Labour suffers worst by-election result in party’s history. Will Starmer accept the blame?
What will be the excuse this time? Whatever Starmer says, the facts are clear: he has led Labour to its worst by-election result EVER. The party is on course for destruction under his leadership. If he stays, we’ll know that is what he wants.
Don’t think for a moment that the Liberal Democrats are on the rise again.
Ed Davey’s claim that his party’s victory in the Chesham and Amersham by-election means his party is now the main threat to the Tories in many areas is nothing but hot air.
No – the main shock of the by-election (triggered by the death of Tory Cheryl Gillan) is the collapse of support for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
Labour scraped together just 622 votes – that’s just 1.6 per cent of the votes cast, meaning the party even lost the £500 deposit it paid to take part.
It is the worst by-election result in Labour’s 121-year history.
Yes, turnout was lower than at a general election; yes, there may have been tactical voting to remove the Conservatives; and yes – Labour has never been in a position to win this particular Parliamentary seat.
But in general elections with turnout twice as high, Labour has historically won around 7,000-8,000 votes, with the 11,374 it received under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership in 2017 its best result of all.
Once again, claims that Labour would do better with any leader other than Corbyn are destroyed.
And once again, Starmer will be looking to his Big Book of Excuses for a way to explain why he is dragging a once-great socialist party down to ruin in a mire of sub-Tory neoliberalism, focus group psychobabble and flag-waving.
Once again we see that the British public wants genuine, traditional (pre-Blair) policies and won’t be fooled by sharp haircuts, sharp suits, and vague announcements.
Labour is now in crisis. If Starmer continues as leader, he could drag the party down to destruction.
Source: Chesham and Amersham: Lib Dems overturn big Tory majority in by-election upset – BBC News
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They take it to oblivion rather than allow a real labour person in
Mr Starrner must stand aiside for a siciialist to teke the renns.
Didn’t Labour agree not to campaign in this election?