Lord Ashcroft: “There’s a Lot of Hope and Positivity, but What Are You Going to Do?” -The Holborn and St Pancras Focus Group

Lord Ashcroft: “There’s a lot of hope and positivity, but what are you going to do?” -The Holborn and St Pancras focus group

My latest focus groups took place in the central London constituency of Holborn and St Pancras, where nominations had just closed for the by-election to replace Keir Starmer. Participants all voted Labour in 2024, beating independent candidate Andrew Feinstein, who has now endorsed Zack Polanski, Labour’s main challenger.

“There’s a lot of hope and positivity, but what are you going to do?” My focus groups in Holborn and St Pancras - Lord Ashcroft Polls

My latest focus groups took place in the central London constituency of Holborn and St Pancras, where nominations had just closed for the by-election to replace Keir Starmer. Our participants had all voted Labour in 2024, contributing to Starmer’s majority of 11,572 over independent candidate Andrew Feinstein, who is not standing in the by-election and has endorsed Green leader Zack Polanski, Labour’s main challenger. The groups thought Starmer …