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New YouGov polling finds remainers more likely than leavers to vote tactically

New YouGov polling finds remainers more likely than leavers to vote tactically

With tactical voting likely to play a big part on Thursday YouGov has just published some new polling showing that overall a quarter of voters will now be putting their crosses against their first choice. That seems a high figure and reflects the way the GE2019 narrative has revolved. For many Brexit is the overwhelming issue and many appear ready to switch to the party they dislike in order to have the maximum impact. A lot, of course, depends on…

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The big MRP message for Tory remainers is that Corbyn can’t become PM

The big MRP message for Tory remainers is that Corbyn can’t become PM

They can safely consider an anti-Brexit party Most of the focus on the two MRP sets of projections that we got last night is that in certain key seats tactical voting has the potential to impede the pro-Brexit Tories. Certainly in the bellwether seat of Bedford where I live both YouGov and the Best for Britain suggest that the Tories are just one percent ahead and it won’t take much to have an impact. But there is another group that…

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