Labour set for ‘nuclear winter’ as party to lose seats EVERYWHERE but London, report says
JEREMY Corbyn will have “little to cheer about” as his party is set to lose seats everywhere across Britain apart from London, a new report has claimed.
By ALETHA ADU
Express.co.uk
Wed, Jun 7, 2017
Labour Uncut, an influential grassroots blog, has suggested the left-wing party is preparing for wide-scale losses in the General Election, despite their recent surge in the polls.
While there has been an overwhelming increase in Londoners planning to vote Labour, consistencies such as Dagenham and Eltham remain “very difficult” to win.
Yet in the West Midlands, Yorkshire, the North West and North East, any improvement in Labour’s support has been ”nugatory”.
Atwul Hatwal, editor of Labour Uncut and author of the report, said a new generation of “shy Tories” may have emerged “deep inside Labour’s core”.
He said: “This group may still identify with the party, but dislike Mr Corbyn and could vote Conservative to ensure he does not become Prime Minister.”
The report’s analysis is based on evidence from Labour officials, candidates and activists who have seen thousands of canvas returns.
One campaigner from London who spent time in the North East last week said it was a “nuclear winter for Labour” with the party running “substantially below” its 2015 vote.
The Rest…HERE
