Polling guru diminishes remain alliance ahead of general election

Speaking to BBC News, Sir John claimed that without the Labour Party agreeing to any tactical voting system with the so-called Remain alliance, their chances at the upcoming December

election are minimal. He said: “So far as alliances are concerned, notice that the one party that is not part of these discussions is the Labour Party, which is the biggest party on the

Remain side. So the extent to which an alliance between these three groups and indeed some independent Conservatives such as Dominic Grieve can have an impact is inevitably limited. “Because

these are three relatively small parties. “And I reckon there is perhaps around a half dozen seats or so that at the moment the Conservative might be expected to win, where there is some

realistic prospect where an alliance of the kind we’re talking about might make a difference. “Bearing in mind, by the way, that in quite a few of these seats where the Liberal Democrats are

hopeful, the Green still did not fight actually two years ago.” The polling expert's warning comes as Liberal Democrats leader Jo Swinson confirmed that she and other Remainer parties

were set to forge a “Remain Alliance” in an attempt to block a Boris Johnson Brexit. READ MORE: CHUKA UMUNNA SQUIRMS AS HE IS DISMANTLED IN ARGUMENT  According to the MailOnline, Ms Swinson

hinted that the alliance could involve a pact across 60 seats - posing a huge risk to Boris Johnson and his Tory Party from securing their place as the Government who oversee Brexit. Talks

have been underway between the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party to maximise their chances in key constituencies ahead of the December 12 election. The pact would see two of

the three parties stand aside in order to free up more votes for the favoured one. The move will look to replicate the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election, where Plaid and the Greens chose

not to field candidates in order for the Lib Dems to beat the Tories. This came amid a complicated dispute on all sides ahead of the election that will take place just over ten days before

Christmas. Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage over the weekend announced that he would not be standing for Parliament at the election. Although, he ramped up the Brexit Party rhetoric in

attacking Mr Johnson’s “con trick” deal with the EU. In return, Mr Johnson assured he would not be pairing up with the Brexit Party to win over crucial seats.