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The election began with Sunak well behind, but firmly in second place, with little doubt from the May results that the Reform UK goose had been cooked and it was as good a time to go as any. The goos… (View Post)

Around now Liz Truss should be writing an article about how she would have won the election. (View Post)

On the contrary, you must, because almost every seat they can gain will be from the Conservatives, which isn't true of Reform. Labour and Green people will tactically vote LD to beat the Conservative… (View Post)

They will be representing the left-of-centre electors in those seats, plus a large transitory anti-government vote. The right-of-centre electors will still mostly be voting Tory and Refuk. (View Post)

Tory MPs of course wanted Sunak over Truss. Sadly we'll never know the counterfactual of a PM Sunak, but I guess we are assuming it would have worked out really well. (View Post)