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They use this Phrase Country first, party second. Keir starmers argument is he has to behave as he sees a british Prime Minister should and hes taking the stance that he would as Prime Minister. But there is no doubt there is evidence to suggest that that has been difficult for labour in some places, particularly those with a significant muslim population. Theres a prominent independent candidate, as you say, here in this contest, who has had a particular view on the conflict and the uk governments outlook on the conflict. And its a point of difference with the labour party. Now the question is, speaking to labour folk here, to what extent are they former labour voters going in the direction of an independent or people who might be motivated to vote for the independents who would have not backed labour otherwise . We shall see. The other factor here that is acknowledged by labour is that the local authority, the council here in birmingham, not the whole region by a long chalk, but the
ConservativesCounterLabour-partyTrendPeopleLotKeir-starmerVotersRaceTalkConflictPositionLost the West Midlands. Another reaction you could have is to say frankly, with the labour party 20 points ahead in the Opinion Polls and given that the West Midlands is pretty marginal territory, of course the labour party should be winning pretty much any political contest in that region because if they can win the contest in that region, we might ask questions cant win. It is a testament to andy streets personal popularity that albeit he may have lost narrowly, the fact that he has run labour so close i think he can take quite some considerable credit for because as we know, the parallel police and Commissioner Election the conservatives were quite a long way behind. I conservatives were quite a long way behind. ,. ,. ,. ~ conservatives were quite a long way behind. ,. ,. ,. , behind. I want to go back to the messaue behind. I want to go back to the message from behind. I want to go back to the message from ellie behind. I want to go back to the message from ellie reeves, behind. I
PoliticsConservativesLessonDefeatMarginVictoriesEverythingSizeLossContestSignificanceBlowShire areas, to the liberal democrats, and borisjohnson will struggle to hold them both? there democrats, and boris johnson will struggle to hold them both? there is a lot of focus. struggle to hold them both? there is a lot of focus, quite struggle to hold them both? there is a lot of focus, quite rightly, - struggle to hold them both? there is a lot of focus, quite rightly, and - a lot of focus, quite rightly, and what people call the redwall, but what people call the redwall, but what the lib dems called the bluewall, this area of remain leading conservative seats is a prime battleground come next time around. it is inevitable that, in those areas of the south, the lib dems will want to pick it up. and labour want to pick up as well. we have seen success in southampton, portsmouth stayed no overall control, perhaps labour the lib dems would have wanted to take that. but it demonstrates there is a whole lot of difference in this country, and a lot of it is still around brexit, or
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