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PorFavor wrote:I bet Theresa May is regretting that she can't use the "It's bin night" excuse.

Temulkar wrote:

PorFavor wrote:I bet Theresa May is regretting that she can't use the "It's bin night" excuse.

Shit, it is bin night for me... I would have forgotten, as well.

Willow904 wrote:Tim Collins, speechwriter for Thatcher, on BBC live blog:

He also argues that Mrs May is lucky there's "no Gordon Brown in her cabinet" maneuvering to take over from her at the first opportunity, so even if the victory is not stellar, she'll be safe.

Someone (Porfavor?) was musing whether they'd dump her over a slim victory. Looks unlikely. Brexit is toxic and everyone knows it.

gilsey wrote:Re those northern leave voting areas, if they vote Labour, they can have Brexit and an end to the worst of austerity. The hard-liners won't buy that, but the more moderate could.

I still don't know whether Labour were morally right to tie themselves to the A50 mast, but there's at least a possibility that it was a smart electoral move.

Earlier we reported that Ofcom was considering 38 complaints from viewers who thought Jeremy Paxman’s interview with Jeremy Corbyn on Monday night was biased against the Labour leader. (See 1.06pm.)

It did not take them long. It has assess[sic] the complaints, and decided that there are no grounds to investigate any potential breach of the UK broadcasting code. (Politics Live, Guardian)

PorFavor wrote:

gilsey wrote:Re those northern leave voting areas, if they vote Labour, they can have Brexit and an end to the worst of austerity. The hard-liners won't buy that, but the more moderate could.

I still don't know whether Labour were morally right to tie themselves to the A50 mast, but there's at least a possibility that it was a smart electoral move.

Do you think that that will be cancelled out by votes in "remain" seats? (I haven't done any research, sums, so I'm just thinking out loud.)

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Anecdotal evidence (I know) suggests that many "remain" voters who were hacked off with Corbyn over Brexit, several thinking of going LibDem, have been won over during the campaign.

(of course, the yellow team flatlining in the polls also backs this up)

The Financial Times, which is non-partisan, leans more to the right than the left, but has backed Labour at some elections in the past, has published its election editorial. And it is backing the Conservatives - but with some reservations.

m ago 17:38

The Conservatives may have the FT (see 5.19pm), but Labour has Russell Brand. (Politics Live, Guardian)

Willow904 wrote:Are you sure the New Statesman article is a Labour endorsement? Seemed more of a "pox on all their houses" to me.

UK government sued for third time over illegal air pollution from diesels
Environmental lawyers who have defeated ministers twice return to court in a bid to remove ‘major flaws’ from air quality plans

“The Conservatives will further improve air quality while making sure that ordinary working families are not penalised for Labour’s mistakes.
The government is also consulting on what further steps can be taken to mitigate any cost and burdens on ordinary working families and local firms –
including the options of targeted scrappage schemes and retrofitting initiatives.”

Tory environment minister
Therese Coffey

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Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson)

Defining moments of #BBCDebate on economy - Rudd attacks on Corbyn's "magical money tree" + Corbyn riposte "Have you been to a food bank?"
May 31, 2017

(Politics Live, Guardian)

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As opinion polls narrow, Conservatives play the immigration card

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The prime minister, Theresa May, has been accused by some of sounding monotonous on the campaign trail. And the latest source is the Plymouth Herald, which has accused her of managing to get through a whole interview without saying anything.
...

“Back at the office, we scratched our heads and wondered what the top line was. She had given me absolutely nothing.”

20:55

This is from the Sun’s Matt Dathan.

Matt Dathan (@matt_dathan)

EXCL by @ByLynnDavidson: Amber Rudd's father died on Monday but it didn't stop her taking part in tonight's debate: https://t.co/ckDllvnAgZ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
May 31, 2017

(Politics Live, Guardian)

NonOxCol wrote:

I'm almost starting to believe Leadsom was the more sensible one.

Victim's brother: stop using Manchester attack to denounce immigration

Dan Hett says he and brother Martyn were second-generation immigrants like Salman Abedi and urges against politicisation of attack (Guardian)

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Where is the Prime Minister while #BBCdebate is on @BBCOne? A Conservative source says: 'the PM is in No10 attending to her duties as PM.'

Asked why - if “you are so strong and Jeremy Corbyn is so weak, as you said" - she was sending Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, to stand in for her in the TV spotlight, she laughed at length.
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Britain Elects‏ @britainelects 1m1 minute ago
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Westminster voting intention:

CON: 42% (-1)
LAB: 39% (+3)
LDEM: 7% (-2)
UKIP: 4% (-)

(via @YouGov / 30 - 31 May)