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Labour MEP John Howarth completely savages the party leadership's approach to the Euro elections in a pretty extraordinary letter to members
"Had Labour's high command set out to lose an election they could not have gone about it in a more convincing way"
"Had Labour's high command set out to lose an election they could not have gone about it in a more convincing way"
7 hours or so until European elections results are expected to start coming in and the mood in Labour is pretty bleak
One Labour MEP says: "I know his [John Howarth's] experience was awful and he is preparing himself for the worst — as am I"
One Labour MEP says: "I know his [John Howarth's] experience was awful and he is preparing himself for the worst — as am I"
Labour source: “Hearing we came 4th in Brighton. 5th in Norwich. This will be bad.”
Lib Dem sources think they’re going to top the #EuroElections19 polls in the following areas, which are also Westminster target seats:
Kingston upon Thames
Richmond Upon Thames
St Albans
Cambridge
Oxford
Cheltenham
Kingston upon Thames
Richmond Upon Thames
St Albans
Cambridge
Oxford
Cheltenham
Lib Dems have also topped the polls in Lambeth and South Cambridgeshire - Chuka Umunna and Heidi Allen’s back yards
Corbyn says Labour will "have conversations" and "reflect" on the results
A referendum shift? He says: "With the Conservatives disintegrating and unable to govern, and parliament deadlocked, this issue will have to go back to the people, whether through a GE or a public vote"
A referendum shift? He says: "With the Conservatives disintegrating and unable to govern, and parliament deadlocked, this issue will have to go back to the people, whether through a GE or a public vote"
The Lib Dems say these European election results are officially their best ever
