuclear energy industry.
Labour have more councillors and that network gives them an advantage.
The by-election is a huge opportunity for our party. We should select someone equipped to pick up crucial votes from Labour and UKIP.
Jamie Reed’s majority over the Conservatives at last year’s general election was 2,564.
A reminder that most constituencies are not Richmond Park, and most voters are not Continuity Remainers.
The result changes nothing on Heathrow – or Brexit.
The Consultant Paediatrician won out from a shortlist composed entirely of local candidates.
Local Party members haven’t yet been told the names on the shortlist.
Our candidate, Jack Brereton, is Stoke born and bred. The seat doesn’t need Paul Nuttall, who sees it as a political pawn