Writer Eddie Saint-Jean. The UK’s local, mayoral, Welsh and Scottish Parliament elections saw significant swings to Conservatives across Labour heartlands. Political commentators had viewed the Hartlepool by-election as a key indicator of Labour’s support in the north-east of England but they lost this constituency and many others across the red wall. Jill Mortimer’s resounding winContinue reading “Conservative gains in UK elections: why are Labour losing working class votes?”