While the Hartlepool result is objectively terrible, in the last GE there was only a Lab win because the Brexit party split the tory vote. BP + Tory was roughly the same majority over Labour as in this by-election. It's not like the signs weren't there.
While the Hartlepool result is objectively terrible, in the last GE there was only a Lab win because the Brexit party split the tory vote. BP + Tory was roughly the same majority over Labour as in this by-election. It's not like the signs weren't there.
(just repeating what Bleak said really)