Andy Burnham piled more pressure on Labour leader Keir Starmer today as he lashed out at the party for being too ‘London-centric’. The former health secretary, who quit as an MP after losing the leadership to Jeremy Corbyn, also hinted that he would be prepared to have another tilt at the top job after being … Read more
The Labour Party today blamed the coronavirus pandemic for ‘restricting’ the opportunities’ for its politicians to campaign across Britain after the Conservatives racked up a string of stunning poll victories in the local elections. The post-mortem deepened for Sir Keir Starmer‘s party today with results now in from 84 of 143 English councils. The Tories … Read more
Boris Johnson defied political gravity yesterday as the Conservatives racked up a string of stunning poll victories. Labour was thrashed in the Hartlepool by-election, with Jill Mortimer securing a majority of almost 7,000 in a seat the Tories had not held since 1964. Tory Ben Houchen won a second term as mayor of Tees Valley in … Read more
Boris Johnson could take 36 more Westminster seats from Labour at the next General Election, analysis shows, as triumphant Tories last night dubbed themselves the ‘true workers’ party’ after a series of astonishing electoral gains. Labour was thrashed in the Hartlepool by-election on Thursday, with Jill Mortimer securing a majority of almost 7,000 in a … Read more
As a disconsolate Sir Keir Starmer trudged under an overcast sky, his dark overcoat spattered by rain, one of his aides rushed across the street past a boarded-up shop in Hartlepool to talk to two women laden down with shopping. ‘Would you like to meet Keir Starmer?’ said the young male canvasser wearing a red … Read more
Dominic Cummings roasts Keir Starmer AND Boris Johnson in astonishing Twitter rant accusing both main parties of failing to be ‘focused on … being a serious government’ and suggests they should copy his referendum success with Vote Leave instead Former Downing Street Svengali gloated on Twitter over Tory’s Hartlepool win Accused Starmer of running Labour ‘without … Read more
The Tories today started building its own ‘Blue Wall’ in the North East and marched further into Labour’s working class heartlands across England by grabbing control of four councils and a slew of new seats from Sir Keir Starmer’s struggling party. The Conservatives have taken Northumberland Council for the first time since the 1970s, which … Read more
Labour leader Keir Starmer became a figure of ridicule this morning as he was subjected to an avalanche of memes urging him to stand down after party stronghold Hartlepool was won by the Tories. As #StarmerOut began to gain traction on Twitter the 58-year-old was likened to a clown and suggested to be so weak … Read more
Boris Johnson delivered a devastating hammer blow to Sir Keir Starmer today as the Tories romped to an historic victory in the Hartlepool by-election. Labour has held the seat since it was created back in the 1970s but Sir Keir was left humiliated as the Conservatives piled up a majority of 7,000. Jill Mortimer will … Read more
Labour suffered a series of crushing defeats in early results from council wards in the North East – with local party officials saying the ‘warning signs’ were there for the rest of the country. The Tories won several previously Labour seats while severely cutting the gap in other seats with strong Labour majorities. In Ryhope … Read more