Andy_W
Well-known member
Yes, and Labour didn't have a lead against BJ or May, before Starmer came in, they were 15% behind (and averaged about -5-10% for the previous 4 years). BJ was extremely poor and May clearly wasn't wanted by the Tories or the rising far right, and yet they still voted for her (enough of them at least),V poor labour polling, and results.I don't dispute that, but it does indicate that with this labour leader against this government a healthy lead should be expected and not seen as exceptional.
It's fair enough expecting to have a lead, but you still need to actually do it. If even if we swapped out Starmer, we would still need someone in appealing to the centre to win, so hypothetically he shouldn't be replaced with anyone further "left" to get that win, and might even need to go further right if the Tories got some good news, or it runs the risk of the vote being closer. Asking for a bigger win, is taking more from the Tories, not gaining at the left.