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Drew Peacock

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20. Agreed, but it appears that, increasingly, UKIP are taking Labour votes

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #19)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 09:35 AM

Oct 2014

and in their heartlands too.

This is worrying for Labour MPs, enough so that some are turning on Miliband

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/11141992/Labour-MPs-urge-Alan-Johnson-to-challenge-for-leader-amid-growing-disgruntlement-with-Ed-Miliband.html

I suspect that UKIP are going to do better next year than has been forecast.

Could they hold the balance of power? Outside chance I reckon.

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Tory MP Douglas Carswell defects to Ukip [View all] muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 OP

Carswell ... Carswell ... now where have I heard that name before? non sociopath skin Aug 2014 #1

Not entirely surprised by this T_i_B Aug 2014 #2

So if the first ever UKIP MP turns out to be an ex-Tory MP ... non sociopath skin Aug 2014 #3

Not strictly the first... LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #6

Some interesting speculation on HuffPost non sociopath skin Aug 2014 #4

Mad Nad and Jacob Really Smug - is it possible to be a normal person and in UKIP too? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #5

Not to mention my fave MEP, Daniel 'The NHS is a 60-Year Mistake' Hannan LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #7

Depressing article about the Clacton by-election T_i_B Oct 2014 #8

UKIP gains first elected MP with Clacton win T_i_B Oct 2014 #9

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Never thought I'd live to see the day... LeftishBrit Oct 2014 #14

Could see it wasn't going to go for the Tories... T_i_B Oct 2014 #15

Heywood & Middleton is the story here. Drew Peacock Oct 2014 #16

People don't identify with any of the mainstream parties T_i_B Oct 2014 #17

Yes there is that, Lab %ov was actually slightly up Drew Peacock Oct 2014 #18

The Tories and UKIP could be like Labour and SDP-Liberal alliance in 1983 muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #19

Agreed, but it appears that, increasingly, UKIP are taking Labour votes Drew Peacock Oct 2014 #20

One point I've just seen on another forum - Labour is suffering in Scotland muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #21

Yep Drew Peacock Oct 2014 #22

This one is interesting T_i_B Oct 2014 #23

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