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The Yolk’s on Them
Right and pollsters left with egg on their faces as Ukip cries fowl play and criticisms crack...
POLLSTERS and politicians were left with egg on their faces yesterday after Labour stormed to victory in its first electoral test under Jeremy Corbyn.
YouGov’s Peter Kellner, Ukip leader Nigel Farage and Labour rightwinger Simon Danczuk were among naysayers who predicted disaster for the party in Thursday’s Oldham West & Royton by-election.
But their prophecies of doom were blown apart by a 7 per cent swing to Labour that left Ukip trailing by over 10,000.
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