Alliance ‘will topple Labour’

Hard-left group the Anti-Austerity Alliance/People Before Profit has predicted it could have more votes than Labour after tomorrow’s general election due to a “meltdown” of the Government party.

Sitting TDs Richard Boyd Barrett, Ruth Coppinger, and Paul Murphy made the claim at their end-of-campaign press conference yesterday, saying it was possible their own grouping could have seven seats while Labour could fall below five.

Dun Laoghaire TD Mr Boyd Barrett said a “seismic shift” is taking place in politics and Labour is facing “a really severe meltdown”.