Marginally interesting that *both* Con and BXP are down (obvs MOE, trend etc notwithstanding). I’ve previously taken yo-yo’S between them as showing fairly stable support for some sort of Brexit. But… (View Post)

Tories: “Omigod we’re in trouble. The ERG are still threatening to rebel, we’ve chucked out a couple of former chancellors and voters don’t like divided parties - especially with a niche opponent bre… (View Post)

And with them, a fair chunk of their former parties’ voters who hung around “while it was a party that had room for x”. The short-sightedness of ERG/Momentum purists - in fact, party members in gener… (View Post)

My sense is that most if not all *Tory* Remainers would have swallowed the Deal if the ERG had. And while Remainers in other parties should beware of any sub-optimal consequences of their actions, th… (View Post)

I agree the FTPA needs some serious bodywork for those reasons. There were good grounds for trying to stop incumbent PMs massaging the electoral cycle for their own advantage, so I can see why a >… (View Post)