Anger at Remainer tactical vote site
Trolled Brexiteer student ‘not surprised’ female MPS quit job
probably one person only”. He said: “The poll gives Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party a healthy lead over Labour – Comres’s largest Conservative lead since the 2017 election – and one which, if maintained over the next seven weeks, will almost certainly return him the keys to No 10 and the parliamentary majority he craves in order to pass his Brexit deal.”
Highlighting a further reason for the Tories to feel encouraged, he said: “The Conservatives are retaining the 2016 Leave vote far better than the Labour Party are retaining the 2016 Remain vote.
“While a majority of 2016 Leavers would vote Conservative and only a fifth at the moment are intending to vote for the Brexit Party, the story is far closer among 2016 Remainers, where two in five would vote Labour but almost a third would vote Lib Dem. Despite what the Shadow Cabinet may say, it’s clear where the
Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and Brexit Party stand on the subject of the UK’S withdrawal from the EU, and while the Labour Party’s message remains cloudy to the public, they’ll continue to split the Remain vote that they’ll need to stand any chance of winning.
“The further challenge to the Labour Party is Corbyn himself.
“In every metric we tested, Boris Johnson was deemed more suitable by the public... Corbyn’s personal ratings are at an all-time, historic low, and he has to hope that the frequent exposure that an election will bring will change the mind of the public once again, just like it did in 2017.”
Mr Hopkins concluded: “With an engaged electorate embracing a December election, the stalls are set out for a winter campaign that Jeremy Corbyn is going to have to come from behind in order to upset the apple cart. He’s done it before, but this looks like the Conservatives’ election to lose.”
A YOUNG Brexiteer who was trolled after appearing on the BBC’S Question Time has said she is “not surprised” women are quitting politics because of abuse.
Student Emily Hewerston, 19, became an icon for young Leave voters earlier this year – but Remainers and hard-left Labour supporters soon started sending her abuse on social media, as well as vile death threats.
Emily, who is studying politics, religion and society at King’s College London, spoke out after 18 female MPS – including Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan – recently announced they were stepping down, partly because of the level of abuse that comes with the job.
The teenager said: “I am not surprised. When I think about the abuse I have had just for appearing on Question Time, they must be flooded with it. It’s absolutely crazy some of the stuff I get.”
Emily, from Northampton, added: “From my point of view, the Remain side are a lot more abusive than Brexiteers are. Brexiteers are more tolerant.
“It’s so ironic. You look into these people’s bio and it says ‘liberal’, but a key concept of liberalism is tolerance.
“These kind of so-called liberals are only tolerant of people who have the same opinion as them.”
ANGRY Brexiteers have demanded to know whether tactical voting websites to bolster Remainers in Parliament are breaching election rules.
Research has suggested that Boris Johnson is on course to lead his party to a 44-seat majority if people only vote for the party they hope will lead the government.
But if tactical voting comes into play he could fall short.
Best for Britain, which is fighting to keep the UK in the EU, has launched a website that gives people the “best” tactical vote to thwart Brexit depending on their postcode.
Brexiteer MP Andrew Bridgen said it was a blatant attempt to thwart Brexit and has flagged up the campaign to the Electoral Commission.
‘The other side is worried’
He said: “Best for Britain is an oxymoron.they will go to any length to prevent Brexit.
“What we need is a Conservative government with a working majority to get us out of the EU and deliver for the whole UK.”
The Electoral Commission said that Best for Britain was not breaching rules but was subject to spending limits.
Dan Adamson, the head of monitoring and enforcement, said: “Promoting tactical voting is not of itself contrary to any rules, but is by its nature seeking to encourage voters to choose or avoid particular parties or groups of candidates.
“It is therefore non-party campaigning, and spending on this activity is regulated.”
He added: “I can confirm that Best for Britain is registered with the commission as a non-party campaigner, and therefore subject to higher spending limits [£479,500 in England; £73,400 in Scotland; £55,259 in Wales; and £37,550 in Northern Ireland].
“It is also required to deliver a report of its spending after the election.”
Naomi Smith, the chief executive of Best for Britain, said: “Our tactical voting tool is perfectly above board, as Andrew was told by the Electoral Commission.
“No organisation in the UK has such strong seat-by-seat level data, so it’s no wonder that the other side is so worried.”