Dear John
Boris Johnson loses two by-elections
Tactical voting crucial in gaining a seat for Labour and a seat
for the Lib Dems
Labour's leader Keir Starmer and the Lib Dem's leader Ed Davey
listened to our calls for them to work together to defeat this
government - they made it clear to voters they would use their party's
resources to campaign in only one of the two by-elections
each.
And it worked. In Wakefield, Labour won back a
'red wall' constituency and In Tiverton & Honiton the Lib Dems
overturned a 24,000 Conservative majority to win
comfortably.
Proof that when they co-operate, the rewards for the opposition
parties can be big. Voters sent a clear message to Boris
Johnson by voting tactically. Tory Party Chairman, Oliver
Dowden, has already resigned, pointedly saying "Somebody must take
responsibility".
Now we have a chance to seize the momentum and make this
happen all over the country.
Whether Johnson survives this as PM or not, this government will
still need to be defeated at the next election. Because with our
strained services, an economy in tatters and one in five living in
poverty, Britons cannot afford to wait for another 5 years.
This government must lose the next election - not the one
after.
The
Better Democracy Fund has so far raised over £46,000 - but
for us to campaign for parties to work together we need to raise
£200,000. Will you help us? Everything raised by the Fund
goes towards bringing progressive parties together, fighting
undemocratic changes to our elections, and to campaigning for a change
in our voting system to make all votes count.
With a General Election looming, Labour and the Lib Dems mustn't
rest on their laurels. A General Election is a bigger and harder
prospect than two by-elections and the work needed to prepare
ourselves, and the opposition parties, for the challenge must begin
today.
Our polling shows that if Labour, Lib Dems and Greens work together
in a relatively small number of constituencies, perhaps fewer than 100
seats, they can defeat this government. Let’s get them to take
this seriously.
You might notice I haven't mentioned the SNP in Scotland or
Plaid Cymru in Wales. Our polling also shows that these crucial target
seats where working together will make the biggest difference are in
England, so our focus is on the parties that operate
there.
Thank you for being part of the campaign. Your support will
help change the direction our country is heading. The UK
can't wait another 5 years to remove this government.
Thank you for your support.
Best wishes,
Naomi Smith
CEO,
Best for Britain
PS. We will work to bring the parties together, but if they simply
refuse to budge we will use the Better Democracy Fund to build a
massive (and I mean MASSIVE) tactical voting campaign
at the election. One way or another, your support will make a
difference. Donate
here.
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