george galloway

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Starmer has been shafted - he cant be seen to be supporting Palestine in the way he and most of Labour have been - he will be labelled anti semite. If he doesnt come out and support Palestine / Hamas he will lose a large majority of votes in the red wall Asian seats - who lets be honest are pro Palestine and Anti Israel.

He will try and flip flop his way through this, just like he did with his pledge of 28 billion on green policies - and then dropped it all.
Interesting times ahead for the lawyer - Im sure his personality will erm guide him....

Reform - Sludge what percentage of the vote did Reform UK they get ?

Anyone who thinks Labour will get a decent majority is living on the moon

I predict a hung parliament with Labour having just about the most seats and forming either a minority government or a coalition

He's absolutely hopeless , the Labour party is hopeless and they have shot themselves in the foot again

[Rjk]

Anyone who thinks Labour will get a decent majority is living on the moon

I predict a hung parliament with Labour having just about the most seats and forming either a minority government or a coalition

He's absolutely hopeless , the Labour party is hopeless and they have shot themselves in the foot again

https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/...tion_main.html

[jon1959]

Anyone who thinks Labour will get a decent majority is living on the moon

I predict a hung parliament with Labour having just about the most seats and forming either a minority government or a coalition

He's absolutely hopeless , the Labour party is hopeless and they have shot themselves in the foot again

Weather fantastic up here on the moon. Great views of Planet Earth!

The most recent polls (including the mega YouGov poll in the Telegraph of 14,000 people) have projected a Labour majority at the next GE of anything from 100 to 170 seats. A landslide.

I don't expect that. Even these Tories led by Sunak should be able to squeeze the Labour lead. But not even Labour lead by Starmer can blow it completely. I expect Labour to have 'a decent majority' of 30-50 seats.

I still intend to vote for the party led by the racist, cowardly, serial liar - but obviously without enthusiasm. Just opting for the least worst capable of forming a government. And voting for a sitting Labour MP who has been mostly OK.

The Galloway/Gaza effect could be a sizeable factor in narrowing Labour's lead. I don't see him holding Rochdale or any other insurgent candidates winning seats - but they will reduce the Labour vote in dozens of constituencies. And in response to the dull commentators who see it all through the prism of British Muslims - the disgust at Labour's Gaza (in fact Israel/Palestine) position goes way beyond one faith-based community. It won't be enough to change the outcome, but it could affect the size of the majority.

The threat of lost votes may even be enough for Labour's cynical number crunchers to change their position a bit more - but not from any point of principle or out of conviction.