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- Right-wing parties regularly cooperate during elections, so to win in a system which structurally rewards this tactic, progressive parties should do the same.
- To avoid splitting the opposition vote and to increase the probability that this government is removed from power, opposition parties should organise non-aggression agreements in seats where the Conservatives have a chance of winning.
Supportive stats and facts
- UKIP stood down for the Tories in 2017, the Brexit Party stood down for the Tories in 2019
- In the Tamworth by-election, a tacit agreement was essential for Labour’s victory as the Lib Dems vote share fell. On the same day in Mid Bedfordshire, the lack of a similar agreement almost cost Labour their victory with the Lib Dems greatly increasing their vote share.