Labour shifts to the right with the exodus of Corbyn and the mad lefties -  Emma Best

This strategy for both Labour and the Conservatives, however, relies on the begrudging support of voters further to the left or right of the political spectrum.

The interesting phenomenon at this election is that strategy doesn’t appear to be working in the same way it once did. On the left the Corbyn-effect and on the right the Farage-effect is driving traditional voting bases away from the main two parties.

More voters appear to be saying I don’t care if you lose and the ‘baddie’ wins, you aren’t having my vote.

So, what does this mean for the ‘reformed’ Labour Party?

At the moment with such a large lead in the polls they are largely sticking to their guns and firmly holding onto the mask of centre to politics.

But as the Tories increasingly take the initiative to woo potential Reform and ‘old-school’ Labour voters the polls are closing.

If this continues candidates and MPs on the left of the party, already slightly uncomfortable with the ‘New, New Labour’ party line, will become more vocal. We could yet see another political shift with the Labour leadership making more announcements and statements to assuage them.

We are already seeing signs of this emerging. Keir Starmer proudly admitted to being a Socialist this week - something he’d previously avoided. The financial flaws in Labour’s VAT plans for private schools also came out, moving the argument from economic to ideological.

The big question is, will the polls continue to narrow and will the resulting pressure from the left cause the mask to drop even further before the election?