More in Common has done some polling on the gender gap in parties’ fortunes. Labour is losing women…
This is in part due to female voters going to the Greens more readily than men, though More in Common’s Luke Tryl observed that Labour has pushed many into the ‘don’t know’ category. Or are they not as interested in pints and pork scratchings? It couldn’t be…
Labour’s vote is increasingly male and the Tories are also picking up women. Reform has lost some ground since last year too…
Asked by Lobby hacks about his past comments on Trump (“any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now”) Burnham was blithe:
“Politicians say things throughout their career, but now the important thing is to focus on the moment you are in.”
Were it so easy…