A former coalminer and Labour member's switch to the Conservative party and subsequent victory in the 2019 election symbolizes Boris Johnson's remarkable progress. Labour's betrayal of its working-class roots under Corbyn led to a significant loss of support. Anderson's win in Ashfield with a large majority reflects a swing towards the Conservative party in Labour's traditional strongholds.
would just be the start of an exciting new era of change that would see society levelled up and immigration brought down.A former coalminer who had been a Labour member and even the agent for one-time local Labour MP Gloria del Piero, his switch to the Conservative cause and subsequent victory in the 2019 election was the embodiment of Boris Johnson ’s extraordinary advance through Labour used to be the authentic voice of the working class .
That explains why Anderson won Ashfield with a majority of almost 6,000 on a swing of eight per cent, a result that was replicated throughout Labour’s turf. In their worst defeat since 1935, Corbyn’s party lost 60 seats. But instead of consolidating their support with their new voters, especially in the Red Wall seats, the Tories have utterly squandered their victory by the wilful betrayal of their promises.Credit: PAOn the contrary, it is subsidising a vast, expensive state bureaucracy, where low productivity is matched by the spread of fashionable woke dogma.
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