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27. Yes, she was selected last Thursday evening, 24 hours before the Telegraph story was published

Tue Jan 24, 2017, 08:44 PM

Jan 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/19/labour-picks-ex-doctor-to-fight-copeland-byelection

The canvassing will have been before she was selected (you can't have 10,000 conversations and analyse them in 24 hours)

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Hunt & Reed could hurt Corbyn more by staying on and fighting. T_i_B Jan 2017 #2

Well, you've got me a little confused here. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #4

Had he campaigned harder for Remain RogueTrooper Jan 2017 #7

In the case of Stoke... T_i_B Jan 2017 #8

Looks like the Tories are throwing in the anvil in Stoke RogueTrooper Jan 2017 #9

And when was the last time you were in Keswick? T_i_B Jan 2017 #11

Never claimed I had been. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #12

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Danger can be averted. T_i_B Jan 2017 #18

I think we need a bit of realism about the timeline here muriel_volestrangler Jan 2017 #21

I stand corrected on chronology. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #23

Anti-Corbyn feeling seems to be the exact problem muriel_volestrangler Jan 2017 #25

It should be noted that Labour held the seat in 1983 and 1987 Ken Burch Jan 2017 #28

Ok, Jamie didn't personally cover up Windscale. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #24

No; I think he is taking a good job that was offered to him LeftishBrit Jan 2017 #3

I think the proposed boundary chages have played their part. T_i_B Jan 2017 #5

Wrong T_i_B Jan 2017 #15

The seat is due to go with the boundary review RogueTrooper Jan 2017 #6