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Re the press - they're pussies and in large part full of hot air. They can smell the stench of failure around the Tories and are trying to hedge their bets. Getting hard behind an unpopular person who then turns out to be a looser isn't a great look.
Tory central office? Idk. They seem to have tried their best, but you can't galvanise people against Starmer like you can with Corbyn. But I'm sure more stuff will come out closer to the time. I also wonder if again the talented people can smell the failure and are taking a "bit of time out to focus on their [___]".
What seems strange is the continuing easy ride that Starmer is getting from the press, and Tory central office. I can only presume either Starmer has been anointed for Buggins turn at the next GE, or the Tories are saving an avalanche of shit that will make that ad look tame for the next GE.