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Lots of chatter about Canterbury. Much by ppl who don't live in Kent. Despite it being a university city, it'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'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'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'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'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
If Labour lose in Canterbury GE2019 it's because Labour as a party hasn't done enough since GE2017 or EP2019 to earn the votes. Stop shouting at LD, Green and especially Tory Remainers. They want to Remain and they have the right to have that option on the GE ballot paper 6/6
