My party’s future lies at the heart of places reeling from the collapse of industry – and 10 years of Tory cuts, says Alex Sobel, a Labour MP in Leeds
This election proved what many already knew. Labour has lost its connection with its core – the communities, many in the Midlands, Scotland and the north of England, it was established to represent. With a few honourable exceptions, the “red wall” has crumbled and Labour-held seats from Bolsover to North West Durham, Grimsby to Workington, have turned blue.
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