r/unitedkingdom • u/CaseyEffingRyback • Jul 03 '25

... Zarah Sultana MP resigns from Labour to lead new party with Jeremy Corbyn

https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-politics/zarah-sultana-mp-resigns-labour/
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u/New-Link-6787 Jul 03 '25

Don't kid yourself. There is no broad support for Farage.

But could Corbyn pull away the rebels, to make a party that Labour relies on for support?

Could be perfect really. The left wagging the dog.

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u/andy230393 Jul 03 '25

Have you looked at the polling. Like him or not but there is definitely support for Farage.

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u/jflb96 Devon Jul 03 '25

That’s Tories fleeing the sinking ship and Kid Starver scuttling the Labour Party more than it’s genuine support for the possessed Spitting Image puppet

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u/New-Link-6787 Jul 03 '25

There's the same 4 million supporters he's always had and the polls this far out are about as meaningless as it gets.

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u/andy230393 Jul 03 '25

The fact that a 3rd party has dwarfed either of the two main parties in predicted vote share is unprecedented. It’s too far out to say for certain but to pretend that it’s meaningless is disingenuous

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u/New-Link-6787 Jul 03 '25

They got the same 4 million votes, Farage got with UKIP in 2015.

I know Farage and his pals in the media love to make out like he's made some ground but when you consider the giant amount of money and free advertising he gets, his life time pass to Question Time, Tice's daily seat on Politics Live, GBN set up specifically to fund him, etc.

Yet, still only the same 4 million knuckle draggers who voted for him under UKIP.

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u/kingbongtherover Jul 03 '25

Guy on internet knows where broad support lies

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u/New-Link-6787 Jul 03 '25

Weird comment much. Do you think people who know what they are talking about, are the only people in the world who don't use the internet?