MPs will this afternoon start two days of debate on Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda billLabour will need a record swing at the next general election to win a majority, the BBC is reporting. Peter Barnes, the BBC’s elections and political analyst, says:The next election will be fought on new constituency boundaries, redrawn to reflect population changes and to try to even out voter numbers in each area.An analysis of these changes for BBC News, ITV News, Sky News and the Press Association suggests Labour needs a national swing of 12.7% to win with just a small majority.After all the ballyhoo created by the right wing ecosystem yesterday re Telegraph/Frost poll, might I suggest this analysis nearer the mark. Ps also on polls, Tories now talking of “private polls”. Ignore any stories re them too. Continue reading…
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Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2024-01-16 11:04:28
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Boris Johnson backs Tory rebels over Rwanda bill, saying it should be ‘as robust as possible’ – UK politics live
