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3 September 2015

Can non-voters win the next election for Labour?

Any Labour leader who pins their hopes on getting non-voters to the polling station will be defeated in 2020. 

By Stephen Bush

(Photo By Photo: Getty Images)

Question: how can non-voters win the 2020 election for Jeremy Corbyn?

Short answer: they can’t.

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