-CONS gained ground amongst leave voters; LAB gained among remain voters. “All of the dynamics within camp” /2
BUT sign of narrowing in recent weeks...1/2pc
BUT resisting any parallel with 2017 and the 'labour surge'. /3
Two things 1) strong 'Tories out' sentiment, united people cross-party...and most Remain voters want @BorisJohnson not to win. To that extent the motivation is there.
BUT in 97, Lab and LD's were "playing footsie"/8
Not this time. Swinson thinks Corbyn as useless as Johnson..so relationship nothing like as good.
So Q is which force is more important? /9
"If the data is crap, the MRP result will be crap"
And Ashcroft data wasn't as good as @YouGov data /13
"At the end of the day, politicians will be politicians and if they don't like the evidence, they will ignore it."
Yes, says Curtice, in sense that the #brexit solutions are so polarised; and so, sectorally in society, are leave/remain constituencies. /15
There's a 66% chance Tories get a majority...but 12pts is not to say Tories are 'home and dry'. /16