British Politics: The Next Generation

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in early May this year, it was clear that the electorate were rejecting the Labour Party and in particular its Prime Minister Gordon Brown. But as many senior Conservatives admitted in private, they hadn’t “sealed the deal” with the people. After some early drifting downwards in the early months of the year, the Conservatives never consistently polled a lead of greater than 6%-7%. They ...

... needed more to clinch an overall majority.