Everyone knows Labour are going to win the election, but if you’re feeling like there’s no point in voting as the outcome is a foregone conclusion, I’d like to draw your attention to something really radical that is on offer tomorrow: 1/8
the opportunity to consign the Tories into third place in parliament. If the Liberal Democrats win more seats than the Tories, they will become the official opposition. That will give the LibDems the right to six questions a week at PMQs, 2/8
17 opposition days to push their agenda and hold votes and first right of reply to the King’s Speech. Issues such as Brexit, voting reform and the environment would get greater prominence. 3/8
Impartiality rules will require media outlets to ask the LibDems to comment on Labour’s performance in office. In short, it will be the LibDems holding Labour to account while the Tories fume from the sidelines. 4/8
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kick the Tories into third place will only happen if enough people vote tactically to defeat their local Conservative. Such pragmatism could see dozens of ‘Portillo moments’ in the early hours of Friday morning 5/8
Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Ian Duncan Smith, Suella Braverman and Kimi Badenoch could all lose their seats. There is even a possibility that Rishi Sunak could be defeated, the first time ever that a sitting prime minister has been kicked out of parliament. 6/8
I realise many of you out there are frustrated with the choices you’re being offered by both Labour and the LibDems. But surely we can agree that they are preferable to the Tories? If you live in a constituency with a sitting Conservative MP, as I do, 7/8
please use this tactical voting website to find out how best to utilise your vote to push the Tories into third place on Thursday and change the balance of power in parliament for a generation. Spread the word! 8/8 stopthetories.vote
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