Does Theresa not understand?

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Political parties do not win elections.

The other party looses them....

Didn't we hear something similar last year?

I agree with you rorty

I think she should be pleased ...but its a bit like a football team winning the cup when in the last game the other team dont turn up

Its still a win...

I think though whether you are a Tory or not it's good to have a strong opposition to hold the government to account.

Currently we have s weak pigheaded and useless Corbyn who has no possible chance of winning an election and to have such weak opposition is dangerous.

Remember a weak Labour Party allowed Thatcher to run amok.

It's not a good thing for a democracy.

The sooner Corbyn goes the better for everyone.

If you look at the swing the win seems to largely result from 1. Labour supporters not turning out (turnout was about 8,000 down) and 2. A swing back to the tories from ukip.

I'd count it as a win!

Yes agree Rorty I was suprised labour held stoke. You think he would be too embaressed to continue wouldn't you.

Ffs piss off corbyn.

Why would the current prime minister publically acknowledge that the leader of the opposition is so useless he is throwing seats away?

The longer Jeremy Corbin remains leader of the Labour Party the easier it is for her!

Sellafield was a huge deal in Copeland and you can't blame the constituents for not voting for a party when it's leader is so openly opposed to Trident.

Copeland also voted for Brexit and Theresa May has accepted the result of the referendum whole heartedly and is focussed on implementing it.

Better a win for the conservatives rather than UKIP.

Less than 1 in 4 people would intend to vote Labour at the next general election, this is not a blip. Corbyn celebrating holding on to
Stoke would be a bit like Chelsea having an open top bus parade for beating the mighty Leyton Orient. Labour, in its present guise, a bit like the Conservatives when under Hague, are royally fucked. Copeland was an astounding win

Agree if tories could choose a leader they would choose Corbyn he's the gift that keeps on giving and he's destroying the Labour Party.

Maybe that's his intention.

Tbh a lot of us tory voters wanted Corbyn in for this exact reason but also want a strong opposition and you won't get that from him

play indeed that was my point a democracy benefits from a strong opposition whoever is in government.

This is so unhealthy and dangerous at the moment.

Make a comment about labour losing and all of a sudden you are a disgruntled labour supporter

Mumsnet is is dominated by the left-wingers. Make any comment that you are a Tory and the insults start. They just shout everyone else down. The Tories give up and take their opinions to the ballot box and the Left are then stunned as to whats happened.

'Quiet tories' same as happened in the Scottish referendum, 'quiet no voters' I think it was called

Spot on `CosyNook!

cosy

As i said above i have voted tory in every election but one

The amount of times i have been called a leftie or liberal on here is unbloody true