Labour, Off The Hook In The North ?

Literally a last minute post today. I've been trawling through the various constituencies some more. I still think it's going to be hard to predict what happens. I worry that the lack of a Brexit Party/Conservative pact in the north could be the undoing of things. It's where Labour are weak and by splitting the anti-Labour vote it's letting them off the hook.

They should really be sticking the knife in. Why not give Richard Tice a free run in Hartlepool for a start? You take that seat from Labour and it's instantly Brexit +1, Labour -1. It's a two seat swing in parliament. If Labour retain that seat thanks to vote splitting then how annoying will it be if we're looking back in a few months time with Corbyn in power. All because a Conservative candidate took a few thousand votes perhaps.

Obviously everything's set in place now. So I guess the damage is already done. It feels like a huge missed opportunity though.