James Forsyth James Forsyth

Tories must avoid complacency over Corbyn

issue 16 February 2019

Statistically, a Tory victory at the next election is unlikely. British voters tend not to grant a fourth term to governments: it has happened only once in our post-war history. That was under John Major in 1992 in an election in which the government lost 40 seats. But this time, the Tories would go into a general election as a minority government.

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