Just spoke to a Leicester councillor. "I've never seen the bottom fall out of the Labour vote so fast," they said, and from "predominantly very loyal" local Muslim voters.
He said anger was "worse" than over Iraq, and non-Muslim voters were raising it with councillors too.
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@OliverWeiss2 I’ll give you a wave from the southbound train mate. Hope the beers are better than the spectacularly shit brews @UpperCrust_uk served up this morning
Mordaunt giving a glimpse into project fear 2.0 at the next election. Not sure why she hates the 80s so much given the Thatcher fetishists in the main hall.
“The vision is, we’re getting on with the job.”
Scottish Conservative leader Meghan Gallacher says Rishi’s Sunak’s first 12 months have been about fixing problems - now he can set out his stall.
#BBCNewsnight
Last night was at a fancy Tory conf lobbyist dinner and was put on a table with lobbyists for big hedge funds, private equity etc etc. They were *extremely* praising of Rachel Reeves and Johnny Reynolds. Couldn't have spoken more highly of them... at a Tory event...
Lovely retro cones hotline vibes for the hipster Tories. After banning dogs, it’s surely only a matter of time before Rishi goes after the electronica scene
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