[Tubby Isaacs]

As I've said before, is this a smart tactic for a Red Wall MP?

Sure, lots of their new voters liked Brexit, but I think that reflects the longstanding Lexit traditions among "Old Labour" voters. How do they feel about demonising people who go on strike? That might be a better tactic in Tunbridge Wells than in County Durham.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Talking of which, possibly.

[mattomac]

Telling people that the government are powerless to prevent and then saying Labour could is probably not a position I’d take into an election.

[Youngian]

Redfield & Wilton poll puts Tories well below 50% among +65. Haven’t seen that before

[Tubby Isaacs]

55-64 are worse than the pensioners, with the Reform Party 12%. What's that all about?

[Cyclist]

What is it with Tories and sex and drugs and loans from Russian robber barons?

David Warburton, the MP for Somerton and Frome, is facing an inquiry by the parliamentary standards commissioner.

The Conservatives suspended the whip from Warburton in April after a series of allegations emerged concerning sexual harassment and cocaine use.

It is not the role of the parliamentary commissioner for standards, Kathryn Stone, to investigate these claims. But her office announced on Wednesday that she had launched an inquiry into whether Warburton had broken the code of conduct for MPs on three counts, including paid advocacy and failure to declare a gift or other benefit.

The Times reported in April that Warburton had asked City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority to look more favourably on a Russian financier, Roman Joukovski, who had previously provided him with an undeclared loan of close to £150,000, for a holiday rental property...

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ds-inquiry

[Tubby Isaacs]

I'm amazed IDS doesn't know the policy he's pontificating about.

[Boiler]

[Tubby Isaacs]

Labour and Green losing 5 looks like an outlier.

[mattomac]

On the same day….

[Tubby Isaacs]

Yep. Likely both outliers. I was relieved by the second one.

[mattomac]

Probably about 5pts

[mattomac]

Oliver Dowden has resigned.

[Andy McDandy]

Gnome faced culture warrior Oliver Dowden has quit as party chairman.

[mattomac]

He was my favourite unflushable turd.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Wasn't expecting this. Some deliberate ambiguity in the letter? Is he taking responsibility or saying Johnson should go?

[Andy McDandy]

No praise for the PM or his ministerial colleagues. Subtext of "seeing as you won't do anything, I'd better". And the last line - if I think it's for the good of the party, I'll fuck you up.

[Nigredo]

[Boiler]

And I say to you; "go fuck yourself, flag-shagger".

[Nigredo]

http://www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.aspx?jobid=84707

Jonathan Gullis is hiring a researcher.

Jonathan Gullis MP is looking for a Senior Parliamentary Researcher or Parliamentary Researcher, dependant upon experience and interview, to join his Westminster office.

That'll get Malc's blood pressure up.