If you watched yesterday's Newsnight hustings then one thing is abundantly clear: we are seeing Labour lurch to left and abandon the centre ground.

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There's no good soundbites to ring out there on the hustings, and I think it's just easier to punt right now.

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But neither the media nor the DUP's oppoents have raked up what's increasingly viewed as "old coals", and Mr Robinson has obviously thrived during various hustings events, and featured prominently during the DUP's later broadcasts.

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