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COMRADE TORIES? Conservative candidate Aaron Bell is declared the winner of the Newcastle-Under-Lyme
LABOUR today acknowledged that its huge general election losses were down to its “neutral” stance on Brexit.
A string of Leave-voting Labour strongholds fell to the Tories for the first time since their inception, while Labour’s pro-Remain vote in some constituencies was split by the SNP and Liberal Democrats.
The shock results included pro-Brexit socialist MP Dennis Skinner losing his Bolsover seat, one that he had held for 49 years.
Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
This by-election could plausibly see both Reform and Labour defeated — but splitting the left insurgent vote would put that at risk, argues CHRIS WILLIAMSON