Our first constituency poll has awful news for Britain’s Conservatives
Hartlepool is on track to lurch back to Labour in the election. Reform UK is in second spot
For a place that is often described as left behind and forgotten, Teesside receives a lot of attention from politicians. The Evening Gazette, a local newspaper, tallied over ten visits from Boris Johnson between 2019 and 2022, when he was prime minister. His successor-but-one, Rishi Sunak, has dutifully pointed at potholes in nearby ... moreOur first constituency poll has awful news for Britain’s Conservatives
Hartlepool is on track to lurch back to Labour in the election. Reform UK is in second spot
For a place that is often described as left behind and forgotten, Teesside receives a lot of attention from politicians. The Evening Gazette, a local newspaper, tallied over ten visits from Boris Johnson between 2019 and 2022, when he was prime minister. His successor-but-one, Rishi Sunak, has dutifully pointed at potholes in nearby Darlington and opened a branch of the Treasury there. On June 1st Mr Sunak launched the Conservative Party “battle bus” in Redcar, east of the Tees River.
