- Fri May 06, 2022 6:28 am
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London gains will do little to improve Labour’s seat tally in a GE. Strange night in bell weather areas. Labour gains in Stevenage, Southampton but losses in Nuneaton and Lincoln. Red Wall is sounding an even messier and lazy piece of shorthand as there were Tory and Labour gains in different constituencies under this umbrella title. Looks as if Johnson has solidified national division. Hard to blame Corbyn, Brexit or the economy, stupid for Labour losses. What price does Johnson pay in the so-called blue wall seats in order to corral the nativist vote? This night could show he’s bleeding more Tory Seats (to LDs, Green and Labour) to hold onto 2019 gains from Labour. LDs consolidating their Red Wall strongholds in Sunderland and Hull is an interesting trend to watch. What Starmer does know if he’s pissed off anti-Brexit voters (scorned Leavers as well as Remainers) is their votes ain’t going to the Tories.
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