Sentences with phrase «traditional labour supporters»

Nigel Farage has often claimed that UKIP appeals to a large number of traditional Labour supporters as well as being a threat to the Conservatives.

Going forward I believe that there is huge potential for UKIP to win over many more traditional Labour supporters who have been left behind by the modern day Labour Party.

Lord Prescott, Mr Blair's former deputy, has said that Mr Miliband is pursuing a «core vote strategy» of appealing only to traditional Labour supporters and disaffected Liberal Democrats.

But it's not just former Tory voters who want to give all the parties a kicking; many traditional Labour supporters are also tempted to vote «none of the above».

Not exact matches

Today's direct appeal to the Labour base comes amid mounting concerns among party chiefs that their traditional supporters are ignoring their pleas to vote Remain.

Senior Labour frontbenchers today sought to weaponise Boris Johnson as they stepped up the party's attempts to persuade its traditional supporters to back the Remain campaign.

In traditional working class areas, the story that Labour betrayed its supporters is now gospel.

Former adversaries Gordon Brown and John McDonnell today joined forces as Labour steps up it efforts to persuade its traditional supporters to reject leaving the EU.

But if, in its drive to be pro-business, Labour no longer prioritises these issues, it could encourage the feeling that it doesn't care about its traditional supporters.

A majority in the Labour movement believe the party lost the election because its traditional core supporters decided not to vote Labour, not because middle class swing voters went to other parties.

Brexit asks questions about the future purpose of UKIP, a party dedicated above all to this end, but also exposes a divergence between Labour and many of our traditional supporters in the north of England and the Midlands, which UKIP might be recalibrated to capitalise upon.

Supporters of Tony Blair, who welcomed the speech, hope that Labour will now have a significant advantage over the traditional pro-business Tories by saying that Miliband can provide greater certainty for investors.

It was actually 62 % of labour voters voted to remain, and the labour vote, in 2015 was made up of many people who'd voted Libdem, or greens in 2010, labour having lost several of its supporters who'd voted for us in 2010 when Gordon was leader, and many who'd voted labour since the 60's, not voting for us for the first time, but the fact was, with our Scittish and inner London, Manchester, Liverpool vote, voting for us so heavily, ball areas called our heartlands, and Scotland aside, areas we increased our votes in, at the last election, without catching those swing seats, meant that many of our traditional areas Sunderland & Wales saw our core vote, massively vote leave,

The issues raised were of great intrinsic importance, in political terms the thinkers and politicians involved were trying to lay the basis for a way forward for the Labour Party that broke with Blairism and New Labour, renewing the party's appeal to its traditional supporters and providing a credible electoral framework for the next general election.

According to his supporters, he's the man who will lead Labour away from Blairism and reconnect the party with its core supporters and traditional values.

Poll for The Independent shows a major disconnect between traditional Labour voters and new Corbyn supporters

Jeremy Corbyn must do more to win back traditional Labour voters who have switched to Ukip and the SNP, according to one of his key supporters.

Any form of Brexit will lead to Britains decline and it will be labour» s traditional supporters that will be hit hardest.

But Labour has apparently been doing its best to shed such traditional supporters since the advent of Blairism in 1994.

The combination of factors suggests that Corbyn supporters comprise a coalition of traditional «old Labour» members and a more mobile protest vote.

Crudely put, Britain is increasingly Southern and middle class; for Labour to win they need to appeal to southern, middle class voters as well as their traditional working class supporters.

Senior Labour figures have accused Alan Johnson of not doing enough to persuade the party's traditional supporters to reject Brexit.