By Khadija Khan Where did it go wrong for Labour? The party’s strong ties with the towns and cities that were once their heartlands have been slowly weakening over time. Once, it could count on winning big majorities in dozens of seats in the north and the Midlands. But in the 2019 UK General Election, the “Red Wall” collapsed when Labour suffered its worst electoral result since 1935. It culminated just this month in the crushing defeat of its sitting MP Paul Williams, with the overwhelming victory of the Conservative…
What went wrong with the Labour Party?
