WATCH: Corbyn – “We warned before the general election the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal was a terrible deal for our country”
The Leader of the Opposition speaks in today’s debate on the Brexit Bill.
The Leader of the Opposition speaks in today’s debate on the Brexit Bill.
There are a mass of these voters in the Red Wall seats that collapsed last week, but no party has yet made a convincing policy offer to them.
Johnson’s opponents must avoid the error of supposing it is enough to demonstrate, at least to their own satisfaction, that he is a bad person.
Plus: The landslide that few dared to predict. How I once tried to become Monmouth’s MP. And: Happy Christmas to all my readers
For my colleagues who’ve smashed through the Red Wall – pick those bricks up and build anew.
I have known Jon for more than a decade, and I spent the past three years imploring him to be honest with people about the Labour leader.
In vino veritas: talking to voters in pubs usually works. We saw how four of these five contests could be expected to play out.
He also paid tribute to the MPs from his party particularly who lost their seats in the General Election.
It is only human to grasp at the most comforting explanations that come to hand. But the truth may be harder for Corbynites to swallow.
That doesn’t mean they are all suddenly hardcore Tories. For many we were the least-worst option. But we have an opportunity to win their trust.
The vituperative tone of the debate and incredibly factional environment smacks of settling scores rather than learning lessons.
To view Britain in such a way is to see a useless picture of the nation. Most people are Just About Managing. And they are our new voters.
The unseated MP for Don Valley has harsh words for the Labour frontbench over their Remain agenda. (Though Thornberry denies the claim.)
The Shadow Justice Secretary – and would-be Labour Deputy Leader – argues voters were convinced by “completely untrue” claims about racism and terrorist links.
For now, enjoy your Christmas break. You have earned it and should be proud of what we have achieved.