Stupid old fucker. Women have far more rights in all departments than men.
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It was Labour’s seat going into the by-election
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Turnout was nearly 20 points down from the last General Election
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Labour and Conservative both had double-digit falls in share of the vote
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Brexit Party was less than 700 votes behind Labour
All in all: a good outcome for the Brexit Party in its first Westminster election, but just short of victory.
As with all by-elections, turnout is the challenge: low turnout tends to be skewed towards committed voters with firm party allegiances. In a General Election there’s more to play for and there’s far more prospect of upsets occurring.
On tonight’s showing, BP could well cause a major upset in the GE if the Cons don’t deliver on Brexit in the post-May remainder of this Parliament.
Let’s see whether BP is anything more than a protest vote, though. The jury is still out…
Maybe she could seek asylum in Guatemala or Honduras?