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Lib Dems Lodge Complaint Over Party Leaders' General Election Debate
//The Lib Dems have made a formal complaint after ITV said its head-to-head election debate would only include Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.
Party president Sal Brinton said leader Jo Swinson should appear alongside the Tory prime minister and the Labour leader in the 19 November debate.
Baroness Brinton said Ms Swinson's exclusion risks "misrepresenting the current political reality".//
For Baroness Brinton's information the current political reality is that the Conservatives have 298 seats, Labour 244, Scottish Nationals 35, Independents 25, and Liberal Democrats (oooo - 'Democrats' - that lie sticks in the craw!) just 19.
Jo Swinson's party is pretty low down in the pecking order. Is her feather bristling and cage rattling and to be taken seriously - or is she just falling off her perch?
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Party president Sal Brinton said leader Jo Swinson should appear alongside the Tory prime minister and the Labour leader in the 19 November debate.
Baroness Brinton said Ms Swinson's exclusion risks "misrepresenting the current political reality".//
For Baroness Brinton's information the current political reality is that the Conservatives have 298 seats, Labour 244, Scottish Nationals 35, Independents 25, and Liberal Democrats (oooo - 'Democrats' - that lie sticks in the craw!) just 19.
Jo Swinson's party is pretty low down in the pecking order. Is her feather bristling and cage rattling and to be taken seriously - or is she just falling off her perch?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Our (pathetic) 'first past the post' system means that a party which can attract plenty of votes ends up with very few seats (or even none at all).
Using the current number of seats (as in your post) might seem to suggest that support for the Lib Dems is under 10% of that for either of the two leading parties, whereas looking at the current voting intentions of the electorate (as measured across several polls) shows that support for the Lib Dems is actually much higher, with one person in six intending to vote for them. (Labour has about 1 in 4 on their side, with the Conservatives doing slightly better than 1 in 3):
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Using the current number of seats (as in your post) might seem to suggest that support for the Lib Dems is under 10% of that for either of the two leading parties, whereas looking at the current voting intentions of the electorate (as measured across several polls) shows that support for the Lib Dems is actually much higher, with one person in six intending to vote for them. (Labour has about 1 in 4 on their side, with the Conservatives doing slightly better than 1 in 3):
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There is no doubt that people will vote with Brexit in mind but as this is a GE other issues are as important and shouldn’t be overlooked.
I think it is absolutely wrong of the Jo Swinson to say they will cancel Brexit on day one if they get in power. Because if they do they should all resign immediately after that because if that is the only thing they think people will be voting for them for they have no other reason to be in power.
I think it is absolutely wrong of the Jo Swinson to say they will cancel Brexit on day one if they get in power. Because if they do they should all resign immediately after that because if that is the only thing they think people will be voting for them for they have no other reason to be in power.
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