Lots of chatter about Canterbury. Much by ppl who don& #39;t live in Kent. Despite it being a university city, it& #39;s an extremely Blue area, not surprising as the constituency includes an area of rural villages, farms and a chunk of coastline. GE2017 was a phenomenal result, but....1/6
This is 2019, and polling has already shown that Corbyn& #39;s surge & "Long Game" is no longer working. In fact, in the EP2019, Labour in Canterbury got a total drubbing, and now with Brexit Party standing a candidate the situation in Canterbury is not that straight forward. 2/6
Labour won the seat in 2017 because enough Green and LD voters were prepared to trust Labour and wanted to get rid of Julian Brazier. UKIP didn& #39;t stand, so just by looking at Conservative numbers, some Tory votes must have gone Remain. So where do they go in GE2019? 3/6
Because in an ultra Blue area screaming "get the tories out" isn& #39;t going to get them to vote for you. Vote to Remain and Save the UK might. And yes, for some, antisemitism and the fact Corbyn is a Bennite are big red lines. Why break them for a party that& #39;s not pro Remain? 4/6
Duffield is an excellent hard working MP and very helpful to her SEND constituents. Its just a shame that the party she represents prioritised the kippers of the "North" over the Remainers in the blue "South" who desperately needed representation. 5/6