General election: Johnson ‘not fit to be PM’ because he’s selfish, dishonest and divisive, says Swinson – live news
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This is very good on how Boris Johnson fights elections. It is a clip from Matthew McGregor, who worked for Labour on the Ken Livingstone campaign in 2008, when Johnson beat Livingstone for the London mayoralty.
Great insight into Boris Johnson’s election strategy from @mcgregormt, who fought him in 2008: “A very, very big character outside of election time and then in campaigns he makes himself as small a target as he possibly can.”
Listen to the podcast here: https://t.co/uryruUEjjR pic.twitter.com/oqxwDk6OcR
This morning Jo Swinson was also asked about the YouGov MRP polling analysis suggesting the Lib Dems may gain just one seat at the election. She claimed it showed there was still “a huge amount to play for”. She explained:
What this poll shows is that there are 134 seats where either the Liberal Democrats are in first or second place as things stand. That shows there’s a huge amount to play for.