Posted: Oct 02, 2019 8:31 am
Labour's leader is the Leader of the Opposition, and Labour do have close to 80% of the seats needed for a majority in this putative future government. It's ludicrous for the Libdem tail to try to wag the dog here, especially as they're the ones saying that they'll do whatever it takes to stop Brexit / No Deal. Do they even have a tenth of the MPs that Labour does?
Swinson keeps asserting that Corbyn wouldn't be able to command the confidence of a majority of MPs if put forward as caretaker PM. That seems highly unlikely to be true unless the LibDems voted against him en bloc. If Johnson survives as a result of the LibDems refusing to back Corbyn, then Swinson's career will be over, and the LibDems will be further damaged at a time when they should be strongly on the rise with their unambiguous backing for Remain.
Swinson keeps asserting that Corbyn wouldn't be able to command the confidence of a majority of MPs if put forward as caretaker PM. That seems highly unlikely to be true unless the LibDems voted against him en bloc. If Johnson survives as a result of the LibDems refusing to back Corbyn, then Swinson's career will be over, and the LibDems will be further damaged at a time when they should be strongly on the rise with their unambiguous backing for Remain.