After concerns from the Labour Party that they could lose traditional seats in last night’s election, they still have Sunderland as a stronghold. Houghton and Sunderland South were the first to come through with their result, with Labour winning the count by 3,115, based on a 58% turnout. They have been […]
Day: 13 December 2019
Jeremy Corbyn announces he will resign from leading Labour
Jeremy Corbyn has announced he will not run as leader in the next general election, after a second loss in a general election. With the Conservatives set to win a comfortable majority, Corbyn has admitted that the result is “very disappointing” as support crumbled in previous Labour strongholds. He has […]
International Student Opinion: Why I could never vote Conservative
Today I was asked ‘if you could vote, who would you vote for?’ As a Spanish student living and studying in Sunderland, I said labour. To be honest I’m not the most knowledgeable about politics, and furthermore I’ve been here for only around three months so I’m still trying to […]
Johnson’s election campaign set to pay off
Boris Johnson’s gamble on a snap election looks set to have paid off as the Conservative party win one seat from Labour. One of the first wins to come through for the Conservatives was Blyth Valley. They also gained Workington from Labour – the party was previously a […]