They have to move back to the centre - even Mad Nad thinks moving towards Reform is a bad move. Who will lead them though is another matter as all the good ones were kicked out years ago.
Bishop Auckland on the news again as a red wall seat that went blue now back to red - they voted for change and want to see it and will judge the government on that in 5 years time, was the gist.
I struggle to get a handle on it tbh. Coming from leafy Sussex I didn't experience the industrial past of just about everywhere in this area, even the little villages, so the sense of community is a surprise (a nice one). There is a definite feeling that people want change but to what I do not...
He has a huge majority now. Dullness as in tinkering with things isn't going to cut it. He needs to be bold and effect some real change for the better. Whilst you will disagree, the lack of votes for him (just over 20% of the electorate) means that, if things do not start getting better and...
When the NE went blue last time, Boris recognised that they had lent him their vote and it was up to him to deliver something for them. He failed, the pandemic didn't help of course, but quietly dropping levelling up was a massive balls up. Then Truss happened screwing everyone. Now that it has...
Apathy and disenfranchisement.
Ch4 says Labour vote share is 33.9% so far
So on a 60% turnout that is only 1 in 5 of voters that have actually voted for the government.
As Rory Stewart predicted, change in the electoral system will now be back on the agenda.
They were winning by-elections even though the number of people voting for them went down. Early days but it looks like the number of people voting for them tonight may go down or at best flatline. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for them.