In this general election we must vote tactically to stop Brexit

If 30 per cent of Labour, Lib Dems, Green and nationalist voters vote tactically in their constituencies, Johnson’s majority would be wiped out and we would have a majority for a people’s vote in the next parliament

The starting gun has been fired on what will be the strangest general election in my lifetime – and not just because we will be canvassing in the dark, and very possibly the snow.

A general election was always going to be a bad way to resolve the Brexit issue since it is about so many other things. But, in the absence of a majority in parliament to support a Brexit deal or to hold a confirmatory referendum, it is the only way forward. And it is the last chance to stop Brexit.

Doing so will require voters to look beyond tribal loyalties. Best For Britain, which is independent of any party, has used sophisticated and hitherto successful modelling which suggests that, without tactical voting, Johnson will win a clear majority in parliament to press ahead with his damaging “hard Brexit”. However, if 30 per cent of Labour, Lib Dems, Green and nationalist voters vote tactically in their constituencies, Johnson’s majority would be wiped out and we would have a majority for a people’s vote in the next parliament.