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Tories facing general election wipeout with just 130 seats, says polling guru (www.independent.co.uk)

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Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are facing their worst ever result at the general election and could be left with just 130 seats, according to Professor Sir John Curtice.

The country’s top polling guru warned of the bleak situation faced by the Tories as they head into winter with the news dominated by infighting over the prime minister’s Rwanda deportation plan.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago (9 children)

the election isn't going to be like the polling suggests; it'll be a lot closer.

and regardless, it's just going to be the red tories replacing the blue tories so will anything really change? and i say this as a trans person.

[–] frazorth@feddit.uk 12 points 2 years ago (8 children)

and i say this as a trans person.

I'm not sure what this adds to your comment.

I completely disagree that it'll be "red Tories", his voting record is nothing like the "softer Tories". It just won't be as left as some people want.

All this doom and gloom about Starmer also plays right into the Tory smear playbook. If they can get everyone to talk about it then it doesn't matter how true or false it is. People who would have voted are now feeling "what's the point" and the Tories can win through disaffection.

Yeah it could be better with a different Labour leader, but fucking hell, it'll be a hell of a lot better than the past decade of rotating Tory failures we've had as PM.

Don't use headlines as basis for your opinion, use his voting record to show what he really believes.

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25353/keir_starmer/holborn_and_st_pancras/votes

He has voted against restricting legal aid

He has voted against tuition fees.

He has voted against reducing welfare benefits

He has voted for increasing disability payments

That's not Tory.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't use headlines as basis for your opinion, use his voting record to show what he really believes.

It's always a bad idea to let one party form your opinion of the opposing party.

[–] paradiso@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

If only more had your common sense.

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