Why does Boris Johnson want the Liberal Democrats to do well?
Unless there is tactical voting, Jo Swinson will hurt Labour more than the Tories.
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Meet the Labour Leavers voting Tory: “I’m upset about what I’ve got to do”
In the Vale of Clwyd, the Conservative decision to call a snap election is looking like a good bet.
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In Wrexham, voters are abandoning Labour over Brexit
Former miners and council tenants are just some of the voters flirting with the Tories.
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The Liberal Democrats want to be the party of David Gauke, not the party of Tim Walker
Jo Swinson’s strategic gamble is that there is more to be gained from courting former Conservatives than Labour sympathisers.
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In Lewes, tactical voting could help the Lib Dems take the seat from Brexiteers
In the week that the Remain alliance was formalised, Maria Caulfield faces a challenge. If only the other parties can…
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Week Two: “The Liberal Democrats are getting squeezed“
The New Statesman team discuss the campaign's second week.
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Nigel Farage’s last stand
In a working men’s club in Nottinghamshire, the Brexit Party leader looks exhausted. He is fighting what looks certain to…
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Five things we learned from the Liberal Democrats’ campaign launch
Brexit will be merged into a larger question of identity politics and Swinson is aiming to find her inner Obama.
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