The Labour leader hailed his party’s win in the York and North Yorkshire mayoral election, in an area he called ‘the heart of Tory territory’.
Labour’s victory in a mayoral contest in Rishi Sunak’s back yard is “a very, very special moment”, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The result will be a blow to the Prime Minister, bringing a defeat in an area previously considered a Conservative stronghold and containing his own constituency of Richmond. He added: “Through the villages and the towns of North Yorkshire, people are voting for change. They voted for Labour, a changed Labour Party able to earn the trust and the respect of voters in York and North Yorkshire.”Sir Keir said the win was “vindication” for the Labour Party and showed that “people are fed up with a failed government”.
The new Labour mayor is a small business owner and chairman of York High Street Forum, according to his campaign website.“I think the message is clear from York and North Yorkshire and across the country that we want change,” Mr Skaith said in his victory speech.
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