Voters in reliably Tory bastions of Britain’s north and south came out strongly against the Conservatives, suggesting that unless there is a significant change in the political landscape in the coming months, the Tories are on track to lose to Labour in the next national election.“No matter how much they try to make it all about Uxbridge, Conservative MPs will know in their heart of hearts that this was a very bad night for their party,” said Tim Bale, a Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London.The success of Labour in one district and the Liberal Democrats in another, he said, suggested that people were voting tactically to increase the odds of defeating the Conservatives.“Voters are pretty clued-up now as to which opposition party to support if they want to get rid of the government next year,” Professor Bale said.Professor Bale was also quoted in an article in the Independent on Keir Starmer and Labour’s hard left.
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