If Jeremy Corbyn wants to see Labour humiliated at a general election he will continue as Labour leader
Tories GAIN Copeland. Surely Corbyn has to realise he is toxic with voters? pic.twitter.com/2Q29M0Z58y
— TSE (@TSEofPB) February 24, 2017
Copeland, result:
CON: 44.3% (+8.5)
LAB: 37.3% (-4.9)
LDEM: 7.2% (+3.8)
UKIP: 6.5% (-9.0)
IND: 2.6% (+2.6)
GRN: 1.7% (-1.3)— Britain Elects (@britainelects) February 24, 2017
#Copeland declaration imminent. A reminder there's been nothing directly comparable to this since the 19th century https://t.co/he6JBa4Y8B pic.twitter.com/90mk2A7tFv
— Number Cruncher Politics UK (@NCPoliticsUK) February 24, 2017
In Copeland, Labour came very close to saying vote for us or the baby gets it—and people still didn’t vote for them
— James Forsyth (@JGForsyth) February 24, 2017
Tonight we saw the 6th & 7th time in by elections in England since 1970 that govt has seen their share of the vote rise. Take a bow Jeremy
— TSE (@TSEofPB) February 24, 2017
A marmalade dropper from John Curtice, the swing to the Tories in Copeland was bigger than what the national polls are currently suggesting
— James Forsyth (@JGForsyth) February 24, 2017
If Corbyn had any shame or decency, he would be announcing his resignation in the morning following the result in Copeland.
— TSE (@TSEofPB) February 24, 2017
But this is his response to tonight’s results.
Labour will go further to reconnect with voters, and break with the failed political consensus – @jeremycorbyn https://t.co/09Ne1jgsEx
— Labour Press (@labourpress) February 24, 2017