Having lost a seat that Corbyn outperformed him in twice, it’s Starmer who looks like the less than competent politician now, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
With these numbers in front of us, there are some obvious questions to be asked. If Corbyn is to blame, why did Hartlepool’s citizens vote Labour twice under his leadership and in higher numbers than in 2015? What does it tell us, comparing 2017 to this year’s election, that Tories won only 1,210 more votes while Labour has lost more than 13,000?
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