Samuel_1 wrote:Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Jenuall wrote:Whilst I applaud the sentiment and effort behind what Plaid, the Greens and Lib Dems are going it still feels fairly pointless. For a "remain pact" to have any real value it needs to include Labour.
I'm not intimately familiar with the majority of the seats mentioned above but the ones I do know about (Cheltenham and Cardiff Central) this will have very little impact. Cardiff Central is a strong Labour seat so this is irrelevant and Cheltenham, whilst certainly there is a battle here between LD and Tories the Greens dropping out of the race will barely make a dent in the gap between them. Getting Labour on board would have stood a good chance of tipping that seat in favour of the Lib Dems though.
Labour were invited to join but refused.
I haven't seen a source for this, I though Swinson ruled it out?
It was a response given by someone from Plaid Cymru when Andrew Neil asked her about it earlier today.
It's also mentioned in the LD email announcement.
Could be filthy lies, I suppose. I'm not sure if anyone from Labour has commented.