277. What stands in the way of a Labour landslide?

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  • 2 July 2024

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One response to “277. What stands in the way of a Labour landslide?”

  1. If, as expected, the Labour party is elected with more than 400 seats, a doubling of current MPs, How can I as an undecided voter gain any assurance that this new government/Labour party will be representative of the current party/MPs?
    Despite being an experienced voter! OAP, the apparent range and breadth factions within both the main parties raises fears that with so many new and unknown (to most of us) MPs, the extreme ends of the political spectrum may have too much influence for this middle of the road voter!

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