In a funny way, Batley and Spen is an opportunity for Starmer. We understand that it’s a better seat for Labour than Hartlepool, but the press and probably much of the Westminster Bubble won’t apprec… (View Post)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/12/jo-cox-sister-labour-batley-spen-byelection-kim-leadbeater Another Labour figure said Leadbeater would “cut through” any attempt by rival parties to i… (View Post)

Email from the R&A: We look forward with increasing optimism to The 149th Open at Royal St George’s from 11-18 July 2021. Whilst we would like to be able to give greater clarity at this stage, a … (View Post)

The constituency, however, is in a part of the country which voted Remain where generally the Tories struggled on Thursday. I think that's pushing it a bit. (View Post)

The interesting thing about the Angela Rayner argument is that it’s overshadowed the fact that Starmer has had to change his shadow chancellor. Funnily enough, Dodds was so anonymous that most people… (View Post)