‘A truly historic result’: Conservatives win Hartlepool by a landslide
The party declared a "truly historic result" after Jill Mortimer secured a 6,940 majority. Labour held the seat in 2019 with a majority of 3,595.
The party declared a "truly historic result" after Jill Mortimer secured a 6,940 majority. Labour held the seat in 2019 with a majority of 3,595.
After 47 years as a Labour stronghold, Hartlepool looks likely to elect its first-ever Tory MP tomorrow. We went to the town to find out why.
Jo Johnson - who quit politics in 2019 - took up an appointment with the Dyson Institute of Technology Engineering on 18 February 2020.
The former Labour leader held the seat in 2017 and 2019 in keeping with historic trends in the area.
Tory MP Sir David Amess claims the quote attributed to him on a local leaflet, is "made up".
The maker of a viral video highlighting Johnson's untruths tells TLE that the PM breaks the ministerial code most weeks.
Analysis of polling results in the North East paint a nuanced picture of what is going on.
“It’s the town council doing the bins, providing the local parks and playgrounds, it’s all of those things but no one pays attention to it.”
Over half (52%) think Johnson probably did make his “let the bodies pile high” comment.
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