Election 2017 liveblog: 9pm update – Labour takes Kensington in final count
9 Labour has taken Kensington from the Tories with a majority of 20. Well done Emma Dent Coad on…
Target Seats
We’re in danger of neglecting the battleground seats
I grew up in the East End of London. My mum worked nights at a supermarket and my…
Blair donates to £1,000 to each of Labour’s 106 target seats
Recently it was reported that Tony Blair would be playing a role in Labour’s general election campaign. It’s…
Does the Tories’ leaked non-target list show they have given up on a majority?
Late on Monday night, an eagle-eyed Twitter user called Phil Rodgers spotted than the Conservative Party were categorising some…
Ashcroft poll shows Labour winning in Lib Dem targets, as Tory peer says Labour on course for “comfortable majority”
A Lord Ashcroft poll published today shows Labour are on course to win a significant number of target seats…
Tories yet to select candidates in nearly half of marginals
Out of the 75 most marginal Labour and Lib Dem held seats, the Conservatives have selected only 41…
McNicol commits to recruiting 10,000 new volunteers in target seats this year
In his conference speech this morning Labour General Secretary Iain McNicol committed Labour to recruiting 10,000 new volunteers…
Update: Labour selections in Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales target seats
Over the weekend two new Labour PPCs were selected to fight key target seats in Yorkshire in two…
Two more candidates selected in target seats
Another week, another round of Labour selections. One PPC selected this weekend, Will Straw, is already making headlines,…
A gesture of great political and organisational self-confidence
The list of 106 target parliamentary constituencies for the next General Election that Labour released last week makes…
