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The constant chuntering of ‘Labour would be twenty points ahead if they just came out for Remain [two years after Remain stopped being a relevant word in British politics]’ has got me thinking this week that it’s probably worth discussing this from an AH perspective.
Through various scenarios, be they Burnham winning and Leave happening anyway and Burnham deciding to steal Farron’s clothes, or Owen Smith winning and then going further than his OTL second referendum stance, what would the last two years be like for Labour and politics as a whole if, immediately or otherwise, Labour had gone “...no” in response to the Leave win?
My instinct is Bad Times In The Seats Nick Timothy Thought He Could Win. But I’m not sure about the national picture - a lot of legislation passed IOTL wouldn’t have happened. But that itself would give May her casus belli for her snap election.
Through various scenarios, be they Burnham winning and Leave happening anyway and Burnham deciding to steal Farron’s clothes, or Owen Smith winning and then going further than his OTL second referendum stance, what would the last two years be like for Labour and politics as a whole if, immediately or otherwise, Labour had gone “...no” in response to the Leave win?
My instinct is Bad Times In The Seats Nick Timothy Thought He Could Win. But I’m not sure about the national picture - a lot of legislation passed IOTL wouldn’t have happened. But that itself would give May her casus belli for her snap election.