"Labour advertises 26 jobs many short-term" increasing talk of Autumn Election

Britannist · 26-09-2007, 04:15 AM

Ratings boost for Brown as defection talk rattles Tories | Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Politics

Britannist · 26-09-2007, 04:18 AM

Brief extract from today's Guardian article on the link in the first posting to this thread:

"Some party whips were also claiming that an early poll might mean the contest could be fought on old parliamentary boundaries, a way of preserving as many as 15 seats for Labour. The boundary changes are expected to give Mr. Cameron at least 12 extra seats while Labour should lose seven. The former deputy leader, John Prescott, became one of the most senior figures in the party to urge Mr. Brown not to hold an early poll, warning him not to follow the example of Harold Wilson, who went to the country in 1970 earlier than he needed to, only to see a comfortable lead in the opinion polls melt away during the campaign."

26-09-2007, 04:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
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26-09-2007, 04:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Old Parliamentary boundaries, Labour, Mr. Cameron, Brown, Harold Wilson, polls Brief extract from today's Guardian article on the link in the first posting to this thread: "Some party whips were also claiming that an early poll might mean the contest could be fought on old parliamentary boundaries, a way of preserving as many as 15 seats for Labour. The boundary changes are expected to give Mr. Cameron at least 12 extra seats while Labour should lose seven. The former deputy leader, John Prescott, became one of the most senior figures in the party to urge Mr. Brown not to hold an early poll, warning him not to follow the example of Harold Wilson, who went to the country in 1970 earlier than he needed to, only to see a comfortable lead in the opinion polls melt away during the campaign."

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